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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.
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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.
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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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