Lok Sabha Question No. 590 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Workers engaged by Contractors
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, P.R. SUNDARAM, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 590 TO BE ANSWERED ON 6.2.2019

## Workers engaged by Contractors

## 590.     SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

DR.HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI P.R. SUNDARAM:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state :

- (a)        the total number of workers engaged by the contractors in each of the ancillary coal mine of the Coal India Limited(CIL);
- (b)       whether  any  agreement  is  signed  between  the  contractor  and  the  management regarding the working condition and wages of such workers;
- (c)         if  so,  the  total  remuneration  fixed  for  payment  to  various  categories  of  workers engaged by the contractors;
- (d)       whether the workers are being paid as per the agreement; and
- (e)        if not, the steps being taken by the management in this regard?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COAL, FINANCE AND CORPORATE AFFAIRS (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a):       The total number of workers engaged by the contractors varies based on the number of  contracts  in  operation  at  a  given  time.   Number  of  contract  workers  engaged  in  each Subsidiary company of Coal India Limited as on 1.12.2018 is given below:-
- (b)  &  (c):   The  details  are  mentioned  in  the  Tender  agreement  to  comply  with  all  the statutory provisions in this regard.

| Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   | Number of contractor's Workers Engaged as on 1.12.2018   |
|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                          | ECL                                                      | BCCL                                                     | CCL                                                      | NCL                                                      | MCL                                                      | SECL                                                     | WCL                                                      | NEC                                                      | CMPDILCIL                                                | (HQ)                                                     | CIL Overall                                              |
| Total                                                    | 7460                                                     | 4694                                                     | 3525                                                     | 14549                                                    | 15913                                                    | 12307                                                    | 6473                                                     | 922                                                      | 1202                                                     | 285                                                      | 67330                                                    |

For  the  Contractors'  Workers  engaged  in  Mining  Activities,  below  is  the  present  rate  of Minimum Wages prescribed:-

| Categories of employees            |   Basic Rate of Wages (in Rs.) Per Day |
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Unskilled                          |                                    787 |
| Semi-Skilled/Unskilled Supervisory |                                    817 |
| Skilled                            |                                    847 |
| Highly Skilled                     |                                    877 |

For  Contractors'  Workers  engaged  in  balance  activities,  Contractors  are  required to pay Minimum Wages as per the instruction of appropriate Government in the matter. Coal India Limited operates and maintains 'Contract Labour Payment Management Portal' which is  a  module and forum wherein Contractors and Management of CIL feed and access data. CIL  is  covered  under  the  Contract  Labour  (Regulation  and  Abolition)  Act,  1970  and  is registered as principal employer and the Portal is created for monitoring compliance of labour payment and other benefits to the contract workers under said act. Contractor is required to obtain a licence and the licence  granted is  subject  to  conditions  relating  to  hours  of  work, fixation  of  wages  and  other  essential  amenities  in  respect  of  contract  as  prescribed  in  the rules.

( d ) :       Subsidiaries of CIL ensure the payment of wages as per statutory provisions.

- (e):        Subsidiaries  of  CIL  are  instructed,  time  to  time,  to  comply  with  the  applicable guidelines in the matter.  If any complaint is received in the matter, necessary interventions are made by Subsidiary Companies.

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