Lok Sabha Question No. 1244 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-25
Subject: Workforce in Organized/Unorganized Sector
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE, SRINIVAS KESINENI

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1244

TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2016

## WORKFORCE IN ORGANISED/ UNORGANISED SECTOR

## 1244.  SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE: SHRI KESINENI NANI:

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

- (a) whether a large number of people are employed in the unorganized sector in the country if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the State/UT-wise and Industry-wise distribution of workers in the organized and unorganized sectors in the country; and
- (c) the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  move  workers  from  the unorganized sector to the organized sector?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per the result of labour force survey on employment and unemployment conducted  in  2011-12  by  National  Sample  Survey  Office  (NSSO),  Ministry  of Statistics and Programme Implementation, the number of estimated employed persons in 2011-12 on usual status basis were 47.41 crore, of which 82.7% of workforce (39.14 crore persons) was in unorganized sector.
- (b):  The  State/UT-wise  usual  status,  Workforce  Participation  Rates  (%)  in  the rural and urban areas in the country during 2011-12 is placed at Annex.
- (c): Government has enacted the legislations for the construction workers like The  Building  and  Other  Construction  Workers  (Regulation  of  Employment  and Conditions  of  Service)  Act,  1996  and  The  Building  and  Other  Construction Workers' Welfare Cess  Act, 1996. Further, to provide social security to unorganised  workers  the  Government  has  also  enacted  the  'Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008'.

Workers  get  benefits  under  various  legislations  like  Employees  State Insurance Act, 1948, Employees Compensation Act, 1923, Payment of Gratuity Act,  1972,  Payment  of  Bonus  Act,  1965  and  Building  and  Other  Construction Workers  Act,  1996.  The  coverage  of  establishments  under  The  Employees' Provident  Fund  &  Miscellaneous  Provisions  (EPF&MP)  Act  1952  has  been enlarged to include construction workers.

The  Ministry  has  initiated  many  labour  welfare  measures  like  minimum pension  of  Rs.  1000/-  per  month  to  the  pensioners  under  Employees'  Pension Scheme  (EPS),  1995,  portability  of  provident  fund  account,  National  Career Service Portal, Employees State Insurance Corporation 2.0, Revision in eligibility and calculation ceiling under the Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 etc.

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1244  for answer on 25-07-2016.

State/UT-wise usual status (adjusted), Workforce Participation Rates (%) in the rural and urban areas in the country during 2011-12.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT             | Workforce Participation Rates (%)   | Workforce Participation Rates (%)   |
|-----------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UT             | Rural                               | Urban                               |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 52.2                                | 36.4                                |
| 2         | Arunchal Pradesh     | 38.3                                | 30.3                                |
| 3         | Assam                | 34.3                                | 32.9                                |
| 4         | Bihar                | 27.5                                | 25.3                                |
| 5         | Chhatisgarh          | 48.6                                | 37.6                                |
| 6         | Delhi                | 34.2                                | 33.7                                |
| 7         | Goa                  | 37.8                                | 33.7                                |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 44.7                                | 38.4                                |
| 9         | Haryana              | 35.6                                | 31.8                                |
| 10        | Himchal Pradesh      | 53.3                                | 41.6                                |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 40.5                                | 33.7                                |
| 12        | Jharkhand            | 37.0                                | 28.4                                |
| 13        | Karnataka            | 45.0                                | 37.6                                |
| 14        | Kerala               | 38.2                                | 36.3                                |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | 40.5                                | 32.5                                |
| 16        | Maharashtra          | 48.6                                | 36.5                                |
| 17        | Manipur              | 38.9                                | 32.2                                |
| 18        | Meghalaya            | 45.9                                | 34.0                                |
| 19        | Mizoram              | 49.6                                | 36.7                                |
| 20        | Nagaland             | 41.0                                | 28.7                                |
| 21        | Odisha               | 41.7                                | 38.1                                |
| 22        | Punjab               | 40.6                                | 36.8                                |
| 23        | Rajasthan            | 42.4                                | 32.6                                |
| 24        | Sikkim               | 53.4                                | 45.2                                |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu           | 48.5                                | 39.2                                |
| 26        | Tripura              | 40.2                                | 31.9                                |
| 27        | Uttarakhand          | 38.1                                | 30.5                                |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh        | 33.8                                | 31.7                                |
| 29        | West Bengal          | 39.0                                | 40.0                                |
| 30        | A & N Island         | 43.2                                | 39.9                                |
| 31        | Chandigarh           | 34.9                                | 35.4                                |
| 32        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 32.5                                | 36.7                                |
| 33        | Daman & Diu          | 42.5                                | 35.5                                |
| 34        | Lakshadweep          | 32.2                                | 34.7                                |
| 35        | Puducherry           | 36.3                                | 35.0                                |
|           | All India            | 39.9                                | 35.5                                |

Source: - NSS Report, 2011-12