Lok Sabha Question No. 228 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-24
Subject: Health and Pension Facility to Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 228 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.06.2019

## HEALTH AND PENSION FACILITY TO LABOURERS

†228. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

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

- (a)the  details  of  policy  formulated  for  providing  health  and  pension facilities to the labourers working in unorganised sectors;
- (b)the State-wise details of the beneficiaries during the last three years;
- (c)the details of the provision in place regarding the types of assistance
- to be provided to the families of labourers killed in accidents;
- (d)if so, the details thereof;
- (e)whether  the  complaints  of  irregularities  in  providing  compensation have been received; and
- (f)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): In order to provide social security benefits to the workers in the  unorganised  sector,  the  Government  has  enacted  the  Unorganised Workers'  Social  Security  Act,  2008.  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.  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  is  implementing  the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan w.e.f. 15th Feb, 2019. Under this scheme, minimum assured monthly pension of Rs. 3000/- will be provided to  the  eligible  unorganised  workers after  attaining  the  age  of  60  years. This scheme is based on the 50:50 basis where 50% monthly contribution is payable by the beneficiary and equal matching  by  the  Central Government. The state-wise details of the beneficiaries are at Annexure I.

(c) & (d): The  Central  Government  has  converged  the  social  security scheme  of  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.  Under  the  converged  PMJJBY/PMSBY,  Rs.  2  lakh  is  given  on death due to any cause and Rs. 4 lakhs on accidental death, Rs. 1 lakh partial  disability  and  Rs.  2  lakh  on  permanent  disability.  The  annual premium of Rs. 342 is shared on 50:50 basis by the Central Government and  the  State  Governments.  These  schemes  are  implemented  through Life Insurance Corporation of India and the concerned State Governments.

(e) & (f): No  such  complaints  are  received  in  Ministry  of  Labour  and Employment.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  &  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question no. 228 for 24.06.2019.

|   S. no. | Name of the State/UT        |   No. of beneficiaries (as on 19.06.2019) |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Haryana                     |                                    605113 |
|        2 | Maharashtra                 |                                    553427 |
|        3 | Uttar Pradesh               |                                    510032 |
|        4 | Gujarat                     |                                    352018 |
|        5 | Bihar                       |                                    140300 |
|        6 | Odisha                      |                                    124414 |
|        7 | Jharkhand                   |                                    117062 |
|        8 | Chhattisgarh                |                                    108654 |
|        9 | Madhya Pradesh              |                                    101604 |
|       10 | Rajasthan                   |                                     83310 |
|       11 | Tamil Nadu                  |                                     47193 |
|       12 | Karnataka                   |                                     50240 |
|       13 | Jammu And Kashmir           |                                     47775 |
|       14 | West Bengal                 |                                     47679 |
|       15 | Andhra Pradesh              |                                     40193 |
|       16 | Punjab                      |                                     28385 |
|       17 | Uttarakhand                 |                                     22150 |
|       18 | Himachal Pradesh            |                                     18407 |
|       19 | Telangana                   |                                     16772 |
|       20 | Tripura                     |                                     14578 |
|       21 | Assam                       |                                     11600 |
|       22 | Kerala                      |                                      7958 |
|       23 | Delhi                       |                                      6144 |
|       24 | Manipur                     |                                      2609 |
|       25 | Nagaland                    |                                      2105 |
|       26 | Andaman And Nicobar Islands |                                      1171 |
|       27 | Chandigarh                  |                                      1040 |
|       28 | Meghalaya                   |                                      1432 |
|       29 | Puducherry                  |                                      1025 |
|       30 | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                       966 |
|       31 | Dadra And Nagar Haveli      |                                       657 |
|       32 | Mizoram                     |                                       483 |
|       33 | Daman And Diu               |                                       406 |
|       34 | Goa                         |                                       245 |
|       35 | Sikkim                      |                                        90 |
|       36 | Lakshadweep                 |                                        21 |

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