Lok Sabha Question No. 2174 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Labourers in Bundelkhand
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2174

TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## LABOURERS IN BUNDELKHAND

†2174. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a)the details of the number of labourers in Bundelkhand;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  of  comprehensive labour based industries in Bundelkhand;
- (c)if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether the Government has made any plan to provide more relief to the labourers in the country including Bundelkhand specially in unorganized
- sectors; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (c):   The  information  in  respect  of  workers  in  Bundelkhand    as reported  by  the  6th   Economic  Census  conducted    by  the  Ministry  of Statistics and Programme Implementation is annexed.
- (d) & (e): Government has taken a number of steps towards expansion of the organized sector. These are as under:

Under  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Rojgar  Protsahan  Yojana  (PMRPY) initiative  undertaken  by  the  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment,  there  has been  a  significant  improvement  in  the  registration  of  beneficiaries  and approx  1.2  crore  number  of    self  employed  persons/  employees  were benefitted  during  the  last  three  years,  which  is  an  indication  of  shifting from  informal  sector  to  the  formal  sector  for  availing  the  Social  Security Benefits.  In order to provide social security benefits to the workers in the unorganized sector including workers in agriculture sector, the Government has enacted the Unorganized Workers' Social Security Act, 2008.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2174  ANSWER  ON  02.12.2019  BY SHRI  KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL REGARDING LABOURERS IN BUNDELKHAND

Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), Government of India, conducted the 6 th Economic Census in 2013 across all States/UTs for accessing the coverage and penetration of economic activities in the country. As per the 6 th EC published report, total number of establishments engaged in economic activities and number of workers engaged therein for the 13 districts of Bundelkhand Region are as under:

| S.No.   | District   |   No. of Establishments |   No. of Workers |
|---------|------------|-------------------------|------------------|
| 1       | Datia      |                   18627 |            35140 |
| 2       | Tikamgarh  |                   28837 |            49079 |
| 3       | Chhatarpur |                   60355 |           112297 |
| 4       | Panna      |                   21441 |            40207 |
| 5       | Sagar      |                  125469 |           234015 |
| 6       | Damoh      |                   70535 |           112142 |
| 7       | Lalitpur   |                   25006 |            49083 |
| 8       | Jhansi     |                   58865 |           108464 |
| 9       | Hamirpur   |                   21992 |            43464 |
| 10      | Mahoba     |                   22856 |            42709 |
| 11      | Banda      |                   34470 |            76791 |
| 12      | Jalaun     |                   61823 |           104191 |
| 13      | Chitrakoot |                   15146 |            29169 |
| Total   | Total      |                  565422 |          1036751 |

## 2. Definition of Worker (Person Employed) used in 6 th Economic Census :

'All persons (including children under 15 years of age) working on the last working day prior to the date of fieldwork in the establishment, either as owners, members of the household, co-owner or partner  or  family  members  helping  the  owner  in  running  the  establishment  including  other  persons engaged  by  the  establishment,  whether  hired  or  not,  besides  regular  and  salaried  employees, casual/daily wage labourers are considered as workers for the establishment'.

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