Lok Sabha Question No. 3210 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: Regulator for Employment Agencies
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. GOPAL

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3210

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 5.12.2016

## REGULATOR FOR EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES

3210. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the minister of labour and employment be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the government proposes to set up regulator for employment agencies by amending the contract labour law 1971; (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the steps taken/being taken by the government to ensure that the
- workers are not duped by the hiring agencies in the country; and
- (d)the  action  taken  including  cancellation  of  licences  taken  by  the government against such agencies, during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b):
- No,  Madam. Presently, there is no such proposal.
- (c) & (d): A  well-established  Central  Industrial  Relations  Machinery (CIRM)  is  in  place  to  enforce  various  labour  laws  in  Central  Sphere including the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970. The country-wide 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 establishment 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 |
| No. of Convictions           |      1476 |        890 |      2009 |

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

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

| Year    | No. of licensed contractor at the beginning of the year B/F   | No. of new licenses 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   |
|---------|---------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Year    | No. of licensed contractor at the beginning of the year B/F   | No. of new licenses issued   | Cancelled/ revoked | Expired           | Total             | No. of licensed contractor at the end of the year   | No. of contract labour covered by such licenses   |
|         | No. of licensed contractor at the beginning of the year B/F   | No. of new licenses issued   | (a)                | (b)               | (a+b)             | No. of licensed contractor at the end of the year   | No. of contract labour covered by such licenses   |
| 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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