National database of unorganised sector workers a must, says SC
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New Delhi, May 24 : The Supreme Court on Monday said it was concerned with the slow process of registering workers from the unorganised sector and sought the Centre s response for a national database for them undertaken by the Labour and Employment Ministry along with the states.
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M.R. Shah said: We are of the view that process which has been initiated by Ministry of Labour and Employment for creating a national database for unorganised workers, should be completed with collaboration and coordination of the states, which may serve registration for extending different schemes by the states and Centre.
Work on database of migrant workers is slow, Supreme Court tells Centre
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Top court says provision of food for labourers need not wait until completion of registration
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Top court says provision of food for labourers need not wait until completion of registration
The government’s delay in completing a national database to identify and register migrant workers across the country in order to provide them benefits in times of dire need stood out like a sore thumb in a Supreme Court hearing on Monday.
A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and M.R. Shah acknowledged submissions made by advocate Prashant Bhushan that such a database would have made it easier for the government to identify and provide essentials like food and dry rations to stranded migrant labourers during the second wave of the pandemic.
Centre, States Must Expedite Registration Of Migrant Workers: Supreme Court Centre, States Must Expedite Registration Of Migrant Workers: Supreme Court Supreme Court bench said the government must ensure that benefit of schemes reach the beneficiaries and the process must be monitored and supervised.
Updated: May 24, 2021 3:47 pm IST
The Supreme Court Monday said the process of registration of migrant workers is very slow and it must be expedited so that benefit of various schemes can be extended to them amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The top court observed it is not happy with the efforts of the Centre as well as the states on the issue of registration of unorganised workers.
Apex court stresses on migrantâs registration
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The Supreme Court again on Monday pushed for the registration of the migrant workers, stressing it wonât order cash transfers since it falls in the category of a policy decision, but benefits can be extended to them if they are registered.
A Bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and MR Shah expressed concern over the Centre and the state sovernments just not worried about the plight of the migrant workers as the process of their registration ordered by it on July 31 last year has been woefully slow.
âThe Centre and states must expedite registration of migrant workers and those working in the unorganised sectors. Not only migrant worker should approach the government for registration, the governments must approach them for getting them registered,â the Bench said.