Lok Sabha Question No. 480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-06
Subject: Welfare and Safety of Workers/ Labourers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 480 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2017

## WELFARE AND SAFETY OF WORKERS/LABOURERS

†480. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN:

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

- (a)the number of workers/labourers working in various industries/institutions  in  the  country  State/UT-wise  and  companywise;
- (b)whether the Government is implementing any scheme for the safety and  welfare  of  these  workers  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along
- with the number of workers benefiting therefrom, State/UT-wise;
- (c)whether the Government has received complaints of exploitation of workers in various companies/institutions in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Government in this regard, State/UT-wise including Delhi;
- (d)whether there is any proposal to review the labour laws keeping in view the various problems being faced by the labourers across the country; and
- (e)if so, the details and the current status thereof? ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  do  not  conduct/compile consolidated  data  on  the  number  of  workers/labourers  in  absolute terms covering all the companies across various industries/institutions in  all  the  States/UTs  of  the  country.  However,  as  per  5 th   round  of Annual  Employment-Unemployment  Survey  conducted  by  the  Labour Bureau for the year 2015-2016 , the details of workers and labourers working  in different  Industry  Section  based  on  NIC  2008  Code according to Usual Principal Status (UPS) Approach in the  country is as given at Annex -I.

- (b): 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 manufacturing  sector  including chemical  factories. There  are elaborate  provisions  pertaining  to  the  health,  safety,  welfare  i.e. provisions related to hazardous process, working hours, penal provisions etc. and the Rules prescribed there under to ensure safety of the workers as far as the manufacturing sector is concerned.  The Factories Act, 1948 and the State Factories Rules framed there under are  enforced  by  the  respective  State/UTs  and  the  State/UTs  are empowered to carryout inspections for enforcement of the provisions of  the  Act  and  the  Rules.  The  Safety,  Health  and  Welfare  of  persons employed in Mines including Oil & Gas Mines are dealt under the Mines Act,  1952,  rules  and  regulations  made  thereunder.  This  Ministry  is implementing various schemes including Medical Schemes, Educational Schemes, Social Security Schemes and Housing Scheme etc.  under  different  welfare  funds  like  beedi/Non  Coal  Mines/Cine  for the  welfare  of  the  workers  who  benefited  therefrom.  The  number  of building  and  other  construction  workers  registered  with  the  State Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Boards State/UT-wise is  at  Annex-II.  The  State/UT-wise  details  of  Beedi  Workers  as  on 30.06.2015 is at Annex-III.
- (c): No such complaints pertaining to Safety and Welfare of workers have  been  received  in  the  Office  of  Chief  Labour  Commissioner (Central).  However,  under  Building  and  Other  Constructions  Workers Act, 1996  and Contract Labour (Regulations and Abolitions) Act, 1970, if irregularities are observed under safety and welfare head, prosecution is filed against defaulting employers in the courts. Details are at Annex-IV.
- (d) & (e): Reforms in labour laws are an ongoing process to update legislative system to address the need of the hour and to make them more  effective  and  contemporary  to  the  emerging  economic  and industrial scenario. The Ministry has inter-alia taken steps for drafting four  Labour  Codes  on  Wages;  Industrial  Relations;  Social  Security  & Welfare; and Safety and Working Conditions, by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the relevant provisions of the existing Central Labour Laws.

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| ANNEX-I  ## Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No.480 for 06.02.2017 raised by Sh. Rahul Kaswan regarding "Welfare and Safety of Workers/Labourers".  Per 1000 distribution of workers aged 15 years and above by Industry Section based on NIC 2008 according to Usual Principal Status Approach(ps) for each State/UT  Rural+Urban                                                                                                                   per 1000 distribution of workers by Industry Section NIC 2008  Sl.  no  Name of  State/UT/All  India  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  16  I 7  18  19  20  21  22  23  1  Andhra  Pradesh  577  6  84  4  2  74  75  44  18  7  7  2  5  4  16  33  11  2  24  4  -  2  Arunachal  Pradesh  622  2  40  12  1  24  116  7  16  I  6  -  l  68  15  57  7  0  2  4  -  3  Assam  488  3  47  2  3  75  137  38  12  4  7  1  6  20  27  77  13  1  22  14  4  Bihar  519  1  62  2  1  145  114  41  12  2  8  1  5  8  7  44  8  1  15  4  0  5  Chhattisgarh  745  1  37  2  1  51  55  14  9  3  7  1  3  7  11  35  7  0  9  3  -  6  Delhi  18  0  175  5  8  62  23 7  93  26  33  40  13  48  62  48  47  32  5  28  18  -  7  Goa  67  5  156  3  8  I 00  139  98  88  6  16  2  16  62  107  47  46  0  15  20  -  8  Gujarat  486  3  160  4  2  54  101  53  15  7  9  I  9  17  11  32  10  1  16  6  -  9  Haryana  361  0  101  6  4  139  116  55  6  17  18  9  20  20  32  54  23  3  14  2  -  IO  Himachal  Pradesh  209  1  69  39  26  158  96  80  29  18  20  2  16  18  70  104  19  2  15  10  -  I I  Jamrnu &  Kashmir  363  -  70  6  10  96  99  48  12  8  13  1  I 2  11  94  l 16  30  -  9  3  -  12  Jharkhand  351  27  77  l  3  I 56  136  60  10  3  21  0  8  20  14  74  10  1  23  6  -  13  Karnataka  493  3  118  2  2  67  I  06  43  20  18  10  3  11  16  13  39  9  1  15  8  -  14  Kerala  216  3  117  3  1  149  139  102  29  19  21  3  16  35  24  54  27  5  20  15  -  15  Madhya  Pradesh  547  2  62  2  1  I 58  87  25  11  4  6  2  9  9  11  32  8  1  17  6  -  16  Maharashtra  552  2  82  3  2  59  I 06  44  18  8  11  3  9  19  16  33  10  2  12  9  -  17  Manipur  431  1  79  1  -  65  145  54  31  4  1  -  2  11  88  55  13  3  14  2  -  18  Mcghalaya  652  29  22  0  8  62  51  31  6  1  4  0  4  9  29  59  9  1  8  13  -  19  Mizoram  551  1  44  I  2  37  l 00  19  12  l  0  2  8  49  66  58  20  -  13  15  -  20  Nagaland  582  3  16  1  2  28  71  23  3  3  4  0  1  30  122  74  19  -  18  2  -  21  Odisha  415  7  68  4  4  164  114  48  17  4  18  0  4  20  20  61  10  1  16  5  -  22  Punjab  343  1  130  10  8  136  121  51  17  10  15  6  15  13  26  50  16  2  18  13  -  23  Rajasthan  411  11  88  6  4  148  116  57  18  6  10  3  7  8  14  62  11  2  15  2  -  24  Sikkim  309  -  46  -  16  143  1 08  85  25  2  20  -  21  24  104  68  7  6  15  4  25  Tamil Nadu  351  4  176  3  5  123  1 04  59  21  19  1 5  3  10  18  12  34  13  2  21  10  -  26  Tclangana  540  5  95  2  1  78  84  5 I  12  20  11  2  9  10  10  31  11  1  16  12  -  27  Tripura  343  -  48  -  -  258  105  75  6  1  6  -  1  8  52  55  11  -  6  25  -  28  Uttarakhand  377  2  85  5  7  112  120  43  37  5  13  2  5  28  35  84  19  0  18  2  -  29  Uttar  Pradesh  452  2  113  2  3  l 52  104  45  12  5  8  1  9  15  11  37  8  2  16  4  -  30  West Bengal  369  4  184  2  4  107  111  56  18  6  7  2  12  21  18  32  11  4  15  18  -  31  A & N  Islands  238  12  24  11  8  218  90  113  22  4  6  -  7  95  52  56  15  3  20  6  -  32  Chandigarh  31  3  110  -  9  205  117  59  3  27  0  5  24  224  69  l l  24  7  26  47  -  33  Dadra &  Nagar Haveli  235  11  369  9  12  85  86  72  13  0  9  1  1  7  28  41  15  -  5  -  34  Daman &  Diu  253  0  306  3  -  66  115  57  66  14  20  -  8  40  12  18  8  5  8  3  3 5  Lakshadwccp  88  -  68  1  1  135  87  78  10  10  2  -  27  264  21  125  48  2  31  3  3 6  Puduchenry  157  3  175  11  7  1   55  110  52  53  32  11  -  38  56  25  21  69  2  15  9  All India  457  4  105  3  3  113  106  49  16  8  11  2  9  16  17  43  11  2  16  8  0   |
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(page 2 of Annex-I)

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 480 for 06.02.2017 raised by Sh. Rahul Kaswan regarding 'Welfare and Safety of Workers/Labourers'

## Description of Industrial Group as per  NIC 2008 Code

| Section   | Description                                                                                                               |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Section A | Agriculture, Forestry and fishing                                                                                         |
| Section B | Mining and quarrying                                                                                                      |
| Section C | Manufacturing                                                                                                             |
| Section D | Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply                                                                       |
| Section E | Water Supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities                                                       |
| Section F | Construction                                                                                                              |
| Section G | Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles                                                      |
| Section H | Transportation and storage                                                                                                |
| Section I | Accommodation and Food service activities                                                                                 |
| Section J | Information and communication                                                                                             |
| Section K | Financial and insurance activities                                                                                        |
| Section L | Real estate activities                                                                                                    |
| Section M | Professional, scientific and technical activities                                                                         |
| Section N | Administrative and support service activities                                                                             |
| Section O | Public administration and defiance compulsory social security                                                             |
| Section P | Education                                                                                                                 |
| Section Q | Human health and social work activities                                                                                   |
| Section R | Arts, entertainment and recreation                                                                                        |
| Section S | Other service activities                                                                                                  |
| Section T | Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods and services producing activities of households for own use |
| Section U | Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies                                                                   |

Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 480 for 06.02.2017 raised by Sh. Rahul Kaswan regarding 'Welfare and Safety of Workers/Labourers'

## As on 20.12.2016 (provisional)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the States/UTs.   | No. of workers registered with the Board   |
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh            | 1,584,819                                  |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 18,443                                     |
| 3         | Assam                     |                                            |
| 4         | Bihar                     | 91,000 774,993                             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh              | 1,045,308                                  |
| 6         | Goa                       | 1,671                                      |
| 7         | Gujarat                   | 454,929                                    |
| 8         | Haryana                   | 663,000                                    |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh          | 108,642                                    |
| 10        | J&K                       | 316,098                                    |
| 11        | Jharkhand                 | 580,634                                    |
| 12        | Karnataka                 | 1,074,000                                  |
| 13        | Kerala                    | 1,451,927                                  |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh            | 2,653,163                                  |
| 15        | Maharashtra               | 536,000                                    |
| 16        | Manipur                   | 48,000                                     |
| 17        | Meghalaya                 | 6,234                                      |
| 18        | Mizoram                   | 21,865                                     |
| 19        | Nagaland                  | 4,418                                      |
| 20        | Odisha                    | 1,783,757                                  |
| 21        | Punjab                    | 545,263                                    |
| 22        | Rajasthan                 | 1,315,000                                  |
| 23        | Sikkim                    | 24,638                                     |
| 24        | Tamil Nadu                | 2,611,484                                  |
| 25        | Telangana                 | 892,991                                    |
| 26        | Tripura                   | 73,668                                     |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh             | 3,214,555                                  |
| 28        | Uttarakhand               | 163,610                                    |
| 29        | West Bengal               | 2,881,225                                  |
| 30        | Delhi                     | 364,974                                    |
| 31        | A &NIsland                | 13,344                                     |
| 32        | Chandigarh                | 16,700                                     |
|           | Dadra &Nagar              |                                            |
| 33        | Haveli                    | 472                                        |
| 34        | Daman and Diu             | 919                                        |
| 35        | Lakshadweep               | 176                                        |
| 36        | Puducherry                | 40,675                                     |
| Total     | Total                     | 25,378,595                                 |

## ANNEX-III

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 480 for 06.02.2017 raised by Sh. Rahul Kaswan regarding 'Welfare and Safety of Workers/Labourers'

## State/UT-wise details of Beedi Workers as on 30.06.2015

79905

| Sl.No.   | Name & Region   | Name of State/UT          | Total   |
|----------|-----------------|---------------------------|---------|
| 1.       | Ahmedabad       | Gujarat                   | 42008   |
| 2.       | Ajmer           | Rajasthan                 | 42813   |
| 3.       | Allahabad       | Uttar Pradesh             | 450228  |
| 4.       | Bangalore       | Karnataka                 | 244412  |
| 5.       | Bhubaneswar     | Odisha                    | 157753  |
| 6.       | Hyderabad       | Andhra Pradesh/ Telangana | 412984  |
| 7.       | Jabalpur        | Madhya Pradesh            | 1054652 |
| 8. 9.    | Kolkata         | West Bengal               | 1658401 |
|          |                 | Tripura                   | 13385   |
| 10.      | Guwahati        |                           | 9154    |
| 11.      | Kannur          | Kerala                    | 32032   |
| 12.      | Nagpur          | Maharashtra               | 188550  |
|          |                 | Goa                       | -       |
|          |                 | Daman (UT)                | -       |
|          |                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) | -       |
| 13.      | Patna           | Bihar                     | 293916  |
| 14.      | Raipur          | Chhattisgarh              | 18757   |
| 15.      | Tirunelveli     | Tamil Nadu                | 79905   |
| 16.      | Ranchi          | Jharkhand                 | 113408  |
|          | Total           |                           | 4812358 |

## Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 480 for 06.02.2017 raised by Sh. Rahul Kaswan regarding 'Welfare and Safety of Workers/Labourers'

## CONTRACT  LABOUR ( REGULATIONS & ABOLITIONS) ACT.  1 9 7 0

| Particulars                          |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (up to Dec, 2016) |
|--------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| No. of Inspections c o n d u c t e d |      4744 |     10593 |                        5900 |
| No. of Prosecution filed             |      3140 |      3411 |                        2658 |

## Building &  Other Construction Workers (RE&CS )  Act.  l996

| Particulars                                                                |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 (up to Dec, 2016) |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------------|
| No. of Inspections Conducted                                               |       694 |      2086 |                         879 |
| Prosecution filed in the court for violation of safety & welfare provision |       460 |       108 |                         155 |

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