Lok Sabha Question No. 1097 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-29
Subject: Migrant Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1097 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2024

## MIGRANT WORKERS

## 1097 SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

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

(a)whether the Government has details of number of migrant workers; (b)if so, the details of migrant workers in the State of Odisha and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c)the details of the migrant workers who have registered themselves, State-wise;

- (d)whether the Government provide any facilities to migrant workers; and

(e)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (e): The Ministry of Labour and Employment has launched eShram portal, on 26th August, 2021. The main objective of the eShram portal is to create  a  national  database  of  unorganized  workers,  including  migrant workers  seeded  with  Aadhaar,  and  facilitate  registration  under  existing Social  Security  and  welfare  Schemes  to  such  workers  including  migrant workers. As on 24.07.2024, around 29.83 crores of which in the State Odisha more  than  1.34,  unorganised  workers,  including  migrant  workers  have registered in this portal. The State-wise details are at annexure.

The  Inter-State  Migrant  Workmen  (Regulation  of  Employment and  Conditions  of  Services)  Act,  1979  has  been  enacted  to  protect  the interests of the migrant workers. The Act provides for registration of certain establishments employing  Inter State Migrant Workers, licensing of contractors  etc.  Workers  employed  with  such  establishments  are  to  be provided  payment  of  minimum  wages,  journey  allowance,  displacement allowance,  residential  accommodation,  medical  facilities  and  protective clothing etc.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1097 for  29.07.2024  raised  by  Shri  Pratap  Chandra  Sarangi,  MP  (LS)  regarding  Migrant Workers.

| S.I.   | State                                        |   Total Registrations |
|--------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| 1      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                  |                 31678 |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH                               |               8086141 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            |                155513 |
| 4      | ASSAM                                        |               7277895 |
| 5      | BIHAR                                        |              29318243 |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH                                   |                183223 |
| 7      | CHHATTISGARH                                 |               8464485 |
| 8      | DELHI                                        |               3394130 |
| 9      | GOA                                          |                 71771 |
| 10     | GUJARAT                                      |              11753736 |
| 11     | HARYANA                                      |               5327943 |
| 12     | HIMACHAL PRADESH                             |               1971401 |
| 13     | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                            |               3478105 |
| 14     | JHARKHAND                                    |               9378294 |
| 15     | KARNATAKA                                    |               9651834 |
| 16     | KERALA                                       |               5977126 |
| 17     | LADAKH                                       |                 32894 |
| 18     | LAKSHADWEEP                                  |                  2570 |
| 19     | MADHYA PRADESH                               |              17686647 |
| 20     | MAHARASHTRA                                  |              14717936 |
| 21     | MANIPUR                                      |                441971 |
| 22     | MEGHALAYA                                    |                317095 |
| 23     | MIZORAM                                      |                 64510 |
| 24     | NAGALAND                                     |                226005 |
| 25     | ODISHA                                       |              13429715 |
| 26     | PUDUCHERRY                                   |                185008 |
| 27     | PUNJAB                                       |               5672983 |
| 28     | RAJASTHAN                                    |              13956823 |
| 29     | SIKKIM                                       |                 40772 |
| 30     | TAMIL NADU                                   |               8687210 |
| 31     | TELANGANA                                    |               4390876 |
| 32     | THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU |                 73857 |
| 33     | TRIPURA                                      |                874127 |
| 34     | UTTAR PRADESH                                |              83609570 |
| 35     | UTTARAKHAND                                  |               3027581 |
|        | Total                                        |             298292630 |

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