Abstract: One of the chief unorganized industries especially in rural areas is beedi making industry. More than 80 percent of the beedi making centers are rural in nature. Therefore, beedi making is considered to be a rural-based industry. low-priced female labour is largely available in these rural areas. . Beedi workers are weak segments of the country’s labour force which has increased involvement of women labour in Beedi rolling activities. The conditions of Beedi workers at present as well as in the past have not been hopeful. The Beedi industry is present all over the country. The researcher in this study aimed at gaining near into the “Socio-economic state of female Beedi workers at Karchhna near Allahabad (U.P). The central objective of the study was to assessment the Socio-economic condition of the female Beedi workers at Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources. Majority 98 percent of the Beedi workers were from the marginalized sections of the society and therefore they were socially, education, health and economically backward. Poverty was the main reason that induced the respondents to take up Beedi work as an occupation. Majority, respondents were working for contractors which showed that they were subjected to utilization. 58 Percentage of the respondents earn less than Rs. 1,500 rs per month which is not adequate to maintain their family. Majority 70 percent of the respondents declared that their health problems were due to their occupation. Women’s organization working for the unorganized sector like AIDWA, need to conduct consciousness programs among the female Beedi workers at Karchhna and allow them to fight against all forms of operation. The conclusion of the study will be helpful to NGOs and the Social Welfare Department, Government of Uttar Pradesh to launch necessary schemes for the welfare of female Beedi workers.
Keywords: Unorganized Workers, Beedi, Socio, economic, Female, rights of beedi workers.
Title: A Study on the Socio-Economic State of Female Beedi Worker at Karchhna, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
Author: Arvind Kumar Mishra, Akhilesh kumar Mishra
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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