Lok Sabha Question No. 737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-07
Subject: Employees in Organised/ Unorganised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad, Rattan Lal Kataria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 737 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2022

## EMPLOYEES IN ORGANISED/ UNORGANISED SECTOR

737.  DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.: SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

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

- (a)the number of employees in the organised/ unorganised sector;
- (b)whether this high level of unorganised employment is due to rigid labour laws, if so, the details of steps taken/ proposed to be taken
- to reform labour laws including the Contract Labour Act;
- (c)whether the Unorganised sector workers are getting the benefit of the said security and employment based schemes through E-Shram Portal, if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether special focus is also being given to women workers under this scheme, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)whether  the  Government  can  provide  age  group-wise  details  of those  who  have  registered  themselves  through  registration  portal and if so, the the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per the Economic Survey 2019-20, the estimated number of  employees working in the organised and unorganised sector were 9.05 crore and 38.07 crore respectively in 2017-18.
- (b): With a view to streamline and simplify the existing Labour Laws, the Ministry of Labour and Employment has enacted four Labour Codes  by  subsuming  29  central  labour  laws  included  the  Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.

These  Codes  have  been  formulated  after  simplification, amalgamation and rationalization of relevant provisions of the existing 29  Central  Labour  Laws,  which  would  strengthen  the  protection available  to  labourers,  including  unorganised  workers,  in  terms  of statutory minimum wage, social security protection and healthcare.

The  above  four  codes  envisage  to  reduce  and  rationalize multiplicity  of  definitions,  authorities,  multiple  documents,  licences, registration,  registers  and  introduce  technology  which  will  facilitate implementation  and  enforcement.  These  codes  are  aligned  with  the present economic scenario and will facilitate ease of doing business/setting up of enterprises and catalyze creation of employment  opportunities  while  ensuring  safety,  health  and  social security of workers.

(c) to (e): The  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  launched  eSHRAM portal  on  26th  August,  2021.    The  main  objectives  of  the  eSHRAM portal are to create a National Database of the Unorganised Workers seeded with Aadhaar and to facilitate delivery of Social Security and Welfare  Schemes  to  unorganised  workers  including  women  workers. All eligible registered unorganised workers including women workers are entitled to get benefit of Social Security and Welfare Schemes like accidental  insurance  cover  of  Rs.  2.0  Lakh  for  a  year,  free  of  cost through Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). The registered  workers  on  eSHRAM  are  also  nudged  to  take  benefit  of Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Mandhan  Pension  Scheme  (PM-SYM)  & NPS - Traders pension scheme.  As on 01.02.2022, the age group-wise details of the unorganised workers registered on the eSHRAM portal is as under: -

| 18-40 Years   | 40-50 Years   | Above 50 Years   |
|---------------|---------------|------------------|
| 15,33,25,702  | 5,42,33,582   | 3,25,04,425      |

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