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Lok Sabha Question No. 3593 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Skill Training Domestic Workers
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3593 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## SKILL TRAINING DOMESTIC WORKERS

## 3593.  SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  AND  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

(a)        the  initiatives  undertaken  by  the  Government  to  provide  skill  training  to  domestic workers; and

(b)       the details of such initiatives/schemes undertaken by the Government to provide skill training to domestic and workers working in unorganized sector?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

(a)       Under  Skill  India  Mission,  Ministry  of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship (MSDE)  is  implementing Pradhan  Mantri  Kaushal  Vikas  Yojana  (PMKVY)  under  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.

(b) Under  PMKVY,  as  on  21.11.2021,  around  2  lakh  candidates  have  been  trained  / oriented in the Domestic Worker Sector.

Further, 2.61 lakh candidates have been trained under Domestic Worker Sector Skill Council across various schemes/initiatives other than PMKVY  which  include  CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) / Fee Based projects, and Govt. of India and State funded projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: ST List of Odisha
Ministry: TRIBAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF TRIBAL AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO- 3591

TO BE ANSWERED ON- 20/12/2021

## ST LIST OF ODISHA

## 3591. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA :

Will the Minister of TRIBAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Registrar General of India (RGI) and the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes has concurred with recommendation of Odisha Government for inclusion of Jhodia and Dora community in the Scheduled Tribes list;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the current status of application; and
- (c) if not, the reasons for non-inclusion and the process by which these two communities will be included in the list of Scheduled Tribes?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TRIBAL AFFAIRS (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) to (c):  The Government of India on 15.6.1999 (further amended on 25.6.2002) has laid down the modalities for deciding the claims for inclusion in, exclusion from and other modifications in Orders specifying Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes lists. As per the modalities, only those proposals which have been recommended and justified by the concerned State Government / UT Administration and concurred with by Registrar General of India (RGI) and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes (NCST) are to be considered and legislation amended. All actions are taken as per the approved modalities in respect of 'Dora' community.

The proposal of the State Government of Odisha to include 'Jhodia' as synonym of 'Paroja' in the Scheduled Tribes list of Odisha has not been supported by the Registrar General of India twice. Hence  the  same  was  not  considered  by  the  Government  and  communicated  to  the  State Government of Odisha in terms of Clause (f) of the approved modalities that prescribes that claims recommended  by  the  concerned  State  Governments/Union  Territory  Administrations,  but  not agreed to by the RGI,  concerned State Government/ UT Administration would be asked to review and further justify their recommendations in the light of comments of RGI.On receipt of the further clarification  from  the  State  Government/  Union  Territory  Administration,  the  proposal  would again be referred to the RGI for comment .In such cases, where the RGI does not agree to the point of  view  of  the  State  Government/  Union  Territory  Administration  on  a  second  reference,  the Government of India may consider rejection of the said proposals.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Revamping and Reconstitution of CABA
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: D. M. Kathir Anand

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CULTURE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3590

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## REVAMPING AND RECONSTITUTION OF CABA

## 3590. SHRI D.M. KATHIRANAND:

Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Central Advisory Board on Archaeology (CABA) has not met for years and if so, the details thereof and the time and details of the last meeting held by the Board;
- (b) whether the Government has any plans to revamp and reconstitute CABA and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor and the present composition of  the Board;
- (c) whether the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) is marred by the absence of subject experts for the top posts including the DG and qualified Archaeologists as Assistant Archaeologists in various circles of ASI;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the current status of manpower in ASI and vacancies; and
- (e) the effective steps taken by the Government to fill up the vacancies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER FOR CULTURE, TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION

(SHRI G. KISHAN REDDY)

- (a) Yes, Sir. The last meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Archaeology (CABA) was held on 17.10.2014 which was attended by 53 members including 13 State Government nominee.
- (b) Yes,  Sir.  As  the  tenure  of  earlier  Board  has  expired  a  five  member  Standing  Committee  of  CABA  assists  the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) as an interim measure.
- (c) No, Sir. The current status of manpower in ASI and vacancies is as under:

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| (d)   | Name of post           |   Sanctioned Strength |   Filled |   Vacancy |
|-------|------------------------|-----------------------|----------|-----------|
|       | DG                     |                     1 |        1 |         0 |
|       | ADG (Archaeology)      |                     2 |        1 |         1 |
|       | Joint DG (Archaeology) |                     7 |        4 |         3 |
|       | Director (Archaeology) |                    18 |       18 |         0 |
|       | SA                     |                    48 |       34 |        14 |
|       | Dy. SA                 |                   120 |       21 |        99 |
|       | ASA                    |                    75 |       74 |         1 |
|       | AA                     |                   150 |      122 |        28 |

- (e) Departmental Promotion Committees are regularly held and the vacancies to be filled by UPSC/SSC are promptly referred to them.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3588 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Shortage of Teaching Faculty
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3588

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Shortage of Teaching Faculty

†3588. SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether there is shortage of teaching faculty in the Universities throughout the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is facing the shortage of qualified teachers;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to give more concessions in eligibility related norms for appointment in the Universities; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (Smt. Annpurna Devi)

- (a) & (b):  The University Grants Commission (UGC) has informed that as on 01.10.2021, the total number of sanctioned, filled and vacant faculty posts in various Central Universities is as under:
- (c) & (d): The UGC has further informed that to maintain the quality of education and to cover up the shortage of teachers, Central Universities are adopting different methods, which interalia, include hiring ad-hoc faculty, Guest Faculty, Contract Faculty and Re-employed Faculty. The UGC has also framed the guidelines for empanelment of Adjunct-Faculty in Universities and Colleges which enable Higher Educational Institutions to access the eminent teachers and researchers,  who  have  completed  their  formal  association  with  University  /  College,  to participate in teaching, to collaborate and to stimulate research activities for quality research at M.Phil. and Ph. D. levels.
- (e)  &  (f):  The  UGC  has  informed  that  UGC  (Minimum  Qualifications  for  Appointment  of Teachers and other Academic staff in Universities and Colleges and other measures for the maintenance  of  standards  in  higher  education)  Regulations,  2018  has  been  notified  in  the Gazette on 18th July, 2018 and is available at https://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/4033931\_UGC-Regulation\_min\_Qualification\_Jul2018.pdf .  Clauses 3.4 and 3.5 of these regulations provide certain relaxation in eligibility related norms for appointment of faculty.

| Category-wise faculty post   | Sanctioned   | Filled   | Vacant   |
|------------------------------|--------------|----------|----------|
| Professor                    | 2,544        | 1,072    | 1,472    |
| Associate Professor          | 5,098        | 2,702    | 2,396    |
| Assistant Professor          | 11,263       | 8,798    | 2,465    |
| Total                        | 18,905       | 12,572   | 6,333    |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: SUNREF Green Housing Programme
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy, Chinta Anuradha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3584

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20TH DECEMBER, 2021/ 29 AGRAHAYANA 1943 (SAKA)

## SUNREF Green Housing Programme

3584: Shri. MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY Smt. CHINTA ANURADHA

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state :

- (a)  the  details  of  the  progress  achieved  in  SUNREF  Green  Housing  Programme  as conceived  by  the  National  Housing  Bank  (NHB)  along  with  the  EU  and  French Development Agency;
- (b)  the details of funds sanctioned and utilized under the programme so far;
- (c)  whether the Government is contemplating to utilize investment in green solutions in existing housing schemes of Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (DR. BHAGWAT KARAD)

(a)  to  (d): The  French  development  Agency,  Agence  Française  de  Développement, launched  the  Sustainable  Use  of  Natural  Resources  and  Energy  Finance  (SUNREF) Green Housing India programme in August 2017 in partnership with National Housing Bank (NHB) and with support from the European Union. The SUNREF Green Housing India aims to scale up green and affordable housing projects in India.

The Programme aims at reducing the negative impact on environment of the growth of the housing industry in the country by supporting the development of green affordable housing.

National  Housing  Bank  (NHB)  has  informed  that,  an  amount  of  ₹540.36  Crore  out  of ₹811.50  Crore  has  been  disbursed  under  the  programme  till  date.  Further,  NHB  has conducted various workshops/programmes for stakeholders under capacity development initiative to promote green housing in the country.

In  the  state  of  Andhra Pradesh, an amount of ₹9.37 Crore has been disbursed  under this programme to Primary Lending Institutions in respect of their lending to individuals for purchase/construction of green housing units.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3581 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3581 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## ATAL BEEMIT VYAKTI KALYAN YOJANA

## 3581. DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

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

- (a)whether the scheme such as Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana has started in the country including the State of Bihar;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  reasons  therefor  in  Bihar particularly in district Gopalganj;
- (c)the details about the number of beneficiaries under the Atal Beemit
- Vyakti Kalyan Yojana in Bihar particularly in district Gopalganj;
- (d)whether the scheme has covered rural part of the country, if so, the
- details thereof; and
- (e)the  details  of  the  amount  sanctioned  to  State  of  Bihar  and  spent under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): Yes,  Sir.  The  Atal  Beemit  Vyakti  Kalyan  Yojana  (ABVKY) has been implemented by the Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) including in Bihar as well as in rural  areas,  where  the Employees' State Insurance Act 1948, is applicable. The scheme came into  force  on  01.07.2018  and  extended  twice  from  01.07.2020  to 30.06.2021  and  again  from  01.07.2021  to  30.06.2022. Under  the scheme,  unemployed  insured  persons  are  provided  cash  relief  for  a period  of  maximum  90  days  at  the  rate  of  50%  of  average  daily earnings.
- (e): In state of Bihar, total 701 claims under the scheme were received  up  to  30.11.2021  and  of  which  572  claims  have  been approved and an amount of Rs.65.26 lakh disbursed. No claim for relief under  the  scheme  has  been  received  from  the  Gopalganj  district  of Bihar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3578 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Minimum Wage for Tea Garden Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pradyut Bordoloi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3578 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## MINIMUM WAGE FOR TEA GARDEN WORKERS

3578. SHRI PRADYUT BORDOLOI:

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

- (a)whether the Government intends to increase minimum wage for tea garden workers in Assam and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (b)whether  the  Government  intends  to  provide  pattas  for  the  over  6 lakh plus tea-garden worker families in Assam to help secure land ownership  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (c)whether  the  Government  maintains  data  on  the  number  of  tea garden workers covered by Ayushman Bharat and Employes' State Insurance respectively;
- (d)if so, the details thereof, year-wise from 2014 till date of the number of  tea  garden  workers  covered  under  ESI  and  from  inception  till date for Ayushman Bharat, and whether the Government intends to take any measures to increase coverage thereof; and
- (e)if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, both the Central and the State Governments are appropriate Governments to  fix,  review  and  revise  the  minimum  wages  of  the  employees employed  in the scheduled employments  under  their respective jurisdictions. The State Government is the appropriate Government to fix/revise the minimum wages of the tea garden labourers. The details

of revision of minimum rates of wages in the scheduled employments in  the  State  sphere  are  not  centrally  maintained.  The  tea  plantation workers  are  paid  wages  as  per  the  negotiated  agreement  reached through  a  process  of  collective  bargaining  between  the  Producer Associations  and  Workers  Unions  under  the  aegis  of  the  respective State Governments. Providing pattas to the tea-garden worker families in  Assam  is  a  State  subject  and  details  in  this  regard  not  available with the Central Government.

(c) to (e): Tea  garden  workers  meeting  the  prescribed  criteria  are eligible to avail benefits under the Ayushman Bharat -Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY). Category-wise data of beneficiaries is not maintained under the scheme.

As  per  the  provisions  u/s  2(19A)  of  ESI  Act,  1948,  'Tea Garden Workers' come under the definition of 'Seasonal factory', hence employees engaged in the Tea Garden are not covered under ESI Act.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3572 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Survey of Degraded Forest
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTIO N NO. 3572

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## Survey of Degraded Forest

## 3572. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Ministry has commissioned a survey of degraded forests in Meghalaya;
- (b)   the details of the Detailed Project Report for Meghalaya;
- (c)   whether  the  DPR  has  not  been  completed  so  far  for  Meghalaya,  if  so,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (d)   the expected date of completion for the same?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (d) Assessment of Forest & Tree cover is undertaken by Forest Survey of India (FSI) biennially. As per India State of Forest report (ISFR) 2019 there is an increase of 13,209 sq. km of forest and tree cover in the country which is 1.66% increase over 2015. The Rain Forest Research Institute, Jorhat, under  Indian Council  of Forest Research and Education (ICFRE) was given the responsibility to conduct the study on  'Identification  of  Drivers  of  Deforestation'  in  Meghalaya  under  Meghalaya Community  Led  Landscape  Management  Project  (MCLLMP).  The  study  was initiated to understand the various drivers of deforestation operating in Meghalaya and their ecological and socio-economic cause-effect relationship and was carried out from 28.02.2018 to 22.06.2020. The objective of the study was to identify the drivers  of  deforestation  operative  in  Meghalaya  following  five  approaches  (i) consultation of existing literature, (ii) GIS mapping, (iii) Household surveys, (iv) Ecological study and (v) Expert consultation. Based on the findings of the project, detailed  site  specific  Strategies  to  address  deforestation  and  degradation  were worked out and presented in the project report.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3571 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Appointment of Independent Directors in PSBs
Ministry: FINANCE
Asked by: Srinivas Kesineni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE

## DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3571

ANSWERED ON 20 th  December 2021 / Agrahayana 29, 1943 (SAKA)

## Appointment of Independent Directors in PSBs

## 3571. Shri Kesineni Srinivas:

Will the Minister of FINANCE be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  established  guidelines  to  avoid  conflict  of interests in appointments of independent directors to the boards of Public Sector Banks (PSBs);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has established an independent vetting/screening process to avoid conflict of interest for candidates being considered for the said posts; and
- (d) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  details  of  proposals  under consideration for establishing a screening process in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE ( DR. BHAGWAT KARAD )

(a) to (d): In the Public Sector Banks (PSBs), Government nominates the nonofficial Directors (NoDs) on the board of banks as per approved guidelines dated 25.3.2015. The selection of NoDs is done by a Search Committee. In accordance with the said guidelines, the Search Committee assesses the suitability of persons to be considered for nomination as NoDs in terms of qualification, expertise, track record, integrity etc. and after due diligence recommends the names of the candidates. Further, reports are also sought in respect of these candidates from Reserve  Bank  of  India  and  other  relevant  agencies  as  deemed  fit  before nominating  these  candidates  for  the  post  of  NoDs.  Paragraph  10(d)  of  the Nationalised Banks (Management and Miscellaneous Provisions) Scheme, 1970 and 1980, provides that a persons shall be disqualified for being appointed as, and for being, a director if he holds any office of profit under any nationalised bank or State Bank of India, except for holding the post of a whole-time director, workmen director and non-workmen director.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-20
Subject: Inter-State Migrant Mobility
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3570 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2021

## INTER-STATE MIGRANT MOBILITY

## 3570. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a)whether it is a fact that Census 2011 indicated that India had 45.6 crore  migrants  and  2016-17  Economic  Survey  tracked  only  interState migrant mobility to 6 crore;
- (b)if  so,  whether  migrant  workers  play  an  important  role  in  nation building and meeting the needs of a particular State;
- (c)if  so,  whether  after  passing  laws  for  reservation  to  locals  by different  States,  migrant  workers  have  been  hit  hard  in  regard  to harassment,  deaths  in  those  States  especially  in  Maharashtra, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat; and
- (d)if  so,  the  steps  taken  or  being  taken  by  the  Union  Government  in consultation  with  States  after  recent  killing  of  workers  in  Jammu and  Kashmir  for  safety,  security  and  employment  to  migrants  in these States?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b): As per census 2011 conducted by the Government of India, the  total  number  migrant  persons  were  45.6  crore,  which  not  only included  the  migrants  who  had  moved  for  the  purpose  of  work, employment or business but also those who moved for other reasons such  as  marriage,  education  etc.  On  the  other  hand,  the  Economic Survey 2016-17 had extrapolated the size of the migrant work force in the country to be over 10 crore.

Migrant  workers  bridge  the  gap  between  demand  and supply of the workers at any particular place.

(c): In  order  to  safeguard  the  interest  of  the  migrant  workers, the Central Government had enacted the Inter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979. This Act  has  now  been  subsumed  in  the  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020.   The OSH Code alongwith the other  three  codes    provide  for  decent  working  conditions,  minimum wages, grievances redressal mechanisms, protection from abuse and exploitation,  enhancement  of  the  skills  and  social  security  to  all category of organised and unorganised workers including migrant workers.

(d): A robust security and intelligence grid is in place to prevent any  terrorist  attacks  on  migrant  labourers  in  Jammu  &  Kashmir.  In addition, day &  night area domination, patrolling and proactive operations against terrorists are being carried out in the areas where migrant  labourers  work/reside.  Besides,  round  the  clock  checking  at Nakas,  Road  opening  Parties  are  being  adequately  augmented  at strategic points to thwart any terrorist attack on migrant labourers in Kashmir.

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