Lok Sabha Question No. 1189 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Social Security to Contract Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Gowdar Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1189 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## SOCIAL SECURITY TO CONTRACT WORKERS

1189. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWAR:

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

- (a)the steps taken to provide social security to contract workers/labourers (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  progress  made  in  this  regard;
- across the country so that their sense of insecurity could be mitigated; and
- (c)whether  the  Ministry  has  any  data  regarding  the  number  of  contract workers/labourers in the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The Government is implementing various Acts and Schemes to provide social security and welfare benefits to workers including contract workers/labourers,  both  in  the  organised  and  unorganised  sector.  The social security to the workers in the organized sector is provided mainly through the  Employees' State Insurance Act, 1948, the Employees' Provident  Funds  &  Miscellaneous  Provisions  Act,  1952,  the  Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972  etc. as per their eligibility.

For workers in the unorganised sector, the Central Government is  implementing  Unorganised  Workers'  Social  Security  Act,  2008,  to provide  welfare  schemes  in  matters  relating  to  life  and  disability  cover, health and  maternity benefits, old age  protection etc. Further, the converged scheme of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) is being implemented to provide for life and disability cover to such workers, PM JAY (Ayushman Bharat) for health cover, Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Yojana for old age protection in the form of minimum assured monthly pension of Rs. 3,000/- on attaining the age of 60 years to workers having  monthly income is  Rs.  15,000/- or less and not a member of EPFO/ESIC/NPS. The recently launched Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan Yojana is a contributory scheme  wherein  50%  of  the  monthly  contribution  is  payable  by  the beneficiary and  equal  matching  contribution  is paid by the Central Government.

(c):            The number of contract workers/labourers engaged during last three years in the Central sphere on the basis of licenses issued under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, is given below:-

|   Year |   Total no. of Contract Labour working in various Establishments under central sphere. |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2017 |                                                                                1110603 |
|   2018 |                                                                                1178878 |
|   2019 |                                                                                1364377 |

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