Find details of the Group Insurance Scheme for Powerloom Workers. The scheme is funded by the Central Government and provided by the Ministry of Textile. Scheme related detailed such as eligibility, beneficiary, required documents, application procedure and forms are available. Contact details of the coordinating agency are also provided.

Textile Workers' Rehabilitation Fund Scheme was launched in 1986 and is dedicated to textile workers. The Scheme is funded by the Central government. This scheme is applicable for any worker who has been engaged in a closed textile unit on the date of its closure continuously for five years or more and earning a wage equivalent of Rs. 2500 per month or less for the mills closed between 06.06.1985 to 01.04.1993 and Rs.3500 or less thereafter. Textile workers can avail this scheme by contacting Office of the Textile Commissioner.

The Scheme covers purchase/discounting of bills arising out of genuine trade transactions i.e. purchase of supplies made by small scale units to reputed Public Limited Companies/State and Central Govt. Departments/Undertakings. Detailed information on the scheme, grant of assistance, rate of interest, service charges, processing fee, how to apply, etc. is given.

The Scheme of Apprenticeship Training provides opportunities for practical training to graduate engineers, diploma holders (Technicians) and 10+2 Vocational pass outs in about 10,000 industrial establishments/organizations as per the policies and guidelines laid down by the Central Apprenticeship Council (CAC), which is an apex Statutory Body constituted under the Apprentices Act, 1961. You can get detailed information on this scheme, its objectives, assistance, programmes, educational infrastructure, etc.