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New Delhi : In order to provide old age protection in the form of a monthly pension, the Government of India ( GoI) had launched Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maan-dhan (PM-SYM) pension scheme in the year 2019. Under this scheme, minimum assured monthly pension of Rs 3,000 will be provided to the unorganised workers after attaining the age of 60 years.
As on November 25, 2021, a total of total 45,77,295 unorganised workers have been registered under this scheme, whereas in Uttar Pradesh 6, 36,275 workers of unorganised sector have been enrolled under the PM-SYM pension scheme. All the States/UT Governments have been requested to popularise the scheme and mobilise the target groups/eligible workers for enrolment under the PM-SYM scheme. Most of the States/UT Governments have extended the support in implementation of PM-SYM Scheme and taken effective steps to mobilise the unorganised workers.
The Central Government has also taken several initiatives to increase the enrolment under PM-SYM Scheme such as periodic review of the progress of the scheme with States/UTs, publicity of the scheme through IEC activities, constitution of State Level Monitoring Committees (SLMC) and District Level Implementation Committees (DLIC) to ensure mobilisation of beneficiaries through State Governments.This information was given by Rameswar Teli, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on December 2, 2021, according to a PIB release.