Lok Sabha Question No. 1924 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Deen Dayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram
Ministry: SKILL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Asked by: SURESH KODIKUNNIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1924 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 th MARCH, 2016

## DEEN DAYAL UPADHYAY SHRAMEV JAYATE KARYAKRAM

## 1924:  SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

## Will  the  Minister  of  SKILL  DEVELOPMENT  &  ENTREPRENEURSHIP  be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status of the Deen Dayal Upadhyay Shramev Jayate Karyakram in the country, State-wise including physical and financial targets and achievements during the last three years and the current year.
- (b) the details of the thrust areas and major components of the programme;
- (c) whether several State Governments including Kerala has submitted proposals for amending the guidelines issued by the Central Government for the implementation of the programme: and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE OF SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY)

(a) & (b) Deen  Dayal  Upadhyay  Shramev  Jayate  Karyakram  was  held  on  16 th October, 2014 where a series on initiatives were announced / started by the Ministry of Labour  &  Employment.  These  initiatives  include:  (i)  Dedication  of  'Shram  Suvidha' Portal (ii) Labour Inspection Scheme through the Shram Suvidha Portal (iii) Portability of Provident Fund accounts through Universal Account Number (UAN) (iv) Launch of Apprentices Protsahan Yojana.

Present status of these initiatives, as reported by Ministry of Labour & Employment, is as under:

- (i) Shram  Suvidha  Portal  caters  to  four  major  Organisations  under  the Ministry of Labour & Employment, namely
-  Office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central),
-  Directorate General of Mines Safety,
-  Employees' Provident Fund Organization; and
-  Employees' State Insurance Corporation.
- (ii) Main features of this Portal include:
-  Unique Labour Identification Number (LIN) is allotted to Units to facilitate online registration.  The  unique  Labour  Identification Number (LIN) has been issued to 967713 units as on 07.03.2016.
-  Filing of self-certified  and  simplified  Single  Online  Common Annual Return by the establishments. Units will only file a single consolidated  Return  online  instead  of  filing  separate  Returns. Since  the  launch  of  this  facility  on  24.04.2014,  total  Annual Returns submitted on the Portal are 1024 as on 07.03.2016.
-  Transparent  Labour  Inspection  Scheme  through  computerized system based on risk based criteria and uploading the inspection reports within 72 hours by the Labour inspectors. As on 07.03.2016,  163840 inspections have been assigned and out of them  153683  inspections  report  have  been  submitted  on  the Portal.
- (iii) Universal Account Number (UAN) for Employees Provident Fund (EPF) members was launched on 16.10.2014, facilitating complete portability of  Provident  fund  accounts  on  change  of  employment.    As  on 29.02.2016, out of 6.38 crore UANs allotted, 1.09 crore members have activated their UAN.
- (iv) Apprentice Protsahan Yojana is started on  16 th October, 2014 to share 50% of prescribed stipend to the apprentices by Government of India for the first two years of training for 1,00,000 apprentices to be engaged by establishment covered under the Apprentices Act, 1961 during the remaining  period  of  12 th Five  Year  Plan.  This  scheme  covers  all categories of apprentices except the Graduate, Technician and Technician (Vocational) apprentices which are covered by the Scheme administered by Ministry of HRD.So far 980 apprentices have got the benefit of the Scheme.

(c) & (d) No proposal has been received from State Governments including State Government of Kerala for amending the guidelines issued by Central Government for implementation of thisprogramme.

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