Lok Sabha Question No. 1637 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-02
Subject: Mines Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Sumedhanand Saraswati

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1637 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2020

## MINES WORKERS

†1637. SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI:

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

- (a)whether  regular  inspection  related  to  health  and  safety  is  being done for the mines workers;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the details of State-wise  number  of  irregularities in the said inspection during the last three years; and
- (d)the details of the steps taken or likely to be taken to check such
- irregularities?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes  Sir,  regular  inspections  are  carried  out  by  Directorate General  of  Mines  Safety  (DGMS)  under  the  Ministry  of  Labour  and Employment  to  ensure  the  compliance  of  health  and  safety  rules  in respect  of  the  workers  working  in  the  mines  in  terms  of  relevant provisions  of  the  Mines  Act,  1952  and  Rules  and  Regulations  made there  under.  During  2019,  6381  (provisional)  number  of  inspections were carried out.
- (c): The State-wise details of the number  of irregularities reported in the inspections carried out by DGMS during the last three years is annexed.

(d): The  details  of  the  steps  taken  by  DGMS  after  reporting  of the irregularities during the inspections are as follows:

- i. Violations/ contraventions letters are issued.
- ii. Notices  under  section  22A  (1)  of  the  Mines  Act,  1952  are issued.
- iii. Prohibitory Orders under section 22A (2) & 22(3) of the Mines Act, 1952 are issued.
4. iv.
5. Permissions are withdrawn
- v. Show caused letters are issued
7. vi.
8. Warning letters are issued
9. vii.
10. Prosecutions are launched

The compliance of rectification  of  the  irregularities  by  the mine  (s)  management  are  monitored  by  DGMS  during  subsequent inspections.

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ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1637 FOR  02.03.2020 REGARDING MINES WORKERS.

The  State-wise  details  of  the  number  of  irregularities  reported  in  the  inspections  carried  out during the year 2017, 2018 and 2019 (provisional figures) are as follows:

|   S.No | State/UT          |   Number of irregularities |
|--------|-------------------|----------------------------|
|      1 | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                       2533 |
|      2 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                         30 |
|      3 | ASSAM             |                        821 |
|      4 | BIHAR             |                        257 |
|      5 | CHATTISHGARH      |                       3645 |
|      6 | GOA               |                        286 |
|      7 | GUJARAT           |                       6033 |
|      8 | HARYANA           |                        162 |
|      9 | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                        300 |
|     10 | JAMMU &KASHMIR    |                         45 |
|     11 | JHARKHAND         |                       5116 |
|     12 | KARNATAKA         |                       1923 |
|     13 | KERALA            |                        425 |
|     14 | MADHYA PRADESH    |                       3907 |
|     15 | MAHARASHTRA       |                       3372 |
|     16 | MEGHALAYA         |                        240 |
|     17 | ODISSA            |                       1885 |
|     18 | RAJASTHAN         |                       6266 |
|     19 | TAMILNADU         |                       1699 |
|     20 | TELANGANA         |                       3609 |
|     21 | TRIPURA           |                         99 |
|     22 | UTTAR PRADESH     |                       2056 |
|     23 | UTTARAKHAND       |                        223 |
|     24 | WEST BENGAL       |                       5779 |

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