Lok Sabha Question No. 1284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-07
Subject: Sanitation Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT, SEETARAM AJMEERA NAIK, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1284

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.12.2015 SANITATION WORKERS

†1284. SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

SHRI A.S.R. NAIK:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

- (a)the number of companies/agencies engaged by the Government for collecting  garbage  and  sanitation  works  in  various  parts  of  the country  including  metro  cities  and  Government  offices  along  with the number of employees in such companies;
- (b)whether the workers and Safai Karamcharies engaged in the above work are not getting  proper salary/wages and other facilities;
- (c)if  so,  whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  performance  of such companies and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)the details of the terms and condition of assignment of sanitation work  of  such  companies  along  with  the  policy  put  in  place  to provide proper daily allowance/wages to the sanitation workers/labourers; and
- (e)the various welfare and social security schemes/including improving the working condition implemented particularly for such sanitation workers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The State Governments/UT Administrations/Central Government establishments engage companies/agencies for collecting garbage and sanitation works based on the local conditions and their requirements. The data in this regard is not centrally maintained.
- (c) & (d): In  view  of  the  reply  given  above  the  question  does  not arise.

- (e): Workers  including  the  sanitation  workers  engaged  in  the organised  sector  get  coverage  as  per  their  eligibility  under    (i)  The Workmen's  Compensation  Act,  1923  (8  of  1923),  (ii)  The  Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), (iii) The Employees' State Insurance Act,  1948  (34  of  1948),  (iv)  The  Employees'  Provident  Funds  and Miscellaneous  Provision  Act,  1952  (19  of  1952),  (v)  The  Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (53 of 1961) and The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972).

For  workers  who  are  not  covered  by  the  above  Acts,  'Unorganised Workers'  Social  Security  Act,  2008'  has  been  enacted.  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  Schemes,  formulated  by  the Government  to  provide  social  security  cover  to  the  unorganized workers, listed in the Schedule I of the above Act are as under:

- i. Indira  Gandhi  National  Old  Age  Pension  Scheme.  (Ministry  of Rural Development)
- ii. National Family Benefit Scheme. (Ministry of Rural Development)
3. iii.
4. 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)
7. vi.
8. 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. Janshree Bima Yojana and Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana. (Department of Financial Services).
- ix. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana. (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare)

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