 bill no  163  of  2014 the commercial crop workers (welfare) bill, 2014 by shri kodikunnil suresh, mp a billto provide for certain welfare measures for commercial crop workers and for matters connected therewithbe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-fifth year of the republic of india as follows:—1  (1)  this act may be called the commercial crop  workers (welfare)  act, 2014short title and extent(2) it extends to the whole of india2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions5(i) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government ofthat state and in all other cases, the central government;(ii) "commercial crop" includes rubber, coffee, tea, cashew, spices, cardamomand such other crops as the central government may notify under section 4;(iii) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under the act; and(iv) "commercial crop worker" means any person engaged in any work relatingto commercial crop including its cultivation and harvesting and who receives wages, either in cash or in kind or partly in cash and partly in kind, for that workfacilities toworkers53 the appropriate government shall provide the following facilities to the commercialcrop workers:—(i)  dwelling units of reasonable area at subsidized cost; (ii) water, electricity connection and such other basic amenities, as may beprescribed, at subsidized rates;10(iii) old age pension after completing sixty years of age at the rate of rupeesthree thousand per month;(iv) disability allowance at the rate of rupees three thousand per month in casea worker becomes incapacitated during the work;(v) free healthcare facilities to workers and their families;15(vi) free educational facilities to the children of the workers upto twelfthstandard; and(vii) free life insurance cover of rupees one lakh to cover cases of death orpermanent physical disability of workers4 the central government may, in consultation with concerned state government, notify a crop as a commercial crop in that state for the purposes of this actcentral government to notify a commercial crop205  the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, provide adequate funds to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide funds6  the provisions of this act shall be in addition to, and not in derogation of, any other law for the time being in forceprovisions of the act to be in addition to other laws25power to make rules7 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rulesfor carrying out the purposes of this act30(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  reasonsa large number of workers engaged in commercial crops sector toil  hard  for long hours for abundant growth of commercial crops however, their living conditions are miserable and there is no scheme for their welfare it is, therefore, essential that steps are taken for improvement of their living conditions by enacting an appropriate law aimed at their overall welfareit is, accordingly, proposed to provide certain basic facilities to commercial crops workershence this billnew delhi;kodikunnil sureshnovember 12, 2014 financial  memorandumclause 3 of the bill provides that the appropriate government shall provide certain facilities to the commercial crop workers clause 5 provides for payment of adequate funds to the states for carrying out the purposes of the act while some of the expenditure shall be borne out of the consolidated funds of  the respective states, the central government shall also provide adequate funds to the states for the purposes of this bill moreover, the expenditure in respect of union territories shall be borne out of the consolidated fund of india the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india  it is estimated that a sum of rupees five hundred crore will be involved as recurring expenditure per annum from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one thousand crore is also likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 7 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 power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for certain welfare measures for commercial crop workers and for matters connected therewith————(shri kodikunnil suresh, mp)gmgipmrnd—2875ls(s3)—03-12-2014