Lok Sabha Question No. 2567 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-14
Subject: Welfare Schemes for Women Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2567 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

## WELFARE SCHEMES FOR WOMEN WORKERS

## †2567. DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

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

- (a)  the  details  of  welfare  schemes  being  run  by  the  Government  for women workers in various part of the country;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  issued  any  guidelines  to  the  State Governments  for  making  working  conditions  better.  Regularizing working  hours  and  providing  security,  maternity  benefits  and  for paying equal wage to women in various sectors;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d)  the  number  of  schools  opened/proposed  to  be  open  for  the education  of  the  children  of  women  workers  in  the  country including Maharashtra during the last three years State-wise; and
- (e) the details thereof, State-wise?

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): Ministry  of  Women  and  Child  Development  is  implementing  schemes like  Working  Women  Hostel  Scheme  for  providing  safe  accommodation  for working  women  away  from  their  place  of  residence  and  Rajiv  Gandhi National  Creche  Scheme  for  children  of  working  Mothers  (including  single mother) which provides day care facilities for running  crèche of 25 children in  the  age  group  of  0-6  years  from  families  having  monthly  income  of  less than Rs. 12,000/.The Ministry of Labour and Employment is administering a grant-in-aid  scheme  under  which  financial  assistance  is  provided  to  NonGovernmental  Organizations  (NGOs)/Voluntary  Organizations  for  taking  up action  programmes/projects  through  awareness  generation  camps  for  the benefit of women labour in various parts of the country.
- (b) & (c): Adequate  provisions  exist  under  various  labour  laws  and  rules made there under for improving the working conditions, regulating timings of work,  safety  of  women,  maternity  benefit  and  payment  of  equal  wages  in various  sectors.  Under  the  provisions  of  Section  3  of  the  Minimum  Wages Act,  1948,  the  wages  fixed  by  the  appropriate  government  are  equally payable to both male and female workers and the Act does not discriminate on the basis of gender.

(d) & (e): No separate schools have been opened/proposed to be opened for the children of women  workers by the Ministry of Labour and Employment. However the Ministry is implementing the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme since 1988 in the areas of high concentration of child labour  under    the  age  group  of  9-14  years  where  they  are  provided  with bridge education, vocational training, mid day meal, stipend, health care, etc. before    being  mainstreamed  into  formal  education  system.  Children  in  the age of 5-8 years are directly linked to the formal education system through a close coordination with the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).

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