India providing unique account number to each worker, Yadav

Labour and Employment minister Bhupender Yadav has said that India has introduced technology and simplified systems in the recent years with the objectives that each worker enjoys dignity and choice of employment with social security.  Addressing the Plenary Session of 110th International Labour Conference at Geneva on Thursday,  Yadav said, Government is providing a unique Universal Account Number to each worker to act as a portable identity for continued enjoyment of rights at work.Yadav said that  about 280 million workers’ database has already been created with more than 400 occupations of workers.  The database would lead to better dissemination of social welfare schemes for informal workers.

To facilitate safe and orderly migration and for totalisation benefit, India supports signing of labour mobility agreements (LMA) and the social security agreements (SSA). Happy that ILO is in support of India’s move and has also taken positive steps in this direction.

— Bhupender Yadav (@byadavbjp) June 9, 2022

The Minister said, during Covid-19, India not only provided free vaccination to its entire population, but also extended free delivery of food and food-grains, health services and assured employment. He said, cash transfers were made directly to bank accounts of two hundred million women during Covid-19 pandemic period. Mr Yadav said, about 32 lakh street vendors were provided collateral free loans to help them resume their businesses under Swanidhi Scheme.