SOCIAL SECURITY FOR UNORGANISED SECTOR
As per the survey
conducted by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) there
are about 39.6 crore workers in the country out of which about
36.9 crore in the unorganised sector. The existing Social Security
legislations like the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923; the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948; the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976; the Employees
Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1952 etc. are
applicable to all workers.
The Employees
State Insurance Act providing medical care is applicable only
to the workers in the organised sector. The Welfare Funds constituted
by the Ministry of Labour provide medical benefits to certain
workers in the unorganised sector like beedi workers, cine workers
and non-coal mine workers. The unorganised sector workers is also
provided social protection under various schemes like National
Social Assistance Programme (NSAP), Janshree Bima Yojana etc.
The State Governments
also operate schemes and programmes for workers. However keeping
in view the inadequacy of social protection measures to the workers
of unorganised sector the Government propose to bring a legislation
for the unorganised sector workers to ensure their minimum social
protection.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Labour Shri Vijay Goel
in the Lok Sabha today.
