INTRODUCTION

The organizations have come to realize , over the years that improving technology and cutting costs enhance performance only up to a point. To move beyond that point, the organizations people are its important resource .In the end, everything an organization does depends on people. To get the best out of people, the organization must offer a healthy work climate where they can use their knowledge, skills and abilities fully while realizing organizational goal During the last half of the century the employer has increasingly felt the awareness and recognition of the employees. It is said to be t he specific programmed form the well being of the workers . Human resources are the most valuable resources and living asset among all the workers are citizens their nature or work level of position in organization education and the demands of the modern industries brought about by the legislation the state and employers have accepted their responsibility.

Welfare is a broad term encompassing measures aimed at providing housing, medical schooling, sports, games, social, cultural, and also recreational etc. it is a broad concept referring to a state of living of an individual or a group in desirable relationship with the total environment ecological, economic, and social. Social welfare is primarily concerned with the solution of various problems of the society like prevention of distribution of poverty etc.

Labour welfare is a part of social welfare conceptually and operationally. It covers a broad field and connotes a state of well being, health, happiness, prosperity and the development of human resources . welfare has been described as a total concept . it is a desirable state of existence involving the Physical, mental, moral, and emotional well being .

Anything done towards the well being of labour force Comes under the purview of labour welfare. Labour welfare refers to the specific programme for the well being of workers . The word “WELFARE” comes from the greek word “WELFRUM” which means fare well, means well.

The terms “labour welfare” “Employee welfare ” and “ Workers welfare ” are used interchangeably to denote various services provided by the employers to the employees in addition to wages. Concept of Labour welfare:

Labour Welfare may be viewed as a total concept as a social concept and as a relative concept. The total concept is desirable state of existence involving the physical, mental, and emotional well being. These four elements together constitute the structure of welfare. The social concept of welfare implies the welfare of his family and his community. All three aspects are inter related and work together in a three dimensional approach.

The relative concept of welfare implies that welfare is relative in time and place. It is dynamic and flexible concept and hence its meaning and content differ from time to time , region to region , industry to industry depending upon the degree of industrialization.

Labour welfare implies the slotting up of minimum desirable standards and the provision of facilities like health ,food, clothing, housing, medical assistance ,education, insurance, job security, recreation etc. such facilities enable the worker and family to lead a good work life, family life and social life.

Definition: The Oxford dictionary defines labour as “efforts to make life worth living for workmen. “ In the words of Hopkins ” Welfare is a fundamentally an attitude of mind on the part of management activities are undertaken”.

Principles:

The following some of the principles to be kept in mind for successful implementation of welfare programs in an organization.

1. The labour welfare activities should be welfare oriented at every level.

2. The management should ensure coordination, harmony and integration

of all labour welfare services in an undertaking.

3. There should be evaluation of welfare measures and improvements of

the basis of the feedback.

Scope:

The scope of labor welfare can be interpreted in different ways

by different countries with various stages of economic development,

political outlook and social philosophy. While expressing its

interpretation regarding the scope of labour welfare the observed the

term, is one that lends itself to various interpretation and it has not

always the same significance in different in different countries .

Sometimes the concept is very wide on and more or less synonymous

with condition of work as a whole . in other case the definition is

mainly concerned with the day to day problems of the workers

and the social relationship at the place of work. In some countries the use

of welfare facilities provided is confined to the workers employed in the

under taking concerned, while the workers families are allowed to share

in many of the benefits of labour welfare work, statutory and non

statutory welfare facilities under taken by the employers

Government , trade unions or voluntary Organizations and also social

security measures with insurance, provident fund, gratuity, maternity

benefits, workmen compensation, retirement benefits etc., more

especially we may examine the ways in which labour welfare is

classified in order to obtain a clear understanding of its scope.

SIGNIFICANCE

The significance of labour welfare is felt all the more in our

country. Because of its developing economy aimed at rapid economic

and social development. The need of labour welfare was felt by the Royal

Commission on labour as far as 1931. The philosophy of labour welfare

and its necessity come in for a generous mention in resolution passed by

the constitution of Indian in the chapter on the directive principles of state

policy, particularly in the following articles.

Article 38:

“ The state shall to promote the welfare of the people

by

securing and protection as effectively as it may be a social order in which

justice, social economic and political shall inform all the institution of

the national, life ”.

Article 39:

a. The state shall direct its policy towards securing that the

citizens, men and women equally have the right to an adequate

means of livelihood.

b. Health and safety of the workers shall be safe

guarded.

Article 41:The state shall within limits fits economic capacity

and development make” effective provision for securing the right to

work to education and to public assistance in case of employment, old

age sickness and in other cases of undesired want ”.

Article42:The state shall make provision for securing just

and human conditions of work and for maternity relief. Thus the need for

social and industrial welfare in India in all sectors is clearly anticipated

in our contribution.

Directive principles of state policy and Labour welfare:

The Government made attempts to adopt and enforce the directive

principle of state policy after the constitution came into force.it is

significant to note here that even before the constitution came in to

force , the independent India started working in this direction. The

following legislations were enacted before constitution came into force.

1. The Minimum wages Act 1948

2. The Factories Act 1948

3. The Employees State Insurance Act 1948

NEED FOR THE STUDY

Labour Welfare facilities provides healthy working environment

and develop sence of belongingness towards organization among

workers. It makes workers more responsible and efficient. That is why

progressive Employees are providing many more welfare facilities to

their employees.

Labour welfare requires in improving the conditions of worker’s

life, raising their efficiency and productivity, building up a stable labour

force and minimizing the chances of conflict between the labour and

Management.

Better welfare amenities are needed by an organization that wants

to be dynamic and growth oriented or to succeed in a fast changing

environment. Good welfare amenities can kept the morale and motivation

or employees high by these efforts is not make the organizations

dynamic and take it a new direction.

OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY

The following objectives are fixed for the purpose of the

study.

1. To get knowledge of social welfare offered by the

industrial Organizations.

2. To get the information about the welfare amenities and

services provided by CHD to its employees.

3. To analyze the employee responses regarding the welfare

schemes and services offered in the Organization

4. To offer suggestions for the betterment of various employee

welfare amenities adopted in Dock Labour Board

Visakhapatnam.

METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY

The data can be collected from two sources one is primary and second

one is secondary sources. These two are used for the purpose of

analysis. The information is pertaining to various aspects for employee

welfare from various journals, Textbooks, reports and available

literature on employee welfare.

Primary source:

The first hand information i.e., fresh information required for the

project is gathered by interacting with the concerned official by taking

interviews which included telephone interview, personal interview and

etc., and also some of the information is collected from the employees of

the Organization.

Secondary source :

Information through various publications , through companies and

annual reports data gathered from the database of the Organization

which includes office files, documents , annual reports and previous

projects and News Magazines of the organization.

LIMITATION OF THE STUDY

1. The study belongs to cargo handling division only it is not

applicable for other dock labour boards .

2. It may not be possible to cover in depth because to time period

is limited It can be take a small size to collect the information about

welfare measures.

3. Some of the employees were not willing to give detailed

information about the questionnaire.

INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

Introduction to Indian Sea Ports:

Ports are commonly known as places of safe shelter with necessary

infrastructure, for purpose of trade. In that view, there are airports and

seaports. Seaports are gateways to the world. Seaport is an essential link

in the international maritime transport chain. At present, over 85% of

international trade goes by sea. In case of developing countries like ours,

percentage of international trade would be in the range of 75%-85%. So,

there is imperative need for all the seaports in our country to expand

rapidly. Ports are meant to provide sea borne vessels, some basic services

like dock, harbor or berth facilities for the ships and landing facilities for

the passengers and cargo.

In India there are 11 major ports, 19 medium ports, 15 minor ports

and 5 private ports.

The major ports are:

Kolkata

Chennai

Cochin

Jawaharlal Nehru Port

Kandla

New Mangalore

Marmugao

Mumbai

Paradip

Tuticorin

Visakhapatnam

The medium ports in India are:

Bedi Bunder

Bhavnagar

Calicut

Cuddalore

Gopalpur

Kakinada

Karwar

Magdalla

Mandavi

Navlakhi

Nagapattinam

Okha

Porbandar

Redi

Salaya

Sikka

Trivandrum

Veraval

The minor ports of India are:

Azhikkal

Belikeri

Beypore

Cannanore

Coondapur

Dahej

Jafrabad

Jakhan

Kasergode

Mundra

Neendakara

Pindhara

Pipavav

Ponnani

Tellicherry

The Private ports in India are:

Cocanada

Tuticorin Container Terminal

Pipavav

Adani

The main activities of port are:

Maintenance of port approaches, navigable channels, and alongside

berths, dredging, conservancy, hydrographic surveys.

Pilot age, towage, berthing and unberthing of visiting ships.

Handling, warehousing and transportation of goods in port area.

Civil, mechanical and electrical engineering and maintenance of

harbor crafts and plants.

Fire fighting and fumigation.

Stores.

Medical, welfare, housing etc.,

Management of port properties and estates.

To carry out various activities, each port engages different types of

Labour. The workers employed by the port authorities are generally

called ‘Port Workers’ and they work on shore. For work on board the

ship, workers registered with Dock Labour Board (DLB) known as ‘Dock

Labour’ are engaged. The DLB has been amalgamated into VPT w.e.f.

26.09.2008 duly renamed as CHD (Cargo Handling Division) functioning

under the control of Traffic Manager.

Ports are classified as Major ports, Medium ports and minor ports.

The Major Port Trust Act, 1963 and the Indian Sea Ports Act, 1908,

generate the Major ports and the rules and regulations framed there under.

Each Major port has a Board of Trustees representing various

interests connected with the port operations and the shipping industry.

The Chairman of each Major Port Trust is appointed by the Central

Government. Besides Chairman, the Port Trust Board consists of Deputy

Chairman, representatives of Customs, Railways, Defense, State

Government, Ship owners, Shippers, etc. All the members of the Board,

Chairman and the Deputy Chairman are part time members

Visakhapatnam was an ancient port city, which had

trade relations with Middle East and Rome. Ships were

anchored at open roads and loaded with cargo from

Visakhapatnam shore by means of small boats.

Visakhapatnam Port is one of the major ports on the eastern

seaboard of Bay of Bengal at a latitude 170 41’N & longitude 83018’E. It

is situated in between Kolkata & Chennai Ports. It has acted as a catalyst

in the process of Industrialization of its hinterland along with other

ancillary industries. The Port plays a dynamic role in fostering

accelerated development in the region shall contributed significantly to

the National Development.

Natural Harbour:

Visakhapatnam is one of the best, natural ports in India and its

location provides protection from cyclones, which strikes the east

coast regularly during May/November. The ‘Dolphin’s Nose’ hills

which is to the south of the entrance channel, Ross and’ Durga hill’

which are to the north of the entrance channel are land forms which

provide tranquil waters for the port for the outer harbor, to artificial

break waters provide necessary conditions for tranquil waters. This

low range of a maximum of 1.82 meters this section of the sea is

advantages for the location of the port.

History:

The origin of Visakhapatnam goes back as far as the 6 th Century,

when it formed a port of the famous kingdom of kalinga in 6 th century

A.D. Kalinga was conquered by the chalulkyas of Bandai and in the 7 th

century by eastern chalulkyas, which led to the establishment of the

avenge kingdom under Vishnu Vardhan – 1 (615 – 633 A.D.).

Visakhapatnam, the anglicized from of which is Visakhapatnam is

an ancient town. According to the district manual writers 1989, in the

early years of 14th Century Kullotunga choler of the Andhra Dynasty

visited the presented site of Visakhapatnam and was so pleased with the

place that he built a temple dedicated to Issaquah. The sea has since

engulfed this temple.

In 1858 a survey partly stressed the need for a major port between

Madras & Calcutta. A detailed report called “Visage the port of central

provinces” in 1877 made out a strong case of the establishment of a port.

How ever this proposal was temporarily frozen due to the advent of the

First World War.

It is only in 1914, that the Bengal Nagpur Railway initiated a

proposal for a harbor at Visakhapatnam. Colonel Cart Wright Reid

of the British Admiralty initiated a proposal for the construction of a

harbor at the mouth of river meghadrigedda for B.N.Railways, which

was finally adopted in 1922. The construction started in 1927 and the

port was open to ocean going vessels in 1933 with the arrival of

passenger ship S. S. Jala durga. The Bengal, Nagpur Railway was

responsible in constructing the port, as it needed a sea outlet for

Manganese is mined in the central provinces. (M. P.).

His Excellency Lord Wellington formally inaugurated the port, the

then Viceroy & Governor General of India on 19th Dec. 1933. The Island

breakwater was constructed by sinking 2 old ships “Janis” and “Wellston

“ which acted as a skeleton around which a rubble mound was formed.

Mr. W. C. Ash & W.B. Rattenbury was the engineer who played

prominent role in constructing this beautiful harbor. The port was

constructed at a cost of Rs.378 lakhs and when it was opened it consist of

three berths & handled 1.3 lakhs tones of Traffic.

Visakhapatnam was a minor port; ships were anchored in the open

of shore area and the cargo transported in small muscular boats. The

gained the status of a major port in 1963 and it was in February 1964 that

the Visakhapatnam port was constituted.

V.P.T Berths:

Inner Harbor:

Multi purpose: 14

Oil: 2

Mooring: 1

Fertilizer berth: 1

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Total: 18

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Outer Harbor:

LPG Terminal: 1

ORE: 2

GCB: (South/North): 2

OSTT: 1

Multipurpose: 2

New Oil Mooring: 1

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Total: 8

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Location:

Visakhapatnam port lies on the Eastern seaboard of India in the

state of Andhra Pradesh, midway between Kolkata and Mumbai rail

route. This harbor situated in the mouth of Meghadri Gedda is natural and

is connected to the sea by a narrow channel. It is a well-protected deep-

sea port formed by a turning basin and three arms. The approach to the

harbor is through a channel about 1km. in length.

Latitude – 17’41 North

Longitude – 83’18 East

With the protection afforded by a high promontory into the sea

known as ‘Dolphin’s Nose’ and a low tidal range to a maximum of a 6

feet (1.82m), the location of the port is ideal.

Though the construction of the port is started in 1927,

Visakhapatnam port took its concrete shape in 1933 as a mono-

commodity port initially and blossomed shortly into a multi-commodity

port with a variegated cargo profile. This port is enriched with a naturally

protected deep-water basin, most suitable for deep draft berths. It is

located in such a way that it offers protection from the cyclonic storms

which strike the East Coast, by a high promontory into the sea, popularly

known as Dolphin’s nose hill which is to the south of entrance channel.

This port was the first port in the country, to build an outer port.

Ports are commonly known as places of safe shelter with

necessary infrastructure. For purpose of trade a port is transshipment

point between sea and surface transport and of entry and exit for import

and export trade. There are 12 major ports and 163 minor intermediate

ports located on the India coastline.

Visakhapatnam Port Trust was an ancient port city, which had

trade religious with Middle East and Rome. The construction of harbor at

Visakhapatnam was thought after the transfer of power from East India

Company to the crown. In fostering the countries foreign trade and

economic development Visakhapatnam is playing a vital role.

Visakhapatnam is a natural harbor such that surrounded by chain of

hills providing safe anchorage to ships. Notable among the chain of hills

are Dolphin’s nose Ross hill.

Perspective plan for Visakhapatnam port 1996-2020:

The Port desires to ahead & peep into the future to enable it to

formulate appropriate developmental, operational & management

strategies to fulfill to avowed policy of providing a high standard &

efficient port services to its customers clientele.

Accordingly, the research planning department of port trust was

entrusted with the task of preparing the “perspective plan” in consultation

with the other developments of the port & concerned authorities

associated with the port industry. The study divided into 4 parts.

Technology Perspective.

Cargo Perspective.

Developmental Perspective.

Organization Perspective.

The main aim of this perspective plan is to provide qualitative

services a service no way second to that of services provided by the other

party in the world to it’s customers, through adequate & efficient port

facilities that meet & fulfill the demand from the increasing cargo

through out from the port to year.

Environmental Improvement Measures:

Port gives importance to the environmental protection. Plantation

of 1, 40, 000 plants to provide green belt and mitigate dust pollution.

Purposed in 1998-1999, 25000 Plants. Environmental Park in Kailasa

hills amount spent so far is an Rs.8.5 Crores.

Salient features of VPT:

Opened in 1933 with 3 berths and initial investments Rs.3.7

Crores. Cargo throughout in the first year of operation was Rs.1.3

lakh tones.

First port to construct a deep draft outer port way back in 1967 to

accommodate large iron ore and oil carrier’s up to 1, 50, 000 DWT.

First port among the major ports of India to construct a deep draft

bulk berth having draft up to 16m way back in 1976.

First port among the major ports of India to introduce

computerization.

First port on East Coast of India to accommodate Suezmax tankers

drawing 270 MLOA along side berth.

Recipient of “Best Port of the Nations” award in 1988-1989 for

highest sale of efficiency.

Objectives of Port:

The main objective the port is to facilitate the import & export

cargo on sea through ships. By this the very benefit that occurs to the

nation follows:

a). Securing the required goods for the country.

b). Exporting the surplus cargo from the country.

c). Maintaining the economic balance within the country.

d). Earning foreign exchange to the country.

Set –Up of the Organization:

Each major port has a Board of Trustee’s representing various

interest connected with the port operations & the shipping industry. The

chairman of each major port trust is appointed by Central Government

Besides, Chairman the port trust Board Comprises Deputy Chairman,

representatives of Customers, Railways, Defense, State Government, ship

owners, shippers, Labour etc. All members other than the Chairman &

Deputy Chairman are port time members.

There are 10 departments in Visakhapatnam Port Trust and those

departments are categorized under 2 heads:

I) Non-Operational Departments

II) Operational Departments

NON-OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENTS

Administration Department

Finance Department

Personnel Department

Research’s Planning Department

Materials Management Department

Medical Department.

OPERATIONAL DEPARTMENTS

Marine Department

Traffic Department

Mechanical Department

Engineering Department.

Safety, Health, Environment & Quality Policy:

Port of Visakhapatnam is committed to provide prompt, efficient and

safe services to ensure quick turn round of sea, rail and road borne

cargo by:

Implementing and continually improving the performance of

occupational health and safety, environmental quality management

systems.

Complying with the applicable legal requirements and other

applicable requirements.

Preventing- injury and occupational ill health.

Preventing pollution to the environment by setting sound

environmental objectives.

Enhancing customer satisfaction.

Ensuring promotion of awareness among the employees and the

port users on safety, health, environment and quality.

Make available this policy o the public, associated personnel and

the interested parties.

Notable Events:

Emerged as “Top Ranking Port” of the country for the second year in

successor with highest throughout among major ports (44.343)

million tones).

A clear lead of 6.4 Million tones over 2nd highest throughout of

Candela Port.

Highest throughout of 74.04 laky tones through ore handling complex

– 1st time since inception of the plan in 1965.

Zero demurrage on port account to the iron ore ships launched at the

port – an event unheard in the history of port.

Savings to the exchanger to the tune of about Rs.76 cores through

improved performance of ore handling complex.

Lowest ever pre-berthing detention of 57 hours and lowest ever turn

round time of 3.51 days.

Highest ever Avg. berth day output of 10,772 tones surpassing the

provided best throughout of 9,799 tones by 10%.

Highest compound annual growth rates of 13.98% in the berth any

output during the 9th plan – Higher among major ports.

Highest ever container through put of 21,517 Toe’s.

Highest ever gang shift output of 689 tones.

Rest. 60, 00,000 direct saving to the port through reduction in hire

charged for iron ore wagons.

Saving of 2,200 tippling hours by twin and third wagon they’re

through improved performance.

Highest productivity in respect of 28 cores out of 40 predominant

carried handled through the port.

High operating surplus of Rest. 171.15 cores in the history of the Port.

One of the finest operating ratios of 56.6%.

Highest earning of Rs.14.85 cores by port railway system.

32% reduction in over time despite handling of highest cargo with

highest productivity, 24% reduction in staff strengths in staff

strength and 40% increase in the unit rate of O.T. allowance.

Savings to the tune of Rs.140 cores through reduction in inventory.

Saving to the tune of Rs.68 lashes owing to the reduction of

maintenance dredging.

Savings to the tune of 5 cores or 10% required & maintenance

expenditure of mobile equipment.

40% reduction in inventory owing to better inventory mgmt.

Practices.

22% reduction in water consumption, 15% reduction in power

consumption, 8% reduction in HSD oil consumption & 30%

reduction in petrol consumption owing to several administrative

reforms launched during the year.

Highest imports of 178.67 laky tones in a year (Previous best 173

lakes tones in 1999-2000).

Highest transshipment of crude & P.O.L. – 9.32 million tones.

Highest exports of aluminum – calcimined petroleum coke, wheat,

granite, illuminate sand etc.

Visakhapatnam port trust is one of the major bulk cargos

handling port in India. The port has been adopting itself to the changing

needs of the bulk traffic, keeping peace with the technological revolution

of shipbuilding and transportation system:

Total port area = 4369 hectares

Total land area = 3882 hectares

Total water spread = 300 hectares

Inner harbor = 100 hectares

Outer harbor = 200 hectares

Total reclaimed are = 3537 hectares

MAIN ACTIVITIES OF PORT:

Maintenance of port approaches, navigable channels and along side

berths, dredging, conservation, hydrographic surveys.

Pilotage, towage, berthing and un-berthing of visiting ships.

Handling, warehousing and transportation of goods in the port area.

Civil, mechanical and electrical engineering and maintenance and

fumigation.

Fire fighting and fumigation.

Stores.

Medical, welfare, housing etc.

MANAGEMENT OF PORT PROPERTIES AND ESTATES

To carry out various activities each port engages different types of

Labour. The workers employed by the port authorities are generally

known as ‘port workers’ and they work on shore. For work on board the

ship, workers registered with docked Labour board known as ‘dock

Labour’ are engaged. There will be large number of workforce besides

equipment etc. Organization requires high degree of skill coordination,

cordial relations etc, for the successful operation of port. The Dock

Labour Board has been amalgamated into VPT duly renamed as (CHD)

Cargo Handling Division.

The successive Chairmen’s of Visakhapatnam Port Trust:

Col. H.Cart Wright Reid (1921-1928)

Mr. W.C.Ash (1928-1934)

Sri M.R.O.B.Rattenbury (1934-1936)

Mr. E.G.Lilley (1936-1941)

Mr. W.E.M.Crealock (1941-1945)

Sri S.Nanjundiah (1945-1958)

Sri C.R.Reddy, I.A.S (1958-1967)

Sri H.Samba Murthy IAS (1967-1970)

Sri B.K.Rao, I.A.S (1973-1978)

Sri R.Srinivasan (1978-1980)

Sri T.R.Prasad, I.A.S (1980-1983)

Sri R.K.R.Gonela, I.A.S (1983-1988)

Sri P.V.R.K.Prasad. I.A.S (1988-1992)

Sri T.Gopala Rao, I.A.S (1992-1997)

‘Padmasri’ S.R.Rao, I.A.S (1998-03)

Sri K. R. Kishore, I A S (2003-08)

Sri Ajeya Kallam, I A S (2008 )

COMPANY PROFILE

The Dock labor boards were constituted under the Dock Workers

(Regulation of employment) Act 1948.the main function of Dock Labor

Board’s is to streamline and regulate the employment of loading

unloading workers in the docks. The board is statutory and autonomous

body charged with the duty of administrating the scheme and companies

to determine and prescribed of service of the Dock workers.

Prior to the formation of Dock Labour Board in the major ports, the

workers used to work under the direct contract to the middleman who

used to supply them to the stevedores as and when necessary. There is no

regularity of employment or earnings as the working are solely dependent

on the caprices of the intermediately agencies. The demand for Dock

Labour Board depends upon the arrival and departure of vessels, the size

of cargo and seasonal cyclical fluctuations. On account of variation in the

traffic, in the employment and their earnings were not regular. Hence

exploitation of labour was at its peak those days.

The Royal Commission on Labour which was constituted by the

Central Government reviewing the deplorable services condition of the

Dock Labor stressed in its report submitted to Government of India in

1931.They need to ensure adequate number of dock workers available to

load and unload the vessels.

ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT:

Basing on the recommendations of the Royal Commission on

Labour the government of India has taken the legislative action and

passed the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act 1948, which

provides for regulating the employment of dock workers in all the major

ports by framing schemes for individual ports providing for ensuring

greater regularity of employment for dock workers for efficient

performance of dock work in the individual Ports, the Dock Workers

(Regulation of Employment) Rules, 1962 are made to give effect to the

provisions of the Act. It extends to the whole of India except the State of

Jammu & Kashmir. The application of the Scheme for a particular Port

applies to that Port only.

The Visakhapatnam Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment)

Scheme, 1959 (inaugurated on 19-12-1959) was implemented from 15-

06- 1961.The administrative body which looks into the day to day

allotment of workers under the stevedores association which is appointed

by the Board.

The Cargo Handling Division maintains a list of the employers

who carry out the dock works. The employers have to pay some amount

towards the deposit depending upon the volume of works carried by

them. There are 900 employers under registered scheme and 134

employers under unregistered scheme as 01-04-2009.

With the establishment of Cargo Handling Division the workers

service conditions were improved. The Board has taken various social

security and welfare programmes to improve the standard of living of the

dock workers. The board has given them the security of employment and

stability of their income.

The Cargo Handling Division collects levy from the employers

for supplying the man power to them. The levy rate is usually fixed by

the Government of India out of this levy the Cargo Handling Division

pays the wages to the workers and carries out the welfare programmes for

the dock workers.The levy rates are subject to change according to

Government decisions.

The Visakhapatnam Cargo Handling Division was established

under the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1948. Under

the said act, two schemes viz., The Visakhapatnam Dock Workers

(Regulation of Employment) Scheme 1959 and The Visakhapatnam

Unregistered Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Scheme 1968

were formulated. The main objective of the Act is to regulate the

employment of Dock workers. The main function of the Board is to

supply man-power to the employers of both the schemes for cargo

handling operations. Basically, it is Labour intensive organization.

MERGING OF CHD WITH VPT:

Various Committees had gone into the working practices in

handling dock work and made recommendations for rationalization of the

existing system.

While dealing with the merger issue, it is pertinent to note that

earlier studies highlighted the need for a single cargo-handling agency or

a separate cargo handling department in the Port Trust to be entrusted

with all the cargo handling functions in the Dock area.

As per the Government’s directions and to gear up to changing

trends in the Indian economy, the Ports which act as an important link in

the transport system, have started initiating certain measures, which

would make its services more competitive and productive. One such

measure is making provision for the merging DLBs with the Port Trusts.

The Government passed the bill i.e. the Dock Workers (Regulation

of Employment) (Inapplicability to Major Ports Bill) 1997 to provide for

inapplicability of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act,

1948 to the dock workers of Major Port Trusts the Government of India

communicated to initiate necessary steps for eventual merger in terms of

provisions of this Bill

There are 11 Major Ports existed in India. They are Calcutta, Paradip on the Eastern Region, Visakhapatnam, Chennai, Tuticorin, Cochin, New Mangalore on the Southern Region, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, Mumbai, Murmagoa Port and Kandla on the Western Region

and there were 7 Dock Labour Boards and presently only Collate Dock Labour Board are in existence, the rest of 6 Dock Labour Boards i.e. Mumbai Dock Labour Board, Chennai Dock Labour Board, Cochin Dock Labour Board, Murmogoa Dock Labour Board and Kandla Dock Labour Board and CHD were merged with their respective Port Trusts.

As far as Visakhapatnam Cargo Handling Division is concerned,

there are three unions in existence, and for all practical purposes, these

three unions are playing vital role in maintaining harmonious industrial

relations in the Port. As regards the merger of Visakhapatnam Cargo

Handling Divison with Visakhapatnam Port Trust is concerned, several

discussions were held with the unions on a variety of issues, such as,

service conditions, financial matters, welfare activities and issues related

to cargo handling operations.

The management of CHD has arrived a memorandum of

settlement under section 12_3 of the 1d Act, 1947 with workers

represented by its union, for merger of CHD with VPT. The Government

of India issued a Gazette notification on 26-9-2008 for merger of CHD

with VPT. Consequent to the merger of CHD with VPT, the Dock

workers Regulation of Employment Act 1948 ceases to effect in relation

to port. The CHD has been re designated as Cargo Handling Division

under the control of the Traffic manager, VPT.

CONSTITUTION OF THE BOARD:

Prior to the merger of Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board with

Visakhapatnam Port Trust, the Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board is one

of the highest policies making body. It is a Tripartite Board which

comprises 12 members having equal representation from Central

Government, the Dock workers and the Employers and shipping

companies. The Chairman of the Board is the Chief Executive of the

Board. Deputy Chairman is whole time officer of the Board, who looks

after the day to day administration, and the Board is under the control of

Ministry of Shipping, Government of India, and New Delhi.

Definitions:-

The clause 2 of the Dock Workers (Regulation of Employment)

Act, 1948, indicates the following definitions:

a) ‘Board’ means a Dock Labour Board established under Section 5A;

aa) ‘Cargo’ includes anything carried or to be carried in a ship or other

vessel;

b) ‘Dock Worker’ means a person employed or to be employed in, or

in the vicinity of any port on work in connection with the loading,

unloading, movement or storage of cargoes, or work in connection

c) with the preparation of ships or other vessels for the receipt or

discharge of cargoes or leaving Port;

d) ‘Employer’ in relation to a dock worker, means the person by

whom he is employed or to be employed as aforesaid;

e) ‘Government’ means in relation to any major port, the Central

Government and, in relation to any other Port, the State

Government;

f) ‘Scheme’ means a Scheme made under this Act.

Inspectors:

As per the Clause 6 of the Dock Workers (Regulation of

Employment) Act, 1948, the Government may, by notification in the

Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it thinks fit to be Inspectors for

the purposes of this Act at such ports as may be specified in the

notification. Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant

within the meaning of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (45 of 1860). The

Deputy Chairman, Cargo Handling Division Visakhapatnam is appointed

as Inspector by the appropriate Government.

Organizational structure:-

There is a Board consisting of 12 members having equal

representation from the Central Government, Dock Workers and the

employers of the dock workers and shipping companies. The Board-in-

meeting will take policy decisions.

The Chairman shall have full administrative and executive powers

to deal with all matters relating to day to day administration of the

scheme. The Chairman of Visakhapatnam Port Trust is the Chairman of

the Erstwhile Visakhapatnam Cargo Handling Division also. The Deputy

Chairman shall be a whole time officer of the Board and shall assist the

Chairman in discharging of his functions.

Secretariat, Administrative, Labour, Accounts, Medical, Personnel

and Engineering Divisions are existed and all the functions of CHD are

being performed by these divisions under the direct control of respective

Officers headed under the control and supervision of Deputy Chairman /

Chairman.

Prior to the merger of CHD with VPT, the following is the

organization chart existed.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Secretary :

Secretary of the Cargo Handling Division is responsible for advising the Traffic manager on matters pertaining to procedure and for arranging general, statutory and special meetings of the Board; He shall be responsible for compilation of the Board’s annual administration report placing the same for Board’s approval and submission to the Government in due time. He shall be in general control of the Board’s Secretariat. He shall deal with matters relating to Industrial Relations. He shall be responsible for compilation, maintenance and furnishing of all labor statistics. He shall deal with cases of registration and listing of employers. He shall assist the Traffic manager and carry out the functions delegated to him by the traffic manager. He shall perform such other duties as may be entrusted to him from time to time by the Chairman or the Traffic manager with the approval of the Chairman.Senior Labour Officer:

Senior Labour Officer shall coordinate the functions of the Labour

Officers appointed under the two schemes of the Cargo Handling

Division. He shall advise the Administrative Bodies on all labor

management matters. He shall assist the traffic manger in discharging of

his duties as the Administrative Body, Unregistered Scheme. He shall be

watchful about the labor situation and report to the Chairman/ traffic

manager Chairman/Administrative Bodies about any signs of labor

unrest in proper time. He shall visit the work spots to settle disputes that

arise between the employers and the workers or among the workers and

ensure that the workers comply with the provisions of the scheme and

rules and regulations of the Board. He shall perform such other duties as

may be entrusted to him by the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman with

the approval of the Chairman.

Administrative Officer:

Administrative Officer shall be incharge of all purchases and

stores for the Board and Administrative Bodies. He shall deal with all

matters concerning lands, buildings and other properties and assets of the

Board. He shall be incharge of all vehicles and communication systems of

the Board. He shall be incharge of security of all properties of the Board.

He shall be the authority for allotment of Board’s quarters. He shall assist

the Deputy Chairman in his functions as Estate Officer of the Board He

shall deal with all legal matters concerning the Board. He shall deal with

matters relating to organization & methods and Work Study including

control of records. He shall attend to matters relating to public relations.

He shall perform any other functions that may be entrusted to him by the

Chairman with the approval of the Chairman.

Chief Accounts Officer:

Chief Accounts Officer shall maintain accounts of General Fund,

Welfare Fund, Provident Fund, Gratuity Fund, Pension Fund, Family

Security Scheme Fund. He shall advise the Board/Chairman son

investments and financial matters. He shall prepare budget for the funds

maintained by the Board and scrutinizes the budget of the Registered

Scheme and the Unregistered Scheme. He shall exercise budget control in

all the Divisions of the Board and Administrative Bodies He shall

conduct internal audit of the accounts of the Board and Administrative

Bodies. He shall conduct periodical verification of assets and stores in all

Divisions of the Board and Administrative Bodies. He shall be incharge

of all financial transactions will regard to the funds operated by the

Board. He shall deal with matters concerning audit of accounts

maintained by the Board and Administrative Bodies. He shall coordinate

the accounts work in the Registered Scheme, the Unregistered Scheme

and the Board’s Division. He shall perform any other function that may

be entrusted by the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman with approval of

the Chairman.

Personnel Officer:

Personnel Officer shall carry out the duties specifically laid down

under clause 44 of the Registered Scheme and clause 32 of the

Unregistered Scheme. He shall deal with all personnel matters, via,

recruitment, training (including study leave), grievances, promotions,

applications for outside employment, retirements, maintenance of service

records of workers and staff of the Board and Administrative Bodies. He

shall assist the Deputy Chairman in processing the disciplinary cases

reported by the Labour Officer and also in processing of appeals of

workers against the orders of the Labour Officers. He shall also assist the

Deputy Chairman in dealing with disciplinary cases against the

employees of the Board. He shall perform such other duties as may be

entrusted to him by the Chairman or the Deputy Chairman with the

approval of the Chairman.

Deputy Chief Medical Officer:

Presently, the post of the Deputy Chief Medical Officer is being

operated against the post of the Chief Medical Officer. Therefore, the

duties and responsibilities of the Chief Medical Officer is being looked

after by the Deputy Chief Medical Officer. The Deputy Chief Medical

Officer is the over all charge of the medical services – preventive,

promotive and curative and is responsible for the smooth running of the

Medical Department. He shall the administrative head of the Medical

Division of the Board and make periodical/surprises checks/visits of the

Hospital and Branch Dispensary. He shall be responsible for the

Sanitary Section and proper sanitation of the Board’s Office, Call stands

and Housing Colony at Kailasapuram. He shall visit those places twice in

a week for inspection and report to the Chief Medical Officer.. He shall

deal with the Unions in matters related to hospital working, under the

guidance of the Deputy Chairman. He shall scrutinize the medical

reimbursement bills and recommend for sanction. He shall approve

issues of special /specified drugs. He shall be the Chairman/ Convener of

Medical Boards for examination of cases for retirement on medical

grounds. He shall examine all cases of age assessment, cases for first

appointment in DLB medically (pre-employment medical examination),

cases of retired employees/workers for commutation of pension, cases

referred for medical examination for loss in earning capacity (Workmen’s

Compensation Act), case requiring light job and give his opinion

/report/recommendations. He shall recommend cases requiring referrals

to local Government Hospitals, local private Hospitals and out-station

Hospitals. He shall be responsible for the procurement of drugs and

equipment recommended by the Drugs Committee and Specialists

attending the Board’s Hospital. He shall exercise budgetary control and

shall be responsible for the imp rest cash and sign all the vouchers. He

shall attend to any other duties as may be assigned by the Chairman or the

traffic manager with the approval of the Chairman.

Labour Welfare Officer:

Labour Welfare Officer shall ascertain what further welfare

facilities are needed, how best they can be provided and make

suggestions for their establishment. He shall make sure that the available

welfare facilities provided under the Regulation or otherwise are being

properly maintained and utilized. He shall ensure adequate supervision

of the amenities provided, especially as regards canteens, rest rooms,

washing and toilet facilities and drinking water. He shall examine

grievances voiced by the dock workers and employees in respect of

welfare facilities and other amenities.

Asst Secretary:

Asst Secretary shall deal with all establishment matters like salary

bills, annual increments, conveyance allowance, TA & DA, LTC claims,

advances, recovery of advances, leaving including leave encashment,

conveyance allowance. He shall be in charge of Board’s Library. He shall

perform such other functions that may be entrusted to him by the

Chairman or the Deputy Chairman with the approval of the Chairman.

Asst. Executive Engineer:

Asst Executive Engineer shall be in charge of maintenance of

Colony at Kailasapuram including amenity buildings like Branch

Dispensary, Junior College, High School, Recreation Centre,

Kalyanamandapam and also the maintenance of Office Building, Call

stands and Hospital. He shall be responsible for arranging regular water

supply for all the above Buildings. He shall be responsible for

maintenance of electrical fittings of the above Buildings and street

lighting in the Colony. He shall supervise all construction works both

capital and minor works. He shall be responsible for procurement of

cement, steel and other Engineering Stores and capital works and

maintenance works and also be the over all incharge of the Engineering

Section. He shall prepare estimates and detailed drawings for the works.

He shall prepare Tender Schedules/Agreements. He shall assist the Chief

Accounts Officer in preparation of budget estimates/ revised estimates

pertaining to capital works and maintenance works. He shall process

contract bills after check measurement and effecting recovery for the

stores issued by the Department to Contractors.

Accounts Officer:

Accounts Officer shall be incharge of all financial transactions of

Funds operated by the Administrative Body, Registered Scheme and

maintain accounts of the Funds. He shall be responsible for collection of

Wages (including piece-rate wages) levy and other dues from employees

in proper time. He shall advise on investments and financial matters of

the Registered Scheme. He shall be responsible for wages and other

payments to the workers in proper time and for collection of advances

and other dues from them as per recovery advices. He shall prepare

budget for the funds maintained by the Administrative Body, Registered

Scheme. He shall deal with matters concerning audit of accounts

maintained by the Administrative Body. H shall be responsible for proper

assessment of levy contributions, dues payable to the Administrative

Body and collection thereof. He shall be responsible for submission of

monthly and annual statistics to the Board. He shall perform any other

functions that may be entrusted by the Chairman or the traffic manager or

the Administrative Body, Registered Scheme, with the approval of the

Chairman.

Labour Officer:

The Labour Officer shall be in charge of allocation of workers. He

shall visit the work spots to see that the work goes on efficiently. He

shall settle disputes that arise between the employers and the workers or

among the workers and ensure that the workers comply with the

provisions of the Scheme and rules and regulations of the Board. He shall

be sanctioning authority for casual leave/earned leave/sick leave and

processing of applications for advances, etc to the workers. He shall deal

with all disciplinary matters. He shall be responsible for submission of

monthly and annual statistics relating to employment of workers. He

shall advise the Administrative Body on all labor management matters

through the Senior Labour Officer. He shall be in charge and submit

reports to the Deputy Chairman about any signs of Labour unrest in

proper time. He shall perform such other duties as may be entrusted to

him by the Chairman or the traffic manager with the approval of the

Chairman.

Medical Officers:

The Medical Officer shall attend to shift duties in Causality to

render out-patient/emergency treatment. He / She shall also work in

General Shift when posted either at Main Hospital or Kailasapuram

Dispensary. He/She shall make rounds of various wards during 2nd and 3rd

shifts and attend to inpatients. He/She shall attend to any other duties as

may be assigned to him/her by the Chairman or the Chief Medical Officer

with the approval of the Chairman.

Hindi Officer:

The Hindi Officer shall be responsible for implementation of

Section 3 (3) of Official Language Act. She shall conduct Official

Language Implementation Committee Meetings for every quarter. She

shall be responsible for Hindi Training Programme of Officers and

Employees. She shall be responsible for conducting Hindi work-shops.

She shall perform any other work that may be entrusted by the Chairman

and with the approval of the Chairman.

Assistant Director (Systems):

Asst Director (Systems) shall be responsible to ensure convenient

methods for adoption of the computer media for wages/pay roll

calculations and billing in consultation with the Labour Officers and

Accounts Officers. He shall be responsible to plan and propose additions/

alterations for the existing system for better performance stage by stage.

He shall be responsible to plan improvement to the existing system by

creating a computer section. He shall be responsible to the proper

implementation of the systems and generate required output. He shall be

responsible to look after the proper upkeep and maintenance of all aspects

of the computer Centre. He shall be responsible for procuring, storing,

issue and usage of computer stationery in consultation with the

Administrative Officer. He shall be responsible to propose such

additional configurations as may be feasible for achieving better and

greater satisfaction of the users divisions. He shall also attend to such

other duties as may be entrusted by the Chairman and with the approval

of the Chairman.

Safety Officer:

The duties of the Safety Officer shall be to advise and assist the

management in the fulfillment of its obligations, statutory or otherwise,

concerning prevention of personal injuries and maintaining a safe

working environment.

The duties shall include the following namely: -

1. To advise the concerned department in planning and organizing

measures necessary for the effective control of personal injuries;

2. To advise on safety aspects in all dock work and to carry out detailed

job safety studies of selected dock work.

3. To check and evaluate the effectiveness of the action taken or

proposed to be taken to prevent personal injuries.

4. To advise the purchasing and stores departments in ensuring high

quality and availability of personal protective equipment.

WORK ACTIVITIES:

Port and Docks are services industries and play on important

role in the economy of a country. They are the gateways of

export and import of cargo. Handling of cargo is the main activity

that is carried out through port and docks. Beside there are a

large number of ancillary and supportive activities that go on

simultaneously with cargo handling with activities. There is

dredging, maintenance of navigational channels, berthing of ships

that comes into the ports, piloting them for the high sea ,

maintains and repairing of ships , signaling them. thus ports

and dock are center of multifarious activities and provide

employment to a large number of people .

The dock labor board, Visakhapatnam is service industry. The

nature of work performed here is nothing but handling of cargo. The

CHD has two schemes namely RS and URS, both for workers and

stevedores. It applies gangs of workers to stevedores i.e. agents

who under take the operation of loading and unloading of cargo.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE STRENGTH OF WORKERS

STAFF

As on 30-04-2009

REGISTERED SCHEME STRENGTH

Sr. Tally clerks 02

Tally clerks 78

Winch drivers 145

Tindals 57

T/signal man 98

Mazdoors 519

TOTAL 899

UN-REGISTERED SCHEME STRENGTH

Maistries 71

Light job 03

Tindals 26

Woman sweepers 03

Casual Mazdoors 32

Casual Mazdoors(daily wage) 315

TOTAL 450

STAFF STRENGTH

Class-I 11

Class-II 06

Class-III 112

Class-IV 64

Total 193

Registered scheme workers 899

Unregistered scheme workers 450

Total workers strength 1349

Total staff strength 194

TOTAL 1543

LABOUR WELFARE

Welfare is abroad concept referring to a state of an individual Or a

group in a desirable relationship with the total environment, ecological,

Economic & Social. The term welfare includes both the social and

economic Contents of welfare.

Definition :

The oxford dictionary defines labour welfare as efforts to make

Life worth living for workmen. Chambers dictionary defines welfare as

a State of faring or doing well; freedom from calamity, enjoyment of

health And prosperty.

It is some what difficult to accurately lay down the Scope of labor

welfare work, especially because of the fact labour is Composed of

dynamic individuals with complex needs. While expressing its

Interpretation regarding the scope of labour welfare, the ILO has

observed; “the term is one which lends itself to various interpretations

and it has not Always the same significance in different countries.”

SOCIALSECURITY:

According to Lord Beveridge; it is an attack of five Giants, want,

disease, ignorance, squalor and idleness.”The concept of social Security

is essentially related to the high ideals of human dignity and social

Justice. In a modern welfare state comprehensive social security

schemes Take care of persons from “womb to tomb”. It is of the pillars

on which the Structure of the welfare rests.

It has been defined by the ILO as “the security that society

furnishes , appropriate organization against certain risks to which

its members are exposed. These risks are essentially contingencies

against Which the individuals of small means cannot effectively provide

by his own Ability or the foresight alone or even with the private

combination with his Fellows.

Labour Welfare in CHD :

In CHD, in its meeting which was held on 20-7-1967

approved about the administration of Visakhapatnam Dock

workers welfare fund rules. The board declared at its meeting held on

23-11-1967, constituted a welfare Committee, administration

body and union representative are members of the Committee,

welfare officer is the secretary of the committee. The board

Collects welfare levy from the registered employers and

administer the Welfare funds providing the intramural and extra

mural welfare facilities.

Employee Welfare and Social Security:

The CHD under takes many activities for the welfare of

its workers. The amount is spends for the welfare activities at its

total expenditure will Be half of its annual income. It is undertakes

welfare programmes and not Only for the workers but also for their

family and children. It also looks After them at the call stand

also by providing them with all facilities Required. The various

welfare measures are in CHD all the statutory Welfare provision

are provided as per the dock workers, (Safety, health and Welfare

regulation Act.) 1990.

WELFARE MEASURES

The welfare measures are of two types.

1. Statutory welfare measures.

2. Non statutory welfare measures or

Voluntary welfare measures.

1.STATUTORY WELFARE MEASURES:

Employers in India are restricted statutorily to Comply with

the provisions of various welfare amenities under the Different labor

legislations. The statutory welfare facilities provided Under the

Factories act 1948, plantations labor act5 1951, mines act 1952, motor

transport workers act 1961, and contract of labor act1970, the

merchant shipping act 1958 and the dock workers scheme

(safety,health,welfare) 1961 etc.

The statutory welfare measures are:

1. Facilities for sitting,

2. first aid appliances,

3. shelters, rest rooms, and lunch rooms,

4. canteen,

5. crèche,

6. welfare officer.

2. NON STATUTORY WELFARE MEASURES:

There are certain employers especially in the Organized sector of

industry, who have promised a wide verity of welfare Amenities and

services to their employees. The non statutory or the voluntary

Welfare measures are..

1. Educational facilities

2. Medical facilities

3. Transport facilities

4. Recreational facilities

5. Housing facilities

6. Consumer co operative societies.

STATUTORY WELFARE MEASUERS

A comprehensive dock workers scheme, 1961, has been Framed

for all major ports and administered by the chief advisor, factories. It is

framed under the dock workers (regulation of e4mployement) act 1948.

Amenities provided in the port premises include provision of (a) urinals

and Latrines, (b) drinking water, (c) washing facilities, (d) bathing

facilities, (e) Canteens, (f) rest rooms, (g) call stands and (h) first aid

arrangements.

Other welfare measures provided are,

(a) housing facilities, (b) schools, (c) educational facilities, (d) grants

of scholarships, (e) library facilities, (f) sports and recreation (g)

fair price shop and (h) co operative credit societies.

1. Washing facilities:

Section 42 of the factories act lays down that Every factor has to

provide adequate and suitable washing facilities Separately for the

use of male female workers. In this regard the state Government may

prescribe standards of adequate and suitable facilities for Washing.

Section 18(c) of the contract labour act, provides that every

Contractor employing contract labour in connection with the work of

an Establishment has to provide and maintain washing facilities.

Suitable facilities for bathing and washing of workers

uniform and Also for storing drying clothes proper provisions are

made. These provisions Are separately provided for both Male &

Female workers. A part from these They are also provided with a fixed

monthly washing allowance. They are Also issued with soaps and

detergents for the purpose of washing.

2. Facilities for storing and drying:

It is only the factories act incorporated such a provision, under the

Section 43 of the act, a state government may make rules for the

provision of Suitable places for keeping all clothing nit worn during the

working hours And for the drying of wet clothing. The chief inspector of

the factories will See the necessary arrangements in all cases of factories

such as engineering Workshops, iron and steel works etc…

3. Facilities for sitting:

Every factory has to provide necessary sitting facilities,

Particularly for workers who are obliged to work in a standing position.

The Chief inspector of factories may direct the occupier of any factory to

provide Suitable seating arrangements as far as possible.

4. First aid appliances:

Section 21 of the mines act and the section 12 of the

Motor transport workers act and under the section of 19 of the contract

labor

Act every factory must provide and maintain the first aid boxes and

medical

Facilities and the number of the boxes must not be less than one for

every Employees or workers.

First-aid arrangements in C.H.D:

Adequate first aid boxes are maintained with the prescribed

contains In respect of every 50 employees. The dispensary which is

very near to the Dock area is of great use in case of emergencies and

accidents . Ambulances Used emergencies & Accidents

5. Shelters, rest rooms and lunch rooms:

According to the section 9 of the motor Transport workers act

and the section 17 of the contract labour act every Factor employing

more than 150 workers must provide the adequate and Suitable

shelters or rest rooms and a lunch room, with provision for drinking

Water ,where workers can eat meals brought by them. But in case a

canteen Is maintained in according with the provision of section 46,

it will be Regarded as part of this requirement.

Shelter, Rest Rooms and Lunch Rooms :

The Dock Labour Board (OLB) management provided

Shelter, rest rooms to their employees according to facilities Act

1948, section 47. The management provided sufficient lighting,

ventilation, furniture and Other equipment in those lunch room and

shelters.

6. Canteen:According to the section 46 of the factories act and the rules

79 To 85 of the Maharashtra factories rules and the Maharashtra co

operative Societies act 1960 and under the section 394 of the

Bombay municipal Corporation act 1833 and the section 16 of the

contract labor act and the Section 11 of the plantations act and the

section 8 of the motor transport Workers act and the ILO

recommendations No. 102 adopted in 1956 in the 39th session gave

further impetus to the establishment and improvement in

The exisisting canteens in factory establishments.The canteen expanses

were bore by welfare department out of Welfare fund. Supply of

the Tea to the workers at the subsidized rates at theCall stand and

works sports continued in addition to the main canteen. The Canteen

is managed by canteen committee constituted with respective of

Workers, staff and management on no profit and no loss basis. The

canteen is Give subsidiary towards payment of salaries of staff and

for fuel, also free Accommodation, electricity, furniture and

equipment to the canteen is Provided, subsidies paid during the

previous years by the board are

Subsidies during the previous year:

Year Canteen Subsidies

2002-2003 18,84,368

2003-2004 19,34,230

2004-2005 22,65,908

2005-2006 2,589,719,77

2006-2007 2,791,846,96

2007-2008 34,62,864

Canteen Timings:

S.No. Timings From To

1. Tiffin Section 9.00 AM 9.30 AM

2. Tea & Coffee 10.30 AM 11.30 PM

3. Meals Section 12.30 PM 1.30 PM

4. Snacks and tea 3.00 PM 3.30 PM

Canteen Management Structure

President

Secretary

Manager Asst. Manager

Store in charge

Cashiers (6) Members

Cooks (5) Members

Suppliers (4) Members

Helpers (3) Members

Cleaning (6) members

Canteen Subsidy Rates by the board :

S.No. Items Price

1 Tea 0.50

2 Coffee 1.00

3 Idly (2) 0.35

4 Puri (1) 1.00

5 Rawa Dosa / pesaratu 1.00

6 Plain Dosa / Upma 1.00

7 Ulli Vada 1.00

8 Pakoda (50g) 1.00

9 Masala Vada (2) 1.00

10 Baji (4) 1.00

11 Bonda (2) 1.00

12 Egg bonda 1.50

13 Meals (300g) 1.50

14 Egg Meals 2.50

15 Extra Rice one cup 1.00

16 Curd 1.50

17 Chicken / Fish curry 8.00

7. Welfare officer:

The labour investigation committee also gave Importance to the institution of a welfare officer its recommendations had Considerable impact on the thinking of government before independence. The factories act of 148 provides for the statutory appointment of the labor Welfare officer in a factory. Section 49(1) and (2) of the factories act, lays Down that(1) in every factory where in the five hundred or the more workers Are ordinary employed the occupier shall employ in the factory such Number of welfare officers as may be prescribed. (2) the state government May prescribe the duties, qualifications and the conditions of service of Officers employed under the sub section (1). Welfare officer in C.H.D: Visakhapatanam Dock Labour Board has a separate

welfare officer for both the registered and unregistered scheme

workers. The role of the Welfare officers in DLB is to look after the

a) Welfare activities.

b) Establish liaison with worker / management.

c) Redress of grievance and co-coordinating of welfare activities.

d) Implementation of statutory, non statutory measures.

e) Coordinating cultural canteen, health and recreation facilities.

8.Call stands:

Call stands are places where workers at both schemes are

recruited for the day, there are 2 stands one for the registered and

Unregistered schemes. Attendance is taken so as to calculate their

wage at the call stands workers Are sent from the call stands their

respective work places. This call stands Also have the facility for

recreation through recreation centers.

9.Drinking water:

Water coolers are provided at the call stands, Board’s hospital

and Offices water taps were adequately provided. Also arrangements

are made to Supply water through water coolers at the work spots in

the mineral are Dumps and jetty’s where taps are not provided at

wagon

unloading call stand through another well at the registered scheme

callstand water coolers are Provided for use of staff at the

administrative office and also one water Cooler at the staff canteen.

10. Urinals and Latrines:

Separate latrines and urinals for male and female workers are

provided with proper ventilation and lighting.

OTHER BENEFITS

Payment of wages during holidays:

Each worker should entitle for holiday not exceeding 09 days

in year. He shall be paid for the holidays at the time rate wage

inclusive of DA to the Category to which the permanently belongs

apart from these holidays the Leave benefits are as follows.

Earned Leave:1/22 of the number of days worked attend in the first year

of service There after 1/11 of the number of days attended can be

utilized as earned Leave accumulation will be allowed up to 240 days.

Casual Leave : 12 days in a year Sick Leave : 07 days in a year

Attendance Allowance:

Subject to other provisions of in schemes a workers on

the reserve Pool registers who is a valuable for work but

whom no allowance at the Rate of 1/5th of the monthly wage

composing of basic pay and Dearness Allowances and full daily rate

of HRA and CCA for the days on which During a calendar month

be attended for work, as directed by the Administrative body

when no work was found for him.

Provident Fund:

A fixed percentage (10%) on the basic and DA is deducted

from both the registered and unregistered workers towards the

provident fund. An annual interest prescribed by the Govt. is paid on

this amount. An employee can also avail loans on the amount

contributed by him. These loans are give upto 75% on the basis

of length of service.

Pension Scheme:

Pension payment is made monthly by the employer to

employee not of post rendered. An amount of 1.67% deducted from

employee is paid from time to time in to the pension fund in respect of

every employee, so every Employee is covered by the pension

scheme. The CHD is also extending employees family pension

scheme to its workers according to employee’s family pension

scheme to be dependents whose service is above 33 years.

Gratuity:

Gratuity shall be give equal to 15 days wages in a

year. The authority issue the Gratuity is deputy Chairman.

Gratuity is admissible for services not exceeding 30years to all. No

gratuity is paid to any employee who has less than 5 years

continuous service with the board except if the worker dies in

service or retires on medical grounds or is retrenched.

Ex- gratuity in lieu of bonus:

Both registered scheme workers and unregistered scheme

workers are eligible for ex-gratuity in lieu of bonus. The Board has

fixed the ex-gratia in lieu of bonus the rate of 20% of total

emoluments subjected to maximum of Rs. 6000/ workmen’s.

Compensation:

This was India’s first social security legislation passed in

the year 1923 to provide employment injury compensation to

industrial workers are covered under the workmen compensation act,

1923. The compensation is related to the extent of injury or death.

In CHD the compensation is paid according to the amounted

workmen’s compensation act, 1984 in case of death and

disablement. For death (40% of average monthly wage), permanent

disablement (50% of the average monthly earnings ) permanent

partial disablement, (50% of monthly earning) temporary (25% of

monthly average wage).

Family Security Scheme:

In CHD for the future protection to the family of all

the employees from every employee Rs. 20/- per month will be deducted

and maintained as fund. At his retirement or when he dies in middle

of the lump sum amount will be given.

Over Time:

Over Time is allowed only when his work can be

completed within two hours and over and above the shift timings. Over

time has to be certified by the shift incharge. The “payment of the

wage act, 1936” is applicable to the extent that wages are paid on

or before 10 days after the expiry of the wage period.

Payoff wage will be given if there is no work for that shift

provided he is available for alternative work is piped through out the

shift. They have a holiday and weekly off, but they have work for a

minimum four days in a month and reset of the days can be taken

leave. A worker can work only for it shift and over time is not

generally not allowed.

Wage Incentive Scheme (piece Rate System):

A wage incentive scheme called piece rate system was

introduced

in CHD. The term incentive is used to signify inducement offered

to the employees to put for their best in order to maximum production

results. It is a payment of further emoluments to the maximum not

depending upon extra profits but on extra production, as an

encouragement to put in more labour than normal. The wage

inactive scheme, aim as the fulfillment of one or more for the

following objectives.

1. To increase a worker earning without dragging the organization

into higher wage rate structure regardless of productivity.

2. To improve the profit or through a reduction in the unit cost of

labour and materials or both.

3. To use wage inactive as a useful tool for securing a better

utilization of manpower better and effective personnel

policies from the management point of view outer the

incentive provision is made it motivate the worker to work

more which is clearly visible and this in course leads to

increase in productivity so it is giving benefits to both the

employer and the workers.

NON STATUTORY WELFARE MEASURES

Educational facilities:

The need for imparting necessary education to the Workers in

India had been emphasized by the Indian industrial commission 1981

and the royal commission 1931 . the Indian industrial commission

Observed that “a factory which has the past to delay the progress of

Indian Industrial development has been the ignorance and the

conservation of the Uneducated workmen.”

Education facilities in C.H.D:

Reimbursement of cost of text books and tuition fee Rs. 480/- is

being paid per year to the employees of CHD per year two children from

1st standard to 10th class on par with port trust. Rs. 400/- is being paid

as scholarship per year to two children of the employee for intermediate

classes. Rs. 500/- is being paid as scholarship for Degree / Master

Degree per year to two children of the employees of CHD on per with

port trist. Rs. 3,600/- for first year and 3,300/- for the remaining three

year are being paid of B.E, B.Tech. courses and Rs. 6,000 /- per year

for MBBS courses subject to the condition that the child should not cross

20 years of age on per with port trust. DLB junior college is

being maintained by the CHD educational society. The total expenditure

of the college in met from the CHD welfare fund.

Grant of Scholarships:

The board provides scholarship to the children of workers of different

grades

Scholarships in the previous years are as follows:

Particulars Grant of scholarship

2002-2003 37,908,00

2003-2004 12,791,00

2004-2005 45,743,00

2005-2006 273,286,00

2006-2007 262,116,00

2007-2008 53,60,643

Re-imbursement of tuition fees:

VOLB has scheme for reimbursement of tuition fee, examination fees

and

cost of the books for the children of employees. Who is studying from

class-I to Degree level? Amount spent for education purpose in

previous years is as given below.

Year Reimbursement of tuition fees

2002-2003 1,86,110

2003-2004 1,10,160

2004-2005 1,38,449

2005-2006 4,026,690

2006-2007 4,652,750

2007-2008 5,360,643

Adult Education:

In CHD most of the employees / workers are uneducated. So the

Management is giving an adult education classes daily for 1 hour before

the Working timing for the workers who are being conducted at the call

stands. And these are not that much or upto the mark presently.

Cultural association & sports Councils

The Dock Labour Board Kolkata association has organized

many Cultural programmes during the year. Inter department annual

sports are Conducted to the workers / employees / officers and

distinguished player are Sponsored to participate in the sports organized

by major ports and other organizations.

Medical facilities:

Employers, whether in private or public sector have been

Providing medical facilities for their workers and their families, even

before The introduction of ESI scheme. The workers in departmental

undertakings Are more are less governed by the medical rules applicable

to government Servants, or such other facilities, both Indoor or out door.

The committee on the labour welfare has recommended That in the

case of smaller units, medical facilities should be provided on Joint

basic by a group of employers in scattered areas. The instructions like

Industrial co operatives, industrial estate can play an important role

in Providing medical facilities to the workers by a joint drive.

Medical Facilities in C.H.D:

The work in dock comprises of loading and unloading of cargo

is

of very high risk and accident-zone. In order to face this situation the

dock labour board started a hospital very near to the dock area with all

facilities like surgical, medical gynecology and ophthalmology

departments under medical officers specialized in these fields. It

comprises of 40 beds in the hospital. There is a dispensary and also a part

time homeopathic dispensary working in workers colony at housing

colony continues to be popular among the residents of the colony. A

scheme for treating the retired employees in board hospital is also

available.

Medical facilitating is being extended to the worker and to

the eligible family members. Two dispensaries one at port area

and other on at Kailasapuram, housing colony are being

maintained. Workers / employees are being referred to local super

specialty hospital and out station hospital in case of emergency.

Homeo dispensary is being maintained at OLB dispensary,

AGB and at housing colony on Tuesday and Friday at specific

timings. Family planning increment is being granted to the

worker. Employees those who have undergone vasectomy /

Tubectomy operation with two children. Incentives of state

Government of Rs 120/- and boards share of incentives of Rs.

170/- are being granted to those employees who have under gone

family planning operation with two living children.

Six working days of special casual leave to the workers

who have undergone vasectomy operation and 15 days paternity leave

to the workers whose spouse under gone. Tubectomy with two living

children is being granted. The cost of the specialized purchased

are being reimbursed @ Rs. 225/- for non-vision test and rs. 375/- for

vision test category once in every two years. Financial assistance of

Rs. 50/- and Rs. 75/- being granted to the worker in acute distress

due to long sickness.

Visakhapatnam Dock Labour Board – Hospital:

The Main Hospital in the port area the Branch Dispensary at

Boares Housing colony, kailasapuram are continued to provide out-

door patient treatment during the year.

Amount spent on during the year 2006-2007 - 216.42 lakhs.

Amount spent on during this year 2007-2008 – 339.45 lakhs.

Transport facilities:

The provision of transport facilities to the

industrial Workers forms an integral part of the general transport facility

and is by and

Large, the responsibility of the public authorities like the local

bodies Transport corporation and state governments.

Transport facilities to workers residing at a long

at along distance are essential to relive them from strain and anxiety.

Such facilities also provide greater opportunity for relaxation and

recreation and help in reducing the rate of absenteeism. The international

labour conference while adopting utilization of spare time

recommendation urged its member countries that by means of a well

conceived transport system and by affording special facilities in

regard to fares and time tables, workers should be enabled to traveling

between their homes and their work places.

Recreational facilities:

Recreation is commonly taken to be the opposite of work. It has

an important bearing on the individual’s personality as well as his

capability to contribute to social development. The process of

industrialization it self has accelerated the need for recreational amenities.

In many of the developing countries the need to provide adequate

facilities for The workers employed in medium sized and smaller

undertaking has been widely felt.

The ILO recommendations on welfare facilities adopted

in 1956 urged upon the member countries to take appropriate

measures, “to encourage the provision of recreational facilities for the

workers in or near the undertaking in which they are employed,

where suitable facilities organized by special bodies or by

community action are not already available and where there is a

real for such facilities as indicated by there presentatives of the

workers concerned.

Recreation facilities in C.H.D:

There recreation centers are being maintained at

call stand, Kailasapuram AOB, CHD with the provisions of

TV, Magazines and periodicals along with some in door game

facilities. Sports council of CHD is organizing various annual games

and sports to the workers. Workers / employees are sponsored for

various competitions of major ports / state / National level by

granting special casual level and financial assistance on per with

port trust. Dock Labour Board cultural association is organizing

various cultural activities among workers.

Housing facilities:-

Some of the employers both in the public sector and

private sectors have been providing the housing facilities to their

workers. In Mumbai, some of the member mills of the Bombay mill

owners association have provide tenements to their workers. The

tenements consists of single as well as double rooms, there are a few

two room self contained tenements also. In some of the reaming centers

of the industry like Calcutta, Delhi, Gwalior, Nagpur, Kanpur,

Chennai, Bangalore, Mumbai, the employers have provided housing

facilities with different types of quarters for different categories of

workers. In this connection it is worth mentioning the housing colonies

that have sprung up Telco, Larsen, and Tourbro, Godrej Hindustan

machine tools .

Housing facilities in C.H.D:

The Board has constructed quarters for workers at kailasapuram

with Facilities for water tanks, street lights, post office, bus shelters

etc. the Board grants fund from time to time look after quarters

maintenance. These are categories into different types for different

categories of workers.

Staff Quarters Workers Quarters

Type-I 07 Type-I 77

Type-II 11 Type-II 70

Type-III 19 Type-III 10

Type ‘A’ 06 Type ‘A’ 69

Others Vacant

Type-I 06 Type-I 08

Type-II 06 Type-II 09

Type-III 01 Type-III

Type ’A’ 20 Type ‘A’ 35

Quarters under Repair Total Quarters

Type-I 04 Type-I 102

Type-II Type-II 96

Type-III Type-III 30

Type ‘A’ 22 Type ‘A’ 152

Welfare Centers at the Call Stands & Housing colony:

There are 2 welfare centers at the call stands, one at the

registered scheme call stand and other at the unregistered scheme call

stand. These welfare centers provide. T.V. indoor games, radio,

magazines, news papers and record players etc. to the Dock workers. The

expenditure on recreation is given below.

Particulars Housing colony

2002-2003 15,72,237

2003-2004 17,99,164

2004-2005 46,81,964

2005-2006 188,721,42

2006-2007 202,114,78

2007-2008 169,97,530

Consumer co operative societies:

According to the co operative planning committee

“co-operative is a form of organization in which persons voluntarily

associate together on the basis of equality for the promotion of their

economic interest.

It is based on definite rules which are as follows.

1) No one is compelled to join in co operative society nor is its

member ship closed afterwards.

2) The management of the co operative society is democratic “one

man One vote” is the ruling principle.

3) The members combine to promote the economic interests of them

selves and not of anybody else, “self help through mutual help is

their guiding principle.

4) Co operative association is not an association selfish

individual. There prevails a co operative instead of competitive

spirit and

5) Lastly, co operative is not simply a movement for

economic betterment. It leads to the development of higher values

of life. I.e.Honesty and unselfishness.

Balavihar at housing colony:

A Balavihar is established in the colony for the benefit of the

children aged below 5 years under the department of employment and

social welfare under Government of Andhra Pradesh.

Mahila Samajam:

The Mahila Samajam consists of woman fold of the Dock labour

Board workers colony. It organizes tailoring, needle work, embroidery

classes and also social functions involving ladies and children of the

colony. 12 sewing machines, furniture and fee accommodation is

provided by the Board. The samajam is under taking the stitching of

school uniforms, ready made dresses and bags there by contribute some

amount to their family it also started Mahila adult education of the

colony. A nursery English medium school is also being run with the

help of the board. They organize annual get together picnics. Stationary

and departmental stores and also a soap making unit was started by the

Mahila Samajam.

Recreation:

There recreation centers are being maintained at call

stand, Kailasapuram AOB, CHD with the provisions of TV,

Magazines and periodicals along with some in door game facilities.

Sports council of CHD is organizing various annual games and sports to

the workers. Workers / employees are sponsored for various

competitions of major ports / state / National level by granting special

casual level and financial assistance on per with port trust. Dock

Labour Board cultural association is organizing various cultural

activities among workers.

Uniforms / Protective equipment:

Two pairs of uniform to the eligible workers / employees are

being supplied every year and four saree’s per year to the woman

employees, safety shoes to the eligible workers is being supplied

nose masks are provided to all the workers is a month per worker.

Four (4) sets of hand gloves to the winch men categories are being

supplied in month, uniform are supplied to the eligible staff on par with

port. Soaps and towels are being supplied to all the worker every

year i.e., 24 lifebuoy international soaps and 10 sunlight soaps to each

worker every Year 16 lifebuoy international soaps a year to each of the

sanitary Khalasis / mazdoors. Lux international soaps 12 each to the

class III employer a year 3 towels to each worker / officers in year. Ball

point pen (Jotter refill) once in year and ordinary ball point pen month

Are being supplied to all the staff who involved in writing.

Funeral expenses:

Funeral expenses of Rs. 2,501 /- to those workers / employees

die while in service and Rs. 1201 /- to those worker / employees

died after retirement are being paid.

Kalyanamandapam:

Shramshakti Vihar (DLB kalyanamandapam) at housing colony is

being Maintained by VOLB, the hire and other charges are collected on

with VPT.

Workers Teachers Training:

Workers / employees are being sponsored for workers

Teachers training Courses conducted at the regional worker education

center.

Picnic grants:

Rs. 15/- worker / employees is being paid towards picnic grant.

Festival Advance:

The Festival advance is given to every employee of CHD at the end of

year means in the month of December. Presently the CHD has decided

to give Rs. 3000/- as Festival Advance and this can be recovered in 10

installments as Rs. 300/- per month from the employees salary.

Other amenities:

Grant upto Rs. 500/- is being paid to the group of workers / employees

who celebrate religious functions. Financial assistance upto Rs. 500/-

to the workers / employees is being extended to the workers whose

house gutted in fire accident and whose house damaged in floods.

Transportation is being provided to the workers from call stand to work

spots. Allowances such as unclean allowances and washing allowances

are being paid to all the eligible workers of the board.

SOCIALSECURITY MEASURES

There are several kinds of social security measures, by

several government acts. They are…

1. Compensation,

2. Sickness extended sickness benefits,

3. Maternity benefits,

4. Disablement benefits,

5. Dependent benefits,

6. Funeral benefits,

7. Medical benefits,

8. Family pension benefits,

9. Life insurance benefits,

10.Retirement benefits,

11.Withdrawal benefits,

12.Gratuity benefits,

13.Provident fund.

Compensation:

The beginning of social security in India was affected with the

passing of workmen’s compensation act in 1923. prior to 1923 it was

almost impossibility on the part of an injured workman to recover

damage or Compensation for any injury sustained by him in the ordinary

course of his employment. The object of the act is to impose an

obligation upon employers to pay compensation to workers for

accidents arising out of and in the course of employment. The scheme of

the act is not to compensate the workman in lieu of the wages to pay

compensation for the injury caused.

Sickness & extended benefits:

Sickness benefits represents periodical payments made to an insured

person for the period of certified sickness after completing nine

months in insurable employment. To quality for this benefits,

contributions should have been paid for at least 78 days in the

relevant contribution period. The maximum duration for availing

sickness benefit is 91 days in two consecutive benefit periods. There

is a waiting of 2 days which is waived if the insured person is

certified sickness benefit was last paid.

Maternity benefit:

Maternity benefit implies cash payment to insured woman in

case of confinement or miscarriage or sickness arising out of

pregnancy, premature birth of child as certified by a duly appointed

medical officer or midwife. For entitlement to maturity benefit, the

insured woman should have contributed for not less than 70 days

ion the immediately preceding two Consecutive contribution periods

corresponding to the benefit period in Which the confinement occurs

or is expected to occur.

Disablement benefits:-

In case of temporary disability arising out of

an employment injury disablement benefit is admissible to an insured

person for the entire period so certified by an insurance medical

officer/practitioner for which the insured person does not work wages.

The benefit is not subject to any contributi on condition and is payable at

a rate which is not less than 70% of the daily average wages. The

benefit is however not payable if life Incapacity is less than 3 days

excluding the date of accident.

Dependents benefits:-

Periodical pension is paid to the dependent of a

diseased insured person where death occurs as a result of an

employment injury or occupational disease. The window receives

monthly pension for life or until remarriage at a fixed rate equivalent to

3/5th of the disablement benefit are rate and each dependent child is

paid an amount equivalent to 2/5th

there of until he/she attains to 18 years of age, provided that, in case of

infirmity, the benefit continues to be paid till infirmity.

Medical benefits:-

An insured person and his family members become

entitled to medical care from the date he enters the insurable

employment or is qualified to claim sickness, maternity or

disablement benefit. The entitlement to medical care is extended up

to two years persons suffering from any specified chronic or long-

term diseases. Medical treatment to persons, who go out of the

coverage during the period of treatment, is not discontinued till the spell

of sickness ends.

Funeral benefits:-

Funeral expenses are in the nature of lump sum payment up to a

maximum of Rs. 2500 made to defray the expenditure of the funeral of

deceased insured person. The amount is paid either to the eldest

surviving member of the family or in his absence, to the person who

actually incurs the expenditure on the funeral.

Rehabilitation benefits:- The corporation grants rehabilitation allowance to the insured

persons, for each day on which they remain admitted in an artificial

limb center, on the rates, which generally conform to double the

standard sickness benefit rate.

Provident fund benefits:-

There are four kinds of provident finds, viz. (1) statutory fund,

(2) recognized provident fund, (3) un recognized provident fund, and

(4) Public provident fund.

(1) Statutory provident fund:

This is a fund to which the provident funds act of

1925,

applies. This fund in institution like universities, local bodies,

railways, government and the semi governmental organization like Life

Insurance Corporation of India, and state training Corporation.

(2) Recognized provident fund:

This is a fund that is recognized by the

commissioner of income tax for the purpose of the

income tax act 1961.

(3) Unrecognized provident fund:

This is a fund that is not recognized by the income

tax Commissioner, it is generally found in non-governmental

organizations.

(4) public provident fund:

Instituted under the public provident fund a 1968, it is a fund whose

membership is open to all but self-employed People should find it

especially beneficial.

Family pension benefits:

The scheme was applied to all coalmines in

the State of Bihar, west Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra,

Orissa, Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Rajasthan, Nagaland and

Tamilnadu. The Provision of the scheme are more or less the same

as that of the scheme Under employees’ provident funds and

miscellaneous provisions act, 1952.

Gratuity benefits:

Gratuity as an additional retirement benefit has

been Secured by labor in numerous instances, either by

agreement or by Awards. It was concede as a provision for old age

and a reward for good, Efficient and faithful service for a

considerable period. It was subjected By the payment of gratuity act,

1972.

STUDY ANALYSIS

(Welfare Amenities in Visakhapatanam Dock Labour Board)

The primary data about welfare measures are collected from a

sample of 50 respondents choose randomly through a questionnaire

which was prepared for the purpose were given and their details were

collected. And from the details an analysis was made and results were

tabulated in a tabular from along with pie charts.

The respondent’s options are categorized under various heads

like satisfied, unsatisfied, bad, good, very good, poor, average etc. the

data is collected about the facilities at work place, safety measures,

fringe benefits, sanitary facilities, sufficiency of health centers, medical

facilities, hygienic conditions, canteens, rates of items supplied in

canteen, drinking water facilities, extra moral welfare activities and

education facilities.

On analysis of the data it is felt that half of the respondents are

Satisfied with all the welfare facilities provided by the Visakhapatanam

Dock Labour Board. The remaining half of the respondents was not

satisfied or little satisfied with the welfare facilities provided to them.

Some are satisfied in some facilities and some are not. On the whole are

satisfied and most of them are satisfied with the canteen facility, medical

facilities, drinking water facilities, welfare the sanitary facilities has the

least satisfied respondents.

This chapter presents the brief analysis of the respondents,

collected from 50 employees at various levels of the organization.

Simple random sampling was the technique used for drawing sample.

Secondary data is gathered from various publications annual reports of

CHD & News magazines. The responses were collected through direct

interaction with respondent employees in the from of simple interview,

and then they were properly tabulate and interpreted.

As in any study there are certain limitations, my study also includes

some limitations. Firstly the available information is not adequate for

studying the organizations attitude towards the participative management

in CHD. Second that some of the employees are not co-operative and

interaction With them was not possible.

Employees Perception- Welfare & social security Measures

(Mentioned bellow)1.Are you satisfied facilities at work place?

OPINION

NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIDE 70 70%

UN SATISFIDE 10 10%

AVRAGE 20 20%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION: From the above chart shows that 70% of the employees have an option that the facilities at the work sport are satisfied where as 20% of employees said that facilities are average and another 10% employees are responded that they are unsatisfied

2.Have you satisfied with safety measures in the organization?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIDE 60 60%

UNSATISFIDE 10 10%

AVERAGE 30 30%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION:

From the above chart shows that 60% of the employees are satisfied where as 30% of employees said that facilities are average and another 10% employees are responded that they are unsatisfied

3.Have you satisfied with opportunity for learning and growth?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIDE 20 20%

UNSATISFIDE 10 10%

AVERAGE 70% 70%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION:

From the above chart shows that 20% of the employees are satisfied where as 70% of employees said that facilities are average and another 10% employees are responded that they are unsatisfied

4.how do you fell about the sanitary facilities in the organization ?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

GOOD 10 10%

VERY GOOD 10 10%

AVERAGE 60 60%

POOR 20 20%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION;

The above chart shows that 10% of employees said that they are feel good about sanitary facilities in CHD 10% of the employees are feel very good , 60% of employees are feel average and 20% employees are feel poor.

5.Have you satisfied with canteen facilities in organization?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIDE 80 80%

UNSATISFIDE 0 0%

AVERAGE 20 20%

PEI CHART:

INTERPRETATION:

From the above chart shows that 80% of the employees are satisfied where as 20% of employees said that facilities are average and another 0% employees are responded that they are unsatisfied

6.How do you feel about rates of items being supplied in canteen?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

HIGH 0 0%

LOW 100 100%

AVERAGE 0 0%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION:

From the above chart shows that 100% of the employees are feel that the rates are low where as 0% of employees feel that rates are average and 0% employees are responded that rates are high.

7.Do you have any medical facilities provided by CHD?

OPNIONNO OF RESPODENT

PERCETAGE

YES 100 100%

NO 0 0%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION: From above chart shows that 100% EMPLOYEES said that they have good medical facilities.

8. Have you satisfied with health schemes facilitate by your organization?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

YES 9O 90

NO 10 10%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION: From above chart shows that 90% EMPLOYEES satisfied with health schemes. And 10% of the employees unsatisfied with health schemes.

9.Huw do you feel about hygienic condition of the health centres ?

OPINION

NO OF RESPODENT PERCENTAGE

GOOD 70 70%

VERY GOOD 20 20%

AVERAGE 10 10%

POOR 0 0%

PIE CHRT:

INTERPRETATION;

The above chart shows that 70% of the employees feel good about hygienic conditions of health center,20% of the employees feel very good, 10% of the employees feel average and 0% of the employees feel poor.

10.how do you feel about extra moral welfare activities in organisation?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIDE 20 20%

UNSATISFIDE 10 10%

AVERAGE 70 70%

PIE CHART;

INTERPRETATION;

The above chart shows that 70% of the employees satisfied with extra moral welfare activities ,20% of the employees feel

average and 10% of the employees unsatisfied with moral welfare activities.

11.Do you have any credit facility to purchase retail goods provided by CHD?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

YES 0 0%

NO 100% 100%

PIECHART;

INTERPRETATION;

The above chart shows that there is no credit facility to purchase retail goods provided by CHD.

12.Have you satisfied with educational facilities ?

OPINION

NO OF RESPODENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIED 70 70%

UNSATISFIED 0 0%

AVERAGE 20 20%

POOR 10 10%

PIECHART;

INTERPRETATION:

The above chart shows that 70% of the employees satisfied with education facilities and 20% of employees feel average ,10% of employees opted poor and 0% of the employees are unsatisfied.

13. Does your management provide school or college for your children?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

YES 100 100%

NO 0 0%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION:

From above chart employees said that management provide school and college for their children .

14.does your organization provide scholarship for your children?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

YES 100 100%

NO 0 0%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION:

From above chart employees said that management provide scholarship for their children.

15.Are you satisfied with the reimbursement of tuition fee provided for professional courses to the children of employees?

OPINIONNO OF RESPODENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIED 70 70%

UNSATISFIED 0 0%

AVERAGE 20 20%

POOR 10 10%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION:

The above chart shows that 70% of the employees satisfied with reimbursement of tution fee and 20% of employees feel average ,10% of employees opted poor and 0% of the employees are unsatisfied. 16.Have you satisfied with family security schemes provided by CHD?

OPINION

NO OF RESPODENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIED 70 70%

UNSATISFIED 0 0%

AVERAGE 20 20%

POOR 10 10%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION:

The above chart shows that 70% of the employees satisfied with family security schemes and 20% of employees feel average ,10% of employees opted poor and 0% of the employees are unsatisfied.

17.How do you feel about cooperative credit society ?

OPTION NO OF RESPONDENT

PERCENTAGE

UAEFULL 90 90%

NOT USEFULL 0 0%

CANT’ SAY 10 10%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION: From above chart 90% employees said that cooperative credit societies usefull.10% employees said that can’t say 0% of the employees feel that it is not useful

18. Have you satisfied with housing facilities provided ?

90%

10

OPINIONNO OF RESPODENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIED 80 80%

UNSATISFIED 0 0%

AVERAGE 20 20%

POOR 0 0%

PIE CHRT:

INTERPRETATION: The above chart shows that 80% of the employees satisfied with housing facilities provided by CHD.20% employees feel average 0% employees opted poor.0% employees are unsatisfied.

19.Have you satisfied with after death incentives provided by CHD?

80%20%

OPINIONNO OF RESPODENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIED 80 80%

UNSATISFIED 0 0%

AVERAGE 20 20%

POOR 0 0%

PIE CHRT:

INTERPRETATION: The above chart shows that 80% of the employees satisfied with after death incentives provided by CHD.20% employees feel average 0% employees opted poor.0% employees are unsatisfied.

20. Have you satisfied with transport allowances provided by CHD?

80%20%

Opinion No of respondent Percentage

Sufficient 50 50%

Insufficient 20 20%

To be increase 30 30%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION: The above chart shows that 50% of employees have sufficient transport allowances , 30% of the employees have insufficient transport allowances and 20% of the employees feel that it should be increased.

21. Have you satisfied with LTC facilities provided by CHD?

OPINIONNO OF RESPODENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIED 60 60%UNSATISFIED 10 10%

AVERAGE 30 30%

POOR 0 0%

PIE CHART:

INTERPRETATION:

The above chart shows that 60% of the employees are satisfied with LTC facilities,30% of the employees feel average and 10% of the employees are unsatisfied.

22. Are you satisfied with pension provided by CHD after retirement?

OPINIONNO OF RESPODENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIED 80 80%

UNSATISFIED 0 0%

AVERAGE 20 20%

POOR 0 0%

PIECHART

INTERPRETATION:

The above chart shows that 80% of the employees are satisfied with pension provided by CHD after retirement and 20% of the employees feel average.

23.Are you satisfied with cultural activities extended for motivating the employees?

OPINION NO OF RESPONDENT PERCENTAGE

YES 100 100%

NO 0 0%

PIECHART:

INTERPRETATION:

The above chart shows that 100% of the employees are satisfied with cultural activities extended by CHD.

24. Are you satisfied with activities of recreational centres?

OPINIONNO OF RESPODENT PERCENTAGE

SATISFIED 90 90%

UNSATISFIED 0 0%

AVERAGE 10 10%

POOR 0 0%

PIECHART:

INTERPRETATION:

The above chart shows that 90% 0f the employees are satisfied with activities of recreational centres and 10% of the employees feel average.

A study on

WELFARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY

In CARGO HANDLING DIVISION

Visakhapatnam.

A report submitted in partial fulfilment of the Requirements for the award of the degree of

“MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION”

Submitted By CH.PURNIMA REG.NO.0931056

Under the guidance of Mrs.K.VASUDHA,MBA Faculty Guide

Department of business management SRI PADMAVATI MAHILA VISVA VIDYALAYAM Tirupati-517502(A.P) 2009-2011

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that CH.PURNIMA student of SRI PADMAVATI MAHILA VISVA VIDYALAYAM ,Tirupati ,has successfully completed her project work “A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE WELFARE &SECRIUTY ” with reference to CARGO HANDLING DIVISION, Visakhapatnam during period of April to May 2010.

Mrs.K.VASUDHA,MBA

Date:

Place:

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that this project entitled “ A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE WELFARE &SECRIUTY ” with special reference to CARGO HANDLING DIVISION, Visakhaptnam is a project study submitted by me at SRI PADMAVATI MAHILA VISVA VIDYALAYAM ,Tirupati , is a bonafide work done by me I further also declare that project was not submitted earlier to my university or any other institution for similar degree.

Place: CH. PURINIMADate:

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to extend my sincere thanks to Secretary-CHD for granting permission to do project work on welfare and security in Cargo Candling Division .

I further extend my sincere gratitude to Sir. G.R.V.Prasad Rao, Personnel officer, Shri.P.Bangarusetti, Account Officer and all other important people who gave us immense help in guiding us information regarding various aspect of HRM ,CHD.

In addition ,I would gratefully acknowledge Mr.Ch.NAGESWARA RAO (JA) Mrs.B.VIJAYA KUMARI(Jr.Asst), Mr.G.V.NARASINGA RAO (Clerk) for helping us in very possible way.

Ch.PURINIMA

FINDINGS

Very poor employees are availing company quarters because of poor sanitary conditions and lack of sufficient water and electricity facilities.most of the employees are felt that the medical facilities are satisfied provided by CHD.Remaining employees are expecting more facilities in medical facilities from CHD.They responded to excellent on safety measures 60% of the employees agree on the excellence of safety measures adopted by organization.

Most of the employees are satisfied with facilities at work place.The canteen facilities provided by the organization is sufficient to the 80% of the employees only 20% of the employees are felt negative openion.Most of the employees openioned that the subsidy provided by organization is sufficient.

The education facilitie are satisfies 70% fo the employees.And 70% of the employees openioned that they had received reimbursement of tuition fee incurred on course.

CONTENTS

CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION

. Significance . Need for the study . Objectives of the study . Methodology . Limitations

CHAPTER 2 : INDUSTRIAL PROFILE

CHAPTER 3 : COMPANY PROFILE

CHAPTER 4: THEARITICAL FRAME WORK OF EMPLOYEE WELFARE& SOCIAL SECURITY

CHAPTER5: DATA ANALYSIS & INTERPRETATION

CHAPTER 6: FINDINGS & SUGGETIONS

REFERENCES

MV Murthy Principles of Labour welfare

AM Sharma (1998) Personal and Human Resource

Management

2nd edition, Himalaya publishing

P Subba Rao (1999) Essentials of Human Resource

Management

And Industrial relations 2nd edition,

Himalaya Publishing

BA Chava Director of central Board for workers

Education. Annual Reports in Visakhapatanam Dock

Labour

QUESTIONNAIRE

A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE WELFARE IN CARGO HANDLING DIVISION

NAME ------------------------------------------------------------

AGE --------------------------

GENDER ---------------------------------

QUALIFICATION --------------------------------------

DESGNATION ------------------------------------

DEPARTMENT ----------------------------------------------

EXPERIENCE ------------------------------------

MARITAL STATUS --------------------------------

1. Are you satisfied with facilities at work place? a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average

2. Have you satisfied with safety measures in the organisation? a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average 3. Have you satisfied with opportunity for learning and growth?

a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average

4. How do you feel about the sanitary facilities in the organisation? a)good b)very good c)average d)poor

5. Have you satisfied with canteen facilities in organisation? a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average

6. How do you feel about rates of Items being supplied in canteen?a)High b)average c)low

7. Do you have any medical facilities provided by CHD?

a)Yes b)No

8. Have you satisfied with health schemes facilitated by your organisation?a)Yes b)No

9. How do you feel about hygienic conditions of health cent? a)good b)very good c)average d)poor

10. How do you feel about extra moral welfare activities in organisation? a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average

11. Do you have any credit facility to purchase retail goods provided by organisation? a)Yes b)No

12. Have you satisfied with educational facilities a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average d)poor

13. Does your management provide school or college for your children? a)Yes b)No

14.Does your organisation provide scholarship for your children?a)Yes b)No

15. Are you satisfied with reimbursement of tuition fee for professional courses provided by CHD to the children of the employees? a) Satisfied b) unsatisfied c) average d) poor 16.Have you satisfied with family security schemes provided by CHD? a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average d)poor 17. How do you fell about cooperative credits society ? a) Use full b) not use full c)can’t say

18. Have you satisfied with housing facilities provided? a) Satisfied b) unsatisfied c) average d) poor

19.Have you satisfied with after death incentives provided by CHD? a) Satisfied b) unsatisfied c) average d) poor

20. Have you satisfied with Transport allowances provided by CHD?a)sufficient b)Insufficient c)To be increased

21. Have you satisfied with LTC facilities provided by CHD? a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average d)poor

22.Are you satisfied with pension provided by CHD after retirement? a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average d)poor

23.Are you satisfied with cultural activities extended for motivating the employees? a)Yes b)No

24.Are you satisfied with activities of recreational centres? a)satisfied b)unsatisfied c)average d)poor

25.Any suggestions ?

ORGANIZATION CHART

SECY : SECRETARY SLO : SENIOR LABOUR OFFICER

ADO : ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

CAO = CHIEF ACCOUNTS OFFICER

PO : PERSONNEL OFFICER

DCMO = DY CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER

LWO = LABOUR WELFARE OFFICER

AS : ASST SECRETARY

AXE : ASST EXECUTIVE ENGINEER

AO(R) : ACCOUNTS OFFICER (R)

MO : MEDICAL OFFICER

LO (R) : LABOUR OFFICER (R)

AD (S) : ASST DIRECTOR (SYS)

HO : HINDI OFFICER

AO(L) : ACCOUNTS OFFICER (L)

LO : LABOUR OFFICER AE : ASST ENGINEER

BOARD

CHAIRMAN

DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

SECY A D O P O S L OC A O

A S LO (R)AO (R)

L W O

H O AD (S)

AO (L)

LO

A X E

A E

DCMO

M O