Lok Sabha Question No. 4169 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-12
Subject: Unique Number to Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAJAN BABURAO  VICHARE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4169 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2016

## UNIQUE NUMBER TO WORKERS

## 4169. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  implement  a  new  model  for providing  social  security  cover  to  unorganized  sector  workers besides a new on-the-job training module to upgrade skills;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  budgetary  allocation  made  in this regard;
- (c)whether the Government  proposes to provide Unique Labour Identification  Number  (U-LIN)  to  unorganized  sector  workers  who keep moving from one place to another to enable them to access health facilities across the country; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 is already in  place  to  provide  social  security  benefits  to  the  workers  in  the unorganised sector. This Act stipulates formulation of suitable welfare schemes for unorganised workers on matters relating to: (i) life  and disability cover, (ii) health and  maternity  benefits, (iii) old  age protection  and  (iv)  any  other  benefit  as  may  be  determined  by  the Central  Government  through  the  National  Social  Security  Board. Various  Schemes,  formulated  by  the  Government  to  provide  social security cover to the unorganized workers, listed in the Schedule I of the above Act are as under:

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- i. Indira  Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension  Scheme  (Ministry  of Rural Development)
- ii. National Family Benefit Scheme (Ministry of Rural Development)
- iii. Janani Suraksha Yojana (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)
- iv. Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (Ministry of Textiles)
- v. Handicraft Artisans' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme (Ministry of Textiles)
6. vi.
7. Pension to Master Craft Persons (Ministry of Textiles)
- vii. National  Scheme  for  Welfare  of  Fishermen  and  Training  and Extension (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries)
- viii. Aam Admi Bima Yojana (Department of Financial Services)
- ix. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare).

Further, the Central Government has launched the Atal Pension Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana for all citizens especially targeting unorganised workers to provide them comprehensive social security. Government of India has launched the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana as a skill development initiative scheme.  The objective of this Scheme is to enable a large number of Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill  training  that  will  help  them  in  securing  a  better  livelihood. will  also  be

Individuals  with prior learning experience  or  skills assessed and certified under Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL).

- (c) & (d): As  per  provisions  of  the  Unorganised  Workers'  Social Security  Act,  2008,  every  unorganised  worker  shall  be  eligible  for registration subject to the fulfilment of the two conditions: he or she should  have  completed  fourteen  years  of  age  and  he  or  she  should submit a self-declaration confirming that he or she is an unorganised worker. Every unorganised worker is to be registered by the District Administration. The Central Government has persistently endeavoured to  encourage  the  State  Governments  to  issue  identity  cards  to  this workforce on priority basis.

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