Lok Sabha Question No. 1266 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-11
Subject: Equal Remuneration to Men and Women
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1266 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019

## EQUAL REMUNERATION TO MEN AND WOMEN

1266. SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

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

- (a)whether it is true that the Government has enacted The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 which provides for payment of equal remuneration  to  men  and  women  workers  for  same  work  or  work  of similar nature without any discrimination and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  incidents  of  violations  of  provisions  of  the  said  Act  by  various establishments have been reported in the country;
- (c)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  such  cases  reported during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; and
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  put  any  mechanism  in  place  to  conduct regular inspections to detect the violations of the said Act and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): Yes  Madam,  the  Government  has  enacted  Equal  Remuneration Act,  1976  which  provides  for  payment  of  equal  remuneration  to  men  and women  workers  for  the  same  work  or  work  of  similar  nature  without  any discrimination  and  also  prevent  discrimination  against  women  employees while making recruitment for the same work or work of similar nature, or in any  condition  of  service  subsequent  to  recruitment  such  as  promotions, training or transfer except where the employment of women in such work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in force.
- (b) & (c): The number of violations of the Act reported by State Governments in state sphere, State/UT wise, and Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) in the central sphere during last three years and current year is at Annexure.
- (d): The  Act  is  enforced  by  the  Central  and  State  Governments  by conducting  regular  inspections  to  detect  the  violation  of  provisions  of  the Act by establishments. The office of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) in the Central Sphere and State Government in State Sphere are the appropriate authorities to ensure implementation of the provisions of the Act.

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## ANNEXURE TO THE ANSWER OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1266 BY SHRI D.K SURESH AND SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL HON'BLE MPs TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.02.2019 REGARDING EQUAL REMUNERATION TO MEN AND WOMEN

| State/UT                                                   | No. of Violations   | No. of Violations   | No. of Violations   | No. of Violations          |
|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|
| State/UT                                                   | 2015-16             | 2016-17             | 2017- 18            | 2018-19                    |
| Andaman and Nicobar U.T.                                   | 12                  | 14                  | 5                   | @                          |
| Assam                                                      | 0                   | 0                   | --                  |                            |
| Bihar                                                      | 4                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Chandigarh U.T.                                            | 3                   | 1                   | 0                   |                            |
| Chhattisagarh                                              | --                  | 105                 | 16                  |                            |
| Dadra &Diu U.T.                                            | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Daman &Diu U.T.                                            | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Delhi U.T.                                                 | 8                   | 1                   | 2                   |                            |
| Goa                                                        | 206                 | 344                 | 127                 |                            |
| Gujarat                                                    | 7                   | 24                  | 8                   |                            |
| Haryana                                                    | 102                 | 77                  | 34                  |                            |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                             | 7                   | 16                  | 6                   |                            |
| Jharkhand                                                  | 13                  | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Karnataka                                                  | 6719                | 3750                | 1627                |                            |
| Kerala                                                     | 24                  | 94                  | 30                  |                            |
| Lakshadeep U.T.                                            | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Madhya Pradesh                                             | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Maharashtra                                                | 362                 | 118                 | 82                  |                            |
| Manipur                                                    | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Meghalaya                                                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Odisha                                                     | 1149                | 1092                | 182                 |                            |
| Puducherry U.T.                                            | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Rajasthan                                                  | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Tamil Nadu                                                 | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Tripura                                                    | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Telagana                                                   | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |                            |
| Uttar Pradesh                                              | --                  | 57                  | 394                 |                            |
| Uttarakhand                                                | 30                  | 100                 | --                  |                            |
| Total                                                      | 8646                | 5793                | 2513                |                            |
| Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) data in Central Sphere | 1846                | 5253                | 3258                | 2157 (upto December, 2018) |
| Grand Total                                                | 10492               | 11046               | 5771                | 2157                       |

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