 bill no 56 of 2015 the tailoring workers (welfare) bill, 2015 by shri  p  karunakaran,  mp a billto provide for certain welfare measures for tailoring workers and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-sixth year of the republic of india as follows:—1 (1) this act may be called the tailoring workers (welfare) act, 2015 (2) it extends to the whole of indiadefinition2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "fund" means the tailoring workers welfare fund constituted under section 3of this act;(b) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and5(c) "tailoring workers" means any person engaged in any activity connected with cutting and stitching of clothes, embroidery and includes self-employed or persons working on salary or commission or on contract basis 3 (1) the central government shall constitute a fund to be known as the tailoring workers welfare fund for the welfare of tailoring workers in the countryconstitution of tailoring workers welfare fund10(2) the central government and every state government shall contribute to the fundin such ratio as may be prescribed(3) the owners of textile mills and showrooms where readymade garments are sold and exporters of readymade garments shall also contribute to the fund in such ratio as may be prescribed154 the fund shall be administered by a committee consisting of:—(i) a chairperson who shall be appointed by the central government;administration of tailoring workers welfare fund(ii) one member to represent the central government who shall be designated as the member-secretary;(iii) two representatives representing the tailoring workers; and20(iv) one representative each from all states and union territories who shall be nominated by the respective state government and union territory administration 5 the fund shall be used for—utilisation of fund(i) payment of unemployment subsistence allowance to tailoring workers duringoff season period;25(ii) providing free health facilities to the tailoring workers and their families; (iii) providing free educational facilities to the children of the tailoring workers; (iv) payment of compensation to tailoring workers who are injured during thecourse of their work;30(v) payment of compensation to the next of the kin of tailoring workers who diein harness;(vi) payment of disability allowance to tailoring workers who are injured duringthe course of the work and are not able to work;(vii) payment of old age pension to those tailoring workers who have attainedthe age of sixty years or above ; and35(viii) payment of family pensionpower to make rules6 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act40 45(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonslakhs of workers are engaged in the work related to embroidery, cutting and stitching of clothes throughout the country but they are not covered under any labour law many of them are self employed or working in the commercial establishments and also in textile industry their living condition is extremely bad the nature of their work is such that they are prone to severe ailments such as tuberculosis, etc in case of ill health or old age, there is no social security provision for them it is therefore, necessary to give social security to tailoring workers and their dependentsnew delhi;p karunakaranfebruary 9, 2015 financial  memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides for the constitution of the tailoring workers welfare fund for the welfare of tailoring workers in the country it further provides that central government shall also contribute to the fund clause 4 provides for the constitution of a committee for administration of the fund the bill, therefore, if enacted, will involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is likely to involve a recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore per annuma non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 6 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative powers is of a normal character———— a billto provide for certain welfare measures for tailoring workers and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri p karunakaran, mp)gmgipmrnd—4752ls(s3)—03-03-2015