Lok Sabha Question No. 4989 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-26
Subject: Social Security to Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4989 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.03.2018

## SOCIAL SECURITY TO LABOURERS

†4989. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  provide  social security to unemployed, skilled, semi-skilled workers and agricultural labourers in the country;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  for  the  last  three  years,  State-wise including Rajasthan;
- (c)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  a  new  policy  for workers and agricultural labourers; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (d): In  order  to  provide  social  security  and  welfare  benefits  to workers both in the organised and unorganised sector, the Government  is  implementing  various  Acts  and  Schemes.  The  social security  to  the  workers  in  the  organized  sector  is  provided  mainly through five Central Acts, namely, the Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, the Employees' Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.

In  order  to  provide social security benefits to the workers in the  unorganised  sector,  the  Central  Government  is  implementing Unorganised  Workers'  Social  Security  Act,  2008,  to  provide  welfare schemes  in  matters  relating  to  life  and  disability  cover,  health  and maternity benefits, old age protection to the unorganised workers.

Various Ministries/Departments of the Central Government are implementing such social security schemes like Indira Gandhi National Old  Age  Pension  Scheme  (Ministry  of  Rural  Development);  National Family  Benefit  Scheme  (Ministry  of  Rural  Development);  health  and maternity schemes (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare). Details for the last 3 years is given at Annexure I. The Central Government has also converged the social security scheme of Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) with Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  (PMSBY)  to  provide  life  and disability  coverage to the unorganised workers depending upon their eligibility.  These  converged  schemes  give  coverage of  Rs.2  lakhs  on death at premium of Rs.330/- per annum and coverage of Rs.2 lakhs on accidental  death  at  premium  of  Rs.12  per  annum,  besides  disability benefits as per the scheme. The annual premium is shared on 50:50 basis by  the Central Government and the State Governments. These schemes are implemented and monitored by Life Insurance Corporation of India and the concerned State Governments.

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## 1. Janani Suraksha Yojana (JSY)

| Rs. In Lakhs         | Rs. In Lakhs         | Rs. In Lakhs         | Rs. In Lakhs         | Rs. In Lakhs         | Rs. In Lakhs         | Rs. In Lakhs         | Rs. In Lakhs         |
|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| S. No.               | State                | 2014-15              | 2014-15              | 2015-16              | 2015-16              | 2016-17*             | 2016-17*             |
| S. No.               | State                | SPIP Approvals       | Expenditure          | SPIP Approvals       | Expenditure          | SPIP Approvals       | Expendit ure         |
| A. High Focus States | A. High Focus States | A. High Focus States | A. High Focus States | A. High Focus States | A. High Focus States | A. High Focus States | A. High Focus States |
| 1                    | Bihar                | 38714.80             | 29690.03             | 31298.31             | 29552.74             | 34339.76             | 12286.07             |
| 2                    | Chattisgarh          | 6006.53              | 5294.70              | 6094.13              | 6190.44              | 6914.00              | 3890.94              |
| 3                    | Himachal Pradesh     | 226.84               | 128.36               | 309.69               | 297.98               | 266.49               | 367.07               |
| 4                    | Jammu &Kashmir       | 2812.44              | 2167.13              | 3087.64              | 2249.78              | 2431.52              | 1450.37              |
| 5                    | Jharkhand            | 8641.13              | 6239.85              | 9471.54              | 6599.19              | 7143.20              | 4415.89              |
| 6                    | Madhya Pradesh       | 18979.77             | 17155.15             | 18565.50             | 18194.31             | 19240.00             | 12874.73             |
| 7                    | Orissa               | 9827.84              | 9782.53              | 10219.04             | 9513.52              | 9546.32              | 6358.18              |
| 8                    | Rajasthan            | 19408.05             | 18364.16             | 20100.18             | 17783.60             | 17628.96             | 13521.54             |
| 9                    | Uttar Pradesh        | 50921.07             | 44171.54             | 51184.55             | 36764.38             | 51128.79             | 29638.58             |
| 10                   | Uttarakhand          | 1907.20              | 1948.48              | 2113.23              | 1818.95              | 1741.45              | 1160.35              |
|                      | Sub Total            | 157445.67            | 134941.92            | 152443.81            | 128964.88            | 150380.49            | 85963.72             |
| B. North East States | B. North East States | B. North East States | B. North East States | B. North East States | B. North East States | B. North East States | B. North East States |
| 11                   | Arunachal Pradesh    | 181.90               | 84.74                | 230.52               | 139.49               | 202.28               | 51.58                |
| 12                   | Assam                | 10494.20             | 9056.72              | 8534.18              | 8683.12              | 7156.48              | 6392.32              |
| 13                   | Manipur              | 197.02               | 229.04               | 234.26               | 294.61               | 234.26               | 140.57               |
| 14                   | Meghalaya            | 368.13               | 234.73               | 416.13               | 296.60               | 462.11               | 240.19               |
| 15                   | Mizoram              | 188.32               | 70.11                | 129.43               | 73.95                | 128.93               | 119.44               |
| 16                   | Nagaland             | 175.90               | 120.63               | 184.14               | 79.89                | 182.36               | 31.78                |
| 17                   | Sikkim               | 31.25                | 26.65                | 22.50                | 48.35                | 31.54                | 16.39                |
| 18                   | Tripura              | 291.87               | 252.43               | 318.65               | 292.51               | 318.90               | 178.58               |
| 18                   | Sub Total            | 11928.59             | 10075.04             | 10069.81             | 9908.52              | 8716.86              | 7170.85              |

## Annexure I

| 19                  | Andhra Pradesh            | 2509.88             | 3019.07             | 2494.88             | 3258.77             | 2765.55             | 1653.04             |
|---------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| 20                  | Goa                       | 12.30               | 4.40                | 12.30               | 7.17                | 12.30               | 4.06                |
| 21                  | Gujarat                   | 3580.20             | 3485.26             | 3616.47             | 3574.31             | 2823.37             | 2091.16             |
| 22                  | Haryana                   | 433.39              | 710.57              | 535.42              | 717.48              | 546.55              | 350.44              |
| 23                  | Karnataka                 | 6585.00             | 5499.98             | 6622.50             | 5987.91             | 7881.02             | 4119.74             |
| 24                  | Kerala                    | 1313.12             | 1372.41             | 1369.67             | 1389.32             | 1499.38             | 857.82              |
| 25                  | Maharashtra               | 5263.99             | 4591.24             | 4982.31             | 4471.27             | 5087.17             | 2528.79             |
| 26                  | Punjab                    | 1109.24             | 1367.39             | 1109.24             | 1265.90             | 1081.74             | 888.41              |
| 27                  | Tamil Nadu                | 5243.87             | 4530.20             | 3991.95             | 3565.62             | 4133.57             | 2360.41             |
| 28                  | Telangana                 | 2282.65             | 1871.57             | 1827.50             | 2205.80             | 2133.45             | 1665.19             |
| 29                  | West Bengal               | 5967.49             | 6046.42             | 6975.84             | 5359.46             | 5640.00             | 3985.82             |
|                     | Sub Total                 | 34301.13            | 32498.51            | 33538.08            | 31803.02            | 33604.10            | 20504.87            |
| D. Small States/UTs | D. Small States/UTs       | D. Small States/UTs | D. Small States/UTs | D. Small States/UTs | D. Small States/UTs | D. Small States/UTs | D. Small States/UTs |
| 30                  | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 7.23                | 5.31                | 7.23                | 3.48                | 7.23                | 3.89                |
| 31                  | Chandigarh                | 6.12                | 7.35                | 13.82               | 5.79                | 9.51                | 6.65                |
| 32                  | Dadra &Nagar Haveli       | 22.40               | 23.46               | 22.00               | 38.51               | 52.74               | 32.62               |
| 33                  | Daman &Diu                | 2.69                | 1.73                | 3.05                | 1.97                | 3.05                | 0.90                |
| 34                  | Delhi                     | 230.00              | 118.19              | 200.85              | 118.77              | 161.00              | 57.85               |
| 35                  | Lakshadweep               | 6.91                | 9.37                | 12.13               | 5.33                | 12.13               | 3.07                |
| 36                  | Puducherry                | 30.35               | 22.96               | 26.93               | 21.92               | 27.42               | 13.47               |
|                     | Sub Total                 | 305.70              | 188.37              | 286.01              | 195.76              | 273.08              | 118.45              |
|                     | Grand Total               | 203981.09           | 177703.85           | 196337.70           | 170872.18           | 192974.53           | 113757.89           |

## * Provisional

## Note:

- 1)  SPIP stands for State Programme Implementation Plan.
- 2) Expenditure is inclusive of previous year's unspent balance, Central grant and State share and it is updated upto 31.12.2016.
- 3) The above figures are as per FMR submitted by the States/UTs.

## 2. Indira  Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension  Scheme  (IGNOAPS)  and  National  Family  Benefit Scheme (NFBS): -

| Total expenditure of funds under IGNOAPS and NFBS (in lakhs)   | Total expenditure of funds under IGNOAPS and NFBS (in lakhs)   | Total expenditure of funds under IGNOAPS and NFBS (in lakhs)   | Total expenditure of funds under IGNOAPS and NFBS (in lakhs)   | Total expenditure of funds under IGNOAPS and NFBS (in lakhs)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                | Release                                                        | Release                                                        | Expenditure Reported                                           | Expenditure Reported                                           |
|                                                                | IGNOAPS                                                        | NFBS                                                           | IGNOAPS                                                        | NFBS                                                           |
| 2014-15                                                        | 418098.05                                                      | 55781.27                                                       | 686100.53                                                      | 37780.44                                                       |
| 2015-16                                                        | 556269.07                                                      | 63941.89                                                       | 554623.63                                                      | 47343.61                                                       |
| 2016-17*                                                       | 148044.42                                                      | 18577.10                                                       | 24459.79                                                       | 2773.50                                                        |
| * provisional                                                  | * provisional                                                  | * provisional                                                  | * provisional                                                  | * provisional                                                  |

## 3. Handicraft Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme

The office of Development Commissioner (Handicrafts) is implementing Direct Benefit to Artisans Schemes for the safety and welfare of Handicrafts Artisans The details of funds disbursed under these schemes during each of the last three years and the current year is as per detail given below:

| Year                       |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Funds disbursed (in lakhs) |     14.97 |    244.93 |      1335 |      55.5 |

## 4. Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme

(Rs. In crores)

| Year    |   Health Insurance Scheme (HIS) Fund released |   Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana (MGBBY) Fund released |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15 |                                         25.87 |                                                     16.39 |
| 2015-16 |                                          1.94 |                                                     16.67 |
| 2016-17 |                                          8.57 |                                                     12.03 |

## 5. Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY)

Social Security Fund was set up by Government of India for extending insurance cover to weaker and vulnerable sections of the society.  Similarly, Social Security Scholarship fund was set up to provide the educational assistance to the children of the members' covered under Aam Admi Bima Yojana.  LIC of India is entrusted with management of both the Funds.  The outgo from the fund during last three years was as under.

Amt in Cr.

| Financial year   |   Outgo from Social Security Fund |   Outgo from Scholarship fund |
|------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 2014-15          |                            338.57 |                        274.74 |
| 2015-16          |                            436.58 |                        204.88 |
| 2016-17          |                            385.34 |                        231.85 |

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