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  • Aug 05, 2024
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RAJASTHAN INTRODUCES BILL TO REGULATE COACHING CENTRES STATEWIDE

Why in the news?

Rajasthan introduces a bill to regulate coaching centres amid rising student suicides, aiming to improve supervision, enforce registration, and limit study hours.

source:medium

Draft Bill Proposals

  • Rajasthan government introduces the Rajasthan Coaching Centre (Control and Regulation) Bill, 2024.
  • Two-tier administrative system: state-level and district-level authorities.
  • Mandatory registration of coaching centres with district authorities.
  • Study hours are limited to five hours a day, no classes during school hours.

Administrative Structure

  • State-level: 12-member Rajasthan coaching centres (control and regulation) authority.
    • Led by the higher education department secretary.
    • Members include secretaries of school, medical, and technical education departments, and the director general of police.
  • District-level: 12-member panel headed by the district collector.
    • Key members include the police superintendent, chief medical and health officer, and chief district education officer.
Who are Gig Workers?

  • Defined as workers earning outside traditional employer-employee relationships on contracts.
  • Work for platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, Uber, Urban Company.
  • Have flexible hours and multiple income sources.
  • Paid per task or service completed.
  • Provide diverse services like delivery, ride-hailing, home services, etc.
  • Use personal devices, vehicles, tools.
  • Estimated 15 million in India, projected to grow to 90 million by 2028.

Rajasthan Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023:

  • Registration: Mandates gig worker registration with the state; unique ID for each worker.
  • Social Security: Access to health insurance, accident coverage, and other benefits.
  • Grievance Redressal: Mechanism for addressing work-related issues.
  • Welfare Board: Oversees welfare; includes gig workers, aggregators, and civil society.
  • Welfare Fund: Funded by fees levied on aggregators; penalties for non-compliance.