Lok Sabha Question No. 4742 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-22
Subject: Central Labour Institutes
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Mansukhbhai Dhanjibhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4742

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.07.2019

CENTRAL LABOUR INSTITUTES

†4742. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

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

- (a)whether the Central Labour Institutes in the country are competent to meet
- safety and health related needs of the workers;
- (b)if  so,  the  State-wise  number  of  such  institutes  operating  across  the country;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  functioning  of  the  Central Labour Institute; and
- (d)if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR GANGWAR)

(a) & (b): Yes,  Sir.  Central  Labour  Institute  (CLI),  Mumbai  and  its  four Regional Labour Institutes (RLIs) in Faridabad, Kanpur, Kolkata and Chennai, are functioning under Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) which is an attached office of the Government of India, Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  with  the  mandate  for  the  safety  and health  requirements  in  the  manufacturing  and  port  sectors  of  the  country. These Labour Institutes are equipped with necessary laboratory facilities in the field of safety, health and hygiene for conducting studies and surveys in the field of safety, health and work environment.

The details of Central Labour Institute (CLI) and Regional Labour Institutes (RLIs) functioning under DGFASLI and their jurisdiction are given in

Annexure.

- (c) & (d): DGFASLI  is  a technical arm  of the Ministry of  Labour  and Employment  on  the  safety  and  health  aspects  of  the  workers  and  review mechanism  is  in  place.  The  functioning  of  the  Central  Labour  Institutes  is reviewed regularly through Video Conferences and review meetings. Regular reports and communications are also sought.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4742  FOR  22.07.2019  REGARDING  CENTRAL LABOUR INSTITUTES IN THE COUNTRY

## Details of Central Labour Institutes (CLI)/ Regional Labour Institutes (RLIs) and their jurisdiction are as follows:

|   Sl.No | Name of the Institute                | Jurisdiction                                                                                                                                        |
|---------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Central Labour Institute, Mumbai     | 1. Gujarat 2. Maharashtra 3. Goa 4. Daman and Diu 5. Dadra and Nagar Haveli                                                                         |
|       2 | Regional Labour Institute, Faridabad | 1. Jammu and Kashmir 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Punjab 4. Haryana 5. Delhi 6. Chandigarh                                                                |
|       3 | Regional Labour Institute, Kanpur    | 1. Uttarakhand 2. Uttar Pradesh 3. Rajasthan 4. Madhya Pradesh 5. Chhattisgarh                                                                      |
|       4 | Regional Labour Institute, Kolkata   | 1. West Bengal 2. Bihar 3. Jharkhand 4. Odisha 5. Arunachal Pradesh 6. Assam 7. Meghalaya 8. Nagaland 9. Manipur 10. Mizoram 11. Tripura 12. Sikkim |
|       5 | RLI, Chennai                         | 1. Tamil Nadu 2. Kerala 3. Karnataka 4. Andhra Pradesh 5. Telangana 6. Andaman and Nicobar Islands 7. Lakshadweep 8. Puducherry                     |