Lok Sabha Question No. 100 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Unorganised Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Smt. Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 100

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR UNORGANISED WORKERS

100. SMT. KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

- (a)the details regarding the schemes  for the welfare of the unorganised workers;
- (b)the details regarding the number of workers registered under the e-Shram Portal especially in Tamil Nadu during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c)the details regarding the number of workers who have registered for  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram-yogi  Maandhan  (PM-SYM)  scheme  and the details regarding the number of beneficiaries availing pension
- benefits under the scheme presently, State-wise; and
- (d)the details regarding the number of unorganised workers who have been provided skill enhancement and apprenticeship opportunities after registering in the e-Shram Portal during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Central Government runs various welfare schemes including for the unorganized workers (i) Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri  Jan  Arogya  Yojana  (ABPMJAY),  (ii)  Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY),  (iii)  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima Yojana (PMSBY), (iv) Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan- Dhan (PMSYM), (v) Labour Welfare Scheme and health care facilities for Beedi/ Cine  &  Non-coal  Mine  workers,  (vi)  Employees  State  Insurance Scheme,  (vii)  Public  Distribution  System  through  One-Nation-OneRation-Card  Scheme  under  National  Food  Security  Act,  (viii)  Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gramin Kaushal Yojana, (ix) Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana,  (x)  Mahatma  Gandhi  Bunkar  Bima  Yojana,  (xi)  Deen  Dayal Antyodaya Yojana, (xii) PMSVANidhi, (xiii) Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana among others.

Apart  from  this,  State  Governments  also  run  specific schemes for the welfare of the labourers.

The details regarding the number of workers registered under the eShram Portal including in Tamil Nadu during the last three years, State-wise is annexed at annexure'A'.

The  PM-SYM  was  launched  in  February,  2019  for  the  unorganised workers  in  the  age  group  of  18-40  years.  As  on  19.11.2024,  total number  of  50,73,265  workers  are  registered  under  the  PM-SYM scheme. The financial assistance as pension to the beneficiaries will start only after attaining the age of 60 years, the beneficiaries will get first pay out pension in 2039.

To enhance skills and provide apprenticeship opportunities  for  unorganised  workers,  eShram  portal  has  been integrated with the Skill India Digital Portal (SIDH) under the Ministry of  Skill  Development  and  Entrepreneurship.  Unorganised  workers registered on the e-Shram portal can now access skill development programs available on the SIDH portal.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 100 FOR 25.11.2024 REGARDING WELFARE SCHEMES FOR UNORGANISED WORKERS RAISED BY SMT KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI.

|   S. No | State                     | Registration in FY 2021- 22   | Registration in FY 2022- 23   | Registrat ion in FY 2023-24   | Registration in FY 2024-25 (till 18.11.2024)   |
|---------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 26,713                        | 1,794                         | 2,536                         | 1,212                                          |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh            | 42,06,913                     | 37,49,535                     | 1,13,921                      | 52,559                                         |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh         | 84,430                        | 56,805                        | 4,721                         | 49,104                                         |
|       4 | Assam                     | 65,43,679                     | 4,01,878                      | 2,05,463                      | 4,11,431                                       |
|       5 | Bihar                     | 2,80,17,350                   | 5,69,357                      | 5,29,823                      | 4,26,866                                       |
|       6 | Chandigarh                | 1,70,642                      | 3,858                         | 4,597                         | 5,694                                          |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh              | 78,91,585                     | 3,85,758                      | 1,53,976                      | 84,847                                         |
|       8 | Delhi                     | 31,89,328                     | 66,601                        | 1,08,534                      | 68,398                                         |
|       9 | Goa                       | 21,759                        | 37,911                        | 9,288                         | 5,836                                          |
|      10 | Gujarat                   | 81,82,356                     | 27,78,802                     | 6,08,573                      | 2,91,260                                       |
|      11 | Haryana                   | 51,61,259                     | 98,242                        | 49,425                        | 38,261                                         |
|      12 | Himachal Pradesh          | 18,60,546                     | 64,654                        | 35,670                        | 19,472                                         |
|      13 | Jammu & Kashmir           | 32,07,846                     | 1,78,939                      | 70,055                        | 67,082                                         |
|      14 | Jharkhand                 | 89,24,942                     | 2,49,404                      | 1,53,939                      | 2,60,206                                       |
|      15 | Karnataka                 | 60,29,383                     | 15,05,940                     | 9,31,684                      | 17,36,456                                      |
|      16 | Kerala                    | 58,25,540                     | 80,051                        | 51,295                        | 43,835                                         |
|      17 | Ladakh                    | 22,187                        | 7,398                         | 2,716                         | 916                                            |
|      18 | Lakshadweep               | 465                           | 1,976                         | 92                            | 191                                            |
|      19 | Madhya Pradesh            | 1,56,21,111                   | 13,68,260                     | 5,53,747                      | 8,26,711                                       |
|      20 | Maharashtra               | 1,16,91,689                   | 18,60,056                     | 8,42,684                      | 28,38,330                                      |
|      21 | Manipur                   | 3,78,972                      | 26,861                        | 30,882                        | 14,423                                         |
|      22 | Meghalaya                 | 2,05,732                      | 86,523                        | 18,777                        | 14,129                                         |
|      23 | Mizoram                   | 30,611                        | 27,745                        | 5,481                         | 1,045                                          |
|      24 | Nagaland                  | 2,05,259                      | 13,508                        | 2,950                         | 9,478                                          |
|      25 | Odisha                    | 1,32,46,654                   | 86,619                        | 63,107                        | 1,18,572                                       |

| 26    | Puducherry                               | 1,74,414     | 2,152       | 7,606     | 4,719     |
|-------|------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------|-----------|-----------|
| 27    | Punjab                                   | 53,99,180    | 1,00,818    | 1,10,128  | 1,48,681  |
| 28    | Rajasthan                                | 1,19,09,263  | 9,37,838    | 8,76,937  | 4,59,973  |
| 29    | Sikkim                                   | 11,137       | 14,656      | 13,044    | 3,075     |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                               | 70,48,372    | 13,58,240   | 1,65,811  | 2,91,182  |
| 31    | Telangana                                | 34,08,125    | 7,43,269    | 1,99,660  | 87,896    |
| 32    | The Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | 71,685       | 1,271       | 659       | 641       |
| 33    | Tripura                                  | 8,15,560     | 29,821      | 25,346    | 12,460    |
| 34    | Uttar Pradesh                            | 8,26,12,226  | 4,04,713    | 4,71,177  | 2,37,481  |
| 35    | Uttarakhand                              | 29,32,554    | 43,430      | 40,355    | 33,987    |
| 36    | West Bengal                              | 2,53,96,794  | 4,20,468    | 4,32,884  | 1,43,519  |
| Total | Total                                    | 27,05,26,261 | 1,77,65,151 | 68,97,543 | 88,09,928 |

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