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Labour Ministry notifies social security boards for unorganised and gig workers
খবরে কেন?
Nine laws merged, gig workers included: the Social Security Code boards GS2 and GS3 both test
Two national social security boards notified for unorganised and gig/platform workers.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2018; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
2 মিনিট
The Union Labour Ministry has notified two bodies: a National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and a National Social Security Board for Gig and Platform Workers.
They advise on welfare schemes for these workers under the Code on Social Security, 2020, which brings gig and platform workers into the social security framework.
সূত্র: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
মূল তথ্য
Remember these
- Labour Ministry notified two bodies: National Social Security Board for Unorganised Workers and one for Gig and Platform Workers
- Both boards advise on welfare schemes under the Code on Social Security, 2020
- The Code subsumes nine earlier Central social security Acts, including EPF, ESI, Gratuity and Maternity Benefit laws
- It brings gig and platform workers into the statutory social security framework
- The Social Security Code is one of four labour codes that together consolidate 29 Central labour laws
প্রিলিমস · মেইনস
How the exam will ask it
প্রিলিমস
- The Code on Social Security, 2020 provides for national social security boards for unorganised workers and for gig and platform workers.
- The Code covers gig and platform workers within the social security framework, alongside unorganised workers.
- The Code on Social Security, 2020 merges nine earlier Central laws, including the EPF, ESI, Gratuity and Maternity Benefit laws.
- There are four labour codes in all, which together consolidate 29 Central labour laws.
মেইনস
GS2 (welfare schemes, vulnerable sections) and GS3 (labour, inclusive growth). Issue: gig and unorganised workers lack assured social protection -> provision: Code on Social Security, 2020 and the two advisory national boards -> implication: formal recognition and scheme design for informal work, though funding and registration remain challenges -> way forward: portable benefits, effective registration and aggregator contributions, and clear delivery by States.
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
With reference to Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana, consider the following statements
- It is the flagship scheme of the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
- It, among other things, will also impart training in soft skills, entrepreneurship, financial and digital literacy.
- It aims to align the competencies of the unregulated workforce of the country to the National Skill Qualification Framework.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- 1 and 3 only
- 2 only
- 2 and 3 only
- 1, 2 and 3
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: C
Why this matters: today's issue is directly connected to a concept UPSC has already tested. Read the story with this question in mind.
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Answer before you reveal
The Code on Social Security, 2020 subsumes how many earlier Central laws on social security?
- Twelve
- Twenty-nine
- Four
- Nine
উত্তর দেখুন
উত্তর: D — Correct: Nine — The Code merges nine Acts, including the EPF, ESI, Gratuity and Maternity Benefit laws. • Twelve — wrong: Twelve is not the count of laws merged into the Social Security Code. • Twenty-nine — wrong: Twenty-nine is the number of Central labour laws consolidated into all four labour codes together, not into this one. • Four — wrong: Four is the number of labour codes, not the number of laws merged into this code.
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