Lok Sabha Question No. 2525 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-01
Subject: Domestic Workers Act
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Upendra Singh Rawat

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2525

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2022

## DOMESTIC WORKERS ACT

## 2525. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

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

- (a)whether the Government proposes to amend the Domestic Workers Act and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the details of schemes and programmes being implemented by the Government  to  protect  the  interests  of  the  domestic  workers particularly women helps who are employed through unrecognized employment agencies in the country, scheme/State/UT-wise particularly in Uttar Pradesh;
- (c)the funds allocated, disbursed and spent thereunder along with the beneficiaries  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year, Scheme/State/UT-wise;
- (d)whether the Government has announced any new welfare measures to benefit domestic workers including women domestic helps in the country; and
- (e)if  so,  the  details thereof and the other steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): No,  Sir.  There  is  no  Act  called  Domestic  Workers  Act. However,  the  Unorganized  Workers'  Social  Security  Act,  2008,  now subsumed  in  the  Code  on  Social  Security,  2020,  provides  for  social security to all unorganized workers including domestic workers.
- (b) to (e): Government has launched various schemes for unorganized  sector workers  including  domestic  workers.   Domestic

Workers Sector Skill Council (DWSSC) under Ministry of Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  is  imparting  various  skill development  training  programmes  to  domestic  workers.  Under  Skill India  Mission  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE) is implementing Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY) by which training/orientation is being imparted to candidates in  various  National  Skill  Qualification  Framework  (NSQF)  aligned  job roles  across  37  sectors,  including  Domestic  Workers  Sector.  In  the Domestic Workers Sector, training/orientation is given to candidates in four job roles namely, child caretaker (non-clinical), elderly caretaker (non-clinical), general housekeeper and housekeeper-cum-cook aligned to the Domestic Workers Sector Skill Council.

Under PMKVY, as on 30.06.2022, 1.92 lakh candidates have been trained/oriented in the Domestic Worker Sector.

State  and  gender  wise  domestic  workers  trained  under

PMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 schemes as on 30.06.2022 is at Annexure-I.

Gender and training type wise domestic workers trained in Uttar Pradesh under PMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 schemes as on 30.06.2022 is at Annexure-II.

Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Beema  Yojana  (PMSBY)  for  life and disability cover and Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Man Dhan Pension Yojana  (PM-SYM)  for  pension  to  the  unorganised  workers,  including domestic  workers.  Domestic  Workers  Sector  Skill  Council  (DWSSC) under Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship is imparting various  skill  development  training  programmes  to  domestic  workers. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) provides secondary  and  tertiary  health  benefits  to  all  unorganized  workers including domestic workers who are covered as eligible beneficiaries as per Socio Economic Caste census Data, 2011.     The Labour Codes, viz.  Code  on  Wages,  2019,  Code  on  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and Working Conditions, 2020 and Social Security Code, 2020 provide for decent  working  conditions,  Wages,  Occupational  Safety,  grievances redressal mechanism and social security benefits to all categories of workers including domestic workers.

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## State and gender wise domestic workers trained under PMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 schemes (as on 30.06.2022):

| State             | State and Gender wise domestic workers trained underPMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 schemes   | State and Gender wise domestic workers trained underPMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 schemes   | State and Gender wise domestic workers trained underPMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 schemes   | State and Gender wise domestic workers trained underPMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 schemes   |
|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State             | Female                                                                          | Male                                                                            | Transgender                                                                     | Grand Total                                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh    | 865                                                                             | 363                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 1,228                                                                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 672                                                                             | 527                                                                             | 1                                                                               | 1,200                                                                           |
| Assam             | 43,017                                                                          | 5,649                                                                           | 18                                                                              | 48,684                                                                          |
| Bihar             | 5,468                                                                           | 2,370                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 7,838                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh      | 1,305                                                                           | 142                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 1,447                                                                           |
| Delhi             | 10,630                                                                          | 1,224                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 11,854                                                                          |
| Goa               | 1                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 1                                                                               |
| Gujarat           | 2,258                                                                           | 2,002                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 4,260                                                                           |
| Haryana           | 1,856                                                                           | 691                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 2,547                                                                           |
| Jammu And Kashmir | 3,152                                                                           | 1,106                                                                           | 1                                                                               | 4,259                                                                           |
| Jharkhand         | 3,734                                                                           | 3,447                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 7,181                                                                           |
| Karnataka         | 1,229                                                                           | 2,115                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 3,344                                                                           |
| Kerala            | 711                                                                             | 1,097                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 1,808                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 18,362                                                                          | 4,666                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 23,028                                                                          |
| Maharashtra       | 14,104                                                                          | 5,126                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 19,230                                                                          |
| Meghalaya         | 99                                                                              | 31                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 130                                                                             |
| Mizoram           | 100                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 100                                                                             |
| Nagaland          | 1,873                                                                           | 796                                                                             | 1                                                                               | 2,670                                                                           |
| Odisha            | 4,917                                                                           | 585                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 5,502                                                                           |
| Puducherry        | 58                                                                              | 0                                                                               | 0                                                                               | 58                                                                              |
| Punjab            | 4,249                                                                           | 1,441                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 5,690                                                                           |
| Rajasthan         | 4,624                                                                           | 2,240                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 6,864                                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu        | 1,174                                                                           | 927                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 2,101                                                                           |
| Telangana         | 3,572                                                                           | 1,307                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 4,879                                                                           |
| Tripura           | 1,532                                                                           | 283                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 1,815                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh     | 10,465                                                                          | 3,297                                                                           | 1                                                                               | 13,763                                                                          |
| Uttarakhand       | 641                                                                             | 413                                                                             | 0                                                                               | 1,054                                                                           |
| West Bengal       | 8,142                                                                           | 1,184                                                                           | 0                                                                               | 9,326                                                                           |
| Grand Total       | 1,48,810                                                                        | 43,029                                                                          | 22                                                                              | 1,91,861                                                                        |

Annexure referred to in reply to  part  (b)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2525  for 01.08.2022 regarding Domestic Workers Act.

## Gender and training type wise domestic workers trained in Uttar Pradesh under PMKVY 2.0 and 3.0 schemes (as on 30.06.2022):

| Gender            | Training Type     | Enrolled   | Trained   | Assessed   | Certified   | Reported Placed   |
|-------------------|-------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-------------|-------------------|
| Female            | RPL*              | 10,128     | 9,950     | 8,019      | 7,602       | NA                |
| Female            | STT**             | 578        | 515       | 503        | 442         | 126               |
| Female Total      | Female Total      | 10,706     | 10,465    | 8,522      | 8,044       | 126               |
| Male              | RPL*              | 2,955      | 2,913     | 2,053      | 1,893       | NA                |
| Male              | STT**             | 496        | 384       | 364        | 334         | 101               |
| Male Total        | Male Total        | 3,451      | 3,297     | 2,417      | 2,227       | 101               |
| Transgender       | RPL*              | 1          | 1         | 1          | 1           | NA                |
| Transgender Total | Transgender Total | 1          | 1         | 1          | 1           | 0                 |
| Grand Total       | Grand Total       | 14,158     | 13,763    | 10,940     | 10,272      | 227               |

*RPL is the non-placement linked component of the PMKVY scheme **including special projects

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