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Date: 2025-08-04 Category: Not Applicable State: Union Government Country: India

Parliament Question: Schemes for assistance to Agricultural

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Executive Summary: The Ministry of Labour and Employment addresses Lok Sabha Question No. 2518 regarding assistance schemes for agricultural laborers, as of August 4, 2025. The reply outlines existing schemes under the Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008, including the Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), and Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY). State governments also run welfare schemes for these workers. Enrollment data for PMJJBY and PMSBY as of July 2, 2025, is provided state/UT-wise. Key Points / Main Content: * **Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008:** * Provides for welfare schemes for the unorganized sector, including agricultural laborers. * Covers life and disability, health and maternity benefits, and old age protection. * **Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY):** * Provides an annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per eligible family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. * Recently expanded to offer health insurance to senior citizens aged 70 and above. * **Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY):** * Provides protection against death or disability due to accident. * 51.85 Crore beneficiaries enrolled as of 02.07.2025. * Rs. 3,203.36 Crore paid to beneficiaries as of 02.07.2025. * **Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY):** * Provides insurance cover for death due to any cause. * 24.05 Crore beneficiaries enrolled as of 02.07.2025. * Rs. 18,956.80 Crore paid to beneficiaries as of 02.07.2025. * **State Government Schemes:** * State governments also administer welfare schemes for workers, including agricultural laborers. * **Enrollment Data (as of 02.07.2025):** * State/UT-wise enrollment numbers for PMJJBY and PMSBY are detailed in Annexure I and Annexure II. Impact Analysis: * **Agricultural Laborers:** * *Impact:* Benefit from social security schemes providing life, disability, health, and death cover. * *Action Required:* Enroll in applicable schemes (AB-PMJAY, PMSBY, PMJJBY) to receive benefits. * **Central Government (Ministry of Labour and Employment):** * *Impact:* Responsible for formulating and implementing welfare schemes for unorganized workers, including agricultural laborers. * *Action Required:* Continue administering and funding the mentioned schemes, ensuring effective implementation and monitoring. * **State Governments:** * *Impact:* Responsible for implementing schemes at the state level and may also run their own welfare programs. * *Action Required:* Continue administering state-level schemes and coordinate with the central government for the implementation of national schemes. * **Banks and Insurance Companies:** * *Impact:* Serve as key enrollers and administrators of the schemes. * *Action Required:* Facilitate enrollment and process claims under PMJJBY and PMSBY.

Key Entities Referenced

Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act UWSS, 2008: A Central Government act providing for welfare schemes for the unorganized sector, including agricultural labourers, related to life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection etc. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna ABPMJAY: A health scheme providing an annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per eligible family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization, expanded to include senior citizens aged 70 and above. Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana PMSBY: A scheme providing protection against death or disability due to accident. Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana PMJJBY: A scheme providing insurance cover for death due to any cause. Dadra and Nagar Haveli: A Union Territory in India, specifically mentioned in the context of State/UT-wise scheme details. Sushri Shobha Karandlaje: Minister of State for Labour and Employment. Andhra Pradesh: A state in India with a high enrolment number in both PMJJBY and PMSBY schemes. Uttar Pradesh: A state in India with a high enrolment number in both PMJJBY and PMSBY schemes.
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2518 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025 SCHEMES FOR ASSISTANCE TO AGRICULTURAL †2518. SMT. DELKAR KALABEN MOHANBHAI: Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state: (a)whether the Government is implementing any scheme to provide assistance to agricultural labourers in case of accident; (b)if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise including Dadra and Nagar Haveli and if not, the reasons therefor; (c)whether the Government provides funds to the States/UTs under the said schemes; (d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and (e)the details of the funds allocated by the Government under the said schemes during the last three years and the current year, year, scheme and State-wise? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE) (a) to (e): The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act (UWSS), 2008 provides for, inter-alia, formulating welfare schemes for unorganized sector, including agricultural labourers, on the matters relating to life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection etc. by the Central Government. The Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojna (ABPMJAY) provides an annual health cover of Rs. 5 lakhs per eligible family for secondary and tertiary care hospitalization. The Government of India recently approved the expansion of the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY), offering comprehensive health insurance to senior citizens aged 70 and above. Contd..2/-:: 2 :: The Pradhan Mantri Suraksha BimaYojana (PMSBY) and the Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY) are available to persons including agriculture labourers. PMSBY provides protection against death or disability due to accident. PMJJBY provides insurance cover for death due to any cause. So far as on 02.07.2025 around 51.85 Crore beneficiaries are enrolled under PMSBY and Rs. 3,203.36 Crore has been paid to the beneficiaries; in PMJJBY around 24.05 Crore beneficiaries are enrolled and Rs. 18,956.80 Crore has been paid to the beneficiaries. The States/UTs- wise enrolments under PMJJBY and PMSBYis annexed at Annexure-I and Annexure-II respectively. In addition, State Governments also run schemes for welfare of the workers including agriculture labourers. Budget allocations and expenditure are as per provisions of the respective schemes. ** *****Annexure -I Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2518 for 04.08.2025. State/UTs-wise enrolments under PMJJBY Sr. No State/UT Name Cumulative Enrolments under PMJJBY as on 02.07.2025 1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 89,012 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 3,27,69,419 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 2,59,364 4 ASSAM 52,54,664 5 BIHAR 1,80,79,757 6 CHANDIGARH 1,52,134 7 CHHATTISGARH 79,71,016 8 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 1,51,757 9 DELHI 24,87,329 10 GOA 3,61,404 11 GUJARAT 95,39,570 12 HARYANA 49,18,336 13 HIMACHAL PRADESH 12,43,868 14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 10,84,520 15 JHARKHAND 79,69,391 16 KARNATAKA 1,54,46,146 17 KERALA 41,67,023 18 LADAKH 36,910 19 LAKSHADWEEP 6,332 20 MADHYA PRADESH 1,50,31,832 21 MAHARASHTRA 1,72,42,118 22 MANIPUR 3,90,127 23 MEGHALAYA 5,66,698 24 MIZORAM 3,67,210 25 NAGALAND 2,28,280 26 ODISHA 1,08,09,636 27 PUDUCHERRY UT 2,48,465 28 PUNJAB 47,12,340 29 RAJASTHAN 1,39,20,285 30 SIKKIM 1,51,156 31 TAMIL NADU 1,05,71,836 32 TELANGANA 83,78,365 33 TRIPURA 5,61,996 34 UTTAR PRADESH 2,98,82,248 35 UTTARAKHAND 17,14,524 36 WEST BENGAL 1,37,47,596 Country Total 24,05,12,664 Source: Banks for Universal Schemes and Insurance Companies for Converged Schemes. *Others includes enrolments of Converged Schemes, Rural Cooperative Banks (RCB) and urban Cooperative Banks (UCB) for which gender wise bifurcation is not available.Annexure -II Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2518 for 04.08.2025. State/UTs-wise enrolments under PMSBY Sr. No State/UT Name Cumulative Enrolments under PMSBY as on 02.07.2025 1 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 1,73,716 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 5,50,95,577 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 4,61,587 4 ASSAM 1,33,62,891 5 BIHAR 3,51,42,197 6 CHANDIGARH 4,44,835 7 CHHATTISGARH 1,64,02,714 8 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 2,81,363 9 DELHI 64,64,961 10 GOA 7,64,008 11 GUJARAT 2,01,45,065 12 HARYANA 1,14,52,983 13 HIMACHAL PRADESH 31,12,487 14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 23,76,790 15 JHARKHAND 1,47,25,575 16 KARNATAKA 2,38,68,149 17 KERALA 1,12,31,804 18 LADAKH 71,071 19 LAKSHADWEEP 29,490 20 MADHYA PRADESH 3,57,39,637 21 MAHARASHTRA 3,84,92,140 22 MANIPUR 6,28,142 23 MEGHALAYA 10,00,316 24 MIZORAM 5,49,879 25 NAGALAND 5,05,857 26 ODISHA 2,31,27,115 27 PUDUCHERRY UT 5,72,789 28 PUNJAB 1,31,92,798 29 RAJASTHAN 2,72,84,203 30 SIKKIM 2,82,753 31 TAMIL NADU 2,59,21,724 32 TELANGANA 1,79,12,549 33 TRIPURA 13,87,329 34 UTTAR PRADESH 7,65,26,266 35 UTTARAKHAND 51,04,261 36 WEST BENGAL 3,46,88,884 Country Total 51,85,23,905 Source: Banks for Universal Schemes and Insurance Companies for Converged Schemes. *Others includes enrolments of Converged Schemes, Rural Cooperative Banks (RCB) and urban Cooperative Banks (UCB) for which gender wise bifurcation is not available. *****

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