Lok Sabha Question No. 281 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Migration of Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Guman Singh Damor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. *281 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## MIGRATION OF LABOURERS

†*281. SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR:

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

- (a)whether  any  scheme  is  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to prevent the migration of labourers from Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh to other States in search of employment opportunities;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)if  not,  the  time  by  which  the  scheme  is  likely  to  be  formulated  in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  *281  FOR  ANSWER  ON  09.12.2019  REGARDING MIGRATION OF LABOURERS BY SHRI GUMAN SINGH DAMOR.

(a) to (c): Migration of labourers from one place to another is not specific to Ratlam, Madhya Pradesh. Job opportunities, better prospects, demand and supply gap, market forces are some of the  factors  that  determine  and  push  migration  notwithstanding  local  job  opportunities  and implementation of employment generation Government schemes.

Every  citizen  has  a  right  to  migrate  to  any  part  of  the  country  in  quest  of  better  job opportunities  and  prospects.  The  Constitution  of  India  guarantees  all  citizens  the  fundamental right  to  move  freely  through  the  territory  of  India.      The  Principles  of  free  migration  are enshrined in clauses (d) & (e) of the Article 19 (1) of the Indian Constitution.

To  foster  employment  generation  and  local  job  opportunities,  the  Government  is implementing  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme,  Prime  Minister's Employment  Generation  Programme,  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana,    Deen  Dayal Upadhyaya Antyodaya Yojana etc.

Further,  in  order  to  mitigate  the  hardship  caused  by  migration,  the  Government  is implementing the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 to regulate the employment of the inter-state migrant workmen and to provide for  their  condition  of  service.  The  Act  inter-alia,  provides  for  payment  of  journey  allowance, displacement  allowance,  residential  accommodation,  medical  facilities  and  protective  clothing etc. to migrant workers. There is a well-established mechanism to enforce the provisions of the Act  in  the  Central  sphere  by  CIRM  under  the  Chief  Labour  Commissioner  (Central).  The enforcement authorities under CIRM conduct regular inspections of the registered establishments and licenced contractors and the enforcement details in this regard for the last three years and the current year are annexed below .  The provisions of the Act are enforced in the State sphere by the State enforcement agencies.

## ANNEXURE

## Enforcement of Inter-State Migrant Workers (RE & CS) Act, 1979, in the Central sphere

|   S. No | Particulars                     |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |   2019 -20 (upto September, 2019) |
|---------|---------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections conducted    |       122 |       209 |       185 |                               110 |
|       2 | No. of irregularities detected  |      2214 |      2952 |      3463 |                              1320 |
|       3 | No. of irregularities rectified |      1848 |      1939 |      2423 |                               518 |
|       4 | No. of prosecution launched     |        52 |        57 |        84 |                                23 |
|       5 | No. of convictions              |        59 |        47 |        38 |                                19 |

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