Lok Sabha Question No. 155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-29
Subject: Labourers of Unorganised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 155 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.11.2021

## LABOURERS OF UNORGANISED SECTOR

†155. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

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

- (a)whether recently any survey has been undertaken regarding labourers of unorganised sector in the country and their employment status;
- (b)if  so,  the  State-wise/district-wise  details  of  such  labourers  in  the country as on date;
- (c)the number of days for which they are getting employment; and
- (d)the  manner  in  which  it  is  being  ensured  that  they  are  getting
- employment and minimum fixed wages?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (c): The Labour Bureau under Ministry of Labour and Employment  has  been  entrusted  with  the  task  of  conducting  Area Frame Establishment Survey covering establishment engaging nine or less workers (unorganised sector). Besides this, the Ministry of Labour and  Employment,  Government  of  India  has  also  launched  e-SHRAM portal  on  26th  August,  2021  for  creating  a  National  Database  of Unorganised Workers seeded with Aadhar. As on 24.11.2021, over 9.0 crore,  unorganised  workers  have  been  registered  on  the  e-SHRAM portal.The State-wise details of unorganised workers registered on eSHRAM Portal  as on 23.11.2021 is annexed.

(d): Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both the Central and the State Governments are appropriate Governments to  fix,  review  and  revise  the  minimum  wages  of  the  employees employed in Scheduled employments under their respective jurisdictions. The enforcement of the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, including the payment of the minimum wages, is secured at two levels.  In the Central Sphere the enforcement is done through the Inspecting Officers of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) commonly designated as Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) and the compliance in the State Sphere is ensured through the State  Enforcement  Machinery.  The  designated  inspecting  officers conduct regular inspections and in the event of detection of any case of  non-payment or underpayment of minimum wages, they direct the employers to make payment of the shortfall of wages.  In case of noncompliance,  penal  provisions  prescribed  under  Section  22  of  the Minimum Wages Act are taken recourse to.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 155  FOR  29.11.2021  REGARDING  LABOURERS OF UNORGANISED SECTOR RAISED BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU.

| Total number of registrations (State-wise) as on 24.11.2021   | Total number of registrations (State-wise) as on 24.11.2021   | Total number of registrations (State-wise) as on 24.11.2021   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| State                                                         | Total Registrations                                           |                                                               |
| WEST BENGAL UTTAR PRADESH                                     |                                                               | 20738944 16895325                                             |
| ODISHA                                                        |                                                               | 11991330                                                      |
| BIHAR                                                         |                                                               | 9851614                                                       |
| JHARKHAND                                                     |                                                               | 4574599                                                       |
| CHHATTISGARH                                                  |                                                               | 3861246                                                       |
| PUNJAB                                                        |                                                               | 2993120                                                       |
| MADHYAPRADESH                                                 |                                                               | 2918427                                                       |
| RAJASTHAN                                                     |                                                               | 2287001                                                       |
| ASSAM                                                         |                                                               | 2158169                                                       |
| MAHARASHTRA                                                   |                                                               | 1970974                                                       |
| KERALA                                                        |                                                               | 1527178                                                       |
| ANDHRA PRADESH                                                |                                                               | 1491161                                                       |
| KARNATAKA                                                     |                                                               | 1110785                                                       |
| TAMIL NADU                                                    |                                                               | 1059229                                                       |
| GUJARAT                                                       |                                                               | 939575                                                        |
| TELANGANA                                                     |                                                               | 653210                                                        |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                             |                                                               | 614064                                                        |
| HARYANA                                                       |                                                               | 476020                                                        |
|                                                               |                                                               | 422507                                                        |
| TRIPURA UTTARAKHAND                                           |                                                               | 328111                                                        |
| DELHI                                                         |                                                               | 319413                                                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                                              |                                                               | 138906                                                        |
| NAGALAND                                                      |                                                               | 130856                                                        |
| MANIPUR                                                       |                                                               | 113753                                                        |
| MEGHALAYA                                                     |                                                               | 46315                                                         |
| CHANDIGARH                                                    |                                                               | 42669                                                         |
| PUDUCHERRY                                                    |                                                               | 24586                                                         |
| ARUNACHAL                                                     |                                                               |                                                               |
| PRADESH                                                       |                                                               | 7042                                                          |
| MIZORAM                                                       |                                                               | 5135                                                          |
| THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND                      |                                                               | 5010                                                          |
| GOA                                                           |                                                               | 3058                                                          |
| SIKKIM                                                        |                                                               | 2711                                                          |
| LADAKH                                                        |                                                               | 1020                                                          |
| LAKSHADWEEP                                                   |                                                               | 171                                                           |