Lok Sabha Question No. 2648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-12
Subject: Problems of Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2648 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.03.2018

## PROBLEMS OF LABOURERS

## †2648. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether  the  Government  has  received  complaints  regarding  various
- problems being faced by the labourers/ workers in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise;
- (c)the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  mitigate  the  said  problems  along with the details of the schemes being implemented for the welfare/betterment  of  the  labourers  in  the  country  including  Madhya Pradesh;
- (d)whether  the  Government  is  working  on  any  portal,  mobile  app  or  any scheme to deal with such problems;
- (e)if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) to (c): A well-established Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) is in place to enforce various labour laws in the Central Sphere. The countrywide  network  of  Deputy  Chief  Labour  Commissioners  and  Regional  Labour Commissioners under the control of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) is mandated to settle the complaints/claims in regard to grievances/complaints arising out of the enforcement of various labour laws in the Central Sphere. Details  regarding  inspections  conducted  by  CIRM  in  this  regard  during  the last three years and the outcome thereof are given at Annexure I. The States have  a  similar  enforcement  mechanism  to  ensure  implementation  of  the provisions of the labour laws. The details of complaints received in the State sphere  is  not  Centrally  maintained.  Also,  the  Unorganised  Workers'  Social Security Act, 2008 provide for life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, old age protection to the unorganised workers. Various Ministries/Departments  of  the  Central  Government  are  implementing  such social security schemes like Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme (Ministry of Rural Development); National Family Benefit Scheme  (Ministry of Contd..2/-

Rural  Development);  health  and  maternity  benefit  schemes  (Ministry  of Health and Family Welfare). The Central Government has recently converged the social security scheme of Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana (AABY) with Pradhan Mantri  Jeevan  Jyoti  Bima  Yojana  (PMJJBY)  and  Pradhan  Mantri  Suraksha Bima  Yojana (PMSBY)  to provide life and disability coverage to the unorganised  workers  depending  upon  their  eligibility.  These  converged schemes give coverage of  Rs.2  lakhs on  death  at  premium  of  Rs.330/-  per annum and coverage of Rs.2 lakhs on accidental death at premium of Rs.12 per  annum,  besides  disability  benefits  as  per  the  scheme.  The  annual premium is shared on 50:50 basis by the Central Government and the State Governments.  These  schemes  are  implemented  and  monitored  by  Life Insurance Corporation of India and the concerned State Governments.

(d) to (f): The  Unified  Shram  Suvidha  Portal  is  in place  to facilitate reporting  of  Inspections,  and  submission  of  Returns.  The  Unified  Shram Suvidha  is  a  single  point  of  contact  between  employer,  employee  and enforcement agencies bringing in transparency in their day-to-day interactions.  For  integration  of  data  among  various  enforcement  agencies, each inspectable unit under any Labour Law has been assigned one Labour Identification Number (LIN).

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## Details of Inspections Conducted during the last three years:

## The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec, 2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |     10593 |      8843 |                       6702 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |    117936 |     89296 |                      79333 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |     73741 |     68808 |                      43218 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |      3411 |      3168 |                       2153 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |      2009 |      2266 |                       1900 |

## BOCW (RE & CS) Act, 1996

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec, 2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |      2086 |      1372 |                       1194 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |     21870 |     15689 |                      14192 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |     15695 |     16360 |                       5476 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |       309 |       265 |                        217 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |       193 |       297 |                        189 |

## Equal Remuneration Act, 1976

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec,2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |      2340 |      4117 |                      3151 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |      1846 |      5253 |                      2611 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |      1502 |      2607 |                      1554 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |       178 |       301 |                       202 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |       472 |       317 |                       325 |

## ISMW (RE&ES) Act, 1979

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec, 2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |       173 |       122 |                        182 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |      2744 |      2214 |                       2676 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |      2240 |      1848 |                       1239 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |        61 |        52 |                         24 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |        44 |        59 |                         28 |

## Payment of Wages (Mines)

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec, 2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |      1353 |      1872 |                       1540 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |     12441 |     17774 |                      12694 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |     13734 |     14633 |                       7318 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |       216 |       515 |                        255 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |       258 |       255 |                        549 |

## Payment of Wages (Rly)

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec, 2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |       153 |       338 |                        654 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |      1439 |      2117 |                       4433 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |      1939 |      2296 |                       1142 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |         0 |        31 |                          5 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |         3 |         2 |                          2 |

## Payment of Wages (Major Ports)

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec, 2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |         0 |         1 |                         27 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |         0 |        10 |                        308 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |       542 |         0 |                         30 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |         0 |         0 |                          5 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |         0 |         0 |                          0 |

## Payment of Wages (A.T.S)

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec,2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |       122 |       211 |                       253 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |      1489 |      4076 |                      2130 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |       621 |      3572 |                      1877 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |        10 |        20 |                        72 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |        20 |        10 |                        16 |

## H.O.E.R

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec,2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |       129 |       353 |                       448 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |       840 |      2427 |                      2158 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |      4303 |      2125 |                      1335 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |         0 |         0 |                         0 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |         0 |         0 |                         0 |

## Minimum Wages Act, 1948

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec, 2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |      9803 |      9151 |                       7380 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |     75938 |     61689 |                      62304 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |     46467 |     53255 |                      28884 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |      1549 |      2321 |                       1130 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |      1476 |      1951 |                       1721 |

## Payment of Bonus Act, 1965

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec, 2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |       705 |      2547 |                       1873 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |      1202 |      4134 |                       2537 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |       982 |      1297 |                       1504 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |        16 |        15 |                         62 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |        17 |         4 |                          8 |

## Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec,2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |      1497 |      4875 |                      2587 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |      3732 |     15963 |                      8902 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |      8420 |      5152 |                      5969 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |         1 |         3 |                         5 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |         0 |         1 |                         0 |

## Child and Adolescent Labour (P&R) Act, 1986

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |   2017-18 (upto Dec, 2017) |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|----------------------------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |       816 |      2265 |                       2941 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |       319 |       610 |                       1757 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |       125 |        10 |                        785 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |         0 |         0 |                          0 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |         1 |         0 |                          0 |

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