Lok Sabha Question No. 93 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-17
Subject: Minimum Wages
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 93 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2017

## MINIMUM WAGES

93. SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware of increasing incidents of owners not paying minimum wages to their labourers and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b)whether the Government has received any complaints from labourers and any organisation in this regard;
- (c)if  so,  the  details  of  the  complaints  received  during  the  last  three
- years, State/ UT-wise and year wise;
- (d)whether the Government is taking any effective steps to ensure that there is no violation of Minimum Wage Policy in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)whether the Government is taking all necessary measures to create awareness among labourers about their rights and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): Yes,  Madam.  The  regular  inspections  are  carried  out  for ensuring  the  compliance  of  Labour  Laws.  The  details  of  inspections conducted  under  Minimum  Wages  Act,1948  and  Payment  of  Wages Act, 1936 for ensuring the payment of timely statutory wages during the last  three years is enclosed herewith as Annexure 'A'.

Contd..2/-

(d): Yes,  Madam.  The  Officers  of  Central  Industrial  Relations Machinery (CIRM) are regularly conducting inspections under various labour laws, to ensure that the workers are being paid the minimum wages at the rate fixed according to the nature of work as provided under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948. However, if there is any case pertaining to the non-payment or less payment of minimum wages to the workers the officers of the CIRM immediately take action by filing claim cases before the authority under the Act and for other violations prosecutions  are  filed  in  the  court.  The  details  of  the  claim  cases decided,  the  amount  awarded  to  the  workers  during  the  last  three years  and  prosecution  filed  in  the  court  under  Minimum  Wages  Act and Payment of Wages Act are enclosed herewith as Annexure 'B'.

(e): Yes, Madam. Measures to create awareness among labourers about their rights have been provided under Rule 22 of the Minimum  Wages  (Central)  Rules,  1950  framed  under  the  Minimum Wages  Act,  1948.  Rule  22  of  the  Minimum  Wage  Central  Rules prescribes  that    Notices  in  the  Form  IX-A  containing  the  minimum rates  of  wages  fixed  together  with  abstracts  of  the  Act,  the  rules made thereunder and the name and address of the Inspector shall be displayed in English and in a language understood by the majority of the workers  in the employment  at  the  main  entrances  to  the establishment and at its office and shall be maintained in a clean and legible condition. Such notices shall also be displayed on the noticeboards of all sub-divisional and district offices.

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## ANNEXURE-A

Annexure  in  reply  to  part  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  93  for 17.07.2017.

## Minimum Wages Act, 1948

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |      6582 |      9803 |      9151 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |     68747 |     75938 |     61689 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |     87809 |     46467 |     53255 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |      3774 |      1549 |      2321 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |      2782 |      1476 |      1951 |

## Payment of Wages Act 1936

|   S.No. | Particulars                    |   2014-15 |   2015-16 |   2016-17 |
|---------|--------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|       1 | No. of Inspections Conducted   |      2347 |      1628 |      2422 |
|       2 | No. of Irregularities detected |     21863 |     15369 |     23977 |
|       3 | No. Irregularities Rectified   |     41900 |     16836 |     20501 |
|       4 | No. of Prosecutions Launched   |      1127 |       226 |       566 |
|       5 | No. of Convictions             |       722 |       281 |       267 |

Annexure in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 93 for 17.07.2017.

## Claim cases under Minimum Wages Act

| YEAR    | CLAIMS   | CLAIMS   | CLAIMS   | AMOUNT AWARDED   | AMOUNT AWARDED   | AMOUNT AWARDED   |
|---------|----------|----------|----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|         | B/F      | FILED    | DECIDED  | AWARDED          | RECOVERERD       | PAID TO WORKES   |
| 1       | 2        | 3        | 4        | 5                | 6                | 7                |
| 2014-15 | 3980     | 2167     | 248      | 59856881         | 35892244         | 30526714         |
| 2015-16 | 3672     | 743      | 1796     | 66654417         | 44128036         | 34879425         |
| 2016-17 | 2610     | 1198     | 1138     | 96684922         | 49485990         | 48540964         |

## Claim cases under Payment Wages Act

| YEAR    | CLAIMS   | CLAIMS   | CLAIMS   | AMOUNT AWARDED   | AMOUNT AWARDED   | AMOUNT AWARDED   |
|---------|----------|----------|----------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|         | B/F      | FILED    | DECIDED  | AWARDED          | RECOVERERD       | PAID TO WORKES   |
| 1       | 2        | 3        | 4        | 5                | 6                | 7                |
| 2014-15 | 140      | 85       | 31       | 1264517          | 8192             | 0                |
| 2015-16 | 183      | 103      | 86       | 16110659         | 11386495         | 11350000         |
| 2016-17 | 195      | 157      | 36       | 5748232          | 821840           | 1072547          |

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