Lok Sabha Question No. 3188 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Healthcare Facilities and Pension to Organised/ Unorganised Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ranjeeta Koli, Sumedhanand Saraswati

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3188 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND PENSION TO ORGANISED/ UNORGANISED LABOURERS

†3188. SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI:

SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

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

- (a)whether  there  is  any  policy  of  the  Union  Government  to  extend health  care  facilities  and  provide  pension  to  the  labourers  of organized or unorganized sectors in the country including Rajasthan and if so, the details of the said policy thereof;
- (b)the State-wise details of the beneficiaries of the said policy during the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  in  the  country  including Rajasthan;
- (c)the  details  of  assistance  being  provided  or  to  be  provided  to  the families  of  labourers  died  in  accidents  or  died  due  to  incurable diseases  and  the  details  of  the  existing  provisions  in  this  regard; and
- (d)whether the Government is aware of the irregularities committed by factories or companies in connection with the extending compensation to the dependents of the deceased labourers and if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): For organised sector workers, health facilities  and pension are provided , inter-alia, by schemes  of the Employees' State Insurance  Corporation  (ESIC)  and  the  Employees'  Provident  Fund Organisation  (EPFO),    subject  to  meeting  eligibility  criteria  by  the beneficiaries, including those in the state of Rajasthan.  The details of ESI beneficiaries,  state-wise, are  in placed at Annexure-I.

The Government has also introduced a pension scheme for unorganized  workers,  namely Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Maan-dhan (PM-SYM), to  ensure  old  age  protection  for  unorganised  workers. at

State-wise details of enrollment under PM-SYM are placed Annexure-II.

The Government also provides health care facilities to the Beedi/Cine/MICA/ Limestone & Dolomite Mine (LSDM)/ Manganese Ore &  Chrome  Ore  Mine  (IOMC)  workers  and  their  dependents.    The financial  assistance  is  also  provided  for  treatment  of  some  critical diseases.  The  state  wise  details  of  the  number  of  OPD/  IPD  patients are placed at Annexure-III.

The compensation in case of accidental deaths or incurable the Employees'  Compensation  Act,  1923,  which  is  administered  through diseases are also provided to the eligible workers under the State Governments.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3188 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2023 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI AND SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI REGARDING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND PENSION TO ORGANISED/ UNORGANISED LABOURERS

## State wise number of beneficiaries under ESI Scheme

(As on 31.03.2022)

| States                                   | Beneficiaries   | Beneficiaries   | Beneficiaries   |
|------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|                                          | 2019-20         | 2020-21         | 2021-22         |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | 5065689         | 4927329         | 4723590         |
| Assam                                    | 5065689         | 4927329         | 1014504         |
| Arunachal Pradesh                        | 5065689         | 4927329         | 1824            |
| Meghalaya                                | 5065689         | 4927329         | 55756           |
| Nagaland                                 | 1234034         | 1245053         | 13580           |
| Tripura                                  | 5065689         | 4927329         | 62041           |
| Manipur                                  | 5065689         | 4927329         | 10515           |
| Mizoram                                  | 5065689         | 4927329         | 5859            |
| Bihar                                    | 1317376         | 1345053         | 1392842         |
| Chandigarh                               | 651258          | 560311          | 505176          |
| Chhattisgarh                             | 1950476         | 2035603         | 1966190         |
| Delhi                                    | 6193839         | 5869431         | 5153882         |
| Goa                                      | 811968          | 838546          | 669882          |
| Gujarat &Dadar &Nagar Haveli& Daman &Diu | 6682485         | 6925179         | 6087332         |
| Haryana                                  | 9335668         | 9741749         | 8999738         |
| Himachal Pradesh                         | 1350783         | 1423611         | 1343101         |
| J&K And Ladakh                           | 517747          | 528417          | 477085          |
| Jharkhand                                | 1731489         | 1693892         | 1651406         |
| Karnataka                                | 13525175        | 12782494        | 11497293        |
| Kerala &Lakshadweep                      | 4171039         | 3994964         | 3667609         |
| Madhya Pradesh                           | 4052427         | 4134838         | 3751960         |
| Maharashtra                              | 18230646        | 18148244        | 15483101        |
| Odisha                                   | 2876593         | 2923968         | 2877253         |
| Puducherry                               | 456637          | 446510          | 405538          |
| Punjab                                   | 4589614         | 4903195         | 4719749         |
| Rajasthan                                | 5528923         | 5571456         | 5185154         |
| Sikkim                                   | 108562          | 109067          | 109959          |
| Tamilnadu                                | 15402396        | 14847208        | 13814002        |
| Telangana                                | 7121197         | 6911793         | 6068824         |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | 9499481         | 9717033         | 9178373         |
| Uttarakhand                              | 2498953         | 2559403         | 2345693         |
| West Bengal                              | 7574807         | 7421780         | 7121003         |
| Total                                    | 132479262       | 131606127       | 120359814       |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3188 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2023 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI AND SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI REGARDING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND PENSION TO ORGANISED/ UNORGANISED LABOURERS

The enrolment year-wise for last three years under Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-Dhan (PMSYM) Yojana is as under

| Sl. No.                                   | Names of States/ Union Territories        | 2018-19                                   | 2019-20                                   | 2020-21                                   | 2021-22                                   | Total     |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------|
| 1.                                        | Andaman and Nicobar Islands               | 1033                                      | 822                                       | 277                                       | 167                                       | 2299      |
| 2.                                        | Andhra Pradesh                            | 37444                                     | 107248                                    | 6201                                      | 843                                       | 151736    |
| 3.                                        | Arunachal Pradesh                         | 810                                       | 1589                                      | 77                                        | 21                                        | 2497      |
| 4.                                        | Assam                                     | 9634                                      | 7563                                      | 3876                                      | 3781                                      | 24854     |
| 5.                                        | Bihar                                     | 104887                                    | 74782                                     | 16924                                     | 7000                                      | 203593    |
| 6.                                        | Chandigarh                                | 974                                       | 3738                                      | 361                                       | 35                                        | 4276      |
| 7.                                        | Chhattisgarh                              | 92631                                     | 111930                                    | 3857                                      | 2012                                      | 210430    |
| 8.                                        | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu     | 953                                       | 575                                       | 37                                        | 9                                         | 1574      |
| 9.                                        | Delhi                                     | 4791                                      | 2711                                      | 608                                       | 1312                                      | 9422      |
| 10.                                       | Goa                                       | 212                                       | 728                                       | 35                                        | 24                                        | 999       |
| 11.                                       | Gujarat                                   | 335279                                    | 31407                                     | 2050                                      | 1666                                      | 370402    |
| 12.                                       | Haryana                                   | 562199                                    | 314740                                    | 26049                                     | 9576                                      | 820407    |
| 13.                                       | Himachal Pradesh                          | 14355                                     | 26033                                     | 1362                                      | 460                                       | 42210     |
| 14.                                       | Jammu &Kashmir                            | 36735                                     | 27056                                     | 6643                                      | 1490                                      | 71924     |
| 15.                                       | Jharkhand                                 | 97735                                     | 29266                                     | 2326                                      | 1192                                      | 130519    |
| 16.                                       | Karnataka                                 | 39351                                     | 51925                                     | 8769                                      | 10592                                     | 110637    |
| 17.                                       | Kerala                                    | 7027                                      | 2398                                      | 1136                                      | 1447                                      | 12008     |
| 18.                                       | Ladakh                                    | 889                                       | 563                                       | 10                                        | 6                                         | 1468      |
| 19.                                       | Lakshwadeep                               | 21                                        | 0                                         | 0                                         | 0                                         | 21        |
| 20.                                       | Madhya Pradesh                            | 80101                                     | 39089                                     | 5139                                      | 4537                                      | 128866    |
| 21.                                       | Maharashtra                               | 527226                                    | 61984                                     | 9541                                      | 4531                                      | 593128    |
| 22.                                       | Manipur                                   | 2350                                      | 1310                                      | 237                                       | 283                                       | 4180      |
| 23.                                       | Meghalaya                                 | 916                                       | 1162                                      | 811                                       | 271                                       | 3160      |
| 24.                                       | Mizoram                                   | 436                                       | 120                                       | 58                                        | 45                                        | 659       |
| 25.                                       | Nagaland                                  | 1432                                      | 2547                                      | 739                                       | 86                                        | 4804      |
| 26.                                       | Odisha                                    | 104847                                    | 50621                                     | 9107                                      | 6361                                      | 170936    |
| 27.                                       | Puducherry                                | 851                                       | 322                                       | 82                                        | 40                                        | 1295      |
| 28.                                       | Punjab                                    | 21915                                     | 9891                                      | 1718                                      | 1328                                      | 34852     |
| 29.                                       | Rajasthan                                 | 61907                                     | 216675                                    | 3303                                      | 1832                                      | 104412    |
| 30.                                       | Sikkim                                    | 61                                        | 43                                        | 21                                        | 16                                        | 141       |
| 31.                                       | Tamil Nadu                                | 40730                                     | 14016                                     | 2381                                      | 1389                                      | 58516     |
| 32.                                       | Telengana                                 | 19438                                     | 18455                                     | 2612                                      | 1449                                      | 41954     |
| 33.                                       | Tripura                                   | 13680                                     | 12184                                     | 3113                                      | 924                                       | 29901     |
| 34.                                       | Uttar Pradesh                             | 466310                                    | 349720                                    | 38701                                     | 11423                                     | 641999    |
| 35.                                       | Uttarakhand                               | 18629                                     | 14622                                     | 1291                                      | 390                                       | 34932     |
| 36.                                       | West Bengal                               | 35920                                     | 24055                                     | 12559                                     | 15692                                     | 88226     |
| Total 27,43,709 11,05,287 1,72,011 92,230 | Total 27,43,709 11,05,287 1,72,011 92,230 | Total 27,43,709 11,05,287 1,72,011 92,230 | Total 27,43,709 11,05,287 1,72,011 92,230 | Total 27,43,709 11,05,287 1,72,011 92,230 | Total 27,43,709 11,05,287 1,72,011 92,230 | 41,13,237 |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  to  (d) OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3188 FOR ANSWER ON 20.03.2023 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RANJEETA KOLI AND SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI REGARDING HEALTHCARE FACILITIES AND PENSION TO ORGANISED/ UNORGANISED LABOURERS

| No. of OPD/IPD Patients for the last three years   | No. of OPD/IPD Patients for the last three years   | No. of OPD/IPD Patients for the last three years   | No. of OPD/IPD Patients for the last three years   | No. of OPD/IPD Patients for the last three years   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No.                                             | Region                                             | Years                                              | Years                                              | Years                                              |
| Sl No.                                             | Region                                             | 2020-21                                            | 2021-2022                                          | 2022-23 (Upto DECEMBER, 2022)                      |
| 1                                                  | Ajmer                                              | 172242                                             | 199167                                             | 143884                                             |
| 2                                                  | Chennai                                            | 247655                                             | 267788                                             | 190723                                             |
| 3                                                  | Guwahati                                           | 4691                                               | 8289                                               | 4873                                               |
| 4                                                  | Thiruvananthapuram                                 | 18252                                              | 20101                                              | 21696                                              |
| 5                                                  | Ranchi                                             | 46776                                              | 67107                                              | 46816                                              |
| 6                                                  | Bangalore                                          | 80508                                              | 209645                                             | 170002                                             |
| 7                                                  | Bhubneshwar                                        | 216293                                             | 263473                                             | 158342                                             |
| 8                                                  | NAGPUR                                             | 69481                                              | 97593                                              | 83207                                              |
| 9                                                  | AHMEDABAD                                          | 49015                                              | 94251                                              | 70673                                              |
| 10                                                 | Jammu and Kashmir                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 11                                                 | Chandigarh                                         | 0                                                  | 0                                                  | 0                                                  |
| 12                                                 | Dehradun                                           | 4970                                               | 5930                                               | 2862                                               |
| 13                                                 | Raipur                                             | 23179                                              | 29141                                              | 26880                                              |
| 14                                                 | Allahabad                                          | 139989                                             | 154090                                             | 111538                                             |
| 15                                                 | Hyderabad                                          | 159806                                             | 186105                                             | 204605                                             |
| 16                                                 | Jabalpur                                           | 116068                                             | 157514                                             | 86246                                              |
| 17                                                 | Kolkata                                            | 171640                                             | 194941                                             | 108393                                             |
| 18                                                 | Patna                                              | 37080                                              | 53960                                              | 34057                                              |
| Total                                              | Total                                              | 1657645                                            | 2009095                                            | 1464617                                            |

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