Lok Sabha Question No. 408 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-23
Subject: Welfare and Upliftment of Unskilled and Skilled Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Omprakash Bhupalsinh alias Pawan Rajenimbalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 408

TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2020

## WELFARE AND UPLIFTMENT OF UNSKILLED AND SKILLED LABOURERS

†*408. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT:

SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPALSINH ALIAS PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR:

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

- (a)the details of schemes/programmes being run/ implemented by the Government for welfare and upliftment of unskilled and skilled labourers/workers in the country;
- (b)the  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned/released  and  utilized  in this regard during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  conducted  or  proposes  to  conduct  any
- study/survey regarding the condition of workers at workplaces;
- (d)if so, the details thereof and the findings in this regard; and
- (e)the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  overall conditions of workers including their safety, health and working conditions at the workplaces?

## ANSWER

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

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 408  TO BE ANSWERED ON  23.3.2020 BY  SHRI   ARVIND GANPAT  SAWANT,  SHRI  OMPRAKASH BHUPAILSINH ALIAS  SHRI PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR  REGARDING  WELFARE AND UPLIFTMENT OF UNSKILLED AND SKILLED LABOURERS.

(a) to (e): In  order  to  harvest  dividend  of  young  population  of  the  country  and  to  provide  skilled training  to  the  unskilled  semi-skilled  and  unemployed  youth,  workforce,  Government  of  India  launched National Skill Development Mission. It intends to create convergence across sectors and States in terms of skill  training  activities.  Under  the  Mission,  there  are  about  20  Central  Ministries/Departments  including Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) involved in the implementation of more than 40  schemes  for  various  skill  development  programmes  to  develop  skilled  manpower  to  meet  the requirements  of  different  sectors.    Major  schemes  include  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana (PMKVY),  National  Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS),  Rural  Self  Employment  and  Training Institutes (RSETI), Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY), etc. Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) 2016-20 is a flagship scheme of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship being implemented with an objective to provide skill development training (Short Term Training (STT) and Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)) across the country in diverse sectors.

Further  to  provide  social  security  benefits  to  the  workers  in  the  unorganised  sector, including agricultural labourers, Government enacted the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008. This  Act  stipulates  formulation  of  suitable  welfare  schemes  for  unorganised  workers  including  farm labourers on matters relating to: (i) life and disability cover, (ii) health and maternity benefits, (iii) old age protection and (iv) any other benefit as may be determined by the Central Government.

The  Life  and  Disability  cover    for  the  unorganised  workers  is  being  addressed  through Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana (PMSBY). The PMJJBY provides life insurance cover of Rs. 2 lakh on payment of premium of Rs. 330 per annum. PMJJBY is available to people in the age group of 18 to 50  years. PMSBY provides insurance coverage of Rs. 2 lakh on accidental death or full disability, and Rs. 1 lakh on partial disability on payment of premium of Rs. 12 per annum. The Scheme is available to people in the age group of 18 to 70 years. The total combined annual premium for PMJJBY&PMSBY is Rs.342/- which is shared equally between the State Government and Central Government.

The  Heath  and  Maternity  benefits  is  being  addressed  through  Ayushman  Bharat  Scheme which is an universal health scheme being implemented by the Ministry of Health and Welfare.  In order to provide  old  age  protection  to  the  unorganised  workers,  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  is implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maan-dhan  (PM-SYM),  w.e.f.  15-02-2020    which  is  a voluntary and contributory pension scheme for providing monthly minimum assured pension of Rs. 3000/on attaining the age of 60 years. The unorganised workers in the age group of 18-40 years whose monthly income is    Rs. 15000/- or less and not a member of EPFO/ESIC/NPS(Govt. funded)  can join the scheme. Under  the  scheme,  50%  monthly  contribution  is  payable  by  the  beneficiary  and  equal  matching contribution is paid by the Central Government.

Revised  Integrated  Housing  Scheme  (RIHS)  2016,  was  introduced  w.e.f.  22.03.2016  to provide  subsidy  of  Rs.1,  50,000/-  (per  beneficiary)  in  three  (3)  instalments  in  the  ratio  of  25:60:15  (ie Rs.37, 500, Rs.90,000 and Rs.22, 500) to Beedi/Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore & Chrome Ore Mines (IOMC)/Limestone Mines, Dolomite Mines (LSDM)/Mica Mines and Cine Workers for construction of pucca  houses.            In  the  meeting  of  the  EFC  held  on  11.5.2018  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Secretary (Expenditure)  to  consider  Labour  Welfare  Schemes  for    Beedi/cine/Mica/Iron  Ore,  Chrome  Ore  / Limestone and Dolomite Mines workers, it was decided  for convergence of Revised Integrated Hosing Scheme(RIHS) with the Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna (PMAY) of the Ministry of Urban

Development(Urban)  and Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojna (Grameen) of the Ministry of Rural Development. No new applications are being accepted under RIHS, 2016 any more.

The  benefits under the scheme Financial Assistance for Education to the Wards of Beedi/ Cine /Iron Manganese , Chrome , Limestone and  Dolomite Mines  workers, are being transferred through DBT system and the applications under this scheme are invited and processed online, through the National Scholarship    Portal.  Under  this  Scheme  Financial  Assistance  from  Rs.  250/-  to  Rs.15,000/-  (depending upon class/course) for students studying form Class 1 st to Professional degree course.

Health care facilities are being provided to Beedi, Cine and Non Coal Mine workers and to their  families  through  10  Hospitals  and  286  Dispensaries  located  across  the  country.  Reimbursement  of expenditure  is  made  for  specialized  treatment  taken  under  Government  recognized  Hospitals  in  case  of critical diseases like cancer, TB, Heart diseases, Kidney transplantation etc.

DGFASLI has conducted safety and occupational health surveys to ascertain the status of working conditions, safety and health of the workers in factories. Unit Level Consultancy Studies are also undertaken  at  the  request  of  the  management.  The  details  of  such  studies  and  surveys  conducted  by DGFASLI during the years 2016, 2017 and 2018 are given as Annexure IA, Annexure IB and Annexure IC.

As per the Hon'ble Supreme Court order no. 1028/2006/SC/PILW dated 30th August, 2016, occupational safety and health survey for silicosis was carried out by DGFASLI jointly with State Factory Inspectorates  throughout  the  country  and  the  status  reports  have  already  been  submitted  to  the  Hon'ble Supreme Court of India on 8th March, 2018.

Further,  a  National  Study  on  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and  Working  Environment  was conducted in Asbestos Cement Product Industries from November, 2018 to February, 2019.

The  Government  of  India  has  declared  the  National  Policy  on  Safety,  Health  and Environment at Workplace (NPSHEW) which aims to establish a preventive safety and health culture in the country through elimination of the incidence of work related injuries, diseases, fatalities, disasters and to enhance the well-being of employees in all the sectors of economic activity in the country.

Further, for the manufacturing sector, the Government of India has enacted a comprehensive legislation  i.e.,  the  Factories  Act,  1948,  for  ensuring  the  occupational  safety,  health  and  welfare  of  the workers employed in the factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948. There are elaborate provisions pertaining to the health, safety, welfare, hazardous processes, working hours, penalties and procedures etc., and  the  Rules  framed  thereunder  are  adequate  to  ensure  safety  and  health  of  the  workers  working  in registered factories.

For  the  port  sector,  the  Dock  Workers  (Safety,  Health  and  Welfare)  Act,  1986  has  been enacted by the Central Government to take care of safety, health and welfare of the dock workers working in  the  ports.  The  Dock  Workers  (Safety,  Health  and  Welfare)  Act,  1986  and  Regulations,  1990  framed thereunder are being enforced by DGFASLI through the Inspectorate of Dock Safety offices in the major ports of the country.

Further, officials of Directorate General of Mines Safety, regularly make inspection of the mines and if any irregularities/ deficiencies in relation to safety, health and welfare are found concerned mine management are addressed for the redressal.

Occupational  health  survey  were  carried  out  in  various  state/UT  in  the  year  2015,  2016, 2017,2018 and 2019 by National Institute of Miners' Health, Nagpur in collaboration with DGMS and by this Directorate with the help of state Government  to detect cases of silicosis. In the survey 391 cases of silicosis have been detected. The State/ UT-wise details of Silicosis cases are given below:

| Name of State/ UT   |   No. of Silicosis case |
|---------------------|-------------------------|
| Jharkhand           |                      11 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |                      64 |
| Rajasthan           |                     216 |
| Gujarat             |                       8 |
| Karnataka           |                      27 |
| Andhra Pradesh      |                      11 |
| Telangana           |                      11 |
| Tamilnadu           |                      19 |
| Chhattisgarh        |                       2 |
| Goa                 |                      15 |
| Uttar Pradesh       |                      07 |
| Total               |                     391 |

The matters relating to safety, health and welfare of persons employed in the mines are dealt with under the Mines Act, 1952, Rules and Regulations made there under. Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India administers this Act for  ensuring  safety  in  the  mines  in  the  country.  The  owner,  agent,  manager  and  other  statutory  persons appointed at the mines are required to comply with the provisions of the statute.

To ensure that the mine workers are provided with adequate safety measures while working in the mines, Officers of DGMS undertake inspections of mines and take following measures:

1. Pointing out contraventions
2. Withdrawal of permission
3. Issue of improvement notices
4. Prohibition of employment
5. Informal stoppages
6. Prosecution in the court of law

To  maintain  the  safety  of  labourers  working  under  great  risk  conditions  in  mines,  the following steps are also taken/being taken by the DGMS:

- (i) To promote and propagate safety awareness in mines, National Safety Awards (Mines), National Conference  on  Safety  in  Mines  are  organized  by  DGMS.  The  recommendations  of  National Conference on Safety in Mines go a long way in enhancing safety of mine workers.
- (ii) Workers participation and sensitization in matters of safety are ensured through training in safety and by initiatives like observance of safety week and safety campaigns, etc.
- (iii) Safety training programmes are organized among Managers and Supervisors for improving safety standards in mines.
- (iv) Introduction of Risk Assessment Techniques and preparation of safety management plan aimed at elimination of risks and to ensure safety of workmen.
- (v) Introduction of standard operating procedures to avoid unsafe practices in mines.

Time  to  time,  DGMS  Circulars  are  issued  as  guidelines  for  safe  operations  in  identified thrust areas.

Further,  the  Government  has  introduced  'The  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and  Working Conditions Code, 2019'  to consolidate and amend the laws regulating the occupational safety, health and working conditions of the persons employed in an establishment and the matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.

Funds under PMJJBY/PMSBY  and PM-SYM  are not allocated to the State/UT governments,  for  implementation.    However,  the  expenditure  incurred  on  Social  Security  Scheme  of PMJJBY/PMSBY  from  the  Social  Security  Fund  maintained  by  LIC,  during  last  three  years  towards providing insurance cover is as under:

| Year    |   Expenditure (Cr.) |
|---------|---------------------|
| 2016-17 |              385.34 |
| 2017-18 |              435.16 |
| 2018-19 |              587.52 |

The budget and expenditure details for the PM-SYM scheme is as under:

| Scheme   | 2018-19               | 2018-19               | 2019-20               | 2019-20               | 2019-20                                                     |
|----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|          | (Amount in Rs. Crore) | (Amount in Rs. Crore) | (Amount in Rs. Crore) | (Amount in Rs. Crore) | (Amount in Rs. Crore)                                       |
|          | BE/RE                 | Expenditure           | BE                    | RE                    | Total Expenditure/ Fund Allocated to LIC (as on 31.12.2019) |
| PMSYM    | 0/50                  | 49.49                 | 500                   | 408                   | 352.67                                                      |

Note: BE/RE - Budget Estimates / Revised Estimates

The expenditure details under Health, Education and Housing are provided at Annexure 2.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 408  TO BE ANSWERED ON  23.3.2020 ASKED BY SHRI  ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPAILSINH ALIAS SHRI  PAWAN  RAJENIMBALKAR    REGARDING    WELFARE  AND  UPLIFTMENT  OF  UNSKILLED  AND  SKILLED LABOURERS.

## Unit level Consultancy Studies and Audits undertaken during 2016

| Sl. No.   | Title                                              | Started in 2016   | Completed in 2016   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1.        | Consultancy Study                                  | 1                 | -                   |
| 2.        | Fire Safety Audit                                  | -                 | 1                   |
| 3.        | HAZOP study                                        | 2                 | 4                   |
| 4.        | Industrial Hygiene Study                           | 3                 | 1                   |
| 5.        | Industrial Hygiene Survey                          | 1                 | -                   |
| 6.        | Noise Survey                                       | 1                 | -                   |
| 7.        | Occupational Health Audit                          | -                 | 1                   |
| 8.        | Safety Audit                                       | 11                | 13                  |
| 9.        | Study on Evaluation of Asbestos Fibre Levels       | -                 | 1                   |
| 10.       | Testing of the Quality of Compressor Breathing air | 4                 | 4                   |
| 11.       | Workplace Environment Monitoring Study             | 11                | 5                   |
| Total     | Total                                              | 34                | 30                  |

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 408  TO BE ANSWERED ON  23.3.2020 ASKED BY SHRI  ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPAILSINH ALIAS SHRI  PAWAN  RAJENIMBALKAR    REGARDING    WELFARE  AND  UPLIFTMENT  OF  UNSKILLED  AND  SKILLED LABOURERS.

-Unit level Consultancy Studies and Audits undertaken during 2017

| Sl.   | Title                                                    | Started in 2017   |   Completed in 2017 |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1.    | Assessment of air-borne contaminants of work environment | -                 |                   1 |
| 2.    | Ergonomics, Noise &Illumination study                    | -                 |                   1 |
| 3.    | HAZOP study                                              | 1                 |                   1 |
| 4.    | Industrial Hygiene Study                                 | 2                 |                   1 |
| 5.    | Industrial Hygiene Survey                                | 5                 |                   7 |
| 5.    | Joint Illumination Study                                 | 1                 |                   1 |
| 6.    | Safety Audit                                             | 6                 |                   9 |
| 7.    | Walk through survey on PPEs                              | 1                 |                   1 |
| 8.    | Workplace Environment monitoring study                   | 7                 |                  10 |
| Total | Total                                                    | 23                |                  32 |

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. 408  TO BE ANSWERED ON  23.3.2020 ASKED BY SHRI  ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPAILSINH ALIAS SHRI  PAWAN  RAJENIMBALKAR    REGARDING    WELFARE  AND  UPLIFTMENT  OF  UNSKILLED  AND  SKILLED LABOURERS.

## Unit-level Consultancy Studies and Audits undertaken during 2018

| Sl.   | Title                                                                                        | Started in 2018   | Completed in 2018   |
|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
| 1.    | Assessment of Work Place Environmental Air monitoring Study                                  | -                 | 1                   |
| 2.    | Assessment of Airborne contaminants                                                          | 1                 | -                   |
| 3.    | Assessment of Dust Concentration level                                                       | 1                 | -                   |
| 4.    | Evaluation of Heat Stress                                                                    | -                 | 1                   |
| 5.    | Heat Stress Evaluation Study                                                                 | 1                 | -                   |
| 6.    | Industrial Hygiene Monitoring for Assessment of Airborne Dust, Noise and Illumination levels | -                 | 1                   |
| 7.    | Industrial Hygiene Survey                                                                    | 2                 | 2                   |
| 8.    | Noise &Illumination Study                                                                    | 1                 | -                   |
| 9.    | Noise, Illumination and Dust level evaluation study                                          | 1                 | -                   |
| 10.   | Safety Audit                                                                                 | 12                | 9                   |
| 11.   | Ventilation &Illumination study                                                              | 2                 | 2                   |
| 12.   | Ventilation study                                                                            | 3                 | -                   |
| 13.   | Work Place Environment Air Monitoring study                                                  | 4                 | 3                   |
| Total | Total                                                                                        | 28                | 19                  |

## Annexure -2

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 408  TO BE ANSWERED ON  23.3.2020 ASKED BY SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, SHRI OMPRAKASH BHUPAILSINH ALIAS SHRI PAWAN RAJENIMBALKAR  REGARDING  WELFARE AND UPLIFTMENT OF UNSKILLED AND SKILLED LABOURERS.

Statement showing the scheme wise and region wise expenditure figure for the last four years

| Sl. No.   | Regions     | Health   | Health   | Health   | Health   | Education   | Education   | Education   | Education   | Housing   | Housing   | Housing   | Housing   |
|-----------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|           |             | 2016-17  | 2017- 18 | 2018- 19 | 2019- 20 | 2016-17     | 2017-18     | 2018-19     | 2019-20     | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2019-20   |
|           | H.Q         | 0        | 0        |          |          | 150812      | 123753      | 289480      | 114648      | 800       | 0         | 0         | 0         |
| 1         | Ajmer       | 50708    | 84535    | 503      | 1344     | 10          | 12          |             |             | 895       | 40504     | 38963     | 24460     |
| 2         | Allahabad   | 86362    | 85299    | 5622     | 2524     | 6152        | 57          |             |             | 8960      | 12028     | 10501     |           |
| 3         | Ahmedabad   |          |          | 1022     | 351      |             |             |             |             |           |           | 54908     | 40455     |
| 4         | Banglore    | 150656   | 175606   | 15539    | 13824    | 128392      | 8049        | 45758       | 456         | 3915      | 4251      | 16539     | 5200      |
| 5         | Bhubaneswar | 77793    | 131255   | 12633    | 8386     | 166         | 1256        | 909         | 1217        | 121925    | 76685     | 43109     | 22365     |
| 6         | Chandigarh  |          |          | 0        | 0        |             |             |             |             |           |           |           |           |
| 7         | Dehradun    |          |          | 0        | 197      |             |             |             |             |           |           |           |           |
| 8         | Guwahati    |          |          | 212      |          |             |             |             |             |           |           | 35143     | 25358     |
| 9         | Hyderabad   | 176337   | 187810   | 14759    | 14121    | 261404      | 30766       | 8872        | 18          |           | 26878     | 8738      | 5130      |

| 10   | Jabalpur    | 135279   | 186174   |   6026 |   2486 | 3      | 2739   | 2069   |        | 18820   | 751    |   42401 | 20855   |
|------|-------------|----------|----------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------|--------|---------|---------|
| 11   | Kannur      |          |          |   2677 |   2233 |        |        | 172    |        |         |        |    5738 | 2790    |
| 12   | Karma       | 93458    | 43053    |   2303 |   1235 | 65     | 3924   |        |        | 15020   | 863    |   14176 | 6070    |
| 13   | Kolkata     | 101904   | 111775   |   3420 |   3368 | 230765 | 86     |        |        | 30300   | 221688 |  110325 |         |
| 14   | Nagpur      | 72213    | 81510    |   9353 |   3244 | 199    | 1144   | 1812   | 407    | 3272    | 73658  |   86761 | 55065   |
| 15   | Patna       |          |          |   1371 |   2197 |        |        |        |        |         |        |    7148 | 7290    |
| 16   | Raipur      |          |          |   1948 |   2003 |        |        | 860    | 160    |         |        |    3563 | 3555    |
| 17   | Tirunelveli |          |          |   8085 |  10669 |        |        | 62144  |        |         |        |   12408 | 6480    |
|      | Total       | 944710   | 1087017  |  85473 |  68182 | 777968 | 171786 | 412076 | 116906 | 203907  | 457306 |  490421 | 225073  |

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