Prepared by:
Kamal Kishore
MBA 3rd Semester
2016-17
and services. The production is the result of five factors of production viz; land, labour,
capital, organization or management and entrepreneurship. Out of these five factors, the
labour is the active factor of production. The productivity of labour has gained the
greatest attention of industrial psychologists and researchers in the field of economics and
management. The productivity of labour depends upon its efficiency. Quality of labour
depends primarily upon its health and nutrition, literacy and social values and customs.
Poor diets, unhygienic conditions, inadequate disease preventive measures and lack of
medicines and medical care have an adverse bearing on their efficiency. The happiness
and the efficiency of workers are the mirror of the prosperity of an industry. This
prosperity of an industry is the end result of productivity. To neglect the labour class is to
neglect the productivity. So labour welfare measures become crucial because of the
reasons like low level of wages, irregular working hours, inability of trade union to
undertake welfare work, to build up a stable labour force for creating a genuine welfare
state, to create good psychological feelings and to create good moral habits. Under such
The concept of labour welfare is necessarily flexible and elastic and differs widely with
time, region, industry, social values and customs, degree of industrialization, the general
background, marital and economic status and educational level of the workers in various
industries. Accordingly, the concept cannot be very precisely defined. A series of sharply
diverse opinions exists on the motives and merits of labour welfare as well. In its widest
sense, it is more or less synonymous with labour conditions and as a whole, including
labour legislation and social insurance. Another focus of interpretation centres round the
Welfare in Indian industry implies the provision of medical and educational services, a
congenial work atmosphere, etc. The need for providing such services and facilities arises
from the social responsibility of industry, a desire for upholding democratic values and a
concern for employees. Labour welfare implies providing better work conditions, such as
proper lighting, heat control, cleanliness, low noise level, toilet and drinking-water
facilities, canteen and rest rooms, health and safety measures, reasonable hours of work
and holidays, and welfare services, such as housing, education, recreation, transportation
and counseling.
A few definitions of labour welfare measures are given as under:- The Labour
Anything done for the intellectual, physical, moral and economic betterment of the
what is laid down by law or what is normally expected of the contractual benefits for
which workers may have bargained.
According to the Committee on Labour Welfare, welfare services should mean, Such
Services, facilities, and amenities as adequate canteens, rest and recreation facilities,
sanitary and medical facilities, arrangements for travel to and from place of work, and for
the accommodation of workers employed at a distance from their homes; and such other
services, amenities and facilities, including social security measures as contribute to the
Established at the wide area of land of Ahmedabad district of Sikkim in the year 1971, we,
Indichem, are among the topmost manufacturers, suppliers and exporters of a wide range of
optimum quality Insecticides & Pesticides. The product range offered by us consists of
Agricultural Fungicide, Agricultural Insecticide, Agricultural Pesticides and many more. The
ingredients, which are best the market, are used for processing of these insecticides, fertilizers
and pesticides. By using advanced machinery, tools and equipment, our professionals process
these insecticides, fertilizers and pesticides in adherence to the industry set norms, guidelines and
regulations. The effectiveness, longer shelf life, compositional accuracy, purity and accurate pH
range of these insecticides, fertilizers and pesticides make them highly demanded in the market.
Due to our large production capacity and well-equipped warehousing unit, we have been able to
manage the bulk orders within the assured time frame at the customers end.
Since the inception of our company, we have been backed and well-supported by a team of
skilled professionals, which is trained at regular intervals of time. The training offered by us
helps our employees in enhancing the technical and professionals skills in the most efficient
manner. Moreover, they work in close coordination with each other to avoid any kind of hassles
in the workplace.
Established by our mentors, Mr. Arvind Singh, we have been able to gain a commendable
position in this domain. The customer-driven approach coupled with ethical business polices has
Scope
improvement of products.
Importance
Labour welfare activities in an industrialized society has far reaching impact not only on the
work force but also all the facets of human resources. Labour welfare includes all such activities,
which not only secures existential necessities but also ensures improvement in spiritual and
emotional quotient. It comprises of short term and long terms goal toward building a humane
society.
Labour welfare Activities is combinations of various steps, the cumulative effect of which is to
grease the wheels of industry and society. Sound industrial relations can only be based on human
relations and good human relations dictate that labour being, human being should be treated
humanely which includes respect for labour dignity, fair dealing and concern for the human
beings physical and social needs. In any industry good relations between the management and
workers depend upon the degree of mutual confidence, which can be established. This, in turn,
depends upon the recognition by the labour of the goodwill and integrity of the organization in
mutual concern.
Limitation
This study has acknowledged some limitations. The participants in this study are labours /
workers from the Small and Medium industries from the selected districts. So, the findings may
not be generalizing to other populations. The reason being no data and information has
maintained by the respective HRM departments to measure the welfare practices. The
investigator has concluded with the available data. Similarly the employer employee relations
and the role of employees could not be assessed for want of recorded data and information.
Inconsistency in the responses is another limitation. The study is only limited to a selected
sample of 100 respondents but there is scope to increase this number. For cross check purposes
certain items are repeated in the questionnaire and the element of inconsistency removed.
These limitations however did not affect in any way the quality of the study and in fulfilling the
Problems
Research Methodology
According to Redman & Mory research is defined as a Systemized effort to gain new
knowledge. Research is a process in which the researcher wishes to find out the end result for a
given problem and thus the solution helps in future course of action.
RESEARCH DESIGN The research design of the study is Descriptive research. A descriptive
research is under taken in order to ascertain and be able to describe the characteristics of
variables of interest in a situation. The purpose of choosing descriptive design is to achieve new
SAMPLING TYPE- Simple random Sampling has been adopted in this study. The 100
customer are selected at random from different areas. Males and females both are chosen at
random. The purpose of choosing simple random sampling is to minimize the biasness in
DATA TYPE Data collection is concerned with gathering all the relevant data information that
helps the researchers to achieve the already formulated research objective. The data collection
instruments such as surveys, interviews, focus groups or observation tailored to his specific
needs. Primary research provides the researcher with the most accurate and up-to-date data. For
this research primary data has collected by questionnaire which is filled by the customer of
SECONDARY DATA-secondary data on the other hand are the statistics not gathered by the
researchers for the immediate study at hand but for some other purpose. Such data is usually
compiled by some agency other than the actual user for example manuals, weekly magazines,
internet etc. For this research secondary data has collected from different websites on internet,
ANALYTICAL TOOL-The data have been analyzed using Percentage method is used to
Collection of Data
Primary sources of information had been utilized for collection of data. Keeping in mind the
objectives of this study, a structured questionnaire was designed, containing relevant questions
from all aspect of the study. Interviews were conducted with the heads of the departments.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Internet sites-
www.google.com
www.answer.com
www.indichem.com
www.study.com
www.knowledge.com
Books-