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UPALok Sabha 2004Welfaredirectional

Expand social security, health insurance and other schemes for unorganised-sector workers

“Social security, health insurance and other schemes for such workers like weavers, handloom workers, fishermen and fisherwomen, toddy tappers, leather workers, plantation labour, beedi workers, etc will be expanded.”
— National Common Minimum Programme of the Government of India (UPA), May 2004, page 18
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 was set up in August 2009, after the term ended. Health insurance for BPL families began separately in 2008 (RSBY).

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 upa-cmp-2004-003 · drafted 4 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON