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INCLok Sabha 2004Welfaredirectional

Devise social security measures for unorganised-sector workers against ill-health, unemployment and old age

“Appropriate social security measures will be devised to protect the workers in the unorganized sector against the risks of ill-health, unemployment and old age.”
— Indian National Congress Manifesto, Lok Sabha Election 2004, page 24
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept

The verdict

The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act was assented on 30 December 2008 and commenced in May 2009; the National Social Security Board followed in August 2009. The Act sets up schemes rather than guaranteed benefits.

Rule applied: Partially kept: 75%+ of the target met, or a law passed in diluted form → 6

Implied deadline (end of term): 22 May 2009Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
6/10

Evidence timeline

  1. Other30 Dec 2008· Wikipediasupports
    Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 ↗

    “Assented 30 December 2008, commenced 16 May 2009; National Social Security Board set up 18 August 2009.”

  2. Parliament30 Dec 2008· PRS Legislative Researchsupports
    The Unorganised Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 (text) ↗

    “Text of the Act as published by PRS India.”

Promise ID inc-ls-2004-017 · drafted 4 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON