This Ministry has initiated a Skill Development Programme in collaboration with the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and National Skill Development Corporation to provide alternative livelihood to beedi workers and their dependents.
Various Courses in which Skill Development Training has been imparted:
- Account Using Tally
- CNC Operator
- Hotel Management (Front Office Associate)
- Sewing Machine Operator
- Food & Beverages Service
- A/C & Fridge Mechanic
- Customer Care Executive
- Solar PV Installation
- Tailoring
- Solar Panel Installation
- Asstt. Electrician
- Asstt. Beauty Therapist
- Basic Computer Course
- General Duty Asstt.
- Field Technician
- Automobile Repairing
- Plumbing
- Beautician
- Mushroom Cultivation
- Banking & Accountancy
- Medical & Nursing Course
- Hand Embroidery
- Jam & Jelly Making
- Computer Hardware
- Pickle Making
- Stitching & Fashion Designing
- Soft Toys Making
- Agarbatti Making
- Bag Making
- LED Technician
- CCTV Technician
Number of beedi workers engaged in beedi rolling industry region-wise:
| Name of Region | No of beedi workers | |
| Ahmedabad | 39206 | |
| Ajmer | 40647 | |
| Allahabad | 464459 | |
| Bengaluru | 244140 | |
| Bhubneshwar | 221439 | |
| Hyderabad | 456606 | |
| Jabalpur | 897191 | |
| Kolkatta | 1674249 | |
| Guwahati | 9747 | |
| Kannur | 39322 | |
| Nagpur | 100405 | |
| Patna | 300223 | |
| Raipur | 9876 | |
| Tirunelveli |
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| Ranchi | 579985 | |
| Total | 5586623 |
3620 beedi workers were trained under the skill development programme and 461 of them shifted to alternate livelihoods.This information was given by Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar Union Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha
