Lok Sabha Question No. 3091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-20
Subject: Domestic Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3091 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2023

## DOMESTIC WORKERS

3091. SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  recognises  domestic  workers  as  part  of the  labour  force  in  line  with  International  Labour  Organisation conventions;
- (b)whether the Government is planning to introduce a social security and welfare scheme for domestic workers;
- (c)if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)the number of domestic workers in the country, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (d): 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.

The Government has launched Schemes  like Pradhan Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Beema  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri Suraksha Beema Yojana (PMSBY) for life and disability cover respectively and Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Man Dhan Pension Yojana (PM-SYM) for pension to the unorganised workers including domestic workers. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY)  provides  health  cover  of  Rs.5  lakhs  per  family  per  year  for secondary  and  tertiary  care  hospitalization  to  vulnerable  families. These families include unorganized workers including domestic workers  as  per  the  defined  eligibility.    The  newly  enacted    Labour Codes, viz Code on Wages, 2019, Code on Occupational Safety, Health

and Working Conditions, 2020 and Social Security Code, 2020 provide for, inter-alia, decent working conditions, wages, occupational Safety, grievances  redressal  mechanism  and  social  security  benefits  to  all categories of workers including domestic workers. Further, the Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  launched  eSHRAM  portal,  a National  Database  of  the  Unorganised  Workers.  It  has  been  made available  to  the  States/UTs  for  registration  of  unorganised  workers including domestic & household workers.

As on 15 th  March, 2023, 2.79  crore domestic & household workers have registered on e-SHRAM portal. The number of domestic workers State/UTs-wise is given at Annexure.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a)  to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3091 for 20.03.2023 regarding Domestic Workers.

| Sr. No.   | States                                    | Total Registrations   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1         | UTTAR PRADESH                             | 13,040,799            |
| 2         | BIHAR                                     | 4,206,441             |
| 3         | WEST BENGAL                               | 2,155,594             |
| 4         | JHARKHAND                                 | 873,985               |
| 5         | PUNJAB                                    | 865,728               |
| 6         | MADHYAPRADESH                             | 849,352               |
| 7         | KERALA                                    | 792,637               |
| 8         | MAHARASHTRA                               | 692,007               |
| 9         | GUJARAT                                   | 641,089               |
| 10        | ASSAM                                     | 567,619               |
| 11        | RAJASTHAN                                 | 497,231               |
| 12        | ODISHA                                    | 403,547               |
| 13        | HARYANA                                   | 398,663               |
| 14        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                         | 397,298               |
| 15        | CHHATTISGARH                              | 340,234               |
| 16        | DELHI                                     | 322,260               |
| 17        | KARNATAKA                                 | 195,442               |
| 18        | UTTARAKHAND                               | 182,668               |
| 19        | ANDHRA PRADESH                            | 118,978               |
| 20        | TAMIL NADU                                | 107,667               |
| 21        | TRIPURA                                   | 69,017                |
| 22        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                          | 66,816                |
| 23        | TELANGANA                                 | 56,826                |
| 24        | CHANDIGARH                                | 28,108                |
| 25        | MEGHALAYA                                 | 21,560                |
| 26        | GOA                                       | 13,004                |
| 27        | PUDUCHERRY                                | 8,601                 |
| 28        | NAGALAND                                  | 8,104                 |
| 29        | MANIPUR                                   | 6,826                 |
| 30        | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI ANDDAMANANDDIU | 5,173                 |
| 31        | SIKKIM                                    | 3,750                 |
| 32        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                         | 2,463                 |
| 33        | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS                 | 1,753                 |
| 34        | MIZORAM                                   | 822                   |
| 35        | LADAKH                                    | 532                   |
| 36        | LAKSHADWEEP                               | 295                   |
|           | Total                                     | 27,942,889            |

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