OVER ONE LAKH AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS COVERED UNDER SOCIAL SECURITY
SCHEME
More than one lakh agricultural labourers
have so far been covered under the Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha
Yojna - 2001 in various parts of the country. Stating this in
a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, the Labour Minister Shri
Sharad Yadav said that Rs.2.11 crore have been collected as premium
upto 31st March this year. He said that the highest number of
beneficiaries covered so far are in Madhya Pradesh (18,807) followed
by Tamil Nadu (11,271), Andhra Pradesh (10,991) and Chattisgarh
(9,938). Under the Scheme, the worker is required to pay one rupee
per day while the Central Government contributes two rupees per
beneficiary. Shri Yadav said that under this scheme funds are
not released to the State governments as the Central share has
been automatically credited to the LIC from the Social Security
Fund on the basis of the workers covered and premium deposited.
The Social Security Scheme, Krishi Shramik Samajik Suraksha Yojna
- 2001 launched in July last year through the Life Insurance Corporation
of India in fifty selected districts intends to cover 10 lakh
agricultural workers over a period of three years. The Scheme
has provision of life-cum -accident insurance, money back, pension
and superannuation benefits.