Lok Sabha Question No. 1141 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-26
Subject: Database of Migrant and Organised Labour/Worker
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: A. Chellakumar, Asaduddin Owaisi, Behanan Benny, Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Mohammad Jawed, Amar Singh, Anto  Antony, T.N. Prathapan, Kanimozhi Karunanidhi, S.R. Parthiban, M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1141

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2021

## DATABASE OF MIGRANT AND ORGANISED LABOUR/WORKER

## 1141. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR:

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

DR. AMAR SINGH:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN:

SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

SHRI M. SELVARAJ:

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

- (a)whether the Ministry has prepared the national database of migrant and unorganized labour and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons for noncompletion of the database by the initial deadline of June  2021;  and  the  revised  estimated  timeline  by  which  this
- database will be functional;
- (b)whether  this  database  will  be  publicly  accessible  and  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)whether  in  the  year  2018  the  Hon'ble  Supreme  Court  directed  to register  all  unorganised  sector  workers  to  reap  the  benefits  of welfare schemes of the Union and States; if so, the details thereof and  whether  the  said  work  has  not  yet  been  completed  by  the Government and if so, the reasons therefor;
- (d)whether  the  Hon'ble  Court  has  asked  the  Union  Government  to complete  this  exercise  by  July  this  year  and  also  implement  one nation  one  card  scheme  by  the  said  date  to  make  eligible  such workers  to  draw  ration  from  anywhere  in  the  Country;  if  so,  the steps taken/being taken by the Government a National database of unorganised  workers  and  the  time  by  which  this  is  likely  to  be completed; and
- (e)if  so,  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  a  National database  of  unorganised  workers  and  the  time  by  which  this  is likely to be completed; and
- (f)whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  from  employers and employees regarding inability to conduct online transactions at EPFO  due  to  Aadhaar  seeding,  if  so,  the  action  taken  by  the Government to protrect their interests?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (e): Ministry of Labour & Employment in technical collaboration with National Informatics Centre (NIC) is in the process of developing a registration module for creating a comprehensive National Database for Unorganized Workers (NDUW) seeded with Aadhaar for all Unorganised workers including Construction Workers, Migrant Workers, Gig and Platform workers, Street Vendors, Domestic Workers, Agriculture  Workers,  Migrant  workers  and  similar  other  sub-group  of Unorganised workers. At present, the process for dry run and security audit is underway. The State Governments are to populate the data on the  portal  by  mobilising  the  unorganised  workers.  The  portal  will  be available in public  domain for self  registration. The Common Service Centre  through  its  nation-wide  network  of  over  4  lakh  centres  and selected post offices of the Department of Posts will act as registration centres, where workers can visit and register themselves free of cost.

The Central Government has already implemented the One Nation One Ration Card  across the country except in the States/UT of Assam,  Chhattisgarh,  Delhi  and  West  Bengal.  These  States/UT  have been directed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court to implement the same by not later than 31 st  July 2021.

- (f): As  per  Section  142  of  the  Code  on  Social  Security,  2020, Employees'  Provident  Fund  Organisation  (EPFO)  had  made  Aadhaar seeding  mandatory  for  filing  Electronic  Challan-cum-Return  (ECR)  for all Employees' Provident Fund (EPF) accounts from 01.06.2021 and all employers  were  instructed  to  make  Universal  Account  Numbers (UANs)  of  EPF  account  holders  Aadhaar  authenticated.  However, representations were received from various stakeholders for extension of the time period. Keeping in view of pandemic situation and closure of  Aadhaar  enrolment  centres  due  to  Covid-19,  Government  has extended the mandatory filing of ECRs with Aadhaar-verified UAN till 1st September, 2021.

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