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Govt defers decision on social security for unorganised sector
New Delhi, July 23: Government tonight deferred a decision on an ambitious social security scheme to provide old age pension and medical and umeployment insurance to 37 crore workers in the unorganised sector.
New Delhi, July 23: Government tonight deferred a
decision on an ambitious social security scheme to provide old
age pension and medical and umeployment insurance to 37 crore
workers in the unorganised sector.
The cabinet, which took up the bill for this purpose,
decided to refer it to a group of ministers, official sources
said here.
The proposal to bring in 'unorganised sector workers bill,
2003' follows the recommendations of second Labour Commission,
which submitted its report to the government last year.
The Commission had suggested enactment of separate
legislation for the unorganised sector in view of hardships
faced by workers in that sector, which did not enjoy any form
of social security.
Bureau Report