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India wins ISSA Award 2025 for Outstanding Achievement in Social Security

Posted 04 Oct 2025

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India has been conferred with the prestigious International Social Security Association (ISSA) at the World Social Security Forum 2025, organized by the ISSA. The award recognizes increase in social security coverage from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025, covering over 940 million citizens. 

India has been conferred with the prestigious International Social Security Association (ISSA) at the World Social Security Forum 2025, organized by the ISSA.

  • Award recognizes increase in social security coverage from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% in 2025, covering over 940 million citizens. 
  • Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) and Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) played key role in increasing coverage.

How has India expanded its social security coverage?

  • Simplifying Legislations: E.g., Social Security Code, 2020 amalgamated 9 laws to ensure social security protection for all workers including those of unorganized sector
  • Building Digital and Financial Foundations: Jan Dhan Yojana, Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) etc.
  • Securing Informal and Unorganised Workers: e-Shram Portal, Atal Pension Yojana (APY), PM Vishwakarma Yojana, etc. 
  • Expanding Health and Food Security: Ayushman Bharat, Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PMGKAY), etc. 
  • Insurance and Pension Schemes: Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY), etc. 
  • Women’s Empowerment: Lakhpati Didi Initiative, Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, etc. 
  • Other: National Career Service (NCS) portal, etc.

Social Security and its Need in India

  • Social security is the protection that a society provides to individuals and families to ensure access to health care and to guarantee income security. 
  • It is recognised as a basic human right. 
  • Need in India 
    • Largely unorganized labour force.
    • Decline of India’s traditional joint family system (historically provided social security through shared resources)
    • 5.25% people live below Poverty line (under the new $3.00 (PPP/day) as of 2022–23, World Bank report), etc. 
  • Tags :
  • Social Security
  • International Social Security Association (ISSA)
  • World Social Security Forum 2025
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