INTRODUCTION

WELFARE INTRODUCTIONAs you know very well HR is no longer a factor of production industrialist

now started realizing that the human resources are the valuable assets than the

other factors of production. In fact the human resources are active, animate and

living mechanism in an organization. They have the ability to feel, think, react,

grow and express their satisfaction or dissatisfaction, you may also know the

individuals in are not a like each one has distinct psychological frame work.

In the context, employing people and supervising their welfare need is a

challenging task before the management.

In our modern industry the concept of labour welfare as gained significant

importance. Because its closely associated with the productively of the labour,

labour turnover, absenteesm, moral and other economic non economic

consideration of labour. Let us analise the definition concept, scope and histrical

development as under.

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NEED OF THE STUDY

The main emphasis was on labour welfare activities provided by the

company and some tress on trade unions because there are the factors which will

affect the general, industrial relations and productivity of the company.

Welfare activities are playing an important role in the industrial relations

and productivity. The sufficient welfare activities will lead to the improvement of

the industrial relations and productivity in a great manner.

Trade unions are also the main important factor that will influences

effectors improve the industrial relations in organization and productivity of the

labour company benefit and service program, are some of the mechanisms which

managers used to the supply the security.

A part from the economic welfare activities psychological measures such as

reorganization and status are also important to increase the productivity of the

labour.

OBJECTIVIES

To know about a different welfare measures provided to the employees in

the Kesoram Industry.

To the “whether the employees of the Kesoram Industry is satisfied with

statutory / non statutory.

To study the importance of the productivity

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To give suggestions to improve the major to improve the quality of workers

living.

To give suggestions to implement the various non statutory measures to

betterment of employees.

To study about the time office management.

To study about the discipline management in the company.

SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The study has been conducted in Avanti LTD in mainly focuses on the

welfare measures provided to the employees of Avanti Feeds LTD.

It covers only managerial .supervisory, clerical staff also.

This study emphasis only different types of schemes provided to the

employees.

LIMITATIONS

This study has been conducted with in the period of 45 days.

It may not provide comparative analysis because of time constant.

The data collected questionnaires through randomly

The sample size is 120 members

Data provided through questionnaires may not be authentic.

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RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

RESEARCH DESIGN

QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN

MODE OF COLLECTING DATA

TOOLS USED FOR THE STUDY

RESEARCH DESIGN

TYPE OF RESEARCH DESIGN

To accomplish the objectives of the study, descriptive research design is

adopted to collect the data from the existing employees. Descriptive research is the

one that simply describes some thing such as demography characteristics of

employees in the company. The descriptive study is typically concerned with

determining frequency with which some thing occur or how two various groups

vary together.

Descriptive design is used when the purpose of research is:

To describe the characteristics of certain groups.

To estimate the proportion of people in a specified population who have in

a certain way.

To make specific predications.

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To determine whether certain variations are associated.

The basic approach of a study is systematic and scientific one. It is also a

step by step process. All the information was collected in three months in regular

basis.

The emphasis was on welfare measures provided by the firm is one of the

biggest public sector firms. The public sector now a day playing a great role in our

economy. The public sector should aim at providing good activities which lead to

the general economic and social welfare of the people.

QUESTIONNARIE DESIGN

There are four types of techniques are there for questionnaire preparation.

Those are follows:

Non disguised structured

Non disguised non structured

Disguised non structure

Disguised structure

The non disguised structured questionnaire is used. This approach

employees a standardized questionnaires to collect data on benefits, feelings and

attitude from the respondents.

The purpose of study is explained clearly to the respondents. So nothing about the

purposes of study is concealed from the respondents.

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The types of questions used in the questionnaire are:

Open ended questions

Closed ended questions

Multiple choice questions

Double ended questions

This study mostly undergone with the closed ended questions.

In that type respondents have 3 choices to answer.

SAMPLE SIZE

The study went on 120 samples.

MODE OF COLLECTING DATA

SOURCES OF THE DATA

Towards the achievement of the above objectives a detailed study has been

made In KESORAM CEMENT INDUSTRY, Basanthnagar.

PRIMARY DATA

The primary data is gathered through interviews of the employees with the

questionnaire by visiting various areas and selects different designations and

different category of the employees. Regarding the welfare facilities like

housing, safety , medical ,educational and monetary benefits.

I met the workers in working hours, the workers were filled the

questionnaire within 25 to 30 minutes, getting their opinion about the welfare

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facilities

An attempt has also been made the study to find out the opinions of the

workmen towards the existing welfare facilities and safety activities.

SECONDARY DATA

Secondary data consists of the company annual reports, quality statements,

procedures and rules pertaining to personal functions in general and labour welfare

activities.

A part from this taking information from various books on personal

management and labour welfare has made the review of labour welfare facilities in

some of sections.

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COMPANY PROFILE

ABOUT THE Company

Kesoram cement industry is one of the leading manufacturers of cement in India.

It is a day process cement plant. The plant capacity is 8.26 lakhs tones per annum. It is

located at Basanth Nagar in Karim Nagar district of Andhra Pradesh, Basanth Nagar is

8km away from the ramagundem railway station linking madras to New Delhi. The

chairman of the company is sty. B.K Birla

HISTROY:-

The First Plant for manufacturing of Rayon Yarn was established at Tribeni, District

Hooghly, West Bengal and the same was commissioned in December, 1959 and the

second plant was commissioned in the year 1962 enabling it to manufacture 4,635 metric

ton per annum (mtpa) of Rayon Yarn. This Unit has 6,500 metric ton per annum (mtpa)

capacity as on 31.3.2011. 

 

The plant for manufacturing of Transparent paper was also set up at the same location at

Tribeni, District Hooghly, West Bengal, in June, 1961. It has an annual capacity to

manufacture 3,600 metric ton per annum (mtpa) of Transparent Paper. 

 

The Company diversified into manufacturing of Cast Iron Spun Pipes and Pipe Fittings at

Bansberia, District Hooghly, West Bengal, with a production capacity of 45,000 metric

ton per annum (mtpa) of Cast Iron Spun Pipes and Pipe Fittings in December, 1964. 

 

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The Company subsequently diversified into the manufacturing of Cement. In 1969, it

established first Cement Plant under the name 'Kesoram Cement' at Basantnagar, Dist.

Karimnagar (Andhra Pradesh). To take advantage of favourable market conditions, in

1986 another Cement Plant, known as 'Vasavadatta Cement' was commissioned by it at

Sedam, Dist. Gulbarga (Karnataka). The Cement manufacturing capacities at both the

plants were augmented from time to time according to the market conditions, last being

the commencement of commercial production at Unit IV of Vasavadatta Cement having

capacity of 1.65 million metric ton. 

 As on 31.3.2011 Kesoram Cement and Vasavadatta Cement have annual Cement

manufacturing capacities of 1.5 million metric ton and 5.75 million metric ton

respectively. 

 

The Company in March 1992, commissioned a plant at Balasore known as Birla Tyres in

Orissa, for manufacturing of 118 metric ton per day automotive tyres and tubes in the

first phase in collaboration with Pirelli Ltd., U.K., a subsidiary company of the world

famous Pirelli Group of Italy - a pioneer in production and development of automotive

Tyres in the world. The capacity at the Balasore Plant stands augmented to 271 MT per

day production facility as on 31.3.2011.

 

 

A Greenfield project was started in Haridwar in the state of Uttarakhand to produce Bias

Bus / Truck Tyres, Motor Cycle / LCV Tyres and Bus / Truck Radial Tyres at a capital

outlay of Rs. 1791.50 Crore with 552 MT per day production capacity. It commenced the

commercial production in phases in the Financial Year 2008-09 & 2009-10. 

 

The Company as on 31.3.2011 has the capacity to produce 823 MT/day of tyres, tubes

and flaps in the aforesaid two Plants. 

 It has small manufacturing capacities of various Chemicals at Kharda in the State of

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West Bengal comprising of 12,410 mtpa of Caustic Soda Lye, 5,045 mtpa of Liquid

Chlorine, 6,205 mtpa of Sodium Hypochlorite, 8,200 mtpa of Hydrochloric Acid, 3,200

mtpa of Ferric Alum, 18,700 mtpa of Sulphuric Acid and 16,20,000 m3 per annum of

purified Hydrogen Gas.

Now Kesoram:

The Company is a well-diversified entity in the fields of Tyre, Cement, Rayon Yarn,

Transparent Paper, Spun Pipes and Heavy Chemicals with two core business segments

i.e. Tyres and Cement constituting about 94.91% of the turnover as on 31.3.2011.

In the Spun Pipes & Foundries and Hindusthan Heavy Chemicals, the units of the

Company, work was suspended from 2nd May, 2008 and 8th December, 2010, which still

continues till further notice

The Company as of now is listed on three major Stock Exchanges in India i.e. National

Stock Exchange of India Ltd., Mumbai, Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd., Mumbai, The

Calcutta Stock Exchange Association Ltd., Kolkata and at the Societe de la Bourse de

Luxembourg, Luxembourg.

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