Lok Sabha Question No. 1278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Health Care for (Unorganised Informal) Labour Force
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RODMAL NAGAR

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1278

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 TH  DECEMBER, 2015

## HEALTH CARE FOR (UNORGANISED INFORMAL) LABOUR FORCE

## 1278.   SHRI NAGAR RODMAL:

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

- (a) the  estimated  number  and  percentage  of  people  in  the  organized  and unorganized  sector  who  fall  under  the  categories  of  contract,  bonded, casual and child labourers in the country in urban and rural areas as on date, State/UT-wise;
- (b) whether  there  is  any  specific  health  care  scheme  exclusively  for  the unorganized labour force, especially for those below the poverty line;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the total number of beneficiaries as on date, State/ UT-wise;
- (d) if  not, the reasons therefor alongwith the action plan of the Government for introducing any such schemes;
- (e ) the  steps  being  taken  to  rehabilitate  child  labourers  that  have  been identified by the Government; and
- (f) the  labour  reforms  proposed  to  be  introduced  under  the  'Make  in  India' banner?

## ANSWER

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

(a): As per the results of Employment and Unemployment survey conducted by National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme Implementation, the state-wise estimated percentage of casual worker both in the organized and unorganised sector in the country in urban and rural areas are at Annex-I. As per Census 2011, the number of working children in the age group of 5-14 years was 43.53 lakh.

(b)  to  (d):  The  Government  launched  the  Rashtriya  Swasthya  Bima  Yojana  to provide smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 30000/- per annum on family floater basis to BPL families (a unit of five) in the unorganised sector, including agricultural labourers. The state-wise number of beneficiaries enrolled  under  this  scheme  is  given  at  Annex-II.  This  scheme  is  now  being implemented by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare.

(e):  For  rehabilitation  of  rescued  children,  Government  is  implementing  the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme since 1988 in the areas of high concentration of the child labour with a view to withdraw children working in hazardous  occupations  and  processes,  and  mainstream  them  into  formal education system. Rehabilitation of working children is the direct responsibility of the district project societies. Children rescued/withdrawn in the age group of 9-14 years are enrolled in the NCLP Special Training Centres, where they are provided  with  bridge  education,  vocational  training,  mid-day  meal,  stipend, health care, etc. before being mainstreamed into formal education system.

(f) Make  in India is a new  national  programme  designed  to facilitate investment, foster  innovation,  enhance  skill  development,  project  intellectual property and build best in class manufacturing infrastructure. The Government is building a pentagon of corridors across the country to boost manufacturing and  project  India  as  a  global  manufacturing  destination.  The  Make  in  India Project  will  focus  on  25  priority  sectors  including  aviation,  construction, leather,  textiles  and  garments,  tourism  and  hospitality,  automobiles,  auto components, food processing, roads and highways, mining, IT and BPM etc.

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Statement referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1278 due for reply on 07-12-2015.

## States/UT-wise casual labour employed on usual status basis during 2011-12.

(in percent)

|                      | Casual Labour   | Casual Labour   |
|----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| State/UT             | Rural           | Urban           |
| Andhra Pradesh       | 45.2            | 15.8            |
| Arunachal Pradesh    | 6.0             | 11.3            |
| Assam                | 18.5            | 9.7             |
| Bihar                | 44.0            | 17.3            |
| Chhattisgarh         | 37.8            | 28.7            |
| Delhi                | 0.8             | 3.7             |
| Goa                  | 16.2            | 6.8             |
| Gujarat              | 32.7            | 8.9             |
| Haryana              | 24.3            | 10.1            |
| Himachal Pradesh     | 14.7            | 9.2             |
| Jammu & Kashmir      | 21.6            | 10.3            |
| Jharkhand            | 27.2            | 18.2            |
| Karnataka            | 36.3            | 15.9            |
| Kerala               | 44.0            | 28.0            |
| Madhya Pradesh       | 35.1            | 17.0            |
| Maharashtra          | 37.5            | 9.4             |
| Manipur              | 22.3            | 5.0             |
| Meghalaya            | 18.7            | 14.2            |
| Mizoram              | 8.2             | 7.7             |
| Nagaland             | 1.5             | 3.0             |
| Odisha               | 31.0            | 14.2            |
| Punjab               | 28.2            | 7.6             |
| Rajasthan            | 25.6            | 15.7            |
| Sikkim               | 4.9             | 3.7             |
| Tamil Nadu           | 56.0            | 22.5            |
| Tripura              | 50.7            | 16.2            |
| Uttarakhand          | 14.7            | 8.7             |
| Uttar Pradesh        | 27.0            | 16.9            |
| West Bengal          | 44.7            | 16.8            |
| A & N Islands        | 14.8            | 23.2            |
| Chandigarh           | 20.4            | 7.0             |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 13.1            | 2.0             |
| Daman & Diu          | 1.3             | 10.8            |
| Lakshadweep          | 41.0            | 22.4            |
| Puducherry           | 42.8            | 21.2            |
| All India            | 35.4            | 14.8            |

Source: NSSO, Employment and Unemployment Survey 2011-12

## Statement referred to in reply to part (b) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 1278 due for reply on 07-12-2015.

## States/UT-wise Enrollment of beneficiaries as on 31/03/2015

| S No.   | State            |   No. of districts selected |   BPL families enrolled till date |
|---------|------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1       | Assam            |                          23 |                           1421104 |
| 2       | Bihar            |                          20 |                            818531 |
| 3       | Chandigarh       |                           1 |                              7865 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh     |                          27 |                           2141822 |
| 5       | Gujarat          |                          26 |                           1876307 |
| 6       | Haryana          |                          21 |                            437850 |
| 7       | Himachal Pradesh |                          12 |                            481699 |
| 8       | Jharkhand        |                          24 |                           1714552 |
| 9       | Karnataka        |                          30 |                           6430255 |
| 10      | Kerala           |                          14 |                           2018764 |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh   |                          10 |                            608748 |
| 12      | Manipur          |                           6 |                             70383 |
| 13      | Meghalaya        |                          11 |                             65840 |
| 14      | Mizoram          |                           8 |                            152983 |
| 15      | Nagaland         |                          11 |                            128184 |
| 16      | Orissa           |                          30 |                           4307538 |
| 17      | Pondicherry      |                           1 |                              6467 |
| 18      | Punjab           |                          22 |                            232352 |
| 19      | Rajasthan        |                          33 |                           2692626 |
| 20      | Tripura          |                           7 |                            505327 |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh    |                          67 |                           3839765 |
| 22      | Uttarakhand      |                          13 |                            285435 |
| 23      | West Bengal      |                          20 |                           6063390 |
|         | TOTAL            |                         437 |                          36307787 |