Labour welfare refers to all the facilities provided to labor in order to improve their working conditions, provide social security and raise their standard of living. Majority of labour force in India is working in unorganized sector. In order to provide social security to such workers, Government has introduced Labour Welfare Fund to ensure assistance to unorganized labors. Five different welfare funds, which are governed by different legislations, are administered by Ministry of Labour. The purpose of these welfare funds is to provide housing, medical care, educational and recreational facilities to workers employed in beedi industry and non-coal mines and cine workers.

Schemes under Welfare Funds provide assistance with respective to the following:

• Public health and sanitation
• Housing
• Recreational (including standard of living)
• Social security
• Educational facilities
• Water supply
• Transportation
• Medical facilities (prevention of diseases)
• Social security
• Group Insurance Schemes for Beedi and Cine workers
• Social Security under Mine Workers Welfare Fund
• Family welfare