Lok Sabha Question No. 3270 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Labour Market
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sanjay(Kaka) Ramchandra Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3270 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## LABOUR MARKET

## 3270. SHRI SANJAY KAKA PATIL:

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

- (a)the  steps  taken  by  the  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  for strengthening Labour market institutions including reform in Labour regulations, implementation of statutory minimum wage and provisions of social protection, especially universal health care to all;
- (b)the  National  Employment  strategy  and  the  steps  taken  by  the concerned Ministry to boost Labour intensive industries, agriculture and manufacturing exports; and
- (c)the details of revenue collected during 2014-2019 from agriculture and manufacturing export, year-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): In  line  with  the  recommendations of  the  Second  National Commission on Labour, the Ministry has taken steps for drafting four Labour Codes i.e. the Code on Wages; the Code on Industrial Relations, the Code on Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions & the Code on Social Security by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the  relevant  provisions  of  the  existing  Central  Labour  Laws.   Out  of these 4 Labour Codes, the Code on Wages, 2019, has been notified on 8 th  August,  2019  in  the  Gazette  of  India.   The  Occupational  Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code,  2019  was  introduced  in Lok

Sabha on 23 rd July, 2019 and subsequently, referred to the Parliamentary  Standing  Committee  on  Labour  for  examination.  The Industrial Relations Code, 2019 has been introduced in Lok Sabha on 28 th   November,  2019.  The  Code  on  Social  Security,  2019  has  been approved by the Cabinet for its introduction in Parliament.

These Labour Codes , inter-alia, address issues relating to minimum  wage,  social  security  and  working  conditions  for  workers. For health care,  Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY) provides health coverage up to Rs. 5.00  lakh  per  family per annum to around 10.74 crore deprived families based on the Socio Economic  Caste  Census  (SECC)  for  secondary  and  tertiary  care hospitalization.

The  proposed  codification  will  also  make  the  existing labour laws in sync with the emerging economic scenario; reduce the complexity by providing uniform definitions and reduction in multiple authorities under various Acts and bring transparency and accountability in enforcement of labour laws. This in turn would lead to  ease  of  compliance,  catalyzing  the  setting  up  of  manufacturing units including boosting Labour intensive industries such as agriculture and manufacturing exports. This would lead to enhancement in employment opportunities as well as its formalization along with ensuring safety, social security and welfare of workers.

(c): The information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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