 bill no  1 of  2007 the  right to work bill,  2007 by shri mohan singh, mp a billto provide for the right to work and  for allowance till such time as  appropriate work is provided to any citizen, for establishment of right to work fund, for creation of right to work insurance and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the fifty-eighth year of  the republic of india as follows:—1  (1) this act may be called the right to work  act, 2007 (2) it extends to the whole of indiashort title, extent and commencement5(3) it shall come into force at oncedefinitions2  in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "employment exchange" means an employment exchange set up by thegovernment of a state or union territory;10(b) "fund" means the "right to work fund" established under sub-section (1)of section 9;(c) "government" means the central government;(d) "notification" means a notification published in the official gazette by the central government; and(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this actright to work53 subject to the provisions contained in sections 7 and 13, every citizen who hasattained the age of eighteen years and who, being unemployed, is registered at an employment exchange shall have the right to appropriate work to be provided by the government4 the work to be provided by the government under section 3 shall be suited to theage and qualification of the citizen concernednature of work to be providedgrant of allowance105 till such time as work is provided to a citizen under section 3, he or she shall beentitled to an allowance, not being less than rupees two hundred per week, as may be prescribedremoval of name by employment exchange1 56 if a citizen secures any work or job subsequent to his registration with the employment exchange, either on his own or otherwise, he shall inform the employment exchange immediately and his name shall be removed by the employment exchange with effect from the date of his having secured the job or work7 the provisions of this act shall not apply to any citizen,—(a) who has an income, through any source, not being less than the amount ofallowance fixed under section 5;act not to apply to certain citizens2 0(b) who is covered under any scheme of unemployment allowance prevalent ina state or union territoryreduction of allowance under section 58 where a citizen, being unemployed, registers himself with an employmentexchange under section 3, but has an income of his own through any source, the amount of allowance to which he may be entitled under section 5 shall be reduced by the amount of his such income259 (1) the government shall establish a fund to be called "right to work fund" forthe grant of allowance under this actestablishment of 'right to work fund'(2) the government shall, from time to time, make such grants to the fund as maybe required for the purpose of this act(3) these shall be credited to the fund,—30(a) all grants made by the government under sub-section (2);(b) all voluntary donations made to the fund;(c) all contributions in respect of the right to work insurance policy undersection 10;(d) all sums collected under section 12; and35(e) any interest or dividend or other return on any investment made out of anypart of the fund (4) all amounts due and payable under the act and all expenditures relating to themanagement and administration of the fund shall be paid out of the fund10 the government shall frame a right to work insurance policy to cover whole orany part of such grants of allowances as may be payable under this act40right to work insurance policy43 of 196111 notwithstanding anything contained in the income tax act, 1961, all voluntarydonations made to the fund shall qualify for such rebate or deductions from the income-tax payable by the donors, as may be prescribedrebate or deductions from income- taxcontribution to the fund4 512 every citizen who receives work or allowance under this act shall contribute to thefund for a prescribed period immediately after his securing any work or job, whether provided by the government under this act or on his own, at such rate as may be prescribed13 the government may, in its endeavour to provide work under this act, categorise citizens by notification on the basis of their qualification or any other basis as may be prescribed and make citizens of such categories entitled to right to work under section 3:categorising of citizens entitled to right to work5provided that the government shall provide the right to work to all eligible citizenswithin ten years from the commencement of this actannual report by government14 as soon as may be, after the close of a financial year, the government shall causean annual report on the working and administration of the fund and the implementation of this act during that year, to be prepared and laid before each house of parliament, and every such report shall be in such form and shall contain such matters as may be prescribed1 0power to make rules15 (1) the government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisionsof this act(2) in particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing powers, such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters, namely:—1 5(a) the rate of allowance referred to in section 5 and different rates may beprescribed on the basis of qualification and skills;(b) the necessary details relating to the right to work insurance referred to insection 10;(c) rebate or deductions from income-tax under section 11; (d) the rate of contribution to the fund under section 12;2 0(e) the basis of categorisation of citizens under section 13; (f) the form and content of the annual report mentioned in section 14; (g) the procedure to regulate all payments under this act; and (h) any other matter which is required to be, or may be, prescribed2 5rules and notifications to be laid before parliament3 016 every rule made under this act by the government and every notification issuedunder section 13, shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made or issued, before each house of parliament, while it is in session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or notification or both houses agree that the rule or notification should not be made or issued, the rule or notification shall thereafter have effectonly in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule or notification statement of objects and reasonsindian constitution guarantees to every citizen the fundamental right to life the supreme court has observed that the right to life, in order to be meaningful, assumes the availability of necessary means to a decent livelihood on the other hand, the problem of unemployment has assumed menacing proportions even the educated citizens are rendered indigent lack of opportunity of employment in the country is also leading to brain drain and exodus of a large number of skilled and unskilled persons abroadit is time that concerted efforts are made by the state to assure work to citizens the bill grants every citizen the legal right to work till such time as work is provided to a citizen, he or she shall be entitled to an allowancethe bill also provides for the establishment by the government of a 'right to work fund' the fund will receive grants made by the government, voluntary donations which shall qualify for rebate or deductions from income-tax payable by the donor, contributions at prescribed rate and for a specified period from citizens who secure work after registration, etc there is also a provision to promote right to work insurance to raise financesthe bill is realistic, in so far as it provides for even a gradual introduction of the right to work to begin with, the government may categorise citizens on the basis of their qualification or any other basis and make citizens of such categories entitled to the right to work; so, however, that gradually all the citizens secure the right to work within a period of ten years from the commencement of the acthence this billnew delhi;mohan singhjuly  25, 2006————— president's  recommendation  under  articles  117(1),  274(1) and  117(3)  of  the  constitution—————[copy of letter no dge&t-h-11019/3/2006-mp(g), dated 18 december, 2006 from shri oscar fernandes, minister of state of the ministry of labour and employment to the secretary-general, lok sabha]the president, having been informed of the subject matter of the right to work bill, 2007by shri mohan singh, member of parliament, recommends its introduction under articles 117(1) and 274(1) and consideration under article 117(3) of the constitution in lok sabha————— financial memorandumclause 5 of the bill seeks to provide allowance to a citizen who has attained the age of eighteen years and who, being unemployed, is registered at an employment exchange till such time as work is provided to such a citizen, he or she shall be entitled to such allowance not being less than two hundred rupees per week, as may be prescribed clause 9 of the bill provides for the establishment of a 'right to work fund' for the grant of allowance under this act it is difficult to make an exact estimate of the recurring expenditure that may be involved on this count nevertheless, the provisions of the bill may be expected to involve recurring expenditure of about rupees five hundred crore per annum from the consolidated fund of india the recurring expenditure is expected to reduce substantially as employment situation improves, and as voluntary donations and contributions from citizens who secure work and contributions from the right to work insurance are receivedno non-recurring expenditure is likely to be involved memorandum  regarding  delegated  legislationclause 15 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill  these rules will relate to matters of detail onlythe delegation of legislative power is, therefore, of a normal character————— a billto provide for the right to work and for allowance till such time as appropriate work isprovided to any citizen, for establishment of right to work fund, for creation ofright to work insurance and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto—————(shri mohan singh, mp)mgipmrnd—2729ls (s-5)—04012007