Lok Sabha Question No. 484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-06
Subject: Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan Yojana (PM-SYM)
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ranjeetsingh Naik Nimbalkar, Devendrappa Y, Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre, Saikia Dilip, Sunil Kumar Singh, Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao, Mohan Mandavi, Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi, Devji Mansingram Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 484 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2023

PRADHAN MANTRI SHRAM YOGI MAAN-DHAN YOJANA (PM-SYM)

484.  SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMBALKAR:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

SHRI ARUN SAO:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI:

SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA:

SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL:

SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  started  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maandhan Yojana (PM-SYM) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether the labourers belonging to Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, North East, Karnataka,  Rajasthan  and  Jharkhand  particularly  belonging  to  Madha, Latur,  Bilaspur,  Durg,  Kanker,  Jalore,  Sirohi,  Chatra  Constituencies  and have also been benefitted by the said scheme and if so, the details thereof
- till date;
- (c)the  time  since  when  PM-SYM  was  introduced  to  provide  pension  for workers  in  unorganised  sectors  and  the  procedure  for  selection  of beneficiaries under the said Yojana;
- (d)whether any criteria have been fixed for the beneficiaries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)the number of approved pending applicants and the details of the amount payable  to  the  beneficiaries  during  the  last  three  years,  year-wise  and district-wise  along  with  the  number  of  beneficiaries  under  the  said scheme  in  Maharashtra,  Chhattisgarh,  Assam  and  North  East  States, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Jharkhand and district-wise in Jalore and Sirohi in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

- (a) to (e): The  Government  of  India  launched  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi Maan-Dhan Yojana (PM-SYM) in February, 2019 to provide a monthly pension of  Rs.  3000/-  after  attaining  the  age  of  60  years.  The  eligibility  criteria  for registration under the scheme is as under;

- I. should be an unorganized worker;
- II. Entry age between 18-40 years;
- III. monthly income Rs. 15000 or below

Apart  from  the  above,  a  person  should  not  be  engaged  in  an organised  Sector  (Membership  of  EPF/NPS/ESIC)  and  not  an  income  tax payer.  The  constituency  wise  data  on  registration  is  not  maintained.  The details of registered workers belonging to Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, North

East, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Jharkhand is as per Annexure.

No  beneficiary  enrolled  under  the  PM-SYM   has  completed  60

years of age to become eligible to receive the pension.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 484 FOR 06.02.2023 REGARDING 'PRADHAN MANTRI SHRAM YOGI MAANDHAN YOJANA (PM-SYM)' RAISED BY SHRI RANJEETSINGH HINDURAO NAIK NIMABLKAR, SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH, SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE, SHRI ARUN SAO, SHRI DILIP SAIKIA, SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL, SHRI MOHAN MANDAVI, SHRI Y. DEVENDRAPPA, SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL, SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI.

|   Sl. No | State Name        |   Registration |
|----------|-------------------|----------------|
|        1 | RAJASTHAN         |         305714 |
|        2 | SIKKIM            |            308 |
|        3 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |           2870 |
|        4 | NAGALAND          |           4946 |
|        5 | MANIPUR           |           5695 |
|        6 | MIZORAM           |           1148 |
|        7 | TRIPURA           |          31664 |
|        8 | MEGHALAYA         |           5326 |
|        9 | ASSAM             |          37649 |
|       10 | JHARKHAND         |         135782 |
|       11 | CHHATTISGARH      |         229418 |
|       12 | MAHARASHTRA       |         614141 |
|       13 | KARNATAKA         |         130033 |

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