Lok Sabha Question No. 2926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Agricultural Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra, Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## AGRICULTURAL WORKERS

†2926. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA: SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

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

- (a)whether many welfare schemes have been formulated and implemented  for  the  unorganized  workers  especially  rural  and agricultural  workers  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the monitoring mechanism of schemes especially in cases of accidents;
- (b)the  State/UT-wise,  scheme-wise  details  of  funds  allocated  and utilized under the said scheme during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (c)the State-/UT-wise number of agricultural labourers benefited from the said schemes during the said period and the other steps taken by the Government  especially for the welfare of agricultural labourers in the country;
- (d)whether the number of landless agricultural labourers/workers has increased in the country including Maharashtra during the last three years  and  the  current  year,  State-wise/UT-wise  and  the  details  of the  schemes  being  implemented  by  the  Government  to  provide social  security  to  agricultural  such  labourers  workers  engaged  in unorganized sector in the country; and
- (e)the  State-wise/UT-wise  details  of  the  labourers/  workers  benefited during the said period?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008, the Government is mandated  to provide social security to the workers of unorganised  sector   including agricultural    labourers   as per their Contd..2/-

eligibility criteria by formulating suitable welfare schemes on matters relating to life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection etc. The details of such welfare schemes are as under;

- (i) Life  and  disability  cover  is  provided  through  Pradhan  Mantri Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri Surksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY).
- (ii) The  health  and  maternity  benefits  are  provided    through Ayushman  Bharat-  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (ABPMJAY) which is a universal health scheme.
- (iii) Old  age  protection  is  provided  to  the  unorganised  sector workers through Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PMSYM) pension scheme.

(b): Under  PMJJBY  and  PMSBY,  the  premium  of  Rs.  342/-  (Rs. 330/under PMJJBY  +Rs.12/-  under  PMSBY)  is  to be borne by individual/ State Government. Under AB-PMJAY scheme, the details of the funds released to States/UTs as central share of premium during the last three years are as under:

| Year    |   Amount of Central Share of premium released to States/UTs (Rs. in crores) |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                                                                     1849.55 |
| 2019-20 |                                                                     2992.95 |
| 2020-21 |                                                                     2544.12 |

Under the PM-SYM pension scheme, 50% monthly contribution is payable by the beneficiary and equal matching contribution  is  paid  by  the  Central  Government.  The  Government contribution  is  released  to  LIC  of  India  which  is  designated  as  fund manager of the scheme and responsible for the pension pay out and no funds is released to State/UT Governments.

(c) to (d): The Government has taken various initiatives to extend the benefits  of    social  security  schemes  to  the  workers  of  unorganised sector including agricultural labourers. Apart from the above schemes, other schemes such as Public Distribution System under National Food Security Act, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, Deen Dayal Upadhyay  Gramin  Kaushal Yojana,  Pradhan    Mantri

Awas Yojana,  Gareeb  Kalyan  Rojgar  Yojana,    Deen  Dayal  Antyodaya Yojana,  PM-SVANidhi,  Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  etc.  are also  available  for  the  unorganised  workers  including  agricultural labourers depending upon their eligibility criteria. Further, the Ministry of  Labour  &  Employment  has  developed  e-SHRAM  portal  with  an objective to create National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW) to facilitate delivery of Social Security Schemes/ Welfare Schemes of the Central /State Governments to the workers of informal/unorganised sector. As on 16.03.2022, a total of more than 26 crore workers have been  registered  under  the  e-SHRAM  portal  out  of  which  13.80  crore workers  have  been  registered  in  agriculture  sector  including  59.16 lakh from the State of Maharashtra  as per self-declaration.

The State/UT-wise details of beneficiaries registered under PMJJBY and PMSBY (as on 27.10.2021), AB-PMJAY (as on November, 2021) and PM-SYM (as on 18.02.2022) are at Annexure A, Annexure B

(e): and Annexure C respectively.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2926 FOR 21.03.2022 REGARDING 'AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS'RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAMCHARAN  BOHRA  AND  SHRI  RAMDAS  C. TADAS.

| State-wise, Scheme-wise Distribution of Cumulative Enrolments as on 27.10.2021   | State-wise, Scheme-wise Distribution of Cumulative Enrolments as on 27.10.2021   | State-wise, Scheme-wise Distribution of Cumulative Enrolments as on 27.10.2021   | State-wise, Scheme-wise Distribution of Cumulative Enrolments as on 27.10.2021   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.                                                                           | State/UTs                                                                        | PMJJBY                                                                           | PMS BY                                                                           |
| 1                                                                                | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                      | 29,155                                                                           | 70,490                                                                           |
| 2                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                   | 65,40,146                                                                        | 1,58,11,529                                                                      |
| 3                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                | 76,766                                                                           | 1,47,830                                                                         |
| 4                                                                                | Assam                                                                            | 16,91,426                                                                        | 52,23,344                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                | Bihar                                                                            | 42,85,468                                                                        | 1,39,69,196                                                                      |
| 6                                                                                | Chandigarh                                                                       | 72,277                                                                           | 2,47,430                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                     | 24,09,761                                                                        | 78,17,397                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                               | 78,113                                                                           | 1,40,561                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                | Goa                                                                              | 1,57,499                                                                         | 3,70,952                                                                         |
| 10                                                                               | Gujarat                                                                          | 40,57,002                                                                        | 99,42,966                                                                        |
| 11                                                                               | Haryana                                                                          | 19,42,521                                                                        | 51,93,324                                                                        |
| 12                                                                               | Himachal Pradesh                                                                 | 4,40,777                                                                         | 15,97,785                                                                        |
| 13                                                                               | Jammu and Kashmir                                                                | 4,10,069                                                                         | 10,08,899                                                                        |
| 14                                                                               | Jharkhand                                                                        | 18,86,299                                                                        | 58,90,405                                                                        |
| 15                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                        | 47,10,766                                                                        | 1,05,37,632                                                                      |
| 16                                                                               | Kerala                                                                           | 11,11,836                                                                        | 56,83,760                                                                        |
| 17                                                                               | Lakshadweep                                                                      | 2,357                                                                            | 7,581                                                                            |
| 18                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                   | 50,67,140                                                                        | 1,64,54,942                                                                      |
| 19                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                      | 69,17,286                                                                        | 1,74,96,774                                                                      |
| 20                                                                               | Manipur                                                                          | 68,048                                                                           | 2,09,053                                                                         |
| 21                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                        | 1,31,873                                                                         | 3,17,135                                                                         |
| 22                                                                               | Mizoram                                                                          | 1,21,450                                                                         | 2,07,730                                                                         |
| 23                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                         | 74,057                                                                           | 2,12,944                                                                         |
| 24                                                                               | Nct of Delhi                                                                     | 12,65,706                                                                        | 35,57,440                                                                        |
| 25 Odisha                                                                        |                                                                                  | 31,45,850                                                                        | 89,84,859                                                                        |
| 26                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                       | 91,532                                                                           | 2,42,315                                                                         |
| 27                                                                               | Punjab                                                                           | 18,61,298                                                                        | 62,43,262                                                                        |
| 28                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                        | 42,27,061                                                                        | 1,26,43,411                                                                      |
| 29                                                                               | Sikkim                                                                           | 56,783                                                                           | 1,24,768                                                                         |
| 30                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                       | 40,58,715                                                                        | 1,15,69,218                                                                      |
| 31                                                                               | Telangana                                                                        | 37,98,510                                                                        | 93,67,618                                                                        |
| 32                                                                               | Tripura                                                                          | 2,29,925                                                                         | 7,94,422                                                                         |
| 33                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                    | 85,70,908                                                                        | 3,28,05,228                                                                      |
| 34                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                      | 5,87,525                                                                         | 25,87,072                                                                        |
| 35                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                      | 42,96,384                                                                        | 1,49,77,930                                                                      |
| 36                                                                               | Ladakh                                                                           | 8,674                                                                            | 18,161                                                                           |
| 37                                                                               | Others &Non-CBS Enrolments*                                                      | 3,84,56,132                                                                      | 3,59,16,806                                                                      |
| Grand Total                                                                      | Grand Total                                                                      | 11,29,37,095                                                                     | 25,83,92,169                                                                     |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2926 FOR 21.03.2022 REGARDING 'AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS'RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAMCHARAN  BOHRA  AND  SHRI  RAMDAS  C. TADAS.

| State / UT        | Number of Eligible Families under PM-JAY   | Number of Eligible Families under PM-JAY   | Number of Eligible Families under PM-JAY   |
|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| State / UT        | SECC 2011 Families                         | Additional Families covered by State / UT  | Total Families                             |
| A&N Islands       | 21,399                                     |                                            | 21,399                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 54,67,524                                  | 90,12,033                                  | 1,44,79,557                                |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 88,611                                     | 1,71,606                                   | 2,60,217                                   |
| Assam             | 26,96,996                                  |                                            | 26,96,996                                  |
| Bihar             | 1,08,11,015                                |                                            | 1,08,11,015                                |
| Chandigarh        | 23,678                                     |                                            | 23,678                                     |
| Chhattisgarh      | 36,50,364                                  | 19,20,555                                  | 55,70,919                                  |
| DNH&DD            | 26,342                                     | 35,608                                     | 61,950                                     |
| Goa               | 36,431                                     |                                            | 36,431                                     |
| Gujarat           | 43,83,948                                  | 32,04,589                                  | 75,88,537                                  |
| Haryana           | 15,45,936                                  |                                            | 15,45,936                                  |
| Himachal Pradesh  | 4,78,985                                   |                                            | 4,78,985                                   |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 5,97,801                                   | 14,56,497                                  | 20,54,298                                  |
| Jharkhand         | 28,05,753                                  | 29,05,180                                  | 57,10,933                                  |
| Karnataka         | 62,09,073                                  | 52,90,927                                  | 1,15,00,000                                |
| Kerala            | 22,03,589                                  | 19,52,522                                  | 41,56,111                                  |
| Ladakh            | 10,904                                     | 28,638                                     | 39,542                                     |
| Lakshadweep       | 1,465                                      |                                            | 1,465                                      |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 83,57,257                                  | 25,04,396                                  | 1,08,61,653                                |
| Maharashtra       | 83,63,664                                  |                                            | 83,63,664                                  |
| Manipur           | 2,73,250                                   |                                            | 2,73,250                                   |
| Meghalaya         | 3,47,013                                   | 2,07,118                                   | 5,54,131                                   |
| Mizoram           | 1,94,859                                   |                                            | 1,94,859                                   |
| Nagaland          | 2,33,328                                   |                                            | 2,33,328                                   |
| Puducherry        | 1,03,434                                   |                                            | 1,03,434                                   |
| Punjab            | 14,64,802                                  | 24,92,403                                  | 39,57,205                                  |
| Rajasthan*        | 58,95,363                                  | 50,28,504                                  | 1,09,23,867                                |
| Sikkim            | 39,738                                     |                                            | 39,738                                     |
| Tamil Nadu        | 77,70,928                                  | 69,29,072                                  | 1,47,00,000                                |
| Telangana         | 25,90,010                                  | 61,66,832                                  | 87,56,842                                  |
| Tripura           | 4,90,964                                   |                                            | 4,90,964                                   |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 1,16,84,453                                | 8,43,876                                   | 1,25,28,329                                |
| Uttarakhand       | 5,23,536                                   | 10,45,932                                  | 15,69,468                                  |
| Total             | 8,93,92,413                                | 5,11,96,288                                | 14,05,88,701                               |

Note:Above list  does  not  include  eligible  beneficiary  family  count  of  SECC  2011  from  West Bengal, Odisha and NCT of Delhi as they are not implementing AB PM-JAY.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2926 FOR 21.03.2022 REGARDING 'AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS'RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAMCHARAN  BOHRA  AND  SHRI  RAMDAS  C. TADAS.

| Sl. No.                                                                                            | State/UT Name                                                                                      | Number of Beneficiariesl   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1                                                                                                  | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                                                                        | 2302                       |
| 2                                                                                                  | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                     | 151866                     |
| 3                                                                                                  | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                  | 2500                       |
| 4                                                                                                  | Assam                                                                                              | 25362                      |
| 5                                                                                                  | Bihar                                                                                              | 204497                     |
| 6                                                                                                  | Chandigarh                                                                                         | 4279                       |
| 7                                                                                                  | Chhattisgarh                                                                                       | 210695                     |
| 8                                                                                                  | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu                                                              | 1580                       |
| 9                                                                                                  | Delhi                                                                                              | 9576                       |
| 10                                                                                                 | Goa                                                                                                | 1002                       |
| 11                                                                                                 | Gujarat                                                                                            | 370781                     |
| 12                                                                                                 | Haryana                                                                                            | 820690                     |
| 13                                                                                                 | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                   | 42293                      |
| 14                                                                                                 | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                     | 72314                      |
| 15                                                                                                 | Jharkhand                                                                                          | 130678                     |
| 16                                                                                                 | Karnataka                                                                                          | 112172                     |
| 17                                                                                                 | Kerala                                                                                             | 12192                      |
| 18                                                                                                 | Ladakh                                                                                             | 1468                       |
| 19                                                                                                 | Lakshwadeep                                                                                        | 21                         |
| 20                                                                                                 | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                     | 129455                     |
| 21                                                                                                 | Maharashtra                                                                                        | 594408                     |
| 22                                                                                                 | Manipur                                                                                            | 4220                       |
| 23                                                                                                 | Meghalaya                                                                                          | 3179                       |
| 24                                                                                                 | Mizoram                                                                                            | 666                        |
| 25                                                                                                 | Nagaland                                                                                           | 4827                       |
| 26                                                                                                 | Odisha                                                                                             | 171311                     |
| 27                                                                                                 | Puducherry                                                                                         | 1309                       |
| 28                                                                                                 | Punjab                                                                                             | 34921                      |
| 29                                                                                                 | Rajasthan                                                                                          | 104744                     |
| 30                                                                                                 | Sikkim                                                                                             | 141                        |
| 31                                                                                                 | Tamil Nadu                                                                                         | 58887                      |
| 32                                                                                                 | Telengana                                                                                          | 42101                      |
| 33                                                                                                 | Tripura                                                                                            | 29972                      |
| 34                                                                                                 | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                      | 642904                     |
| 35                                                                                                 | Uttarakhand                                                                                        | 34987                      |
| 36                                                                                                 | West Bengal                                                                                        | 90545                      |
| Total                                                                                              | Total                                                                                              | 41,24,845                  |
| Bulk Enrolment in the States/UTs of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Chandigarh | Bulk Enrolment in the States/UTs of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Chandigarh | 5,06,603                   |
| Grand Total                                                                                        | Grand Total                                                                                        | 46,31,448                  |

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