Question:-Who is the current Union Labour Minister?
(a) Manoj Sinha
(b) Bandaru Dattatreya
(c) Nirmala Sitaraman
(d) Ravi Shankar Singh
Ans:(d)
Related Facts:-
- On 16 March 2017; Union Government released the Draft Labour Code Social Security & Welfare.
- It will cover every working person whether he/she belongs to the organised sector or the unorganized sector in the country.
- Thus, for the first time, agricultural workers along with self-employed people will be covered under the social security cover.
- Even factories employing single worker will have to contribute towards social security benefits.
- It will cover any factory, mine, shop, plantation, charitable organisations and all establishments or households employing casual, fixed-term, part-time, informal, apprentice, domestic and home-based workers.
- If such establishments or factories fail to contribute towards the social security schemes of the workers, they will be liable to pay compensation.
- It even covers households employing domestic help and they will also have to contribute towards schemes, including gratuity for the worker and provident fund.
- It proposes, National Social Security Council (NSSC), chaired by the Prime Minister to streamline and make policy on social security schemes related to all the Ministries.
- NSSC’s other members will include Union Finance Minister, Labour Minister, Health and Family Welfare Minister along with employer and employees’ representatives.
- It will co-ordinate between central and State governments, monitor the implementation of social security schemes, regulate funds collected under various social security schemes, among others.
Related Links:-
http://www.labour.nic.in/sites/default/files/draft%20Labour%20Code%20on%20Social%20Security%20%26%20Welfare_0.pdf
http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/labour-code-to-provide-social-security-cover-to-all-workers/article17523675.ece