Section 142 Of The Social Security Code
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Why in News ?

Section 142 of the Social Security Code, 2020 has been notified by Ministry of Labour & Employment covering applicability of Aaadhar.

Key Facts

• The notification of section will enable Ministry of Labour and Employment to collect Aaadhar details for the database of beneficiaries under various social security schemes.
• National Data Base for Unorganised Workers (NDUW) is at an advanced stage of development by National Informatics Centre.
• The portal is aimed at collection of data for unorganised workers including migrant workers
  • Mainly focus for the purpose of giving benefits of the various schemes of the Government.
  • An inter-state migrant worker can register himself on the portal on the basis of submission of Aaadhar alone.
• The section under the Social Security Code has been notified only for collection of data of workers including migrant workers.
  • No benefit will be denied to workers for want of Aaadhar.

Social Security Code, 2020

• The SS Code has been enacted to amend and consolidate the laws relating to social security
• With the goal to extend social security to all employees and workers
• It focused organised or unorganised or any other sectors.
• The SS Code has vital provisions with respect to social security benefits to workers including.
• Social Security under the SS Code means
  • The measures of protection afforded to employees, unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers.
  • Aims to ensure access to health care and to provide income security, particularly in cases of old age, unemployment, sickness, invalidity, work injury, maternity or loss of a breadwinner by means of rights conferred on them and schemes framed, under the SS Code.
• The SS Code has widened the coverage by including the unorganised sector, fixed term employees and gig workers, platform workers etc., in addition to contract employees.

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