Explain the pre-requisites for claiming social security and welfare schemes under the Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008.

Section 2(l) of the Unorganized Workers' Social Security Act, 2008 defines the term unorganized sector which means an enterprise owned by individuals or self-employed workers and engaged in the production and sale of goods or providing service of any kind whatsoever, and where the enterprise employs workers where the number of such workers is less than ten. Further, Section 2(m) defines unorganized worker which means a home-based workman, self-employed worker or a wage worker in the unorganized sector and includes a worker in the organised sector who is not covered by any of the Acts mentioned in Schedule II to this Act. As per the Unorganized Workers' Social Security Act, 2008, the Central Government is bound to provide social security to workers of unorganized sector on matters relating to life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection and any other benefit as may be determined by the Central Government. The schemes included in the Schedule I to this Act as mentioned below shall be deemed to be the welfare schemes. In accordance with Section 10 of the Unorganized Workers' Social Security Act, 2008, every unorganised worker shall be eligible for registration subject to the fulfilment of the following conditions, namely: - (a) he or she shall have completed fourteen years of age; and (b) a self-declaration by him or her confirming that he or she is an unorganised worker. Every eligible unorganised worker shall make an application in the prescribed form to the District Administration for registration and he shall be registered and issued an identity card by the District Administration which shall be a smart card carrying a unique identification number and shall be portable. If a scheme requires a registered unorganised worker to make a contribution, he or she shall be eligible for social security benefits under the scheme only upon payment of such contribution. Where a scheme requires the Central or State Government to make a contribution, the Central or State Government, as the case may be, shall make the contribution regularly in terms of the scheme.