Haryana LWF increases disabled worker benefits to Rs 3 lacs (conditions apply)

Safe in India
Apr 19
4 min read

Updated: 6 days ago

The Haryana government has recently revised its financial assistance scheme of the Haryana Labour Welfare Fund (LWF) Board for disabled workers.

Amidst many benefits, the Scheme had provided for payment of a maximum of Rs.1.5 lacs to an

injured worker suffering disability. In a welcome move that will benefit thousands every year

(though we wish and try that there were no disabilities at all in workplaces to begin with),

the maximum amount payable has now doubled to Rs 3 lakhs.
the application time window was extended from one year to two years (as we had

recommended)

Financial assistance will be provided based on the worker's disability percentage for injuries occurring post 9th October 2024:

Up to 50% disability - ₹1 lakh,
51%-70% disability - ₹2 lakh,
Above 71% disability - ₹3 lakh.

We find and assist thousands of such disabled workers every year, especially among those operating power press machines in Haryana's automotive hubs like Gurgaon, Manesar, Faridabad, Bawal, Dharuhera etc. Many of them are migrant workers in auto component units and face severe injuries, such as loss of fingers or limbs, due to unsafe working conditions. This improvement will be a good relief to all of them.

Upendra’s Story of LWF benefit improving his life after our assistance obtaining it. In this video, Upendra shared his plans to use this financial assistance to build a home for his family and support his daughter’s education. His story underscores the life-changing potential of this assistance and in providing dignity and support to injured workers.

Watch the full video here

We are grateful to the Labour Ministry of the Govt of Haryana for these improvements. (see the copy of our letter to the Department of Labour Welfare)

See the copy of our letter to the Department of Labour Welfare

A video to educate and inform workers on this LWF Scheme

Watch the full video here

Watch this educational video to guide workers on how to apply for this scheme independently or with SII’s support if needed. The video has now been seen by c.1000, many of whom have contacted us for assistance.

We request you to spread the word among workers, contractors, and employers. Safe in India’s LWF impact and pipeline:

Since starting offering this scheme to workers from August’2023, Over 300+ workers have been contacted out of which 125 applications were filed. We have received approval for 82 and these disabled workers have received Rs 86 lacs+.

We are proud of this start as when we asked 400+ disabled workers in Aug 22 at the release of “SafetyNiti’22” & “Gangs of Shramikpur” about these schemes, not one was aware of it!

Watch the full video here

Here is the year-wise trend of applications submitted and the amount released by the Haryana Labour Welfare Board. In 2023, when we began the initiative, only 23 applications were approved. However, in 2024, the number of approved applications increased significantly to 64.

S.n	Process	No.	%
1	Workers contacted us	332	100%
2	Workers eligible under the Scheme	297	89%
	*Out of these 289*
3	Applications completed and submitted	125	42%
4	Application approved	90	72%
5	Applications in progress in LWF	18	14%
6	Payment received (out of 90)	86	96%
7	Applications declined	17	14%
8	Amount Received by workers	94.1 lakhs

Haryana LWF v/s other states LWF – interesting – Haryana leads!

This revised scheme reflects a deeper understanding of the issues faced by injured workers, especially those in industrial and automotive sectors.

Haryana leads among states in disability support under the Labour Welfare Fund, offering up to ₹3 lakh for severe disabilities
Gujarat follows with financial assistance of ₹50,000 for significant disabilities, supplemented by employer contributions.
Other states, including Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Maharashtra, provide limited or no specific disability benefits, focusing instead on broader welfare or death-related assistance.

Our Next steps:

1. Promoting the scheme across Haryana, directly, through social media and partners, and keep Pushing all pending applications currently in the pipeline (documentation challenges with employers)

2. Advocacy in Haryana: Analyse reasons for declines, documentation challenges creating delays and make next set of policy/operational recommendations to LWF, Haryana.

3. Advocacy in other states: Recommend these experiences and schemes to LWF, Maharashtra, where SII has a presence and experience of similarly disabled workers. Potentially to other auto sector hubs in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Gujarat too.

4. Target 2025: Help 1000+ disabled workers get this benefit by end 2025.

Join us to support awareness and constructive action:

Help us Raise Awareness: Amplify information on the revised Labour Welfare Fund scheme through your networks, touching more workers in need.
Advocate for Safer Workplaces: Leverage your influence to advocate for safe working conditions, especially in automotive supply chains, to reduce injuries at work and lose skilled labour and labour productivity in India.
Be the changemakers: Work together with SII to enforce policy changes and process development in order to make better accessibility of benefits to the workers.