Labour Ministry, Central government is going to organize a massive drive to issue UWIN Card in April 2018. Subsequently, govt. will make registration of around 47 crore unorganized sector workers / labourers. Accordingly, people working as informal labour will be given Unorganized Worker Index Number Cards to enable them to avail the benefits of social security schemes run by EPFO and ESIC.
Central govt. wants to complete this task in the current FY 2018 as the general elections will take place in 2019. These cards will bring the unorganized sector workers under social security net.
Govt. will carry out this registration drive from April 2018 to March 2019. Accordingly labourers will get access to various schemes of Employee Provident Fund Organization (retirement fund body) and Employee State Insurance Corporation (state health insurer).
UWIN Card for Informal Workers – Details
Each UWIN Card has a unique number embedded on it which will get seeded with Aadhaar Number. This is essential in order to provide benefits of social security schemes at single point. Moreover after the registration process is complete, govt. may bring Labour Code on Social Security & welfare. UWIN Cards are efficient and the pilot phase results of this system are satisfactory.
However, primary issue remains that who will pay contribution to the informal workers under schemes of EPFO and ESIC. Under these schemes, employees and employers both contribute to social security scheme accounts. Accordingly, govt. plans to formulate a separate mechanism to collect funds as employers will not contribute for this scheme.
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