NEW DELHI: The Indian labour and employment ministry has made it clear that it has not appointed any committee/task force to frame policies for agricultural labourers.
The minister of state for labour and employment, Bandaru Dattatreya said in a written reply in the upper house recently that the government provide agricultural labourers social secuirty under the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008.
"In the light of the above, no committee/taskforce has been appointed by the ministry of labour and employment to frame a policy on agricultural labourers," Ministry of Labout and Employment said in a statement today.
Under this act, suitable welfare schemes for unorganised workers that includes agricultural labourers can avail folloing benefits that includes (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.
ix. Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (Ministry of Health and Family Welfare).
Apart from this, the Atal Pension Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana and Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana launched by the Central Government also provide social security coverage to agricultural labourers.