Lok Sabha Question No. 437 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-05
Subject: Accidents at Workplace
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ANJU BALA, B. SREERAMULU

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 437 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.02.2018

## ACCIDENTS AT WORKPLACE

437. SHRIMATI ANJU BALA: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

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

- (a)whether  accidents  in  factories/industrial  units  have  been  increasing over the years due to poor standards of safety, health and environment at industrial workplace for labourers/workers;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  including  the  number  of  such  incidents reported  during  the  last  three  years,  State/UT-wise  including  Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka;
- (c)whether factories are reportedly flouting rules by making labourers to work  in  hazardous  conditions  and  by  taking  advantage  of  lack  of worker's awareness about occupational safety and health hazards at workplace and if so, the details thereof along with the remedial steps being taken by the Government in this regard;
- (d)the  details  of  work-related  mortality  rate  as  well  as  occupational linked  diseases  of  industrial  workers  in  the  country  during  the  last three years, State/UT-wise including Karnataka; and
- (e)the steps being taken by the Government for the safety and security of labourers/workers in the country?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): As per the information collected through correspondence with the  Chief  Inspector  of  Factories  (CIFs)  by  Directorate  General  Factory Advice  Service  &  Labour  Institutes  (DGFASLI)  an  attached  office  under Ministry of Labour & Employment, the state-wise details of fatal and nonfatal injuries for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 in the factories registered under  the  Factories  Act,  1948  including  the  States  of  Uttar  Pradesh  & Karnataka, are given as Annexure I.

Contd..2/-

- (c): The Government  of India has enacted a  comprehensive legislation i.e. the Factories Act, 1948, for taking care of the occupational safety, health & welfare issues of the workers employed in the factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948. There are elaborate provisions pertaining  to  the  health,  safety,  welfare,  hazardous  processes,  working hours,  penalties  and  procedures  etc.,  and  the  rules  framed  there  under ensures safety and health of the workers working in registered factories.

Further, the Factories Act, 1948 and the State Factories Rules framed there under are enforced by the respective States/Union Territories. In case of violation any of the provisions of the said Act and Rules framed thereunder, there are penal provisions under the Factories Act, 1948. The details of number of prosecutions, convictions, imprisonment and penalties launched under the Factories Act, 1948 for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 are given in Annexure II-A, Annexure II-B and Annexure II-C respectively.

- (d): The details of work-related mortality rate of industrial workers are  not  maintained  centrally.  The  number  of  occupational  diseases reported by the CIFs to DGFASLI, including the State of Karnataka, for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 is enclosed as Annexure III.
- (e): The Government  of India has enacted a  comprehensive legislation i.e. the Factories Act, 1948, for taking care of the occupational safety, health & welfare issues of the workers employed in the factories registered under the Act. There are elaborate provisions pertaining to the health,  safety,  welfare,  hazardous  processes,  working  hours,  penalties and procedures etc., and the Rules prescribed there under are adequate to  ensure  safety  and  health  of  the  workers  working  in  the  registered factories. The Factories Act, 1948 and the State Factories Rules framed there under are being enforced by the respective State/Union Territories.

Further,  the  Government  of  India  has  adopted  the National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Workplace (NPSHEW) which aims  to  establish  a  preventive  safety  and  health  culture  in  the  country through  elimination  of  the  incidence  of  work  related  injuries,  diseases, fatalities, disasters and to enhance the well-being of employees in all the sectors of economic activity in the country.

The  Dock  Workers  (Safety,  Health  &  Welfare)  Act,  1986  and Regulations,  1990  are  enforced  by  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment (DGFASLI)  through  Inspectorate  of  Dock  Safety  Officers  in  the  major ports.

Further, adequate safety provisions are also envisaged in the Mines Act, 1958 and rules and regulations made there under which are implemented by Directorate General of Mines Safety, a subordinate office of Ministry of Labour & Employment. Directorate General of Mines Safety also  takes  following  steps  to  ensure  the  safety  of  mine  labourers /workers:

- (i) Regular inspections are done by the officers of DGMS and based on  the  observations  during  the  inspections,  actions  such  as pointing  out  contraventions,  withdrawal  of  permission,  issue  of improvement notice, prohibition of employment and prosecution in the court of law are taken to ensure compliance.
- (ii) Accidents  are  inquired  into  and  based  on  the  findings  of accidents, actions such as  warning to delinquent, suspension of certificate,  modification  in  the  method  of  working,  action  by management like stoppage of increment, dismissal from service, recorded warning, withholding promotion and  prosecution in the court of law, are taken.
- (iii) Following  promotional  measures  are  also  taken  -  Holding  of National Conference on safety in mines, National Safety Awards (Mines), Observance of Safety Week, Safety Campaign, organization of workshops, safety committee meetings etc.

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## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 437 FOR 05.02.2018 REGARDING ACCIDENTS AT WORKPLACE

Fatal and Non-fatal injuries in the Factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 (2014-2016)

| Sl. No.   | State/ Union Territory             | 2014           | 2014                | 2015           | 2015               | 2016           | 2016               |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------|--------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/ Union Territory             | Fatal Injuries | Non- Fatal Injuries | Fatal Injuries | Non-Fatal Injuries | Fatal Injuries | Non-Fatal Injuries |
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 5              | 15                  | 0              | 46                 | 0              | 70                 |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 85             | 174                 | 68             | 78                 | 68             | 247                |
| 3.        | Assam                              | 13             | 58                  | 8              | 40                 | 12             | 41                 |
| 4.        | Bihar                              | 12             | 251                 | 10             | 188                | 11             | 184                |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                         | 0              | 0                   | 0              | 0                  | 1              | 0                  |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 101            | 71                  | 74             | 54                 | 81             | 56                 |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 21             | 47                  | 12             | 58                 | 15             | 39                 |
| 8.        | Delhi                              | 1              | 9                   | 6              | 20                 | 10             | 26                 |
| 9.        | Goa                                | 5              | 80                  | 8              | 71                 | 3              | 55                 |
| 10.       | Gujarat                            | 240            | 1751                | 248            | 1534               | 272            | 1169               |
| 11.       | Haryana                            | 41             | 64                  | 40             | 61                 | 67             | 40                 |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 13             | 23                  | 3              | 23                 | 9              | 31                 |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 3              | 18                  | 0              | 14                 | 1              | 2                  |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                          | 21             | 78                  | 29             | 115                | 21             | 69                 |
| 15.       | Karnataka                          | NA             | NA                  | 51             | 30                 | 54             | 464                |
| 16.       | Kerala                             | 24             | 234                 | 20             | 326                | 18             | 158                |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 59             | 334                 | 44             | 438                | 30             | 358                |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                        | 187            | 1687                | 145            | 1471               | 150            | 1352               |
| 19.       | Manipur                            | 0              | 0                   | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                          | 1              | 1                   | 1              | 1                  | 2              | 1                  |
| 21.       | Mizoram                            | 0              | 0                   | 0              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  |
| 22.       | Nagaland                           | 0              | 0                   | 1              | 0                  | 0              | 0                  |
| 23.       | Odisha                             | 46             | 165                 | 55             | 167                | 46             | 169                |
| 24.       | Puduchery                          | 6              | 12                  | 3              | 25                 | 2              | 20                 |
| 25.       | Punjab                             | 12             | 97                  | 21             | 100                | 23             | 115                |
| 26.       | Rajasthan                          | 39             | 624                 | 33             | 571                | 15             | 133                |
| 27.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 105            | 291                 | 87             | 327                | 104            | 344                |
| 28.       | Telangana                          | 54             | 39                  | 76             | 37                 | 63             | 56                 |
| 29.       | Tripura                            | 2              | 6                   | 4              | 3                  | 1              | 3                  |
| 30.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 45             | 47                  | 39             | 57                 | 46             | 63                 |
| 31.       | Uttarakhand                        | 7              | 47                  | 21             | 21                 | 10             | 44                 |
| 32.       | West Bengal                        | 63             | 19180               | 38             | 13940              | NA             | NA                 |
| Total     | Total                              | 1211           | 25403               | 1145           | 19816              | 1135           | 5309               |

Note: (i) There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep and Sikkim.

(ii) NA:  Not Available

Source: Data  collected  by  DGFASLI  through  correspondence  with  Chief  Inspector  of  Factories  of States/UTs.

## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 437 FOR 05.02.2018 REGARDING ACCIDENTS AT WORKPLACE

Prosecution and Convictions under Section 92 & Section 96A of Factories Act, 1948 for the year 2014

| Sl. N0.   | State/ Union Territory             | Launched during the year   | Convictions (including cases pending from the previous year)   | Imprisonment (Person)   | Total fine Imposed (Rs.)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman& Nicobar Islands           | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 546                        | 303                                                            | NA                      | 4276500                    |
| 3.        | Assam                              | 10                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 4.        | Bihar                              | 34                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                         | NA                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 674                        | 82                                                             | 6                       | 17186000                   |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | NA                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 8.        | Delhi                              | 88                         | 53                                                             | Nil                     | 582000                     |
| 9.        | Goa                                | 15                         | 10                                                             | NA                      | 175900                     |
| 10.       | Gujarat                            | 2430                       | 223                                                            | 0                       | 4174450                    |
| 11.       | Haryana                            | 10242                      | 5905                                                           | NA                      | 14923450                   |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 195                        | 73                                                             | NA                      | 511500                     |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 17                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | 50000                      |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                          | 34                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 15.       | Karnataka                          | 310                        | 98                                                             | 0                       | 2239000                    |
| 16.       | Kerala                             | 57                         | 37                                                             | NA                      | 855000                     |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 165                        | NA                                                             | NA                      | 3090800                    |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                        | 745                        | 473                                                            | 0                       | 8847500                    |
| 19.       | Manipur                            | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                          | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 21.       | Mizoram                            | NA                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 22.       | Nagaland                           | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 23.       | Odisha                             | 172                        | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 24.       | Puducherry                         | 10                         | 9                                                              | NA                      | 520000                     |
| 25.       | Punjab                             | 109                        | 50                                                             | NA                      | 877300                     |
| 26.       | Rajasthan                          | 44                         | 58                                                             | Nil                     | 529000                     |
| 27.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 4003                       | 3276                                                           | 7                       | 26051050                   |
| 28.       | Telangana                          | 793                        | 385                                                            | NA                      | 3454700                    |
| 29.       | Tripura                            | 5                          | 10                                                             | NA                      | 64000                      |
| 30.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 53                         | 35                                                             | NA                      | 1024500                    |
| 31.       | Uttarakhand                        | 43                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | 710000                     |
| 32.       | West Bengal                        | 101                        | 68                                                             | NA                      | 2161500                    |
|           | Total                              | 20895                      | 11148                                                          | 13                      | 92304150                   |

Note:

(i) There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep and Sikkim.

(ii) NA   :  Not Available and Not Submitted by CIFs.

Source:

Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/UTs.

## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 437 FOR 05.02.2018 REGARDING ACCIDENTS AT WORKPLACE.

Prosecution and Convictions under Section 92 & Section 96A of Factories Act, 1948 for the year 2015

| Sl. N0.   | State/ Union Territory             | Launched during the year   | Convictions (including cases pending from the previous year)   | Imprisonment (Person)   | Total fine Imposed (Rs.)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 456                        | 591                                                            | 0                       | 5171000                    |
| 3.        | Assam                              | 9                          | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 4.        | Bihar                              | 15                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                         | NA                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 499                        | 365                                                            | 13                      | 22041100                   |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 8.        | Delhi                              | 63                         | 27                                                             | NA                      | 322000                     |
| 9.        | Goa                                | 5                          | 8                                                              | NA                      | 170000                     |
| 10.       | Gujarat                            | 1733                       | 1199                                                           | 0                       | 10245900                   |
| 11.       | Haryana                            | 5963                       | 3728                                                           | NA                      | 14742100                   |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 94                         | 113                                                            | NA                      | 1401700                    |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 39                         | 4                                                              | NA                      | 228000                     |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                          | 47                         | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 15.       | Karnataka                          | 175                        | 167                                                            | 1                       | 4062600                    |
| 16.       | Kerala                             | 73                         | 38                                                             | NA                      | 898000                     |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 169                        | NA                                                             | NA                      | 3100800                    |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                        | 632                        | 599                                                            | 0                       | 11662500                   |
| 19        | Manipur                            | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                          | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 21.       | Mizoram                            | NA                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 22.       | Nagaland                           | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 23.       | Odisha                             | 157                        | 18                                                             | NA                      | 3410000                    |
| 24.       | Puducherry                         | 10                         | 11                                                             | NA                      | 507000                     |
| 25.       | Punjab                             | 121                        | 11                                                             | 1                       | 901500                     |
| 26.       | Rajasthan                          | 22                         | 31                                                             | Nil                     | 182000                     |
| 27.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 4138                       | 3448                                                           | 12                      | 24613200                   |
| 28.       | Telangana                          | 1412                       | 677                                                            | NA                      | 5682800                    |
| 29.       | Tripura                            | 3                          | 3                                                              | NA                      | 21000                      |
| 30.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 82                         | 51                                                             | NA                      | 1230000                    |
| 31.       | Uttarakhand                        | 44                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | 81000                      |
| 32.       | West Bengal                        | 26                         | 6                                                              | NA                      | 251000                     |
| Total     | Total                              | 15987                      | 11095                                                          | 27                      | 110925200                  |

Note:

(i) There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep and Sikkim.

(ii) NA   :  Not Available and Not Submitted by CIFs.

Source:

Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of  States/ UTs.

## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (C) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 437 FOR 05.02.2018 REGARDING ACCIDENTS AT WORKPLACE.

Prosecution and Convictions under Section 92 & Section 96A of Factories Act, 1948 for the year 2016

| Sl. N0.   | State/ Union Territory             | Launched during the year   | Convictions (including cases pending from the previous year)   | Imprisonment (Person)   | Total fine Imposed (Rs.)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 463                        | 582                                                            | 0                       | 8984000                    |
| 3.        | Assam                              | 49                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 4.        | Bihar                              | 3                          | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                         | NA                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 387                        | 211                                                            | 4                       | 15421800                   |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | NA                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| 8.        | Delhi                              | 90                         | 53                                                             | NA                      | 698500                     |
| 9.        | Goa                                | 6                          | 5                                                              | NA                      | 140000                     |
| 10.       | Gujarat                            | 1637                       | 1166                                                           | 0                       | 10424600                   |
| 11.       | Haryana                            | 2986                       | 1675                                                           | NA                      | 6995950                    |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 89                         | 61                                                             | NA                      | 735700                     |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 45                         | 36                                                             | Nil                     | 167000                     |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                          | 44                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | 100000                     |
| 15.       | Karnataka                          | 122                        | 162                                                            | 0                       | 3031000                    |
| 16.       | Kerala                             | 44                         | 45                                                             | NA                      | 801250                     |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 119                        | NA                                                             | NA                      | 41500                      |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                        | 584                        | 421                                                            | 0                       | 8072500                    |
| 19.       | Manipur                            | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                          | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 21.       | Mizoram                            | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 22.       | Nagaland                           | Nil                        | Nil                                                            | Nil                     | Nil                        |
| 23.       | Odisha                             | 93                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | 330000                     |
| 24.       | Puducherry                         | 6                          | 2                                                              | NA                      | 144000                     |
| 25.       | Punjab                             | 52                         | 12                                                             | NA                      | 686000                     |
| 26.       | Rajasthan                          | 43                         | 21                                                             | 0                       | 121000                     |
| 27.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 2669                       | 2989                                                           | 18                      | 28012100                   |
| 28.       | Telangana                          | 398                        | 199                                                            | 3                       | 3302500                    |
| 29.       | Tripura                            | 9                          | 5                                                              | NA                      | 385000                     |
| 30.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 114                        | NA                                                             | NA                      | 770000                     |
| 31.       | Uttarakhand                        | 37                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | 714000                     |
| 32.       | West Bengal                        | NA                         | NA                                                             | NA                      | NA                         |
| Total     | Total                              | 10089                      | 7645                                                           | 25                      | 90078400                   |

Note:

(i) There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep and Sikkim.

(ii) NA   :  Not Available and Not Submitted by CIFs.

Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of  States/UTs.

## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 437 FOR 05.02.2018 REGARDING ACCIDENTS AT WORKPLACE.

## STATE WISE DETAILS OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES OF INDUSTRIAL WORKERS IN THE COUNTRY FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS (2014-2016)

| Sl. No.   | State                              | Occupational Diseases       | 2014    | 2015    | 2016    | Total   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 1         | 1. Andaman &Nicobar Islands        | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 3         | Assam                              | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 4         | Bihar                              | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 5         | Chandigarh                         | -                           | NR      | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                       | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 7         | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 8         | Delhi                              | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 9         | Goa                                | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 9         | Goa                                | Lead poisoning              | NIL     | 9       | NIL     | 9       |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Noise Induced Hearing Loss  | 80      | 3       | 3       | 86      |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Silicosis                   | 11      | NIL     | 1       | 12      |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Silico tuberculosis         | NIL     | NIL     | 1       | 1       |
| 11        | Haryana                            | Silicosis                   | NIL     | NIL     | 21      | 21      |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                   | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 13        | Jammu& Kashmir                     | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 14        | Jharkhand                          | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NR      | NIL     |
| 15        | Kerala                             | Silicosis                   | NIL     | NIL     | 4       | 4       |
| 16        | Karnataka                          | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 17        | Meghalaya                          | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Asbestosis                  | 1       | 1       | NIL     | 2       |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Silicosis                   | 4       | NIL     | NIL     | 4       |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Bladder Cancer              | 1       | NIL     | NIL     | 1       |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Irritant Contact Dermatitis | 1       | 5       | NIL     | 6       |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Chrome Ulceration           | NIL     | 3       | NIL     | 3       |
| 19        | Manipur                            | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NR      | NIL     |
| 21        | Nagaland                           | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 22        | Odisha                             | Silicosis                   | 7       | NIL     | NIL     | 7       |
|           |                                    | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 23        | Pondicherry                        | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 24 25     | Punjab Rajasthan                   | - -                         | NIL NIL | NIL NIL | NIL NIL | NIL NIL |
|           |                                    | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
|           |                                    |                             |         |         |         | NIL     |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu                         | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |         |
| 26        | Tamil Nadu                         | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 27        | Telangana                          | Byssinosis                  | 1       | NIL     | NIL     | 1       |
| 28        | Tripura                            | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     | NIL     |
| 30        | Uttar Pradesh                      | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NR      | NIL     |
| 31        | West Bengal                        | -                           | NIL     | NIL     | NA      | NIL     |
|           | Total                              |                             | 106     | 21      | 30      | 157     |

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