Labour & Employment Schemes

ATMANIRBHAR BHARAT ROZGAR YOJANA (ABRY) -- Detailed Notes

Purpose: To boost the creation of new jobs in the formal sector post-COVID-19. Type: Central Sector Scheme Benefits: Job creation is incentivised by contribution to the EPF by the Central Government. Implementing Agency: Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). Quick Facts To incentivise employers , registered with EPFO, to give employment to new employees and re-employing persons from low wage brackets who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic. Objective Background: As a component of the Aatmanirbhar Bharat 3.0 package aimed at economic stimulation, ABRY was introduced.

Eligibility: Subject to some specific conditions benefit is extended to all EPFO-registered establishments and their new employees (earning less than Rs. 15,000 per month) hired between October 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, or those who lost jobs between

1. Benefits: Contribution made by the centre to the EPF for establishments employing: upto 1000 employees: Both employees’ and employers’ share of contribution (12% each) more than 1000 employees: Only employees’ share of contribution (12%) Aadhaar Seeded UAN: The new employee should have Aadhaar seeded Universal Account Number (UAN). Salient Features 3 Pillars of ABRY Scheme Creation of new employment by incentivizing employers Social Security benefits to workers Restoration of loss of employment during COVID-19 pandemic

Payments will be made directly to the UAN of eligible employees maintained by the EPFO. Duration of benefits: Benefit is applicable for 24 months from the date of new employee registration, with a deadline of March 2024. Exclusion: No benefits will be provided for new employee if (s)he is already registered beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMRPY) Pradhan Mantri Paridhan Rojgar Protsahan Yojana (PMPRPY) Accountability: EPFO shall undertake a Third-Party Evaluation of the Scheme within three months of its closure.

PRADHAN MANTRI SHRAM YOGI MAAN DHAN (PM-SYM) YOJANA -- Detailed Notes

Purpose: To provide Social Security to unorganized sector employees. Type: Central Sector Scheme Nature: Operates as a voluntary and contributory pension scheme on a 50:50 basis Implementing Agency: LIC will be the Pension Fund Manager and responsible for Pension pay out. Quick Facts To ensure old age protection for Unorganized Workers. Objective Voluntary & Contributory: The beneficiary is required to make a specified age-specific contribution , and the Central Government will provide a corresponding matching contribution.

Minimum Assured Pension: Subscribers are guaranteed a minimum pension of Rs 3000/- per month upon reaching the age of 60. Family Pension: In the event of the subscriber’s demise , the spouse is entitled to receive 50% of the pension as family pension. Family pension applies exclusively to the spouse. Compatibility with Other Schemes: Eligible individuals can join PM-SYM in addition to the Atal Pension Yojana (APY). Enrollment agency: All the Common Services Centres (CSC) in the country. Regularization of Contributions: If a subscriber misses continuous contributions, they can regularize payments by settling all outstanding dues, including any applicable government-determined penalty charges.

Salient Features

Conditions for enrolment: Individual should possess Aadhar card as well as Savings Bank Account / Jan Dhan account number with IFSC. Early Exit and Refund: Less than 10 Years: Only beneficiaries’ share of the contribution along with the savings bank interest rate will be returned. After 10 Years but before 60: If the subscriber exits before reaching 60 years of age, the beneficiary receives their share of contribution along with accumulated interest , either as earned by the fund or at the savings bank interest rate , whichever is higher.

Permanent Disability before 60 Years: If the subscriber can’t continue, the spouse can choose to continue by paying regular contributions or can exit the scheme. Exclusion: The individual must not be enrolled in NPS, ESIC scheme, or EPFO, and should also not be a taxpayer. To register, visit - maandhan.in or go to your nearest Common Service Centre. Carry your Aadhaar Card and Bank Account Details. Pradhan Mantri Shram-Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) Pension Yojana Eligibility Criteria: This scheme is only for Unorganised Workers Entry age between 18 to 40 years Monthly income of Rs 15,000 or below

NATIONAL CHILD LABOUR PROJECT (NCLP) SCHEME -- Detailed Notes

Type: Central Sector Scheme Purpose: Rehabilitation of child labor Target group: Children below 14 years of age and adolescents below 18 years of age Implementation: Through District Project Societies (DPS) Quick Facts To eliminate all forms of child labour, raising awareness amongst and creation of a Child Labour Monitoring, Tracking and Reporting System. Objective

Background: The NCLP scheme was merged with the Samagara Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Scheme from 2021. (NOTE: For details on SSA Scheme refer to the Ministry of Education) Rehabilitation: The payment of stipend to the children is made on modular basis for a minimum of three months through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). District Project Societies (DPS) Set up under the Collector/ District Magistrate Conduct survey to identify children working in hazardous occupations and processes. Also, oversee the implementation of the project.

PENCiL portal: PENCiL (Platform for Effective Enforcement for No Child Labour is a dedicated portal for better monitoring of the scheme. Related information India ratified ILO Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour and Convention 138 on the Minimum Age of Employment. Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Amendment Act 2016 prohibits the ‘engagement of children (under 14 years of age) in all occupations and of adolescents (under 18 years of age) in hazardous occupations. Salient Features 2 ways of rehabilitation Children of the age between 5 to 8 years: Rescued and linked to the formal education system Children in the age group of 9-14 years: Rescued and put into NCLP Special Training Centres for a bridge educa- tion, vocational training, etc.

then mainstreamed into formal education system Features of Pencil Portal Register/Lodge New Complaint Report A Child Track Complaint Status Check Circulars & Important Orders Info about the Child Labour Policy/NCLP Scheme

Central Sector Scheme for Rehabilitation of Bonded Labourer - 2021 Type: Central Sector Scheme

Purpose: Eradication of bonded labour system Rehabilitation assistance Rs. 1 lakh per adult male beneficiary, either through annuity scheme or cash grant Rs. 2 lakhs for special category beneficiaries such as orphans, child labour, and women. Rs 3 lakhs for forced labour involving extreme cases of deprivation such as trans- genders, or women or children rescued from ostensible sexual exploitation. Bonded Labour Rehabilitation Fund: To be created at the District level by each State. A permanent corpus of at least Rs. 10 lakhs which is renewable.

The entire penalties recovered from the perpetrators may be deposited in the corpus. At the disposal of the District Magistrate (DM) To be utilised for extending immediate financial assistance to the released bonded labourers. DM/SDM, may provide state assistance under any other scheme administered by them for cases that requires socio-economic assistance even if it was not a bondage Monitoring: By the Central Monitoring Committee, prescribed under the NCLP scheme Atal Beemit Vyakti Kalyan Yojana (ABVKY) Eligibility: Employees covered under the Employees’ State Insurance (ESI) Act, Benefits: Provides cash compensation up to 90 days once in lifetime of the worker in the contingency of Insured Persons’ (IPs’) unemployment.

Quantum of support: Relief includes 50% of average daily earnings of the claimant. IP should have been in insurable employment for a minimum 2 years while fulfilling the other minimum contribution period. Duration for payment: Relief is payable after 30 days of unemployment. There is no need for filing through employer and submission of affidavit by the claimant.