Govt should revisit proposed social security code, says labour panel

A parliamentary panel has observed that the migrants’ crisis that unfolded after the lockdown should make the government take a second look at some of the provisions of its proposed ‘Code on Social Security, 2019’.
 

The Code was introduced in the Lok Sabha in December, and seeks to subsume 9 existing laws.
 

The panel is set to ask the government to specifically mention the source of the social security fund it has proposed for workers in the unorganised sector. This will ensure that the flow of funds to the proposed fund is uninterrupted.
 

The panel will also recommend that such