Lok Sabha Question No. 264 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Policy on Labour
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: VINOD CHAVDA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.12.2016

## POLICY ON LABOUR

- *264. SHRI VINOD LAKHAMASHI CHAVDA:

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

- (a)the salient features of the labour policy;
- (b)whether the Government proposes to unleash major reforms in the current labour policy and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  number  of  labourers/workers  enrolled  with  the  Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and availing Employees' State Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  facilities  in  the  country,  State/UTwise; and
- (d)whether the Government proposes to expand the reach of EPF and ESIC and if so, the details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

ANSWER (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) to (d):  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO  PARTS (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *264 TO BE  ANSWERED  ON 05.12.2016 REGARDING 'POLICY ON LABOUR'.

(a) & (b): Reforms in  labour  laws  are  an  ongoing  process  to  update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more  effective  and  contemporary  to  the  emerging  economic  and industrial scenario. Accordingly, various legislative as well as Governance reforms are being undertaken.

(c): The number of labourers/workers enrolled with the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Employees' State Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  in  the  country,  State/UT-wise  is  at Annexure.

(d): Under  ESIC's  Reform  Agenda  2.0,  it  has  been  decided  to extend  the  coverage  of  Employees  State  Insurance  Scheme  to  all states  and  districts  of  the  country  in  phased  manner.  As  regards expansion of coverage, an intention Gazette Notification dated 06.10.2016 has been published increasing the wage ceiling of employees of factories and establishments for coverage from Rs. 15,000/- per month to Rs. 21,000/- per month.

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## Annexure referred to in Reply to Part (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Question No. *264 for 05.12.2016 regarding POLICY ON LABOUR.

| STATE                     | EPFO MEMBERS - STATE -WISE as on 31-03-2016   | ESIC MEMBERS - STATE -WISE as on 31-03-2016                              |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 30,528                                        | -                                                                        |
| ANDHRA PRADESH            | 32,63,263                                     | 5,75,370                                                                 |
| ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 23,056                                        | -                                                                        |
| ASSAM                     | 5,89,558                                      | 1,48,750 (including membership of Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura & Sikkim) |
| BIHAR                     | 10,38,753                                     | 1,27,790                                                                 |
| CHANDIGARH                | 7,88,608                                      | 95,140                                                                   |
| CHATTISGARH               | 13,30,494                                     | 2,38,290                                                                 |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 38,270                                        | -                                                                        |
| DAMAN & DIU               | 4,54,785                                      | -                                                                        |
| DELHI                     | 1,39,72,550                                   | 11,31,330                                                                |
| GOA                       | 11,89,486                                     | 1,44,430                                                                 |
| GUJARAT                   | 1,29,27,251                                   | 9,08,680                                                                 |
| HARYANA                   | 1,23,91,650                                   | 14,04,720                                                                |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 11,65,652                                     | 2,05,420                                                                 |
| Jammu & Kashmir           |                                               | 82,390                                                                   |
| JHARKHAND KARNATAKA       | 18,11,688                                     | 2,28,170                                                                 |
|                           | 2,01,61,034                                   | 20,95,300                                                                |
| KERALA                    | 26,36,043                                     | 7,05,140                                                                 |
| LAKSHADWEEP               | 78                                            | -                                                                        |
| MADHYA PRADESH            | 38,38,608                                     | 4,81,530                                                                 |
| MAHARASHTRA               | 3,41,27,787                                   | 21,09,060                                                                |
| MANIPUR                   | 23,323                                        | -                                                                        |
| MEGHALAYA                 | 81,868                                        | -                                                                        |
| MIZORAM                   | 6,928                                         | -                                                                        |
| NAGALAND                  | 14,733                                        | -                                                                        |
| ODISHA                    | 26,29,589                                     | 3,65,910                                                                 |
| PONDICHERRY               | 4,33,661                                      | 90,350                                                                   |
| PUNJAB                    | 48,47,089                                     | 7,20,200                                                                 |
| RAJASTHAN                 | 42,73,456                                     | 7,01,630                                                                 |
| SIKKIM                    | 50,033                                        | -                                                                        |
| TAMIL NADU                | 2,05,78,908                                   | 25,95,760                                                                |
| TELANGANA                 | 93,93,447                                     | 10,24,020                                                                |
| TRIPURA                   | 78,250                                        | -                                                                        |
| UTTAR PRADESH             | 72,42,952                                     | 11,71,100                                                                |
| UTTARAKHAND               | 22,74,176                                     | 3,51,040                                                                 |
| WEST BENGAL               | 77,06,426                                     | 12,19,730                                                                |
| Grand Total               | 17,14,13,981                                  | 1,89,21,250                                                              |

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