Port Blair, March 8: The Member of Parliament, Shri Bishnu Pada Ray has raised the question in the Parliament to the Ministry of Labour & Employment regarding non-implementation of A&N Islands Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008. The MP has asked the reasons for non-implementation and desired to know the time of implementation.
In reply to the question raise by Shri Bishnu Pada Ray on 4th March 2013, Shri Kodikunnil Suresh, Minister of State for Labour & Employment has stated that the A&N Administration has notified A&N Islands Unorganised Workers Social Security Rules on 26.12.2012. As mandated under section 10 of the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008 the registration of the unorganised workers required involvement of district administration for which A&N Administration has initiated action to hold coordination meetings. The likely time for starting the implementation of the Act in A&N Islands is fiscal year 2013-14.