Central Ministries: Industrial Workman

Central Government Support

National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)

Provides free legal aid to industrial workmen for disputes related to their employment and service conditions.

Key Schemes:

NALSA Focused Schemes (Workman)

Includes legal aid schemes for marginalized groups such as victims of trafficking, acid attack survivors, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities.

✅ Benefits:

  • Free legal counsel for labor disputes, compensation claims, and termination issues.

📝 Eligibility Criteria:

  • Any industrial workman.
  • No income limit applies.
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Ministry of Rural Development

Focuses on the sustainable and inclusive growth of rural India through various employment and infrastructure programs.

Key Schemes:

MGNREGP (Workman Scheme)

Legal guarantee of **100 days** of wage employment in a financial year to every rural household that demands unskilled manual work.

✅ Benefits:

  • Guaranteed 100 days of employment.
  • Payment of statutory minimum wage.

📝 Eligibility Criteria:

  • Rural household.
  • Adult members willing to do unskilled manual work.
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National Social Assistance Programme (NSAP)

Umbrella program including **IGNOAPS** (Old Age Pension) and **IGNWPS** (Widow Pension), providing central assistance of **₹200 - ₹500** per month for destitute BPL persons.

✅ Benefits:

  • Monthly pension/assistance (central share: ₹200-₹500).

📝 Eligibility Criteria:

  • BPL status.
  • Criteria vary per sub-scheme (e.g., age for old-age, marital status for widow).
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Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises (MSME)

Nodal Ministry for promoting micro-enterprises and employment generation.

Key Schemes:

Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP)

Provides financial assistance/subsidy for setting up new micro-enterprises for individuals above 18 years of age.

✅ Benefits:

  • Capital subsidy (15%-35% of project cost).

📝 Eligibility Criteria:

  • Individuals above 18 years.
  • Minimum Class VIII pass for projects above ₹10 lakhs (manufacturing) or ₹5 lakhs (service).
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