Lok Sabha Question No. 3021 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE, VINOD KUMAR SONKAR

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3021 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.12.2016

## DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY SHRAMEV JAYATE KARYAKRAM

†3021. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE: SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

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

- (a)the present status of the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram  in  the  country  including  physical  and  financial  targets  and achievements thereunder since inception during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b)the details of the thrust areas and major components of the     programme;
- (c)whether adequate number of centres have been opened for the registration of labourers and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)the steps taken by the Government to resolve the complaints/problems of
- thelabourers deprived of the said scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE(IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) & (b): Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Sharamev Jayate Karyakram was held on 16th October 2014 wherein a series of initiatives were announced by Government  of  India  for  increasing  productivity  and  employment,  enabling the  ease  of  compliance  of  procedures,  labour  welfare  and  social  security along with industrial development.   No physical and financial targets were fixed for achievement under the above programme. The initiatives include (i) launch of Shram Suvidha Portal in central sphere for ease of compliance and self-certification (ii) Introduction of transparent labour inspection scheme in central  sphere  for  random  selection  of  units  for  inspection  (iii)  Portability through Universal Account Number (UAN) for Employees Provident Fund (iv) Effective  implementation  of  revamped  Rashtriya  Swasthya  Bima  Yojana (RSBY) for the labour in unorganized sector (v) Apprentice Protsahan Yojana (vi) Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) of  construction workers (vii) Training on modern construction techniques with certification by NCVT in consultation  with  construction  companies  (viii)  Vocational  Rehabilitation Centres  for  Handicapped  (ix)  Showcasing  and  felicitating  ITI  Graduates  as National  Brand  Ambassadors  of  Vocational  Training  (x)  FLEXI  MoUs  with industries    (xi)  Skill  Awardees.  The  progress  so  far  made  under  some  of above initiatives is as under:-

- (i) The Shram Suvidha Portal cater to four major organisations under the Ministry of Labour and Employment viz. (i) Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) (ii) Directorate General of Mines Safety (iii) Employees' Provident Fund Organization and (iv) Employees' State Insurance Corporation.
- (ii) Portal  provides  online  registration  of  allotment  of  Unique  Labour Identification  Number  (LIN)  to  establishments.    18,01,966  Unique  Labour Identification  Numbers  have  been  issued,  as  on  30.11.2016.    File  of  Single Unified Annual Return for 8 Labour Acts (10 Central Rules) was launched on 24.04.2015.    Since  the  launch  of  the  Online  Annual  Return,  3779  on-line returns  have  been  filed  on  the  above  portal  as  on  30.11.2016.    Online Common  Annual  return  filing  under  the  Mines  Act,  1952  has  also  been facilitated on the portal since 09.03.2016.  Common monthly return for EPFO and ESIC have also been facilitated on the portal.  The portal also facilitates inspection of establishments and, 2, 59,776 inspections have been assigned and out of  which  2,  42,375  have  already  been  uploaded  on  Shram  Suvidha Portal, as on 30.11.2016.
- (iii) Since its launch, Universal Account Number  (UAN)  to the EPF subscribers  for  ensuring  portability  of  PF  benefits  have  been  provided  to 8,11,31,462  subscribers,  of  which  3,00,10,598  have  been  activated  in  the UAN portal.
- (iv) Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  has  signed  MoUs  with  leading organizations and placement agencies like ISF, Quicker Jobs, Monster, Saral Rajgar, Uber, Get Ahead fast, Linkdin, HT, Indeed, Freshers World, First Job, Mera  Job, Urban Clap, Wheebox,  Delivery Track,  ASTP, Porta, Amity University, etc under National Career Service Project partnership policy for enhancing and enriching employment opportunities; for facilitating employment  generation;  for  increasing  placement  opportunities  of  jobseekers and better job matching in the employment market.
- (c)  &  (d):  There  is  no  element  of  registration  of  labourers  under  the  above initiatives.

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