Lok Sabha Question No. 772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-21
Subject: PSUs Working under the Ministry
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: INNOCENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.772 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  NOVEMBER, 2016

## PSUS WORKING UNDER THE MINISTRY

## 772.  SHRI INNOCENT:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाͨणÏय एवं उɮयोग मंğी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) the names and locations of Central Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) working under the Ministry;
- (b) the  number  of  contract/casual  labourers  appointed  therein  during  the  last  three  years indicating the areas/jobs in which these contract/casual labourers were appointed;
- (c) the  number  of  contract/casual  labourers  who  were  regularized  during  the  said  period along with the mechanism adopted to ensure minimum wages to these workers;
- (d) the mechanism put in place to ensure that the provisions of various labour laws are not violated by contractors and others; and
- (e) the action taken in cases of complaints against the violations by contractors?

## ANSWER

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THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (INDEPENDENT CHARGE)

(SMT. NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

- (a) The  names  and  location  of  Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings  (CPSUs) under Ministry of Commerce & Industry are as under:-
- (b) The services of contract workers/labourers are generally engaged by the PSUs  through  various  contractors/agencies  for  security,  housekeeping,

|   S.No. | Name of PSU                                  | Location                                                                                              |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | MMTC Ltd.                                    | Core-1, CGO Complex, Lodi Road, New Delhi                                                             |
|       2 | State Trading Corporation of India(STC) Ltd. | JawaharVayaparBhawan, Tolstoy Marg, New Delhi                                                         |
|       3 | PEC Ltd.                                     | Hansalaya, 15 Barakhamba Road, New Delhi                                                              |
|       4 | STCL Limited                                 | 'Chandrodaya', No.10/1, 2 nd Main, 30 th cross, 7 th Block, Jayanagar, Bangalore 5600 070 (Karnataka) |
|       5 | Indian Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO)   | PragatiBhawan, PragatiMaidan, New Delhi                                                               |
|       6 | ECGC Ltd.                                    | 10 th Floor, Express Towers, Nariman Point, Mumbai- 400021                                            |

horticulture,  pantry,  electrical  maintenance,  drivers,  etc.    The  details  of number  of  contract  workers  engaged  during  the  last  three  years  by  the PSUs under this Ministry is as follows:-

|   PSU |   2013-14 |   2014-15 | 2015-16   |
|-------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|   286 |       283 |       296 | MMTC      |
|   293 |       314 |       322 | STC       |
|    77 |        48 |        49 | PEC       |
|     0 |         0 |         0 | STCL      |
|     0 |         0 |         0 | ITPO      |
|    69 |        73 |       104 | ECGC      |
|   725 |       718 |       771 | TOTAL     |

(c)to(e):  No contract worker was regularised during the said period.  At the time of agreement with outsourcing agencies, the PSUs ensure that the contractor has a valid licence and also registration with the ESI and  EPF organisations and execute a written agreement  with the contractor covering  scope  of  job,  legal  obligation,  payment  terms,  other  terms  and conditions.  As per the payment clause, a contractor prefers his monthly contribution paid for the workers. In case of non-compliance of contractual obligations by contractors, the contract provides for pre-mature termination of contract.

During last three years, no complaint has been received by PSUs against the violation by agencies in respect of statutory compliance except MMTC Regional Office (RO), Kolkata.  On instruction of Regional Office Kolkata, the contractor has since taken corrective actions.

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