Lok Sabha Question No. 107 (STARRED), answered on 2017-07-24
Subject: Occupational Diseases
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. 107 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2017

## OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

†*107. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

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

- (a)whether  several  occupation  related  diseases  in  the  work  places including factories and mines have come to notice of the Government;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  of  such  diseases  detected  during  the  last  three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Haryana;
- (c)whether the Government proposes to take any fresh steps to ensure regular safety audits/health check-up of such workers and miners in the country; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  107  FOR  ANSWER  ON  24/07/2017 REGARDING OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES BY SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK.

(a) & (b): The  Government  of  India  has  enacted  the  Factories  Act, 1948 for ensuring safety, health and welfare of workers employed in factories registered under the Act. The Act provides for the notification of certain occupational diseases as listed under the Third Schedule  of the Act, to the concerned  authorities i.e. Factory Inspectorate of the State Government. 29 notifiable diseases are listed under  the  Third  schedule  of  the  Act  which  are  reportable  as  under Section 89 of the Act.

The Mines Act, 1952 ensures Safety, Health and Welfare of persons employed in Mines and it provides for notifying occupational diseases.  Eight  diseases  have  been  notified  under  sub-section  (1)  of Section 25 of the Act.

The  details  of  Occupational  Diseases  detected  under  the Factories  Act,  1948  and  the  Mines  Act,  1952  as  sent  by  Directorate General  Factory  Advice  Service  &  Labour  Institutes  (DGFASLI)  and Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under Ministry of Labour & Employment, State/UT-wise, including Haryana, during last three years is enclosed at Annexure -I and Annexure -IA respectively.

(c) & (d): Adequate provisions exist to ensure the safety and health of mine workers under the Mines Act, 1952 and factory workers under the Factories Act, 1948 and Rules/Regulations made thereunder. The Factories  Act,  1948  and  State  Factories  Rules  are  enforced  by  the respective  State  Governments/UTs.  For  the  workers  employed  in hazardous processes and dangerous operations as defined under the Factories  Act,  1948,  pre  and  post  periodical  health  check-up  in  the form  of  medical  examination  are  mandatory  requirements.  Further, occupational  safety  and  health  survey  in  silicosis  prone  industries under section 91A of the Factories Act, 1948 has been initiated and completed in the seven States/UTs namely Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Puducherry.

Contd..2/-

The  Mines  Act,  1952  and  rules  and  regulations  made thereunder  are  enforced  by  the  Directorate  General  of  Mines  Safety (DGMS).  The  mine  management  conducts  regular  health  check-up  of the  persons  employed  in  the  mine  under  the  Mines  Act,  1952. Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under Ministry of Labour & Employment has also initiated a special drive to conduct occupational health  survey.  Following  statutory  provisions  have  been  made  under the  Mines  Act,  1952  and  Rules  &  Regulations  framed  thereunder  to check and prevent occupational diseases in mines:-

- (i) Initial  Medical  Examination  before  employment  and  Periodical Medical Examinations of persons employed in mines at an interval of 5 years as per the provisions of Rule 29(B) as per standard specified in Rule  29(F)  of  Mines  Rules,  1955.  (In  case  of  persons  employed  in Asbestos  Mines  intervals  of  Periodical  Medical  Examination  is  3 years).
- (ii) Engineering  control  measures  on  prevention  and  generation  of air-borne dust at workplace are also made under the Regulation 123 of Coal Mines Regulation, 1957 and the Regulation 124 of Metalliferous Mines Regulation, 1961.

The  mine  managements  are  required  to  comply  with  the above provisions in their mines. The compliance of such provisions are checked  by  the  officers  of  the  DGMS  during  the  inspection/enquiry. Based  on  the  findings  of  the  inspection/enquiry  action  as  provided under the law is taken.

Occupational  Health  survey  was  carried  out  in  various States in the year 2017 by DGMS with the help of State Governments. The details of the same are enclosed as Annexure II.

The  service  of  an  expert  agency  i.e.  National  Institute  of Miner's  Health  (NIMH),  Nagpur  (an  autonomous  institute  under  the Ministry of Mines) was taken to study the dust related disease in stone mine. NIMH has carried out Occupational Health Survey and identified 96 cases of Silicosis/suspected Silicosis in the state of Rajasthan.

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ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 107 FOR  24/07/2017  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK  REGARDING  OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES

STATE/UT WISE DETAILS OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES IN THE REGISTERED FACTORIES UNDER THE FACTORIES ACT, 1948 DURING 2014, 2015, 2016.

| Sl. No.   | State                              | Occupational Diseases       | Occupational Diseases cases   | Occupational Diseases cases   | Occupational Diseases cases   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                              | Occupational Diseases       | 2014                          | 2015                          | 2016                          |
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 3         | Assam                              | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 4         | Bihar                              | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 5         | Chandigarh                         | -                           | NR                            | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh                       | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 7         | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 8         | Delhi                              | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 9         | Goa                                | Silicosis                   | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 9         | Goa                                | Lead poisoning              | NIL                           | 9                             | NR                            |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Byssionosis                 | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Noise Induced Hearing Loss  | 80                            | 3                             | 3                             |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Silicosis                   | 11                            | NIL                           | 1                             |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Nasal Septum Perforation    | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Pneumoconiosis (silicosis)  | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Silicotuberculosis          | NIL                           | NIL                           | 1                             |
| 10        | Gujarat                            | Contact dermatitis          | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 11        | Haryana                            | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh                   | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 13        | Jammu &Kashmir                     | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 14        | Jharkhand                          | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 15        | Kerala                             | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 16        | Karnataka                          | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 17        | Meghalaya                          | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Asbestosis                  | 1                             | 1                             | NR                            |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Toxic Nephritis             | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Silicosis                   | 4                             | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Bladder Cancer              | 1                             | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Irritant Contact Dermatitis | 1                             | 5                             | NR                            |
| 18        | Maharashtra                        | Chrome Ulceration           | NIL                           | 3                             | NR                            |
| 19        | Manipur                            | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 21        | Nagaland                           | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NIL                           |
| 22        | Odisha                             | Silicosis                   | 7                             | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 22        | Odisha                             | Silico-Tuberculosis         | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 23        | Puducherry                         | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 24        | Punjab                             | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |
| 25        | Rajasthan                          | -                           | NIL                           | NIL                           | NR                            |

|   26 | Tamil Nadu    | Silicosis - Pulmonary Fibrosis                            | NIL   | NIL   | NR   |
|------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|------|
|   26 | Tamil Nadu    | Miliary TB with Industrial Bronchitis suspected Silicosis | NIL   | NIL   | NR   |
|   26 | Tamil Nadu    | Bilateral Cystic Bronchiectasis suspected Silicosis       | NIL   | NIL   | NR   |
|   27 | Telangana     | Byssinosis                                                | 1     | NIL   | NIL  |
|   28 | Tripura       | -                                                         | NIL   | NIL   | NIL  |
|   29 | Uttarakhand   | -                                                         | NIL   | NIL   | NR   |
|   30 | Uttar Pradesh | -                                                         | NIL   | NIL   | NR   |
|   31 | West Bengal   | Noise Induced Hearing Loss                                | NIL   | NIL   | NR   |

Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/UTs NR:  Not reported.

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) and (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 107 FOR  24/07/2017  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK  REGARDING  OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES.

The State/UT wise details of occupational diseases detected under the Mines Act, 1952 during the last three years are as under:-

| Year   | Y Name of State/UT   | No. of Occupational Disease cases   | No. of Occupational Disease cases   | No. of Occupational Disease cases   |
|--------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Year   | Y Name of State/UT   | Silicosis                           | Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis        | Noise Induced Hearing Loss          |
| 2014   | Jharkhand            | 1                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |
| 2015   | Maharashtra          | 0                                   | 0                                   | 2                                   |
| 2015   | Andhra Pradesh       | 0                                   | 0                                   | 6                                   |
| 2016   |                      | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                                   |

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) and (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 107 FOR  24/07/2017  RAISED  BY  SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER  KAUSHIK  REGARDING  OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES.

## Details of survey conducted by DGMS under the Mines Act, 1952

|   S.No | State          | District     |   No. Of examined | Persons   |   Medically Suspected |
|--------|----------------|--------------|-------------------|-----------|-----------------------|
|      1 | Jharkhand      | Dhanbad      |               157 |           |                     2 |
|      1 | Jharkhand      | Pakur        |               161 |           |                     5 |
|      1 | Jharkhand      | Jamtada      |                35 |           |                     0 |
|      1 | Jharkhand      | Dumka        |                93 |           |                     0 |
|      1 | Jharkhand      | Hazaribag    |                45 |           |                     0 |
|      1 | Jharkhand      | koderma      |                88 |           |                     0 |
|      1 | Jharkhand      | Bokaro       |                54 |           |                     0 |
|      1 | Jharkhand      | sahibganj    |               179 |           |                     1 |
|      1 | Jharkhand      | Giridih      |               120 |           |                     0 |
|      2 | Madhya Pradesh | Betul        |               305 |           |                     6 |
|      2 | Madhya Pradesh | Ratlam       |               111 |           |                     1 |
|      2 | Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat     |               331 |           |                     0 |
|      2 | Madhya Pradesh | Seoni        |               492 |           |                     1 |
|      2 | Madhya Pradesh | Chindwara    |               367 |           |                     0 |
|      2 | Madhya Pradesh | Aravali      |                40 |           |                     0 |
|      2 | Madhya Pradesh | shahdol      |               225 |           |                     0 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Bundi        |               207 |           |                     7 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Dausa        |                20 |           |                     1 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Sikar        |               257 |           |                     4 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | JhunJhunu    |               218 |           |                     3 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Bhilwara     |                70 |           |                     9 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Jodhpur      |               349 |           |                    39 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Udaipur      |                85 |           |                     1 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Chittorgarh  |               173 |           |                    31 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Sirohi       |               180 |           |                     1 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Jalore       |               136 |           |                     0 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Ajmer        |                20 |           |                     0 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Banswara     |                96 |           |                     0 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | pratapgarh   |                36 |           |                     0 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Dholpur      |               300 |           |                    42 |
|      3 | Rajasthan      | Nagaur       |               156 |           |                    15 |
|      4 | Haryana        | Dadri        |                78 |           |                     0 |
|      4 | Haryana        | Mahendragarh |                88 |           |                     0 |
|      4 | Haryana        | Bhiwani      |               235 |           |                     0 |

|   5 | Maharashtra    | Jalgoan     |   10 |   0 |
|-----|----------------|-------------|------|-----|
|   5 | Maharashtra    | Thane       |   57 |   0 |
|   5 | Maharashtra    | Sindhudurg  |   27 |   0 |
|   6 | Gujarat        | Porbandar   |   34 |   0 |
|   6 | Gujarat        | Devbhumi    |   16 |   0 |
|   6 | Gujarat        | Jamnagar    |   44 |   0 |
|   6 | Gujarat        | Banaskanta  |   47 |   0 |
|   6 | Gujarat        | sabarkantha |   23 |   0 |
|   7 | Uttar Pradesh  | Lalitpur    |  313 |   0 |
|   8 | Karnataka      | Ballari     |  288 |   1 |
|   8 | Karnataka      | Belgoan     |   44 |   0 |
|   8 | Karnataka      | Bagalkot    |  225 |   0 |
|   9 | Andhra Pradesh | Kurnool     |  430 |   0 |
|  10 | Telangana      | Nalgonda    |  292 |   0 |
|  10 | Telangana      | Nizambad    |   70 |   0 |
|  11 | Goa            | North Goa   |   48 |   0 |
|  11 | Goa            | South Goa   |   13 |   0 |
|  12 | Tamil Nadu     | Krishnagiri |  209 |   0 |
|  12 | Tamil Nadu     | Ariyalur    |  759 |   0 |
|  12 |                | Total       | 8456 | 170 |

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