Lok Sabha Question No. 5867 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Violation of Contract Labour Act, 1970
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, RAMA DEVI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5867 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## VIOLATION OF CONTRACT LABOUR ACT, 1970

5867. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

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

- (a)the  number  of  convictions  made  under  Section  10(1)  of  Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 issued by the Ministry of Labour during the last three years and the current year, State/UTwise;
- (b)the reaction of the Government on the low speed of obtaining the convictions; and
- (c)the remedial measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard along with the extent of success achieved therefrom?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a): The details regarding the number of convictions made under the Contract  Labour  (Regulation  &  Abolition)  Act,  1970  during  the  last three years is as under:

| Particulars        |   2013-14 |   2014- 15 |   2015-16 |
|--------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| No. of Convictions |      1476 |        890 |      2009 |

(b) & (c): Labour  laws  are  being  adhered  in  various  establishments across  the  Country.  A  well-established  Central  Industrial  Relations Machinery (CIRM) is in place to enforce various labour laws including the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970. The countrywide network of Dy. 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. Besides, a grievance redressal mechanism  exists in the States/UTs in respect of the grievances pertaining to establishments coming under the State Sphere.

For effective implementation of various labour laws, regular inspections are  conducted  by the Officers of Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM). The details of enforcement in respect of the  Contract  Labour  (Regulation  &  Abolition)  Act,  1970  for  the  past three years is as under:

| Particulars                  |   2013-14 |   2014- 15 |   2015-16 |
|------------------------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| No. of Inspections conducted |      7235 |       4779 |     10593 |
| No. of Irregularities        |     86460 |      61901 |    117936 |
| No. of Prosecution Launched  |      4063 |       3086 |      3411 |

The details in respect of cancellation of licences under the Contract  Labour  (Regulation  &  Abolition)  Act,  1970  is  enclosed  as Annexure-A.

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## The details in respect of cancellation of licences under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970

| Year    | No. of licensed contracto r at the beginning of the year B/f   | No. of new licens es issued   | No. of licenses     | No. of licenses   | No. of licenses   | No. of licensed contractor at the end of the year   | No. of contract labour covered by such licenses   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|         |                                                                |                               | Cancell ed/ revoked | Expired           | Total             |                                                     |                                                   |
|         |                                                                |                               | (a)                 | (b)               | (a+b)             |                                                     |                                                   |
| 2013-14 | 36790                                                          | 14710                         | 18                  | 10299             | 10317             | 41183                                               | 1967747                                           |
| 2014-15 | 41183                                                          | 14371                         | 66                  | 11666             | 11732             | 43822                                               | 1903170                                           |
| 2015-16 | 43822                                                          | 16255                         | 175                 | 10877             | 11052             | 49025                                               | 2092673                                           |

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