Lok Sabha Question No. 1253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-19
Subject: Welfare of Unskilled and SkilledMigrant Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1253 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.09.2020

WELFARE OF UNSKILLED AND SKILLED MIGRANT LABOURERS

1253. DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

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

- (a)the  details  of  schemes/programmes  started/  implemented  by  the  Government
- for welfare of unskilled and skilled migrant labourers in the country;
- (b)the State/UT-wise details of the funds sanctioned/released and utilised in the
- current year;
- (c)whether the Government has conducted or proposes to conduct any study/survey regarding the condition of workers at work places in the wake of COVID-19;
- (d )if so, the details and the findings thereof; and
- (e)the  steps  taken/  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  improve  the  overall conditions of the workers including their safety and health from COVID-19 at their work places?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

- (a)  to  (e):  Government  has taken a number of measures for the welfare of the
- migrant workers, especially after the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic.

Around  1.83  crore  Building  and  Other  Construction  (BOC)  workers have  been  given  cash  assistance  from  the  cess  fund.  State-wise  details  is annexed.

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched a scheme for Affordable Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs), which is a sub-Scheme under Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-Urban  (PMAY-U)  to  create  vibrant,  sustainable  &

inclusive Affordable Rental Housing avenues for urban migrants/poor.

Beneficiaries  for  ARHCs  will  be  from  Economically  Weaker  Section (EWS)/Low  Income  Group  (LIG)  category  including  industrial  workers,  migrants working with market/trade associations, educational/health institutions, hospitality sector, long term tourists/visitors, students etc.

Government of India has launched PM SVANidhi Scheme to facilitate collateral  free  working  capital  loan  upto  Rs.  10,000/-  of  one-year  tenure,  to approximately, 50 lakh street vendors, to resume their businesses.

Approximately  80  crore  beneficiaries  are  being  provided  additional  5 kg  wheat  or  rice  and  1  kg  of  preferred  pulses,  free  of  cost  every  month  till November, 2020 under provisions of National Food Security Act.

In addition 30 lakh BOC workers have been given food package relief also  from  cess  fund.  To  boost  employment  and  livelihood  opportunities  for migrant  workers  returning  to  villages,  in  the  wake  of  COVID-19  outbreak, Government of India has launched Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan on 20th June, 2020. The Abhiyaan focuses on durable rural infrastructure and providing modern facilities like internet in the villages. Skill Mapping of the rural migrant labour is being done to help them work closer home. The Abhiyaan involves intensified and focused  implementation  of  25  target  driven  works  to  provide  employment  and create  infrastructure  in  the  rural  areas  of  116  districts  of  6  States  with  a resource envelope of Rs 50,000 crore.

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.

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State-wise status of cash relief provided to Building and Other Construction workers during Covid-19

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs.   | Total no of BoCW workers given assistance (A)   | Total amount disbursed (Rs in Lakh) (B)   | Expenditure on Other Items like food, Ration Kit, shelter etc. ( Rs in Lakh) (C)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh            | 1967484                                         | 19674.84                                  |                                                                                    |
| 2.        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 3000                                            | 60                                        |                                                                                    |
| 3.        | Assam                     | 270000                                          | 2700                                      |                                                                                    |
| 4.        | Bihar                     | 0                                               | 0                                         | Food package &other non-cash assistance                                            |
| 5.        | Chhattisgarh              | 0                                               | 0                                         | Food package &other non-cash assistance                                            |
| 6.        | Goa                       | 5117                                            | 307.02                                    |                                                                                    |
| 7.        | Gujarat                   | 483196                                          | 4831.96                                   | 25000                                                                              |
| 8.        | Haryana                   | 350621                                          | 17531.05                                  |                                                                                    |
| 9.        | Himachal Pradesh          | 121281                                          | 4946.4                                    |                                                                                    |
| 10.       | J&K (including Laddakh)   | 155975                                          | 4679.25                                   |                                                                                    |
| 11.       | Jharkhand                 | 0                                               | 0                                         | 5875                                                                               |
| 12.       | Karnataka                 | 1362438                                         | 68121.9                                   | Food, ration etc.                                                                  |
| 13.       | Kerala                    | 454124                                          | 4541.24                                   |                                                                                    |
| 14.       | Madhya Pradesh            | 891850                                          | 17837                                     |                                                                                    |
| 15.       | Maharashtra               | 894408                                          | 17888.16                                  |                                                                                    |
| 16.       | Manipur                   | 52605                                           | 526.05                                    |                                                                                    |
| 17.       | Meghalaya                 | 24730                                           | 1236.5                                    |                                                                                    |
| 18.       | Mizoram                   | 51451                                           | 1543.53                                   | 640                                                                                |
| 19.       | Nagaland                  | 19046                                           | 380.92                                    |                                                                                    |
| 20.       | Odisha                    | 2083288                                         | 31249.32                                  |                                                                                    |
| 21.       | Punjab                    | 289237                                          | 17354.22                                  |                                                                                    |
| 22.       | Rajasthan                 | 2230000                                         | 55750                                     |                                                                                    |
| 23.       | Sikkim                    | 7836                                            | 156.72                                    |                                                                                    |
| 24.       | Tamil Nadu                | 1370601                                         | 27412.02                                  |                                                                                    |
| 25.       | Telangana                 | 830324                                          | 12454.86                                  | 88027                                                                              |
| 26.       | Tripura                   | 39082                                           | 1172.46                                   |                                                                                    |
| 27.       | Uttar Pradesh             | 1824911                                         | 35384.15                                  |                                                                                    |
| 28.       | Uttarakhand               | 228423                                          | 4568.46                                   | 1.5 lakh ration kits distributed                                                   |
| 29.       | West Bengal               | 2198349                                         | 21983.49                                  |                                                                                    |
| 30.       | Delhi                     | 39600                                           | 3960                                      |                                                                                    |
| 31.       | A&N Islands               | 11014                                           | 491.67                                    |                                                                                    |
| 32.       | Chandigarh                | 6670                                            | 400.2                                     |                                                                                    |
| 33.       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli       | 0                                               | 0                                         | Food, ration etc.                                                                  |
| 34.       | Daman and Diu             | 0                                               | 0                                         | Food, ration etc                                                                   |
| 35.       | Lakshadweep               | 520                                             | 32.76                                     |                                                                                    |
| 36.       | Puducherry                | 0                                               | 0                                         |                                                                                    |
|           | Total                     | 18267181                                        | 379176.15                                 | 119542                                                                             |
| 37.       |                           |                                                 | Total Amount Disbursed (B+C)              | 498718.15                                                                          |

Source:- As per reports received from the State BOCW Welfare Board

Total BOC workers benefited Total Amount disbursed

18267181

4987.18 crore

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