With a view to providing social security to unorganised workers, including landless agricultural labourers, the Government has enacted the Unorganised Workers™ Social Security Act, 2008. The Act provides for constitution of National Social Security Board to recommend social security schemes viz. life and disability cover, health maternity benefits, old age protection and any other benefit as may be determined by the Government for unorganized workers.
The Government has taken the following initiatives for unorganised workers, including landless agricultural workers.
The Aam Admi Bima Yojana providing for death and disability cover to rural landless households between the age group of the 18 to 59 years, with effect from 02.10.2007.
The Rashtriya Bima Yojana for BPL families (a unit of five) in unorganized sector on 01.10.2007. The scheme providing for smart card based cashless health insurance cover of Rs. 30,000/- per family per annum on a family floater basis became operational from 01.04.2008.
Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme provides for old age pension of Rs. 200/- per month to persons above the age of 60 years and for the persons above the age of 80 years the amount of pension has been raised to Rs. 500/- per month.
