Indian sugar industry has been a focal point for socio-economic development in the rural areas. About 50 million sugarcane farmers and a large number of agricultural laborers are involved in sugarcane cultivation and ancillary activities, constituting of the rural population. | Statutory welfare measures and quality of work life in cooperative and private sugar mills at Tamilnadu International Journal of Management IJM Volume 11 Issue 5 May 2020 pp. 511-523 Article ID IJM_11_05_048 Available online at http ijm JType IJM amp VType 11 amp IType 5 Journal Impact Factor 2020 Calculated by GISI ISSN Print 0976-6502 and ISSN Online 0976-6510 DOI IAEME Publication Scopus Indexed STATUTORY WELFARE MEASURES AND QUALITY OF WORK LIFE IN COOPERATIVE AND PRIVATE SUGAR MILLS AT TAMILNADU Dr. R. Geetha Assistant Professor Department of Commerce School of Social Sciences and Languages VIT Vellore India Dr. M. Muthumeenakshi Assistant Professor Sr Department of Commerce School of Social Sciences and Languages VIT Vellore India ABSTRACT Indian sugar industry has been a focal point for socio-economic development in the rural areas. About 50 million sugarcane farmers and a large number of agricultural laborers are involved in sugarcane cultivation and ancillary activities constituting of the rural population. Besides the industry provides employment to about 5 lakhs skilled semi skilled workers who are mostly from the rural area the Sugar Industry in Tamil Nadu plays an important role in the economic development of the State. Tamil Nadu is one of the leading producers of sugar in the country and its contribution of sugar production is about 10 of the country. In Tamil Nadu there are 44 Sugar Mills functioning. Among them 16 mills are in the Cooperative Sector 25 mills are in private Sector and 3 mills in Public Sector. A developing economy Welfare implies wholesomeness of the human being. It involves the state of well being of the employees working in an organization. It is a desirable state of existence involving the mental physical moral and emotional factors of a person which increases productivity. The qualitative dimensions of employment are to provide adequate level of .
