Lok Sabha Question No. 313 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Scholarship for Children of Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 313

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

SCHOLARSHIP FOR CHILDREN OF LABOURERS

*313. SHRI P. NAGARAJAN:

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

- (a)whether  the  Union  Government  is  implementing  Social  Security Schemes for unorganised labourers in the country, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b)whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  introduce  education scholarships  for  unorganised  labourers'  wards/children  and  if  so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  AND  (b)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 313 FOR ANSWER ON 21.12.2015 BY SHRI P. NAGARAJAN REGARDING SCHOLARSHIP FOR CHILDREN OF LABOURERS.

(a) The Government has enacted 'Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008' for the welfare of unorganised workers. The Act provides for formulation of suitable welfare schemes for unorganised workers on matters relating to: (i) life and disability cover, (ii) health and maternity benefits, (iii) old  age  protection and  (iv)  any  other  benefit  as  may  be  determined  by  the Central  Government  through  the  National  Social  Security  Board.  Various Social  Security  Schemes,  formulated  by  the  Government  to  provide  social security  cover  to  the  unorganized  workers,  listed  in  the  Schedule  I  of  the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 are as under:

- i. Indira  Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension  Scheme.  (Ministry  of  Rural Development)
- ii. National Family Benefit Scheme. (Ministry of Rural Development)
- iii. Janani Suraksha Yojana. (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)
- iv. Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme.(Ministry of Textiles)
- v. Handicraft Artisans' Comprehensive  Welfare  Scheme.  (Ministry  of Textiles)
- vi. Pension to Master Craft Persons. (Ministry of Textiles)
- vii. National Scheme for Welfare of Fishermen and Training and Extension. (Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries)
- viii. Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana. (Ministry of Labour and Employment)
- ix. Rashtriya  Swasthya  Bima  Yojana.  (Ministry  of  Health  and  Family Welfare)

(b)  In addition to life and disability cover, Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana provides educational scholarship to the children of the beneficiaries workers. Scholarship of Rs. 100 per month per child to a maximum of two children per members is provided for children studying in 9th to 12th  standard.

There  is  a  provision  of  educational  scholarship  for  the  children  of  the workers registered under the Mica Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1946 , the Limestone  &  Dolomite  Mines  Labour  Welfare  Fund  Act,  1972,  the  Beedi Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1976, the Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1976, the Cine Workers Welfare Fund  Act,  1981 from  class  I  to  professional  degree  course  at  the  different prescribed rates varying from Rs. 250/- per year to Rs. 15,000/- per year.

A scholarship of Rs. 300/- per quarter per child is also available under Handloom Weavers' Comprehensive Welfare Scheme to children of handloom weavers studying in standard IX to XII for a maximum period of four years or till they complete XII standard, whichever event occurs earlier.

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