Ministry of Labour & Employment Social Security Schemes 23 JUL 2018 The Ministry of Labour & Employment, through its Labour Welfare Organizations across the country, implements welfare schemes relating to housing, education and health for beedi workers, mica mine workers, limestone & dolomite mine workers, iron ore manganese, chrome ore mine workers and cine workers. These schemes were earlier administered through 5 Welfare Cess and Welfare Funds under various Cess Acts of Parliament. Now, these cesses have been abolished/subsumed in GST and the welfare schemes have been retained with funding from the Consolidated Fund of India. Salient features of these welfare schemes: are as follows: (i)  Revised Integrated Housing Scheme-2016:  Subsidy of Rs.1,50,000 for construction of a new house is provided to the workers in three installments. (ii)  Education Scheme:  Financial Assistance varying from Rs.250 to Rs.15,000 per year is provided to the ward...