Lok Sabha Question No. 1374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Unemployment Allowance to ESIC Members
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1374 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

## UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE TO ESIC MEMBERS

1374. SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

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

- (a)the  status  of  the  unemployment  allowance  given  to  workers  who are members of the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), State-wise; and

(b)the number of people benefited from the said scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The  Employees'  State  Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  provides unemployment allowance under the Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana (RGSKY) and relief in the contingency of unemployment under Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY). The brief details of both the schemes are as follows:
- (i) The Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana, has been introduced w.e.f. 01.04.2005  to  provide  unemployment  allowance  to  the  insured  person, who  has  been  rendered  unemployed  on  account  of  closure  of  factory/ establishment, retrenchment or permanent invalidity not less than 40% arising out of non-employment injury.

Under the RGSKY, unemployment allowance is provided for two years. For  first  year  the  unemployment  allowance  is  provided  @  50%  of  average daily wages and for the second year it is provided @ 25% of average daily wages.

The  state-wise  details  of  number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  RGSKY scheme and the amount paid to them during the year 2019-20 is attached at Annexure-I.

- (ii) The  Atal  Beemit  Vyakti  Kalyan  Yojana  was  implemented  as  a  Pan India pilot project for two years period i.e. from 01.07.2018 to 30.06.2020. Under  the  scheme,  relief  in  the  form  of  cash  compensation  for  a maximum period of 90 days is given to insured person in case he/ she gets unemployed. The scheme has been extended for one more year i.e. w.e.f. 01.07.2020 to 30.06.2021.

In  order  to  provide  benefit  to  insured  person  who  become unemployed due to Covid-19 pandemic, the eligibility conditions under Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana have been relaxed and quantum of relief has been increased from 25% of average daily earning to 50% of average daily earning for the period 24.03.2020 to 31.12.2020.

The state wise details of number of beneficiaries under ABVKY and  the  amount  paid  to  them  during  01.07.2018  to  31.07.2020  is  attached

Annexure -II.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1374  FOR  19.09.2020  ASKED  BY  SHRI  K. NAVASKANI REGARDING UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE TO ESIC MEMBERS.

| Payment under Rajeev Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yajana (RGSKY   | Payment under Rajeev Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yajana (RGSKY   | Payment under Rajeev Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yajana (RGSKY   | Payment under Rajeev Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yajana (RGSKY   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                      | Name of the State                                          | Year 2019-20                                               | Year 2019-20                                               |
| S.No.                                                      | Name of the State                                          | No of Cases                                                | Amount paid (In Rupees)                                    |
| 1.                                                         | Andhra Pradesh                                             | 173                                                        | 14099220                                                   |
| 2.                                                         | Assam                                                      | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 3.                                                         | Bihar                                                      | 118                                                        | 1666725                                                    |
| 4.                                                         | Chhattisgarh                                               | 107                                                        | 8044945                                                    |
| 5.                                                         | Delhi                                                      | 1                                                          | 163900                                                     |
| 6.                                                         | Goa                                                        | 24                                                         | 2830280                                                    |
| 7.                                                         | Gujarat                                                    | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 8.                                                         | Haryana                                                    | 7                                                          | 195408                                                     |
| 9.                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                           | 1                                                          | 49220                                                      |
| 10.                                                        | Jammu & Kashmir                                            | 1                                                          | 1588594                                                    |
| 11.                                                        | Jharkhand                                                  | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 12.                                                        | Karnataka                                                  | 57                                                         | 7756097                                                    |
| 13.                                                        | Kerala                                                     | 176                                                        | 12626927                                                   |
| 14.                                                        | Madhya Pradesh                                             | 2                                                          | 76944                                                      |
| 15.                                                        | Maharashtra                                                | 87                                                         | 9780342                                                    |
| 16.                                                        | Odisha                                                     | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 17.                                                        | Puducherry                                                 | 18                                                         | 1282460                                                    |
| 18.                                                        | Punjab                                                     | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 19.                                                        | Rajasthan                                                  | 106                                                        | 5267272                                                    |
| 20.                                                        | Tamil-Nadu                                                 | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 21.                                                        | Telangana                                                  | 265                                                        | 15509642                                                   |
| 22.                                                        | Uttar Pradesh                                              | 143                                                        | 10576501                                                   |
| 23.                                                        | Uttrakhand                                                 | 0                                                          | 0                                                          |
| 24.                                                        | West Bengal                                                | 82                                                         | 3876018                                                    |
| 25.                                                        |                                                            | 1368                                                       | 95390495                                                   |

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 1374 FOR 19.09.2020 ASKED  BY SHRI K. NAVASKANI REGARDING UNEMPLOYMENT ALLOWANCE TO ESIC MEMBERS.

| Information regarding State-wise Implementation of the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana   | Information regarding State-wise Implementation of the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana   | Information regarding State-wise Implementation of the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana   | Information regarding State-wise Implementation of the Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sr. No.                                                                                   | Name of Region (State/UTs)                                                                | No. of Cases                                                                              | Amount Paid (In Rupees)                                                                   |
| 1.                                                                                        | Andhra Pradesh                                                                            | 6                                                                                         | 35330                                                                                     |
| 2.                                                                                        | Assam/North East                                                                          | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 3.                                                                                        | Bihar                                                                                     | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 4.                                                                                        | Chattisgarh                                                                               | 1                                                                                         | 12590                                                                                     |
| 5.                                                                                        | Delhi                                                                                     | 2                                                                                         | 16733                                                                                     |
| 6.                                                                                        | Goa                                                                                       | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 7.                                                                                        | Gujarat                                                                                   | 2                                                                                         | 10558                                                                                     |
| 8.                                                                                        | Haryana                                                                                   | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 9.                                                                                        | Himachal Pradesh                                                                          | 105                                                                                       | 984793                                                                                    |
| 10.                                                                                       | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                           | 1                                                                                         | 11572                                                                                     |
| 11.                                                                                       | Jharkhand                                                                                 | 2                                                                                         | 19685                                                                                     |
| 12.                                                                                       | Karnataka                                                                                 | 2                                                                                         | 13398                                                                                     |
| 13.                                                                                       | Kerala                                                                                    | 111                                                                                       | 1238298                                                                                   |
| 14.                                                                                       | Madhya Pradesh                                                                            | 1                                                                                         | 5199                                                                                      |
| 15.                                                                                       | Maharastra                                                                                | 5                                                                                         | 44551                                                                                     |
| 16.                                                                                       | Odisha                                                                                    | 2                                                                                         | 14059                                                                                     |
| 17.                                                                                       | Puducherry                                                                                | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 18.                                                                                       | Punjab                                                                                    | 9                                                                                         | 60536                                                                                     |
| 19.                                                                                       | Rajasthan                                                                                 | 4                                                                                         | 41860                                                                                     |
| 20.                                                                                       | Tamilnadu                                                                                 | 6                                                                                         | 29863                                                                                     |
| 21.                                                                                       | Telangana                                                                                 | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 22.                                                                                       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                             | 3                                                                                         | 20110                                                                                     |
| 23.                                                                                       | Uttrakhand                                                                                | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 24.                                                                                       | West Bengal                                                                               | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
|                                                                                           | Total                                                                                     | 262                                                                                       | 2559135                                                                                   |

Note:- The above information pertains to claims received before the issue of  instructions  for  enhancement  in  quantum  of  relief  and  relaxation  of eligibility conditions for the workers affected due to COVID-19 Pandemic

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