NAC wants unorganised workers Act to be more inclusive

The Sonia Gandhi-chaired National Advisory Council NAC on Tuesday asked a working group under it to work out implementation mechanisms and financial implications of a comprehensive social security package to make the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act,2008 more inclusive.

The direction came during a meeting where a working group on Social Security for Unorganized Workers presented its draft suggestions for a comprehensive social security package,that includes Health Insurance; Maternity Assistance; Life-cum-Disability insurance scheme and pension plan to be provided through a single window backed by a common ICT architecture.

The Council reviewed the proposal and advised the Working Group to8230; present revised recommendations to the council in 2-3 months, said an NAC communique.

During the meeting,Deputy Chairperson of Planning Commission Montek Singh Ahluwalia and Director General of Institute of Applied Manpower Research Santosh Mehrotra made a presentation of the findings of the India Human Development Report,2011 released recently.