Govt forms 3 panels with states to develop social security coverage model
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NEW DELHI – The central government has formed three committees along with state governments to develop a sustainable model for comprehensive social security coverage for workers, the labour ministry said on Thursday. These committees will present the model in March.
The committees were formed at the end of the two-day workshop of labour ministers and secretaries of states and Union territories, which was chaired by the Union Minister for Labour and Employment Mansukh Mandaviya. "Over ten subjects during the five sessions spread over two days, were extensively discussed and inputs gathered, with the objective to design targeted action items," the ministry said in a release.
Labour ministers and secretaries of states discussed social security for unorganised sector workers, such as the ones on the gig and platform economy. Mandaviya emphasised on developing sustainable social security models for these workers. "Further, the welfare of contract labour and the transformation of the role of the inspector to inspector-cum-facilitator were the other main agenda items for day two," the release said.
So far over 300 million unorganised workers are registered on the government's eShram portal. The labour ministry is working on designing a dedicated Social Security and Welfare Scheme for Gig & Platform workers, the release said. "Modalities of funding, data collection, and administration of the Scheme were discussed and states were urged to prioritise the sharing of data of unorganised workers, with a focus on gig & platform workers and support in their registration on eShram on mission mode." End
Reported by Shubham Rana
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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