Lok Sabha Question No. 5184 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-04-04
Subject: Solution of Migrant Workers’ Crisis
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Diya Kumari, Ramya  Haridas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5184

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.04.2022

## SOLUTION OF MIGRANT WORKERS' CRISIS

5184. MS. DIYA KUMARI:

MS. RAMYA HARIDAS:

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

- (a)whether  there  exists  a  central  repository  for  State-wise  details  of migrant  labourers  including  female  migrant  labourers  in  the  country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether the Government has analysed the benefits of employing local people  within  their  home  state  as  a  viable  solution  to  the  migrant crisis especially in states such as Rajasthan and if so, the details of the steps taken in this aspect;
- (c)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  schemes  to  provide labour  opportunities  within  their  home  States,  such  as  incentivizing large companies to give preference to local labour and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether there is any discrimination with them  in their service conditions,  like  wages,  service  hours,  etc.  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (e)whether the Government will ensure compulsory registration of female migrant workers and the details of the rules to safeguard them during the work hours and after; and
- (f)whether the Government will make facilities for their residence and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The  State-wise  data  regarding  number  of  male  and  female migrant labourers/workers working in the country as per Census 2011 is given at the Annexure.

(b) & (c): Migrant  workers  work  in  various  occupations.  There  exist several social security and welfare schemes for these workers including migrant workers in the country. During Covid - 19 pandemic period, the Union  Government  has  taken  several    measures  for  generating  work opportunities, such as; benefits of Rs. 4378.44 crores have been credited in  the  EPF  accounts  of  54.67  lakh  beneficiaries  through  1.38  lakh establishments  under  Atmanirbhar  Bharat  Rozgar  Yojana  (ABRY)  till 26.03.2022  benefits  of  Rs.2567  crores  to  retain  38.91  lakh  low  wage employees under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana (PMGKY), Pradhan Mantri  Garib  Kalyan  Rojgar  Abhiyan  (PMGKRA)  generating  50.78  crore mandays with  Rs.39,293  crores,  working  capital  loan  to  street  vendors under  PMSVA  Nidhi  Scheme  and  special  training  programme  under Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana in the selected districts having high concentration of returnee migrant workers.

(d) & (e): The  Government  has  enacted  The  Equal  Remuneration  Act, 1976  which  provides  for  payment  of  equal  remuneration  to  men  and women workers for the same work or work of similar nature without any discrimination. The Act is enforced by the Central and State Government, Further under the provisions of The Minimum Wages Act, 1948, the wages fixed by the appropriate Government are equally applicable to both male and  female  workers  including  migrant  workers  and  the  Act  does  not discriminate on the basis of gender. These acts have now been subsumed in the Code on Wages, 2019.

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, provides for decent working conditions, minimum wages, grievances redressal mechanisms, toll free helpline, protection from abuse and exploitation, and social security to all category of organised and unorganised workers including migrant female workers.

(f): The Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has recently launched an  Affordable  Rental  Housing  Complexes  (ARHC)  Scheme  for  migrant workers including female migrant workers

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)      of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  5184  for 04.04.2022 regarding Solution of Migrant Workers' Crisis.

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| State wise Number of persons who moved in for work &Employment as per Census - 2011 (Migrant Workers)   | State wise Number of persons who moved in for work &Employment as per Census - 2011 (Migrant Workers)   | State wise Number of persons who moved in for work &Employment as per Census - 2011 (Migrant Workers)   | State wise Number of persons who moved in for work &Employment as per Census - 2011 (Migrant Workers)   | State wise Number of persons who moved in for work &Employment as per Census - 2011 (Migrant Workers)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                                  |                                                                                                         | Persons                                                                                                 | Males                                                                                                   | Females                                                                                                 |
| 1                                                                                                       | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                                                 | 52,129                                                                                                  | 47,229                                                                                                  | 4,900                                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                                       | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                          | 37,37,316                                                                                               | 30,51,811                                                                                               | 6,85,505                                                                                                |
| 3                                                                                                       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                       | 1,19,244                                                                                                | 93,441                                                                                                  | 25,803                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                       | ASSAM                                                                                                   | 5,72,064                                                                                                | 4,93,877                                                                                                | 78,187                                                                                                  |
| 5                                                                                                       | BIHAR                                                                                                   | 7,06,557                                                                                                | 5,39,176                                                                                                | 1,67,381                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                       | CHANDIGARH                                                                                              | 2,06,642                                                                                                | 1,91,668                                                                                                | 14,974                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                       | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                            | 10,21,077                                                                                               | 8,65,897                                                                                                | 1,55,180                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                       | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI                                                                                      | 63,779                                                                                                  | 60,588                                                                                                  | 3,191                                                                                                   |
| 9                                                                                                       | DAMAN&DIU                                                                                               | 73,782                                                                                                  | 70,592                                                                                                  | 3,190                                                                                                   |
| 10                                                                                                      | GOA                                                                                                     | 1,15,870                                                                                                | 99,913                                                                                                  | 15,957                                                                                                  |
| 11                                                                                                      | GUJARAT                                                                                                 | 30,41,779                                                                                               | 26,85,190                                                                                               | 3,56,589                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                      | HARYANA                                                                                                 | 13,33,644                                                                                               | 11,47,374                                                                                               | 1,86,270                                                                                                |
| 13                                                                                                      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                        | 2,96,268                                                                                                | 2,36,454                                                                                                | 59,814                                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                                      | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                                          | 1,22,587                                                                                                | 1,00,680                                                                                                | 21,907                                                                                                  |
| 15                                                                                                      | JHARKHAND                                                                                               | 8,24,259                                                                                                | 7,24,065                                                                                                | 1,00,194                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                      | KARNATAKA                                                                                               | 28,87,216                                                                                               | 23,67,901                                                                                               | 5,19,315                                                                                                |
| 17                                                                                                      | KERALA                                                                                                  | 7,13,934                                                                                                | 5,59,263                                                                                                | 1,54,671                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                      | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                             | 6,135                                                                                                   | 5,375                                                                                                   | 760                                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                                      | MADHYAPRADESH                                                                                           | 24,15,635                                                                                               | 20,27,884                                                                                               | 3,87,751                                                                                                |
| 20                                                                                                      | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                             | 79,01,819                                                                                               | 68,19,915                                                                                               | 10,81,904                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                      | MANIPUR                                                                                                 | 22,750                                                                                                  | 16,441                                                                                                  | 6,309                                                                                                   |
| 22                                                                                                      | MEGHALAYA                                                                                               | 52,797                                                                                                  | 38,769                                                                                                  | 14,028                                                                                                  |
| 23                                                                                                      | MIZORAM                                                                                                 | 62,828                                                                                                  | 45,688                                                                                                  | 17,140                                                                                                  |
| 24                                                                                                      | NAGALAND                                                                                                | 1,10,779                                                                                                | 88,923                                                                                                  | 21,856                                                                                                  |
| 25                                                                                                      | NCT OF DELHI                                                                                            | 20,29,489                                                                                               | 18,98,884                                                                                               | 1,30,605                                                                                                |
| 26                                                                                                      | ODISHA                                                                                                  | 8,51,363                                                                                                | 7,14,603                                                                                                | 1,36,760                                                                                                |
| 27                                                                                                      | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                              | 70,721                                                                                                  | 60,366                                                                                                  | 10,355                                                                                                  |
| 28                                                                                                      | PUNJAB                                                                                                  | 12,44,056                                                                                               | 10,60,487                                                                                               | 1,83,569                                                                                                |
| 29                                                                                                      | RAJASTHAN                                                                                               | 17,09,602                                                                                               | 14,45,847                                                                                               | 2,63,755                                                                                                |
| 30                                                                                                      | SIKKIM                                                                                                  | 46,554                                                                                                  | 38,703                                                                                                  | 7,851                                                                                                   |
| 31                                                                                                      | TAMIL NADU                                                                                              | 34,87,974                                                                                               | 27,74,086                                                                                               | 7,13,888                                                                                                |
| 32                                                                                                      | TRIPURA                                                                                                 | 92,097                                                                                                  | 74,594                                                                                                  | 17,503                                                                                                  |
| 33                                                                                                      | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                           | 31,56,125                                                                                               | 25,91,421                                                                                               | 5,64,704                                                                                                |
| 34                                                                                                      | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                             | 6,17,094                                                                                                | 5,50,465                                                                                                | 66,629                                                                                                  |
| 35                                                                                                      | WEST BENGAL                                                                                             | 16,56,952                                                                                               | 14,29,130                                                                                               | 2,27,822                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                         | INDIA                                                                                                   | 4,14,22,917                                                                                             | 3,50,16,700                                                                                             | 64,06,217                                                                                               |