Lok Sabha Question No. 5679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-02
Subject: RGSKY
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE, BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2018

## RGSKY

5679. SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)the salient features of the Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana (RGSKY)
- and the extent to which it has succeeded in achieving its objectives;
- (b)the  number  of  Central  Public  Sector  Enterprises  (CPSEs)  closed  down along with the number of workers/labourers rendered unemployed across the  country  during  each  of  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, State/UT-wise;
- (c)whether all the workers/labourers rendered unemployed due to closure of CPSEs have been covered under the RGSK Yojana during the said period and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)the  details  of  cases  admitted  and  the  amount  disbursed  under  RGSKY during the said period, State/UT-wise; and
- (e)the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  for  re-employment/ rehabilitation  of  such  workers/labourers  and  for  revival/restructuring  of the closed CPSEs across the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a): Rajiv  Gandhi  Sharmik  Kalyan  Yojana  (RGSKY)  was  introduced  to provide  unemployment  allowance  to  the  Insured  Persons  who  have  been rendered unemployed involuntarily due to closure of  factory/establishment, retrenchment or permanent disability arising out of non-unemployment injury. The eligibility conditions duration of benefits, rate of unemployment allowance and the period within which claim for unemployment allowance is to  be  submitted  by  the  claimant  as  provided  in  the  scheme  have  been modified from time to time.

To make the scheme more attractive and relevant ESI Corporation has reduced the eligibility requirement of payment of contribution from 3 years to 2  years  for  availing  benefits  under  RGSKY  and  increase  the  duration  of unemployment allowance from existing 12 months to 24 months during the entire insurable employment of the IP/IW. During this period, the IP/IW would get the benefit as per the following slab:-

IP/IW would get the benefit as per the following slab:

| Unemployment period   | 0 to 12 months                  | 13 to 24 months                 |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| Benefit Rate          | 50% of the last Av. Daily wages | 25% of the last Av. Daily wages |

- (b): As information by Department of Public Enterprises (DPE) the numbers of  CPSEs  closed  down  and  nos.  of  employees  rendered  unemployed  during last three years is given at Annexure-I.
- (c): As  information  by  DPE,  the details  of  workers/labourers  rendered unemployed due to closure of CPSEs and covered under the RGSKY is not maintained centrally.
- (d): State/UT-wise  Details  of  claims  and  amount  disbursed  under  RGSKY for the last three years is given at Annexure -II.
- (e): As information by DPE, the Government is implementing Counselling, Retraining & Redeployment (CRR) Scheme to provide opportunities of self / wage  employment  to  the  employees  (or  dependents)  of  CPSEs  separated under  VRS/VSS  or  retrenched  due  to  closure  /  restructuring  of  CPSEs.  The scheme aims at providing short duration skill development training programme  to  equip  the  beneficiaries  for  self/wage  employment.  CRR scheme is being implemented in collaboration with National Skill Development  Corporation  (NSDC)  under  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  & Entrepreneurship. ESIC also has made concerted efforts to make the scheme more popular amongst the Insured Persons and employers.  Wide publicity through  Advertisement/media  release  in  both  print  &  electronic  media  has been  made.  Conference/seminars  have  also  been  held  to  popularise  the scheme.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 FOR  02.04.2018 BY SHRI RAHUL  SHEWALE:  SHRI  SANJAY  DHOTRE:  SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB - REGARDING RGSKY.

As  per  information  available  in  Public  Enterprises  Surveys,  8  Central  Public  Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) have been closed down during the last three years. Their names, number of employees and State (as per Registered Office) are as under:-

| Sl. No.   | CPSEs                                     | Number of employees   | State (as per Registered Office)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
| 2016-17   | 2016-17                                   | 2016-17               | 2016-17                            |
| 1.        | Baira SIUL Sarna Transmission Ltd.        | 0*                    | Delhi                              |
| 2.        | Nellore Transmission Ltd.                 | 0*                    | Delhi                              |
| 2015-16   | 2015-16                                   | 2015-16               | 2015-16                            |
| 1.        | SAIL Jugdishpur Power Plant Ltd.          | 0*                    | Delhi                              |
| 2.        | SAIL Sindri projects Ltd                  | 0*                    | Jharkand                           |
| 2014-15   | 2014-15                                   | 2014-15               | 2014-15                            |
| 1.        | Tyre Corporation of India Ltd.            | 141                   | West Bengal                        |
| 2.        | Hindustan Vegetable Oils Corporation Ltd. | 106                   | Delhi                              |
| 3.        | Triveni Structurals Ltd.                  | 131                   | Uttar Pradesh                      |
| 4.        | Power Equity Capital Advisors Ltd.        | 0*                    | Delhi                              |

| Annexure-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 FOR 02.04.2018 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB - REGARDING RGSKY.   | Annexure-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 FOR 02.04.2018 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB - REGARDING RGSKY.   | Annexure-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 FOR 02.04.2018 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB - REGARDING RGSKY.   | Annexure-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 FOR 02.04.2018 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB - REGARDING RGSKY.   | Annexure-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 FOR 02.04.2018 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB - REGARDING RGSKY.   | Annexure-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 FOR 02.04.2018 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB - REGARDING RGSKY.   | Annexure-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 FOR 02.04.2018 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB - REGARDING RGSKY.   | Annexure-II STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 5679 FOR 02.04.2018 BY SHRI RAHUL SHEWALE: SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE: SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB - REGARDING RGSKY.   |
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| Details of claims and amount disbursed under RGSKY for the last three years                                                                                                                             | Details of claims and amount disbursed under RGSKY for the last three years                                                                                                                             | Details of claims and amount disbursed under RGSKY for the last three years                                                                                                                             | Details of claims and amount disbursed under RGSKY for the last three years                                                                                                                             | Details of claims and amount disbursed under RGSKY for the last three years                                                                                                                             | Details of claims and amount disbursed under RGSKY for the last three years                                                                                                                             | Details of claims and amount disbursed under RGSKY for the last three years                                                                                                                             | Details of claims and amount disbursed under RGSKY for the last three years                                                                                                                             |
| Sl. No.                                                                                                                                                                                                 | State/UT                                                                                                                                                                                                | No of Claims 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                    | Amount Paid 2014-15                                                                                                                                                                                     | No. of Claims 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                   | Amount Paid 2015-16                                                                                                                                                                                     | No. of Claims 2016-17                                                                                                                                                                                   | Amount Paid 2016- 17                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                          | 166                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10302                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 143                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 1973047                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 94                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5498810                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                       | ASSAM (NORTH EAST)                                                                                                                                                                                      | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                       | BIHAR                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 322216                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 8095234                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                       | CHANDIGARH                                                                                                                                                                                              | 11                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                       | CHATTISGARH                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                       | DELHI                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 71085                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 186241                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 680400                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                                                                                                                       | GOA                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 58                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5652699                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 115                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5361245                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 72                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5009115                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 8                                                                                                                                                                                                       | GUJARAT                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 30                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1188061                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 25                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1405762                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 9                                                                                                                                                                                                       | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 88128                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                                                                                                                      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                        | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                                                                                                                      | JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                                                                                                                                         | 71                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2501717                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 123                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 3417236                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 954150                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 12                                                                                                                                                                                                      | JHARKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                                                                                                                      | KARNATAKA                                                                                                                                                                                               | 982                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 7450511                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 133                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 5153341                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 1                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 587060                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                                                                                                                      | KERALA                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 254                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 680660                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 40                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2131968                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 107                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 9127422                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 15                                                                                                                                                                                                      | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 35                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1195888                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 16                                                                                                                                                                                                      | MAHARASTRA                                                                                                                                                                                              | 281                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 4049654                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 47                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1559372                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 23                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 1046814                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 17                                                                                                                                                                                                      | ODISHA                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3405126                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 57                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 94800                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 30000                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 18                                                                                                                                                                                                      | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                                                                                                              | 209                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 8245590                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 83                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 5216340                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 87                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 4634318                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 19                                                                                                                                                                                                      | PUNJAB                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 53                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 53655                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                                                                                                                      | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 5                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 3308568                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 21                                                                                                                                                                                                      | TAMILNADU                                                                                                                                                                                               | 112                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 2876570                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 6                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 92664                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                                                                                                                      | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                                                                                                           | 134                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 10142955                                                                                                                                                                                                | 86                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 8229625                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 59                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 3763202                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 23                                                                                                                                                                                                      | UTTRAKHAND                                                                                                                                                                                              | 57                                                                                                                                                                                                      | 2636816                                                                                                                                                                                                 | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 74143                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 24                                                                                                                                                                                                      | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 113515                                                                                                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Total                                                                                                                                                                                                   | 2434                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 48301199                                                                                                                                                                                                | 868                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 42773317                                                                                                                                                                                                | 508                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 37241509                                                                                                                                                                                                |

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