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The Ministry of Labour & Employment is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the Government of India. This is an India's federal ministry which is responsible for enforcement of labour laws in general and legislations related to a worker's social security . [ 2 ]
The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act 2008 (repealed in 2020) was passed to extend the coverage of life and disability benefits, health and maternity benefits, and old age protection for unorganised workers. "Unorganised" is defined as home-based workers, self-employed workers or daily-wage workers.
Department Higher Education; Organisational structure: The department is divided into eight bureaus, and most of the work of the department is handled through over 100 autonomous organisations under these bureaus. [2] University and Higher Education; Minorities Education University Grants Commission (UGC)
The comprehensive social protection system of India can be categorised as the follows: social assistance (in the form of welfare payments in cash or kind funded through taxations) and mandatory social security contributory schemes mostly related to employment. The Code on Social Security, 2020 is part of the Indian labour code that deals with ...
Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), established by ESI Act, is an autonomous organisation under Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.As it is a legal entity, the corporation can raise loans and take measures for discharging such loans with the prior sanction of the central government and it can acquire both movable and immovable property and all incomes from the ...
The Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) holds a pivotal role in India's social security system, dedicated to ensuring the financial security of employees. Operating under the jurisdiction of the Government of India's Ministry of Labour and Employment, the EPFO is entrusted with the regulation and oversight of provident funds in the ...
2001: NMBS is transferred to the Department of Family Welfare. 2006: Monthly pension amount for NOAPS raised from ₹ 75 (87¢ US) to ₹ 200 (US$2.30) [2] 2007: The NSAP is extended to cover all individuals living below the poverty line. The NOAPS is renamed Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (IGNOAPS). [2]
About 30 million workers are migrant workers, most in agriculture, and local stable employment is unavailable for them. India's National Sample Survey Office in its 67th report found that unorganised manufacturing, unorganised trading/retail and unorganised services employed about 10 percent each of all workers nationwide, as of 2010.