Rule 79. Facilities for workers in plantation under sub-section (1) of section 92; Facilities to workers

(A) Housing accommodation for workers.—

(1) Every employer shall provide for workers and his family residing in a plantation, housing accommodation as near as possible to the place of work.

(2) All housing accommodation for workers in a plantation shall have separate rooms for women employees. Effective and suitable provision shall be made in every room for securing and maintaining adequate ventilation by the circulation of fresh air and there shall also be provided and maintained sufficient and suitable natural or artificial lighting. The rooms or other suitable alternative accommodation shall be of such dimensions so as to provide at least a floor area of 10 square meters excluding area of kitchen and toilet for each person making use of the room. The accommodations shall be so constructed as to afford adequate protection against heat, wind, rain and shall have smooth, hard and impervious floor surface.

(3) Sites for housing accommodation.—

(i) The housing accommodation shall be provided on dry well-drained land which has supplies of potable drinking water.

(ii) Adequate lighting arrangements shall be provided in and around the area in which housing accommodation is provided.

(iii) The employer shall maintain in good condition the approach roads and paths to the area where houses are located as also the sewers and drains in that area.

(iv) The employer shall keep houses hygienic and also provide for drainage and sewage.

(4) Maintenance of houses.— The houses shall be kept in good condition.

(B) Creches facilities.—Every employer of the plantation wherein fifty or more workers(including workers employed by any contractor) are employed or were employed on any day of the preceding twelve months, shall provide crèches facilities.

(C) Educational facilities for worker's children.—Every employer shall if the number of worker's children between the ages of six to fourteen in his plantation exceeds 25, provide and maintain a Primary School or Schools for imparting Primary education to the children or facilitate admission in Government school.

(D) Health Facilities.—

(i) The employer shall give basic health facilities to its worker and covered them in Employee State Insurance Scheme.

(ii) State Government may notify additional facilities through a Gazette notification.