Lok Sabha Question No. 2672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-03-09
Subject: Welfare of Labourers in Jaunpur
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Babu Singh Kushwaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2672 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2026

## WELFARE OF LABOURERS IN JAUNPUR

†2672. SHRI BABU SINGH KUSHWAHA:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware that due to lack of industrial units and agricultural crisis in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh, there is large scale migration of unskilled labourers to other States and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether the Government has data of registered migrant workers of  the  said  district  under  the  e-Shram  portal  and  the  details  of mechanism put in place to provide the said workers with social security  and  protection  in  the  destination  States  and  if  so,  the details thereof, category wise;
- (c)whether  any  specific timeframe  has  been  set  for ensuring minimum  wages  and  pension  for  gig  workers  and  labourers  in unorganised sectors under the new Labour Code, 2025 and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)whether the Government proposes to establish a Regional Training Centre in the said district for skill development of workers so as to encourage employment generation at the local level and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): To check large scale migration of unskilled labourers to other States, the Ministry of Rural Development (MoRD) is implementing a number of welfare  schemes/programmes such as the Vikshit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VBGRAMG), Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAYG), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana  -  National  Rural  Livelihoods  Mission  (DAY-NRLM),  Deen Dayal    Upadhyaya    Grameen    Kaushalya    Yojana  (DDUGKY), Rural Self Employment Training Institutes(RSETIs), National Social

Assistance Programme (NSAP) and Watershed Development Component (WDC) of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY) for overall development of country. The PM Vishwakarma Scheme was launched on 17.09.2023 to provide end-toend support to artisans and crafts people of 18 trades who work with their hands and tools, including carpenter, mason. Under the scheme, PM  Vishwakarma  beneficiaries  across  the  country  are  provided support for marketing, branding, packaging, skill upgradation etc.

The  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  launched eShram portal, a National Database of the Unorganised Workers on 26th  August,  2021.  The  main  objective  of  the  eShram  portal  is  to create a national database of unorganised workers including migrant workers seeded with Aadhaar, and facilitate delivery under existing Social Security and Welfare Schemes to such workers. It allows an unorganised worker to register himself or herself on the portal on a self-  declaration  basis.  21,56,619  unorganised  workers  including migrant workers from Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh have been registered  on  eShram  portal  as  on  02.03.2026.  However,  17169 workers have migrated from Jaunpur District and 2869 workers have migrated to Jaunpur District as per data available on eShram Portal till 02.03.2026.

In keeping with the vision of the Budget Announcement 2024-25 on developing eShram as a One-Stop-Solution for unorganized  workers  to  have  access  to  various  social  security schemes, Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the eShram -'One -StopSolution'  on  21st  October  2024.  eShram'One -StopSolution'  entails  integration  of  different  social  security/  welfare schemes  at  single  portal  i.e.  eShram.  This  enables  unorganized workers registered on eShram to access social security schemes and see benefits availed by them so far, through eShram.

So far, fourteen (14) schemes  of  different Central Ministries/ Departments have already been integrated/ mapped with the  eShram  to  enhance  social  security  coverage  to  unorganized workers including Pradhan Mantri Street Vendors Atmanirbhar Nidhi (PMSVANidhi),  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha  Bima  Yojana  (PMSBY), Pradhan  Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY),  the  Vikshit Bharat Guarantee for Rozgar Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) (VBGRAMG),  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana -Gramin  (PMAY-G), Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY),

Urban  (PMAY-U),  Pradhan  Mantri Matsya Sampada Yojana (PMMSY), Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi  (PM-KISAN),  One  Nation  One  Ration  Card  (ONORC)  and

Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana -Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandna Yojana (PMMVY), etc.

Apart from the above, eShram has linkages with National Career  Service  (NCS)  for  Job  Opportunities  ,  Skill  India  Digital Hub(SIDH) for  Skill  Development  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Shram  Yogi

Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) for Pension.

The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment  and  Conditions  of Services) Act,  1979  has  been subsumed in the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH)  Code,  2020.  The  OSH  Code,  provides  for  decent  working conditions, minimum wages, grievances redressal mechanisms, toll free  helpline,  protection  from  abuse  and  exploitation,  and  social security  to  all  category  of  organised  and  unorganized  workers including  migrant  workers.  The  Code  will  be  applicable  to  every establishment in which ten or more inter-state migrant workers are employed  or  were  employed  on  any  day  in  the  preceding  twelve months.

The Code on Social Security, 2020 has come into force on  21.11.2025  with  the  objective  to  consolidate  and  simplify  the existing social security laws into a single framework and to extend social security coverage  to  all  workers,  including  organized, unorganized, gig, platform, and self-employed workers, by ensuring universal access to social security benefits, promoting portability of  benefits  across employments and States, enabling the Central and State Governments to frame appropriate schemes, leveraging technology for efficient delivery, and clearly defining the roles of governments,  employers,  and  aggregators  in  order  to  provide comprehensive  social  protection  to  the  workforce  in  line  with evolving labour market conditions. The Code provides for framing of suitable  social  security  measures  for  gig  workers  and  platform workers on matters relating to life and disability cover, accident insurance, health and maternity benefits, old age protection, etc.

U nder the Government of India's Skill India Mission (SIM), launched in 2015, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship  (MSDE)  provides skill,  re-skill,   and up-skill

training through an extensive network of skill development centres under major schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), Jan Shikshan Sansthan (JSS), National Apprenticeship  Promotion  Scheme  (NAPS),  and  the  Craftsman Training Scheme (CTS) in Industrial Training Institutes (ITIs), to all sections of the society across the country, to enhance the skills and employability of the working age population. These initiatives collectively promote National Skills Qualifications Framework (NSQF)- aligned skilling,  digital  and  financial  literacy, soft skills and entrepreneurship, and are supported by large-scale mobilization  and  awareness  campaigns  under  the  'Skill  India' banner, including Rozgar Melas, apprenticeship drives, and digital outreach via the Skill India Digital Hub (SIDH).

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