The government of India has enacted the Unorganized Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008, now subsumed in the Code on Social Security, 2020 for providing social security to all unorganized workers including domestic workers. Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE) is developing a comprehensive National Data base of the Unorganized Workers (NDUW) to collect relevant information of unorganized workers including domestic workers to deliver various social security and welfare benefits to them. 4.78 million domestic workers have been identified across the states using Census 2011 data.
Under the provisions of the Act, the state governments are mandated to formulate suitable welfare schemes relating to provident fund, employment injury benefits, housing, education, skill up-gradation, financial assistance & old age homes while the central government schemes will provide social security cover in respect of life & disability cover, health insurance and pension.
Ayushman Bharat PMJAY is already providing health insurance benefits to all unorganized workers including domestic workers who are covered as eligible beneficiaries as per Socio-Economic Caste Census Data, 2011.
For more information, refer https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1707226
