Lok Sabha Question No. 1896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Migrant Labourers from Odisha
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Basanta Kumar Panda

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1896 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## MIGRANT LABOURERS FROM ODISHA

†1896. SHRI BASANTA KUMAR PANDA:

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

- (a)the  number  of  migrant  labourers  from  Odisha  engaged  in  daily wages in all the States along with the details thereof;
- (b)the schemes being implemented by the Government for daily wages
- labourers;
- (c)whether the Government is providing any insurance cover to secure life and property of the said labourers; and
- (d)the percentage of migration of labourers in Odisha and the reasons for the said migration and whether the Odisha Government is unable to pay daily wages to the said labourers?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Migration  of  workers  from  one  area  to  another  area  is  a continuous process and the migrant workers keep on moving from one area to another area in search of work.

Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  launched  e-SHRAM portal,  a  National  Database  of  the  Unorganised  Workers  on  26 th August,  2021.  It  has  been  made  available  to  the  States/  UTs  for registration  of  unorganised  workers  on  e-SHRAM  portal.  The  main objective of the e-SHRAM portal is to create a national database of all unorganised workers including Construction Workers, Gig and Platform workers,  Street  Vendors,  Domestic  Workers,  Agriculture  Workers, Migrant workers and similar other workers seeded with Aadhaar. It is also  to  facilitate  delivery  of  Social  Security  and  welfare  schemes  to such  workers.  As  on  13.12.2022,  more  than  28.46  crore    across  the country and 1.33 crore unorgainsed workers in respect of Odisha have been registered on this portal.

Migrant workers are engaged in various occupations. There exist several social security and welfare schemes  for workers including migrant workers engaged in such occupations. Some of the prominent schemes are as follows; Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) launched in 2015 provide for life & disability cover due to natural or accidental  death.  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi  Man  Dhan  Pension Scheme  (PM-SYM)  launched  in  2019  provides  for  old  age  social security  in  the  form  of  monthly  pension.  Ayushman  Bharat  Pradhan Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (PMJAY)  launched  in  2018  provides  Rs.5 lakh  health  coverage  for  secondary  and  tertiary  health  benefits  to those migrant workers who are covered as eligible beneficiaries as per deprivation  and  occupation  criteria.  Model  welfare  schemes  for  the Building  &  other  Construction  Workers  (BOCW)  are  administered  by State  Welfare  Boards.  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana  caters  to  the housing needs to eligible beneficiaries.

Under  the  provision  of  Minimum  Wages  Act,  1948  both Central and State Government are appropriate Governments to fix  the minimum wages of the workers employed in the scheduled employments under their respective jurisdictions.

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