Lok Sabha Question No. 878 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-12
Subject: Labourers Engaged in Organised/Unorganised Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande, Sudarshan Bhagat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 878 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2022

## LABOURERS ENGAGED IN ORGANISED/UNORGANISED SECTOR

†878. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE:

SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

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

- (a)the  number  and  ratio  of  labourers  engaged  in  the  organized  and unorganised  sector  excluding  those  engaged  in  the  agricultural sector  and  the  contribution  of  both  these  sectors  in  the  Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of India;
- (b)whether there has been a change in the ratio of workers engaged in
- these sectors during last decade and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the details of minimum wages, various welfare schemes and social security cover including health benefits which have been provided for the redressal of complaints related to the employer and security for workers in the unorganized sector;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  any  plan  to  further  improve  the provisions in the Social Security Act; and
- (e)whether the Government is working on a large scale for the welfare of  unorganized labour and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Based on the PLFS reports, Economic Survey estimated the employment on usual status in organized and unorganized sector. The details  of  estimated  employment  on  usual  status  in  organized  and unorganized  sector  for  the  year  2017-18,  2018-19  and  2019-20  is Annexed.  Further,  as  per  the  Periodic  Labour  Force  Survey  2020-21, the percentage of workers in usual status (ps+ss) engaged in  informal non-agricultural sector  in India is 71.4%.

(c) to (e): Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both the  Central  Government  and  the  State  Governments  are  appropriate Governments  to  fix,  review  and  revise  the  minimum  wages  of  the employees employed in the scheduled employments including agriculture  under their respective jurisdictions.

Further, the Government is also mandated to provide Social Security to unorganised sector workers by formulating suitable welfare schemes on matters relating to (i) life and disability cover, (ii) health and maternity benefits, (iii) old age protection and (iv) any other benefit as may be determined by the Central Government. The Life and Disability cover is provided through Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY). The  health  cover  is    provided  through  Ayushman  Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). Old age protection is ensured to the worker of unorganized sector through  Pradhan Mantri  Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) scheme by providing monthly pension of Rs. 3000/-.  The  Government  has  also    launched  e-Shram  portal  in  2021 with an objective to create National Database of unorganised workers and to facilitate delivery of Social Security Schemes/Welfare Schemes to the unorganised workers.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 878 for 12.12.2022  raised  by  Shri  Sadashiv  Kisan  Lokhande  &  Shri  Sudarshan  Bhagat    regarding 'Labourers engaged in Organised/Unorganised Sector.

| Years   | Organized Sector   | Organized Sector   | Unorganized Sector   | Unorganized Sector   | Total No. ( in   |
|---------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|         | in crores          | %share             | In crores            | %share               | crores)          |
| 2017-18 | 9.1                | 19.2               | 38.1                 | 80.8                 | 47.2             |
| 2018-19 | 9.5                | 19.4               | 39.3                 | 80.6                 | 48.8             |
| 2019-20 | 9.6                | 17.8               | 44.0                 | 82.2                 | 53.6             |

Source: Economic Survey 2021-22.

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