Lok Sabha Question No. 2518 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Schemes for assistance to Agricultural
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Smt. Delkar Kalaben Mohanbhai

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## SCHEMES FOR ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURAL

†2518. SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI:

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

- (a)whether the Government is implementing any scheme to provide
- assistance to agricultural labourers in case of accident;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Dadra and Nagar
- Haveli and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)whether the Government provides funds to the States/UTs under the said schemes;
- (d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (e)the details of the funds allocated by the Government under the said schemes during the last three years and the current year, year,
- scheme and State-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The  Unorganised  Workers'  Social  Security  Act  (UWSS), 2008  provides for, inter-alia, formulating welfare  schemes  for unorganized sector, including agricultural labourers, on the matters relating to life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection etc. by the Central Government.

The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (ABPMJAY) provides an annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per eligible The the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), offering comprehensive health insurance to senior citizens aged 70

family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. Government  of  India recently approved  the expansion  of and above.

The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojana (PMSBY) and the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) are available to persons including agriculture labourers. PMSBY provides protection  against  death  or  disability  due  to  accident.  PMJJBY provides insurance cover for death due to any cause. So far as on 02.07.2025  around  51.85  Crore  beneficiaries  are  enrolled  under PMSBY and Rs. 3,203.36 Crore has been paid to the beneficiaries; in PMJJBY  around  24.05  Crore  beneficiaries  are  enrolled  and  Rs. 18,956.80 Crore has been paid to the beneficiaries. The States/UTswise enrolments under PMJJBY and PMSBYis annexed at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively.

In  addition,  State  Governments  also  run  schemes  for welfare  of  the  workers  including  agriculture  labourers.  Budget allocations and expenditure are as per provisions of the respective schemes.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2518 for 04.08.2025.

## State/UTs-wise enrolments under PMJJBY

| Sr. No        | State/UT Name             | Cumulative Enrolments under PMJJBY as on 02.07.2025   |
|---------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1             | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS | 89,012                                                |
| 2             | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 3,27,69,419                                           |
| 3             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 2,59,364                                              |
| 4             | ASSAM                     | 52,54,664                                             |
| 5             | BIHAR                     | 1,80,79,757                                           |
| 6             | CHANDIGARH                | 1,52,134                                              |
| 7             | CHHATTISGARH              | 79,71,016                                             |
| 8             | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI    | 1,51,757                                              |
| 9             | DELHI                     | 24,87,329                                             |
| 10            | GOA                       | 3,61,404                                              |
| 11            | GUJARAT                   | 95,39,570                                             |
| 12            | HARYANA                   | 49,18,336                                             |
| 13            | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 12,43,868                                             |
| 14            | JAMMU AND KASHMIR         | 10,84,520                                             |
| 15            | JHARKHAND                 | 79,69,391                                             |
| 16            | KARNATAKA                 | 1,54,46,146                                           |
| 17            | KERALA                    | 41,67,023                                             |
| 18            | LADAKH                    | 36,910                                                |
| 19            | LAKSHADWEEP               | 6,332                                                 |
| 20            | MADHYAPRADESH             | 1,50,31,832                                           |
| 21            | MAHARASHTRA               | 1,72,42,118                                           |
| 22            | MANIPUR                   | 3,90,127                                              |
| 23            | MEGHALAYA                 | 5,66,698                                              |
| 24            | MIZORAM                   | 3,67,210                                              |
| 25            | NAGALAND                  | 2,28,280                                              |
| 26            | ODISHA                    | 1,08,09,636                                           |
| 27            | PUDUCHERRY UT             | 2,48,465                                              |
| 28            | PUNJAB                    | 47,12,340                                             |
| 29            | RAJASTHAN                 | 1,39,20,285                                           |
| 30            | SIKKIM                    | 1,51,156                                              |
| 31            | TAMIL NADU                | 1,05,71,836                                           |
| 32            | TELANGANA                 | 83,78,365                                             |
| 33            | TRIPURA                   | 5,61,996                                              |
| 34            | UTTAR PRADESH             | 2,98,82,248                                           |
| 35            | UTTARAKHAND               | 17,14,524                                             |
| 36            | WEST BENGAL               | 1,37,47,596                                           |
| Country Total | Country Total             | 24,05,12,664                                          |

Source: Banks for Universal Schemes and Insurance Companies for Converged Schemes.

*Others  includes  enrolments  of  Converged  Schemes,  Rural  Cooperative  Banks  (RCB)  and  urban Cooperative Banks (UCB) for which gender wise bifurcation is not available.

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2518 for 04.08.2025.

## State/UTs-wise enrolments under PMSBY

| Sr. No        | State/UT Name             | Cumulative Enrolments under PMSBY as on 02.07.2025   |
|---------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1             | ANDAMANANDNICOBAR ISLANDS | 1,73,716                                             |
| 2             | ANDHRA PRADESH            | 5,50,95,577                                          |
| 3             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 4,61,587                                             |
| 4             | ASSAM                     | 1,33,62,891                                          |
| 5             | BIHAR                     | 3,51,42,197                                          |
| 6             | CHANDIGARH                | 4,44,835                                             |
| 7             | CHHATTISGARH              | 1,64,02,714                                          |
| 8             | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI    | 2,81,363                                             |
| 9             | DELHI                     | 64,64,961                                            |
| 10            | GOA                       | 7,64,008                                             |
| 11            | GUJARAT                   | 2,01,45,065                                          |
| 12            | HARYANA                   | 1,14,52,983                                          |
| 13            | HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 31,12,487                                            |
| 14            | JAMMU AND KASHMIR         | 23,76,790                                            |
| 15            | JHARKHAND                 | 1,47,25,575                                          |
| 16            | KARNATAKA                 | 2,38,68,149                                          |
| 17            | KERALA                    | 1,12,31,804                                          |
| 18            | LADAKH                    | 71,071                                               |
| 19            | LAKSHADWEEP               | 29,490                                               |
| 20            | MADHYAPRADESH             | 3,57,39,637                                          |
| 21            | MAHARASHTRA               | 3,84,92,140                                          |
| 22            | MANIPUR                   | 6,28,142                                             |
| 23            | MEGHALAYA                 | 10,00,316                                            |
| 24            | MIZORAM                   | 5,49,879                                             |
| 25            | NAGALAND                  | 5,05,857                                             |
| 26            | ODISHA                    | 2,31,27,115                                          |
| 27            | PUDUCHERRY UT             | 5,72,789                                             |
| 28            | PUNJAB                    | 1,31,92,798                                          |
| 29            | RAJASTHAN                 | 2,72,84,203                                          |
| 30            | SIKKIM                    | 2,82,753                                             |
| 31            | TAMIL NADU                | 2,59,21,724                                          |
| 32            | TELANGANA                 | 1,79,12,549                                          |
| 33            | TRIPURA                   | 13,87,329                                            |
| 34            | UTTAR PRADESH             | 7,65,26,266                                          |
| 35            | UTTARAKHAND               | 51,04,261                                            |
| 36            | WEST BENGAL               | 3,46,88,884                                          |
| Country Total | Country Total             | 51,85,23,905                                         |

Source: Banks for Universal Schemes and Insurance Companies for Converged Schemes.

*Others  includes  enrolments  of  Converged  Schemes,  Rural  Cooperative  Banks  (RCB)  and  urban Cooperative Banks (UCB) for which gender wise bifurcation is not available .

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