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English Release 22-May 2013
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- Vice President's Secretariat
- Vice President’s Banquet Speech at Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan
- Prime Minister's Office
- Prime Minister’s speech on the occasion of the release of the ‘Report to the People'
- Election Commission
- Enviornment Ministry Celebrates International Day for Biological Diversity
- Min of Agriculture
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Farmers, Farming Communities Honoured for their Contribution in Conserving Plant Genetic Resources
- Min of Corporate Affairs
- ICSI Conducts National Seminar on ‘Indian Financial Code’
- Min of Defence
- Minister of State for Defence Visits AFMS Institutions
- Foundation Stone of Indian National Defence University will be laid Tomorrow
- Ministry of Finance
- P. Chidambaram’s Speech at ICSI Seminar on Indian Financial Code
- Change in Tariff Value of Gold Notified
- Min of Health and Family Welfare
- Indo-China Bilateral Meet on Healthcare Sector Held
- Azad Meets Sebelius at Geneva
- Min of Mines
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Health Problems of Persons in Mining Sector
- Min of Petroleum & Natural Gas
- International crude oil price of Indian Basket falls sharply
to 101.98/US$ bbl on 21.5.2013
- Min of Power
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Hydro Power Generation Capacity
- Planning Commission
- Madhya Pradesh Plan for 2013-14 Finalized
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Ministry of Labour & Employment17-March, 2005 14:59 IST
| Government announces Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana to provide Unemployment allowance to workers |
The Labour and Employment Minister, Shri K. Chandrasekhar Rao today announced in Parliament Government’s momentous decision to launch Unemployment Benefit Scheme for workers from April this year. The scheme to be known as Rajiv Gandhi Shramik Kalyan Yojana will be implemented by the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), a statutory organisation under the Ministry of Labour.
Making a statement in Lok Sabha Shri Rao said that workers losing employment on account of closure, retrenchment or permanent invalidity arising out of non-employment shall be covered under the scheme. They will be provided unemployment allowance in cash equivalent to about 50 per cent of their wage for a maximum period of six months. They along with their families shall also be eligible to receive medical care at ESIC dispensaries and hospitals. The workers, however, shall have to have contributed to ESIC scheme for at least five years to become eligible for the scheme.
Shri Rao said that the Scheme would provide, “much needed social security cover for about 8 million employees who are insured with the Employees State Insurance Corporation. The medical benefit will extend to 30 million family members of the insured worker.” The Minister said that Rs. 300 crore are being provided by the ESIC. The Corporation proposes to meet the expenditure of this Scheme from its existing resources without levying any additional burden either on the employees or the employers.
MLD/LK: L-156 March 17
(Release ID :7885)
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