The government on Monday said that deliberations are underway to bring the unorganised sector under the ambit of the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation and the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation.
Replying to a supplementary question in the Lok Sabha during Question Hour, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Shobha Karandlaje, said that “at present, it is being deliberated in the labour department that that the unorganised workers should get pension in the coming days as the prime minister desires that all those who work should get pension and they should come under the ambit of the EPFO and ESIC”.
She also said that a lot of improvement is happening in the pension scheme, including the launch of the free doorstep service. Those working in the online industry can also be considered for pension in the coming days, the minister said.
