Lok Sabha Question No. 1361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Migration of People from Bundelkhand for Employment
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1361

TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## MIGRATION OF PEOPLE FROM BUNDELKHAND FOR EMPLOYMENT

†1361. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA:

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

- (a)whether the Government has taken any new measures to stop the migration of people in search of jobs/employment from Bundelkhand region of Uttar Pradesh and to provide jobs to the people on local level;
- (b)if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)the time by which the said measures are likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  to  (c):    Every  citizen  has  a  right  to  migrate  to  any  part  of  the country. The Constitution of India guarantees the right to every citizen to  move  to  and  reside  in  any  State/UT  in  search  of  Occupation/Job. However Government 's effort has been to prevent distress migration. In  order  to  regulate    the  employment  of  the  inter-state  migrant workmen and to provide for their condition of service ,the Government has enacted the Inter-State Migrant Workmen(Regulation of Employment  and  Conditions  of  Service)Act,1979.  The  Act  inter-alia ,provides  for  payment  of  journey  allowance,  displacement  allowance, residential  accommodation,  medical  facilities  and  protective  clothing etc. to migrant workers.No details/data regarding migration are maintained at the Central level.

The  problems  of  migration/migrant  workers  is  sought  to  be addressed through a multi dimensional course of action through rural development, provision of improved infrastructural facilities, equitable dispersal  of  resources  to  remove  regional  disparities,  employment generation, land reforms, increased literacy, financial assistance etc. In order to improve their literacy/education, the Right to Education Act was enacted on 4 August 2009, which describes the modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children between 6 and  14  years  of  age.  The  Government  has  enacted  the  Unorganized Workers  Social  Security  Act,  2008  to  provide  for  the  welfare  of unorganized workers on matters relating to: life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits; old age protection and any other benefit as may be determined. In addition to the above welfare schemes, the Central Government  has  recently converged the social security schemes  of  Aam  Aadmi  Bima  Yojana  (AABY)  with  Pradhan  Mantri Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha Bima  Yojana  (PMSBY)  to  provide  life  and  disability  coverage  to  the unorganised workers including migrant workers for the age group of 18 to 50 years depending upon their eligibility. Converged PMJJBY gives coverage of Rs. 2 lakhs on death at premium of Rs. 330/- per annum while Converged PMSBY gives coverage of Rs. 2 lakhs on accidental death and disability at premium of Rs. 12 per annum. These converged schemes  are  being  implemented  by  Life  Insurance  Corporation  of India.  The  annual  premium  is  shared  on  50:50  basis  by  the  Central Government and the State Governments. The Central Government and some of the State  have  signed  MOU's  to  facilitate  strengthening    of Inter  -State  coordination    mechanism  for  smooth  implementation  of the activities in source and destination areas of migrant workers.

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