Lok Sabha Question No. 1837 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Safety Norms for Industrial Companies
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Keshari Devi Patel, Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1837 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## SAFETY NORMS FOR INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES

## †1837. SHRIMATI KESHARI DEVI PATEL: SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA:

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

- (a)the  details  of  preventive  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  check industrial disasters and accidents;
- (b)whether  the  Government  had  issued  necessary  guidelines  to  the industrial companies to get third party fire and safety audit done, if so, whether  the  said  companies  are  not  following  rules  despite  the issuance of such guidelines;
- (c)if so, the details of action taken in this regard along with the number and details of industrial companies which failed in safety audit, Statewise;
- (d)the  action  taken  against  the  industrial  companies  which  failed  on safety norms;
- (e)the  details  of  the  action  taken  against  the  hotels,  restaurants  and industrial  institutions  in  Delhi,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Haryana  and  Rajasthan which are not fulfiling the norms along with the names thereof; and
- (f)whether lakhs of youths are likely to get employment in this sector in case Government implements the disaster laws and whether necessary steps are likely to be taken by putting special emphasis on it and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  Central  Government  has  enacted  the  Factories  Act, 1948, for ensuring the occupational safety, health and welfare of the workers employed in the factories registered under the Factories Act,

1948. The Occupier and Managers of the factories registered under the Act are required to comply with the provisions of the Act and the Rules framed thereunder and in case of violation of any of the provision of the  Act  and  Rules,  the  Chief  Inspector  of  Factories/Directorate  of Industrial Safety and Health of the State Governments are empowered to  initiate  penal  action  against  the  occupier  and  manager  of  the factories.

- (b) & (c): There  is  not  any  provision  in  the  Factories  Act,  1948 regarding conducting of third party audit about fire and safety.
- (d) & (e): The  details  of  prosecutions  and  convictions  in  respect  of factories  registered  under  the  Factories  Act,  1948  as  collected  by Directorate General Factory Advice Service &  Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), an attached office of Ministry of  Labour and  Employment through correspondence with the Chief Inspector of Factories/ Directorates  of  Industrial  Safety  and  Health  of  the  States/Union Territories  including  the  State  of  Delhi,  Uttar  Pradesh  ,  Haryana  and Rajasthan,  during  the  years  2015,  2016  and  2017 are given in Annexure-I, Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively. The information in respect of hotels and restaurants are not available with Ministry of Labour & Employment as it is outside the purview of the Factories Act, 1948.
- (f): The Government has already setup National Disaster Management  Authority  to  spearhead  and  implement  a  holistic  and integrated approach to Disaster Management in India.

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## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1837 FOR 02.03.2020 REGARDING Safety Norms for Industrial companies.

## Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96 A (2015)

|       |                                        | 2015                       | 2015                     | 2015                    | 2015               | 2015            | 2015               |
|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| Sl.   |                                        | No. of prosecutions        | No. of prosecutions      | No. of prosecutions     |                    | Penalty imposed | Penalty imposed    |
|       | State/UT                               | pending from previous year | launched during the year | decided during the year | No. of convictions | Imprisonment    | Total fine imposed |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                         | 2145                       | 456                      | 615                     | 591                | #               | 5171000            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 4     | Assam                                  | 58                         | 9                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 5     | Bihar                                  | 148                        | 15                       | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 6     | Chandigarh                             | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                           | 1632                       | 499                      | 549                     | 365                | 13              | 22041100           |
| 8     | Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 9     | Delhi                                  | 124                        | 63                       | 27                      | 27                 | #               | 322000             |
| 10    | Goa                                    | 24                         | 5                        | 9                       | 8                  | #               | 170000             |
| 11    | Gujarat                                | 30786                      | 1733                     | 1498                    | 1199               | #               | 10245900           |
| 12    | Haryana                                | 9585                       | 5963                     | 5136                    | 3728               | #               | 14742100           |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 369                        | 94                       | 113                     | 113                | #               | 1401700            |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 151                        | 39                       | 23                      | 4                  | #               | 228000             |
| 15    | Jharkhand                              | 389                        | 47                       | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 16    | Karnataka                              | 718                        | 175                      | 189                     | 167                | 1               | 4062600            |
| 17    | Kerala                                 | 219                        | 73                       | 48                      | 38                 | #               | 898000             |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                            | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 3213                       | 169                      | 147                     | #                  | #               | 3100800            |
| 20    | Maharashtra                            | 1238                       | 632                      | 599                     | 599                | #               | 11662500           |
| 21    | Manipur                                | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 22    | Meghalaya                              | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 23    | Mizoram                                | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 24    | Nagaland                               | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 25    | Odisha                                 | 2150                       | 157                      | 18                      | 18                 | #               | 3410000            |
| 26    | Puducherry                             | 3                          | 10                       | 11                      | 11                 | #               | 507000             |
| 27    | Punjab                                 | 1086                       | 121                      | 143                     | 11                 | 1               | 901500             |
| 28    | Rajasthan                              | 933                        | 22                       | 31                      | 31                 | #               | 182000             |
| 29    | Sikkim                                 | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                             | 11049                      | 4138                     | 3450                    | 3448               | 12              | 24613200           |
| 31    | Telangana                              | 2634                       | 1412                     | 645                     | 677                | #               | 5682800            |
| 32    | Tripura                                | 10                         | 3                        | 4                       | 3                  | #               | 21000              |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 2041                       | 82                       | 52                      | 51                 | #               | 1230000            |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                            | 145                        | 44                       | 5                       | #                  | #               | 81000              |
| 35    | West Bengal                            | 388                        | 26                       | 6                       | 6                  | #               | 251000             |
| Total | Total                                  | 71238                      | 15987                    | 13318                   | 11095              | 27              | 11092520 0         |

Source : Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF) of States/UTs.

Note

:   (i) *: There are no registered factories in these states/UTs.

(ii) #: Data not available/not reported by the CIF/NIL

## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1837 FOR 02.03.2020 REGARDING SAFETY NORMS FOR INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES.

## Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96 A (2016)

|       |                                        | 2016                       | 2016                     | 2016                    | 2016               | 2016            | 2016               |
|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|       |                                        | No. of prosecutions        | No. of prosecutions      | No. of prosecutions     |                    | Penalty imposed | Penalty imposed    |
| Sl.   | State/UT                               | pending from previous year | launched during the year | decided during the year | No. of convictions | Imprisonment    | Total fine imposed |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                         | 1991                       | 463                      | 616                     | 582                | #               | 8984000            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 4     | Assam                                  | 30                         | 49                       | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 5     | Bihar                                  | 163                        | 3                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 6     | Chandigarh                             | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                           | 1582                       | 387                      | 241                     | 211                | 4               | 15421800           |
| 8     | Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 9     | Delhi                                  | 160                        | 90                       | 53                      | 53                 | #               | 698500             |
| 10    | Goa                                    | 17                         | 6                        | 5                       | 5                  | #               | 140000             |
| 11    | Gujarat                                | 30786                      | 1637                     | 1198                    | 1166               | #               | 10424600           |
| 12    | Haryana                                | 8617                       | 2986                     | 2419                    | 1675               | #               | 6995950            |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 350                        | 89                       | 61                      | 61                 | #               | 735700             |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 167                        | 45                       | 36                      | 36                 | #               | 167000             |
| 15    | Jharkhand                              | 351                        | 44                       | 1                       | #                  | #               | 100000             |
| 16    | Karnataka                              | 704                        | 122                      | 179                     | 162                | #               | 3031000            |
| 17    | Kerala                                 | 141                        | 44                       | 51                      | 45                 | #               | 801250             |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                            | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 3235                       | 119                      | 17                      | #                  | #               | 41500              |
| 20    | Maharashtra                            | 1271                       | 584                      | 421                     | 421                | #               | 8072500            |
| 21    | Manipur                                | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 22    | Meghalaya                              | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 23    | Mizoram                                | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 24    | Nagaland                               | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 25    | Odisha                                 | 2289                       | 93                       | 11                      | #                  | #               | 330000             |
| 26    | Puducherry                             | #                          | 6                        | 4                       | 2                  | #               | 144000             |
| 27    | Punjab                                 | 1064                       | 52                       | 54                      | 12                 | #               | 686000             |
| 28    | Rajasthan                              | 924                        | 43                       | 21                      | 21                 | #               | 121000             |
| 29    | Sikkim                                 | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                             | 11737                      | 2669                     | 3189                    | 2989               | 18              | 28012100           |
| 31    | Telangana                              | 3194                       | 398                      | 199                     | 199                | 3               | 3302500            |
| 32    | Tripura                                | 10                         | 9                        | 5                       | 5                  | #               | 385000             |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 2134                       | 114                      | 23                      | #                  | #               | 770000             |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                            | 123                        | 37                       | 4                       | #                  | #               | 714000             |
| 35    | West Bengal                            | 408                        | 25                       | 24                      | 23                 | #               | 1163000            |
| Total | Total                                  | 71448                      | 10114                    | 8832                    | 7668               | 25              | 91241400           |

Source : Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF) of States/UTs.

Note

:   (i) *: There are no registered factories in these states/UTs.

(ii) #: Data not available/not reported by the CIF/NIL

## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1837 FOR 02.03.2020 REGARDING SAFETY NORMS FOR INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES.

## Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96 A (2017)

|       |                                        | 2017                       | 2017                     | 2017                    | 2017               | 2017            | 2017               |
|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|       |                                        | No. of prosecutions        | No. of prosecutions      | No. of prosecutions     |                    | Penalty imposed | Penalty imposed    |
| Sl.   | State/UT                               | pending from previous year | launched during the year | decided during the year | No. of convictions | Imprisonment    | Total fine imposed |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                         | 1481                       | 405                      | 510                     | 379                | #               | 5608000            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 4     | Assam                                  | 79                         | 14                       | 8                       | 2                  | #               | #                  |
| 5     | Bihar                                  | 166                        | 3                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 6     | Chandigarh                             | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                           | 1728                       | 282                      | 183                     | 172                | #               | 23849000           |
| 8     | Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 9     | Delhi                                  | 197                        | 150                      | 41                      | 41                 | #               | 887000             |
| 10    | Goa                                    | 21                         | 7                        | 6                       | 5                  | #               | 130000             |
| 11    | Gujarat                                | 31460                      | 1515                     | 1639                    | 1580               | #               | 13697500           |
| 12    | Haryana                                | 7694                       | 1945                     | 1932                    | 1668               | #               | 5999500            |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 378                        | 110                      | 69                      | 69                 | #               | 1102000            |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 132                        | 32                       | 68                      | 68                 | #               | 262865             |
| 15    | Jharkhand                              | 354                        | 30                       | 3                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 16    | Karnataka                              | 632                        | 149                      | 129                     | 114                | #               | 2656500            |
| 17    | Kerala                                 | 136                        | 60                       | 47                      | 40                 | #               | 732000             |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                            | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 3337                       | 154                      | 11                      | #                  | #               | 506500             |
| 20    | Maharashtra                            | 584                        | 424                      | 475                     | 475                | #               | 6054000            |
| 21    | Manipur                                | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 22    | Meghalaya                              | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 23    | Mizoram                                | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 24    | Nagaland                               | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 25    | Odisha                                 | 2371                       | 91                       | 4                       | #                  | #               | 410000             |
| 26    | Puducherry                             | 4                          | 13                       | 13                      | #                  | #               | 520000             |
| 27    | Punjab                                 | 1062                       | 293                      | 199                     | 17                 | #               | 1193600            |
| 28    | Rajasthan                              | 912                        | 39                       | 19                      | 19                 | #               | 132800             |
| 29    | Sikkim                                 | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                             | 11217                      | 2367                     | 2304                    | 1723               | 11215           | 22041675           |
| 31    | Telangana                              | 2708                       | 255                      | 51                      | 45                 | #               | 657500             |
| 32    | Tripura                                | 14                         | #                        | 4                       | 1                  | #               | 500                |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 2280                       | 244                      | 98                      | #                  | #               | 3578000            |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                            | 105                        | 21                       | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 35    | West Bengal                            | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| Total | Total                                  | 69052                      | 8603                     | 7813                    | 6418               | 11215           | 90018940           |

Source : Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF) of States/UTs.

Note

:   (i) *: There are no registered factories in these states/UTs.

(ii) #: Data not available/not reported by the CIF/NIL

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