Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (STARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: National Policy for Migrant Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy, Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 95 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## NATIONAL POLICY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS

- *95.  SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA: SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

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

- (a)whether the Government is contemplating a comprehensive national policy for migrant workers in the country after the recent experiences during the COVID-19 lockdown and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)the State-wise details of the number of migrants who returned;
- (c)whether  there  are  any  plans  of  extending  Union  Government's  relief packages to more districts and States; and
- (d)the details of the progress of the relief package announced as part of Garib Kalyan  Rozgar  Abhiyan  including  the  number  of  beneficiaries  that  have been covered as on 31st December, 2020?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  95  FOR  ANSWER  ON  08.02.2021  REGARDING NATIONAL POLICY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS BY SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA & SHRI VINCENT H. PALA.

- (a): 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  Code,  2020  and  the  Code  has  been  notified  on  29.09.2020.   The above mentioned code, commonly known as OSH Code, provides 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.  The  Code  is  applicable  to  every  establishment in  which 10 or  more  inter-state  migrant  workers  are  employed  or  were  employed  on any day of the preceding 12 months.

NITI  Aayog  has  constituted  a  sub-group  to  prepare  a  National Action Plan for Migrant Workers. The sub-group comprises the members from various Ministries of Govt. of India, subject experts, NGOs and civil society organisations, to prepare a tangible action plan to address issues related to migrant workers.

- (b): A Statement regarding number of migrant workers who returned to  their  home  states  during  the  COVID  -  19  lockdown  is  enclosed  as Annexure. However, most of these migrant workers have returned to their workplaces and resumed productive employment.
- (c) & (d): To  boost  employment  and  livelihood  opportunities  for  migrant works returning to villages in the wake of COVID-19 outbreak, Government of India  has  launched    Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar  Abhiyan  on  20.06.2020.  The  Garib Kalyan Rozgar Abhiyaan involves intensified and focused implementation of 25  target  driven  works  to  provide  employment  and  create  infrastructure  in the  rural  areas  of  116  districts  of  6  States  with  a  resource  envelope  of Rs.50,000 crore. With the total expenditure of Rs. 39,293 crore (approx.) the Abhiyan has already generated 50,78,68,671 man-days employment.

## Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 95 FOR 08.02.2021 SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA AND SHRI VINCENT H. PALA REGARDING NATIONAL POLICY FOR MIGRANT WORKERS.

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| SL No   | Name of the State                  | No. of Migrant workers belonging to this State who have returned to their home State *   |
|---------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                     | 32,571                                                                                   |
| 2       | Andaman and Nicobar                | 4,960                                                                                    |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 2,871                                                                                    |
| 4       | Assam                              | 4,26,441                                                                                 |
| 5       | Bihar                              | 15,00,612                                                                                |
| 6       | Chandigarh                         | 39230                                                                                    |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                       | 526900                                                                                   |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 43,747                                                                                   |
| 9       | Delhi                              | 2,047                                                                                    |
| 10      | Goa                                | 85620                                                                                    |
| 11      | Gujarat                            | 0                                                                                        |
| 12      | Haryana                            | 1,289                                                                                    |
| 13      | Himachal Pradesh                   | 18,652                                                                                   |
| 14      | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 48,780                                                                                   |
| 15      | Jharkhand                          | 5,30,047                                                                                 |
| 16      | Karnataka                          | 1,34,438                                                                                 |
| 17      | Kerala                             | 3,11,124                                                                                 |
| 18      | Ladakh                             | 50                                                                                       |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                        | 456                                                                                      |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh                     | 7,53,581                                                                                 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                        | 1,82,990                                                                                 |
| 22      | Manipur                            | 12,338                                                                                   |
| 23      | Meghalaya                          | 4,266                                                                                    |
| 24      | Mizoram                            | 8446                                                                                     |
| 25      | Nagaland                           | 11,750                                                                                   |
| 26      | Odisha                             | 853,777                                                                                  |
| 27      | Puducherry                         | 1,694                                                                                    |
| 28      | Punjab                             | 5,15,642                                                                                 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                          | 13,08,130                                                                                |
| 30      | Sikkim                             | 33,015                                                                                   |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                         | 72,145                                                                                   |
| 32      | Telangana                          | 37,050                                                                                   |
| 33      | Tripura                            | 34,247                                                                                   |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh                      | 32,49,638                                                                                |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                        | 1,97,128                                                                                 |
| 36      | West Bengal                        | 13,84,693                                                                                |
|         | Total                              | 1,14,30,968                                                                              |

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