Lok Sabha Question No. 1167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-10
Subject: Accidents in Cement Factories
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.02.2020

## ACCIDENTS IN CEMENT FACTORIES

†1167. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI:

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

- (a)whether  any  serious  accidents  have  taken  place  in  the  cement factories during the last three years;
- (b)if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and
- (c)the manner in which the factories are being made to take steps to
- prevent and protect from such accidents?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): The detail  of  accidents  specific  to  cement  industry  is  not available with Ministry of Labour & Employment as Directorate General Factory  Advice  Service  &  Labour  Institutes  (DGFASLI),  an  attached office  of  Ministry  of  Labour  and  Employment  does  not  maintain sector-wise details of accidents. However, the State/UT-wise details of fatal and non-fatal accidents in respect of factories registered under the  Factories  Act,  1948  including  cement  industry  for  the  calendar year 2015, 2016 and 2017 is at Annexure I and II.
- (c): The  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 provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 and the state factory rules framed thereunder are enforced by the respective State/UT's Government.

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ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1167 FOR 10.02.2020 REGARDING ACCIDENTS IN CEMENT FACTORIES.

Details of Fatal Injuries in registered factories under the Factories Act, 1948 state-wise (2015-2017 ).

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                               | 2015   | 2016   | 2017   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                         | 68     | 68     | 68     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                      | *      | *      | *      |
| 4         | Assam                                  | 8      | 12     | 10     |
| 5         | Bihar                                  | 10     | 11     | 17     |
| 6         | Chandigarh                             | NIL    | 1      | 1      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                           | 74     | 81     | 72     |
| 8         | Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 12     | 15     | 16     |
| 9         | Delhi                                  | 6      | 10     | 37     |
| 10        | Goa                                    | 8      | 3      | 5      |
| 11        | Gujarat                                | 206    | 272    | 229    |
| 12        | Haryana                                | 41     | 67     | 49     |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                       | 4      | 9      | 14     |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                      | NIL    | 1      | NIL    |
| 15        | Jharkhand                              | 29     | 21     | 17     |
| 16        | Karnataka                              | 72     | 54     | 49     |
| 17        | Kerala                                 | 20     | 18     | 16     |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                            | *      | *      | *      |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh                         | 44     | 30     | 30     |
| 20        | Maharashtra                            | 145    | 150    | 137    |
| 21        | Manipur                                | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    |
| 22        | Meghalaya                              | NIL    | 2      | 3      |
| 23        | Mizoram                                | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    |
| 24        | Nagaland                               | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    |
| 25        | Odisha                                 | 55     | 46     | 52     |
| 26        | Puducherry                             | 5      | 2      | 3      |
| 27        | Punjab                                 | 21     | 23     | 20     |
| 28        | Rajasthan                              | 33     | 15     | 31     |
| 29        | Sikkim                                 | *      | *      | *      |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                             | 87     | 104    | 71     |
| 31        | Telangana                              | 57     | 63     | 70     |
| 32        | Tripura                                | 4      | 1      | NIL    |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh                          | 39     | 46     | 58     |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                            | 21     | 10     | 9      |
| 35        | West Bengal                            | 38     | 54     | #      |
| Total     | Total                                  | 1107   | 1189   | 1084   |

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

Note : (i) *  : There are no registered factories in this State/UT.

(ii) # : Data not provided by the Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF) of the State/UT.

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1167 FOR 10.02.2020 REGARDING ACCIDENTS IN CEMENT FACTORIES.

Details of Non-Fatal Injuries in registered factories under the Factories Act, 1948 state-wise (20152017 ).

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                               | 2015   | 2016   | 2017   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1         | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 46     | 70     | 69     |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                         | 78     | 247    | 103    |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                      | *      | *      | *      |
| 4         | Assam                                  | 40     | 41     | 54     |
| 5         | Bihar                                  | 188    | 184    | 80     |
| 6         | Chandigarh                             | NIL    | NIL    | 4      |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                           | 50     | 56     | 84     |
| 8         | Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 58     | 39     | 30     |
| 9         | Delhi                                  | 20     | 26     | 37     |
| 10        | Goa                                    | 71     | 56     | 52     |
| 11        | Gujarat                                | 1516   | 1169   | 1189   |
| 12        | Haryana                                | 39     | 40     | 38     |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                       | 23     | 31     | 27     |
| 14        | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 14     | 2      | 1      |
| 15        | Jharkhand                              | 115    | 69     | 59     |
| 16        | Karnataka                              | 612    | 464    | 358    |
| 17        | Kerala                                 | 326    | 158    | 236    |
| 18        | Lakshadweep                            | *      | *      | *      |
| 19        | Madhya Pradesh                         | 348    | 358    | 268    |
| 20        | Maharashtra                            | 1471   | 1352   | 1167   |
| 21        | Manipur                                | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    |
| 22        | Meghalaya                              | 1      | 1      | 3      |
| 23        | Mizoram                                | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    |
| 24        | Nagaland                               | NIL    | NIL    | NIL    |
| 25        | Odisha                                 | 167    | 169    | 136    |
| 26        | Puducherry                             | 16     | 20     | 35     |
| 27        | Punjab                                 | 100    | 115    | 117    |
| 28        | Rajasthan                              | 571    | 133    | 343    |
| 29        | Sikkim                                 | *      | *      | *      |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu                             | 327    | 344    | 192    |
| 31        | Telangana                              | 39     | 56     | 117    |
| 32        | Tripura                                | 3      | 3      | NIL    |
| 33        | Uttar Pradesh                          | 57     | 63     | 52     |
| 34        | Uttarakhand                            | 21     | 44     | 15     |
| 35        | West Bengal                            | 13940  | 57     | #      |
| Total     | Total                                  | 20257  | 5367   | 4866   |

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

Note : (i) *  : There are no registered factories in this State/UT. (ii) # : Data not provided by the Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF) of the State/UT.

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