Lok Sabha Question No. 1330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-25
Subject: Labourers Working in Unorganised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pankaj Chowdhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1330 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2019

## LABOURERS WORKING IN UNORGANISED SECTOR

†1330. SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  likely  to  further  improve  the  EPF  and  ESI facilities for the better future of the labourers working in the unorganised sector;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the State-wise number of labourers working in the unorganised sector; and
- (d)the State-wise number of workers covered under EPF and ESI so far?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Employees' State Insurance (ESI) Scheme is not applicable on workers working in unorganized sector. The ESI Scheme is applicable on factories and establishments (Excluding seasonal factories) employing 10 or more workers.
- The  Employees'  Provident  Funds  and  Miscellaneous  Provisions Act,  1952  applies  to  scheduled  establishments  employing  20  or  more employees.
- (c): The State-wise number of labourers working in the unorganised sector is not available with Ministry of Labour and Employment, as it is not collected centrally.
- (d): The  details  of  State-wise  number  of  Insured  Person  covered under ESI Scheme are at Annexure 'A'. The details of State-wise number of workers covered under Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) are at Annexure 'B'.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1330 FOR 25.11.2019 BY SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY REGARDING 'LABOURERS WORKING IN UNORGANISED SECTOR'.

| State-wise number of Insured Persons covered under ESI scheme (as on 31.03.2019)   | State-wise number of Insured Persons covered under ESI scheme (as on 31.03.2019)   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                                              | No. of Insured Persons                                                             |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                     | 1290950                                                                            |
| NORTH EASTERN STATES (ASSAM, MEGHALYA, NAGALAND, TRIPURA, MANIPUR, SIKKIM)         | 317000                                                                             |
| BIHAR                                                                              | 283220                                                                             |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                                       | 620480                                                                             |
| DELHI                                                                              | 1716640                                                                            |
| GOA                                                                                | 285300                                                                             |
| GUJARAT + (DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI + DAMAN & DIU)                                   | 1627460                                                                            |
| HARYANA                                                                            | 2809260                                                                            |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                   | 340500                                                                             |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                                                                    | 238200                                                                             |
| JHARKHAND                                                                          | 422510                                                                             |
| KARNATAKA                                                                          | 3473410                                                                            |
| KERALA + (LAKSHADWEEP)                                                             | 1054120                                                                            |
| MADHYA PRADESH                                                                     | 1047260                                                                            |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                                        | 4847980                                                                            |
| ODISHA                                                                             | 681980                                                                             |
| PUDUCHERRY + ANDAMAN & NICOBAR                                                     | 121570                                                                             |
| PUNJAB                                                                             | 1337010                                                                            |
| RAJASTHAN                                                                          | 1492990                                                                            |
| TAMIL NADU                                                                         | 4300200                                                                            |
| TELANGANA                                                                          | 1817770                                                                            |
| UTTAR PRADESH                                                                      | 2263350                                                                            |
| UTTRAKHAND                                                                         | 655830                                                                             |
| WEST BENGAL                                                                        | 1922090                                                                            |
| Total                                                                              | 34967080                                                                           |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1330 FOR 25.11.2019 BY SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY REGARDING 'LABOURERS WORKING IN UNORGANISED SECTOR'.

| State-wise Contributing Members in different states, Wage month September, 2019   | State-wise Contributing Members in different states, Wage month September, 2019   | State-wise Contributing Members in different states, Wage month September, 2019   | State-wise Contributing Members in different states, Wage month September, 2019   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                                                                           | State                                                                             | No. of Establishments                                                             | Contributing Members                                                              |
| 1                                                                                 | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                       | 363                                                                               | 14822                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                 | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                    | 16559                                                                             | 1108094                                                                           |
| 3                                                                                 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                 | 312                                                                               | 5535                                                                              |
| 4                                                                                 | ASSAM                                                                             | 5151                                                                              | 255630                                                                            |
| 5                                                                                 | BIHAR                                                                             | 5700                                                                              | 444460                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                 | CHANDIGARH                                                                        | 5916                                                                              | 413146                                                                            |
| 7                                                                                 | CHHATTISGARH                                                                      | 7446                                                                              | 442501                                                                            |
| 8                                                                                 | DELHI                                                                             | 26631                                                                             | 2839958                                                                           |
| 9                                                                                 | GOA                                                                               | 2712                                                                              | 183682                                                                            |
| 10                                                                                | GUJARAT                                                                           | 44451                                                                             | 3138057                                                                           |
| 11                                                                                | HARYANA                                                                           | 23038                                                                             | 2414602                                                                           |
| 12                                                                                | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                  | 5691                                                                              | 320190                                                                            |
| 13                                                                                | JHARKHAND                                                                         | 8065                                                                              | 463855                                                                            |
| 14                                                                                | KARNATAKA                                                                         | 43983                                                                             | 5525733                                                                           |
| 15                                                                                | KERALA                                                                            | 15466                                                                             | 1057707                                                                           |
| 16                                                                                | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                    | 17672                                                                             | 1084438                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                | MAHARASHTRA                                                                       | 84720                                                                             | 9433986                                                                           |
| 18                                                                                | MANIPUR                                                                           | 386                                                                               | 14205                                                                             |
| 19                                                                                | MEGHALAYA                                                                         | 686                                                                               | 34382                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                | MIZORAM                                                                           | 104                                                                               | 3578                                                                              |
| 21                                                                                | NAGALAND                                                                          | 229                                                                               | 8208                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                | ODISHA                                                                            | 11813                                                                             | 722144                                                                            |
| 23                                                                                | PUNJAB                                                                            | 15436                                                                             | 686797                                                                            |
| 24                                                                                | RAJASTHAN                                                                         | 19786                                                                             | 1150298                                                                           |
| 25                                                                                | TAMIL NADU                                                                        | 58187                                                                             | 5141278                                                                           |
| 26                                                                                | TELANGANA                                                                         | 22593                                                                             | 2835955                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                | TRIPURA                                                                           | 663                                                                               | 27265                                                                             |
| 28                                                                                | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                     | 33183                                                                             | 2118934                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                | UTTARAKHAND                                                                       | 5967                                                                              | 540340                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                | WEST BENGAL                                                                       | 34411                                                                             | 2631192                                                                           |
|                                                                                   | Total                                                                             | 517320                                                                            | 45060972                                                                          |

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