Table 5.
Coverage of the population under Welfare Fund Boards and Social Security Pensions, Kerala, by sex, 2020–21, in per cent
| Name of Welfare Fund Board/Social Security Pension | Category A (N = 0.47 million): Share of workers covered (%) | Category C (N = 2.8 million): Share of recipients of ex-gratia payment (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Person | Male | Female | Person | |
| (i) Welfare Fund Boards | ||||||
| Kerala Building and Other Construction Workers Welfare Fund Board | 53.1 | 46.9 | 100.0 | 51.8 | 48.2 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Agricultural Workers Welfare Fund Board | – | – | – | 35.0 | 65.0 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Workers Fund Board | 72.1 | 27.9 | 100.0 | 62.0 | 38.0 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Motor Workers Welfare Fund Board | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 99.2 | 0.8 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Tailoring Workers Welfare Fund Board | 2.9 | 97.1 | 100.0 | 5.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Labour Welfare Fund Board | – | – | – | 82.0 | 18.0 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Unorganized Workers Social Security Board | 43.3 | 56.7 | 100.0 | 31.2 | 68.8 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Cashew Workers Welfare Fund Board | 5.0 | 95.0 | 100.0 | 6.1 | 93.9 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Bamboo, Eetta, Pandanus Leaf Workers Welfare Fund Board | 10.0 | 90.0 | 100.0 | 10.1 | 89.9 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Head Load Workers Welfare Fund Board | 90.0 | 10.0 | 100.0 | 99.9 | 0.1 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Handloom Workers Welfare Fund Board | 42.0 | 58.0 | 100.0 | 35.0 | 65.0 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Toddy Workers Welfare Fund Board | 99.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 99.3 | 0.7 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Jewellery Workers Welfare Fund Board | 85.6 | 14.4 | 100.0 | 28.0 | 72.0 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Beedi and Cigar Workers Welfare Fund Board | 60.7 | 39.3 | 100.0 | 5.4 | 94.6 | 100.0 |
| Kerala Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Board | 89.5 | 10.5 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 |
| Other Welfare Fund Boards | 99.0 | 1.0 | 100.0 | 25.0 | 75.0 | 100.0 |
| Total: All Welfare Fund Boards | 42.6 | 57.4 | 100.0 | 42.3 | 57.7 | 100.0 |
| (ii) Social Security Pensions, Category B (N = 4.9 million) | ||||||
| Old age pensions | 54.1 | 45.9 | 100.0 | – | – | – |
| Widow pensions | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | – | – | – |
| Pensions for unmarried women above 50 years | 0.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | – | – | – |
| Pension for the disabled persons | 59.3 | 40.7 | 100.0 | – | – | – |
| Pension for agricultural labourers | 32.8 | 67.2 | 100.0 | – | – | – |
| Total: All Social Security Pensions | 36.8 | 63.2 | 100.0 | – | – | – |
Source: KSPB (2020); Department of Local Self-Governments, Government of Kerala