Lok Sabha Question No. 264 (STARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Scheme for Daily Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 264 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## SCHEME FOR DAILY LABOURERS

*264. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

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

- (a)whether the Government has taken any step or launched any new scheme  for  betterment  of  daily  labourers  earning  in  their  local region  instead  of  moving  out  of  the  State  or  region,  specially  in West Bengal during the year 2022-23; and
- (b)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor, State/UTwise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BHUPENDER YADAV)

(a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 264 FOR 20.03.2023 REGARDING 'SCHEME FOR DAILY LABOURERS' RASIED BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL.

(a) & (b): As  per  the  provisions  of  the  Unorganised  Workers ' Social Security  Act  (UWSS),  2008,  the  Government  is  committed  to  provide Social Security to all the workers of the unorganised sector including daily labourers by formulating suitable  welfare  schemes  on  the 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  is  provided  through  Pradhan Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). PMJJBY is available to the people in the age group of 18 to 50 years. Risk coverage under this scheme is for Rs. 2.00 lakh in case of death of insured, due to any reason, at an annual  premium  of  Rs.  436/-.    The  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima Yojana (PMSBY) is also available to the people in the age group of 18 to 70 years. The risk coverage under the scheme is for Rs 2.00 lakh in case  of  accidental  death  or  total  permanent  disability  and  Rs.  1.00 lakh for partial permanent disability; due to accident at a premium of

Rs. 20 per annum.

The  Ayushman  Bharat-Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana (ABPMJAY) provides an annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per eligible family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization corresponding to

1949 treatment procedures across 27 specialties.

In  order  to  provide  old  age  social  security  cover,  the Government of India launched Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme in 2019. It provides monthly pension of Rs. 3000/-  after  attaining  the  age  of  60  years.  The  workers  in  the  age group of 18-40 years whose monthly income is Rs.15000/- or less and who are not a member of EPFO/ESIC/NPS (Govt. funded) can join the PM-SYM  Scheme.  Under  this  scheme  50%  monthly  contribution  is payable by the beneficiary and equal matching contribution is paid by the Central Government.

Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee Scheme (Mahatma Gandhi NREGS) is a demand driven wage employment scheme which provides for the enhancement of livelihood security  of  the  households  in  rural  areas  by  providing  at  least  one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in every financial year to  every  household  whose  adult  members  volunteer  to  do  unskilled manual work. Apart from above, other schemes such as Public Distribution  System  through  One  Nation  One  Ration  Card  scheme under  National  Food  Security  Act,  Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay  Gramin Kaushal Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana, Gareeb Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyan, Mahatma Gandhi Bunkar Bima Yojana, Deen Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, PMSVANidhi, Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY) and etc. are also available for the  unorganised  workers  including  daily  labourers  depending  upon their eligibility criteria. Further,  the  Government  has  launched  e-Shram  portal  in August,  2021  with  an  objective  to  create  National  Database  of Unorganised  Workers  and  to  facilitate  delivery  of  Social  Security Schemes/Welfare Schemes to the unorganised workers. All  these  schemes  are  meant  for  whole  of  the  country including West Bengal.

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