Lok Sabha Question No. 197 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-14
Subject: Loss of Jobs
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 197 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.09.2020

## LOSS OF JOBS

## 197. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a)whether  it  is  a  fact  that  labour  force  in  the  country  especially  in  the unorganized sector has been worse affected due to complete lockdown
- in the country in the wake of Covid-19 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the  number  and  details  of  labourers  migrated  to  their  hometown  from cites or from their work place due to loss of jobs, State-wise;
- (c)whether the Government  has  given  any  assistance  to States to rehabilitate  these  labourers  and  give  them  employment  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d)the  number  of  labour  force  repatriated  back  to  their  work  place  after unlock process; and
- (e)the  steps  taken  or  being  taken  by  Government  to  rehabilitate  the workers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): In order to mitigate the financial crisis of the migrant workers and protect them against the economic disruptions due to the outbreak of Covid-19  pandemic  and  Country-wide  lockdown  the  Central  Government has taken numerous measures to provide them financial assistance, food packages ration and other benefits.

The  Central  Government  has  enacted  the  Inter-state  Migrant  Workmen (Regulation  of  Employment  and  Conditions  of  Service)  Act,  1979  to safeguard the interest of the migrant workers which inter-alia provides for registration  of  establishments  employing  Inter-State  Migrant  workers, Licensing of contractors etc. Migrant workers employed  with such establishments are to be provided statutory wages as per the rule in force, journey  allowance,  displacement  allowance,  residential  accommodation, medical facilities and protective clothing etc. The Central Government has issued comprehensive  Advisory  Guidelines  on  27.07.2020  to all the States/UTs  for  the  welfare  of  the  migrant  workers  returning  to  the destination States in the backdrop of Covid - 19. In order to ensure relief measures not only for the poor people and migrant workers but also their families/dependents  in  a  sustainable  manner,  the  Central  Government announced Rs.1.70 Lakh Crore relief package under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY) for the poor people to help them fight the battle against corona virus. The Government has issued a number of advisories/ guidelines/letters to the States/UTs for smooth implementation of lockdown measures, take pro-active measures for containment of Covid19.  In  order  to  provide  employment  to  migrant  workers  at  their  native places  the  Government  has  launched  a  number  of  schemes  like  Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan to boost employment and livelihood opportunities, Anganwadi  Service,  employment  in  Food  Processing  Industries,  Prime Minister  Employment  Generation  Program,  Scheme  for  regeneration  of Traditional Industries, Gram Udyog Vikas Yojana, identification of ongoing works/new works for road construction. In addition, the Government has set  up  30  Biotech  -  Kisan  hubs  in  the  country  covering  all  Agroclimatic zones,  150  Districts  including  101  aspirational  districts  which  will  help migrant workers to earn their livelihood through farming and expose them to  the  innovative  methods  of  farming  of  high  value  crops.  The  details  of migrant workers returned to their home state, are enclosed as annexure.

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## Statement referred to Part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha USQ NO. 197 due for reply on 14.09.2020

| S.No.   | Name of the State                  | No. of Migrant workers who have returned to their home state*   |
|---------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 32571                                                           |
| 2       | Andaman and Nicobar                | -                                                               |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 2871                                                            |
| 4       | Assam                              | 426441                                                          |
| 5       | Bihar                              | 1500612                                                         |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         | -                                                               |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       | -                                                               |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 43747                                                           |
| 9       | Delhi                              | -                                                               |
| 10      | Goa                                | -                                                               |
| 11      | Gujarat                            | -                                                               |
| 12      | Haryana                            | 1289                                                            |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                   | -                                                               |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 48780                                                           |
| 15      | Jharkhand                          | 530047                                                          |
| 16      | Karnataka                          | -                                                               |
| 17      | Kerala                             | 311124                                                          |
| 18      | Ladakh                             | 50                                                              |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                        | 456                                                             |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 753581                                                          |
| 21      | Maharashtra                        | 182990                                                          |
| 22      | Manipur                            | 12338                                                           |
| 23      | Meghalaya                          | 4266                                                            |
| 24      | Mizoram                            | -                                                               |
| 25      | Nagaland                           | 11750                                                           |
| 26      | Odisha                             | -                                                               |
| 27      | Pondicherry                        | 1694                                                            |
| 28      | Punjab                             | 515642                                                          |
| 29      | Rajasthan                          | 1308130                                                         |
| 30      | Sikkim                             | -                                                               |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                         | 72145                                                           |
| 32      | Telangana                          | 37050                                                           |
| 33      | Tripura                            | 34247                                                           |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                      | 3249638                                                         |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                        | -                                                               |
| 36      | West Bengal                        | 1384693                                                         |
|         | Total                              | 10466152                                                        |

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