India wins world award for increasing social safety protection

The Union Labour Ministry has highlighted the enlargement of social safety within the nation from 19% in 2015 to over 64% in 2025 at a conclave of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) held in Kuala Lumpur, The Union Labour Ministry on Friday highlighted the enlargement of social safety within the nation from 19% in 2015 to over 64% in 2025 at a conclave of the International Social Security Association (ISSA) held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya, who obtained the ‘ISSA Award 2025’ for ‘Outstanding Achievement in Social Security’ on behalf of the Government of India, stated the Union Government’s insurance policies had benefitted about 940 million individuals. He additionally stated the ‘Global South’ ought to take the lead in framing mannequin definitions for gig and platform staff for the worldwide neighborhood at massive.

A launch from the Ministry stated India had strengthened world partnerships on social safety, employment and labour mobility by signing agreements with a number of nations on the sidelines of the ISSA World Social Security Forum. Mr. Mandaviya additionally held bilateral conferences with Uganda, Malaysia and the Malaysian authorities’s Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (PERKESO) management on social safety cooperation.

India’s illustration inside ISSA has been enhanced with voting rights, the discharge stated. Mr. Mandaviya briefed the gathering on India’s digital-first method to social safety supply, notably the e-Shram and National Career Service (NCS) platforms. “The President of ISSA congratulated India on its achievements in social safety, and appreciated the exceptional enlargement in social safety protection inside a brief span of time, beneath the management of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” the Ministry assertion famous.

Mr. Mandaviya additionally expressed India’s willingness to help Uganda in growing digital platforms to successfully match expertise with alternative.

The Ministry stated India was chosen because the 2025 recipient of the award for increasing social safety protection from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025, reaching over 940 million residents. India’s share within the General Assembly of ISSA has reached 30, the very best vote share for any nation.

“This award is a testomony to the imaginative and prescient of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and to our tenet of Antyodaya, empowering the final individual within the line, that has formed our journey in direction of inclusive and common social safety,” Mr. Mandaviya stated.