Lok Sabha Question No. 4120 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Hazardous Working Conditions
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Rama Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4120 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## HAZARDOUS WORKING CONDITIONS

## 4120. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a)the details of the works being done at central level for the welfare of the labourers in Bihar and to improve the hazardous conditions in which they
- work;
- (b)the arrangements made at central level to carry out these works in Bihar;
- (c)whether  the  Union  Government  is  facing  problems  in  carrying  out  these works in Bihar; and
- (d)if so, the efforts made at central level to solve these problems?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The  following  welfare  schemes  are  available  to  the  eligible labourers/workers of unorganised sector including the State of Bihar:
- (i) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme which provides a monthly minimum assured pension of Rs. 3000/after attaining the age of 60 years. As on 21st March, 2022, a total of 2,05,715 beneficiaries have been enrolled  in the State of Bihar under the scheme.
- (ii) Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  provides  life and disability cover for the people in the age group of 18- 50 years. The benefit under PMJJBY is Rs. 2 lakh on death due to any reason at  a  premium  of  Rs.  330  per  annum.  As  on  27.10.2021,  a  total  of 42,85,468  individuals  have  been  registered    in  the  State  of  Bihar under the scheme.
- (iii) Pradhan  Mantri  Surksha  Bima  Yojana  (PMSBY)  is  applicable  for workers in the age group of 18-70 years. The benefits under PMSBY are  Rs  2  lakh  on  death  due  to  accident  and  permanent  total disability  and  Rs.  1  lakh  on  permanent  partial  disability  at  a premium  of  Rs.  12  per  annum.    As  on  27.10.2021,  a  total  of 1,39,69,196 individuals have been registered in the State of Bihar under the scheme.

- Ayushman Bharat- Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (ABPMJAY) is a  universal  health  scheme  through  which  health  and  maternity benefits are provided to the eligible familes. Under the scheme, Rs. 5  lakh  health  coverage  per  family  is  provided  for  secondary  and tertiary hospitalization free of cost. As on November, 2021, a total of 1,08,11,015 families are found eligible in the State of Bihar under
- (iv) the scheme.

The  Government  has  taken  several  steps  to  improve  the  hazardous working conditions of the labourers. Such initiatives are listed  as under :-

- (i) The Government of India has declared the National Policy on Safety, Health  and  Environment  at  Workplace  (NPSHEW)  which  aims  to establish  a  preventive  safety  and  health  culture  in  the  country through  elimination  of the incidence  of work  related  injuries, diseases,  fatalities,  disasters  and  to  enhance  the  well-being  of employees in all the sectors of economic activity in the country.
- (ii) A comprehensive legislation, Mines Act, 1952 has been enacted by Central Government to regulate the objectives of safety and health of workers in mines.
- (iii) In  respect  of  factories,  a  comprehensive  legislation  in  the  form  of the Factories Act, 1948, for taking care of the occupational safety and health aspects of the workers employed in factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 has been enacted. The Act and the State Factories Rules framed there under are being enforced by the respective  State/UT  Governments  through  the  Chief  Inspector  of Factories/Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health.
- (iv) Government has also notified Code on Occupational Safety, Health &  Working  Conditions,  2020  wherein  13  central  labour  Acts  have been  subsumed  to  ensure  the  better  working  conditions  of  the workers
- (c): No  such  problem  has  been  reported  in  implementation  of  the welfare of the schemes in the State of Bihar.
- (d): In view of the reply to point No. (c),  does not arise.

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