Lok Sabha Question No. 2190 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-02
Subject: Central Labour Institutes
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pradeep Kumar Singh

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2190 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.12.2019

## CENTRAL LABOUR INSTITUTES

†2190. SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

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

- (a)whether  the  Central  Labour  Institutes  are  capable  to  meet  the  security
- and health related needs of the labourers in the country;
- (b)if  so,  the  State-wise  number  of  such  Institutes  running  in  the  country including Bihar;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  reviewed  the  programmes  of  the  Central
- Labour Institutes; 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.  The state of Bihar is covered by RLI, Kolkata.

- (c) & (d): Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (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.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  and  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2190  FOR 02.12.2019 REGARDING CENTRAL LABOUR INSTITUTES

## 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. Ladakh 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Punjab 5. Haryana 6. Delhi 7. 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                     |