Lok Sabha Question No. 3923 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-28
Subject: Occupational Injuries and Diseases
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Naba (Hira) Kumar Sarania, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav, Aparupa  Poddar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3923

TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.03.2022

## OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES

## 3923. SHRI NABA KUMAR SARANIA:

DR. HEENA GAVIT:

SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT:

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL:

SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL:

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE:

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV:

SHRIMATI APARUPA PODDAR:

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

- (a)the measures taken to prevent the health hazardous diseases like mining, industries and other extracting industrial areas, along with the data on the hazardous deaths in the states of Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra
- silicosis, Tuberculosis, lungs related diseases in the Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh;
- (b)the  number  of  occupational  injuries  and  diseases  during  the  last two years and the current year, Statewise;
- (c)the  number  of  Occupational  Safety  and  Health  Committees  that have been formulated till now and details thereof, State-wise;
- (d)the reasons for the statistics published on occupation diseases and injuries  that  is  limited  to  only  a  few  sectors  such  as  factories,
- mining, railways, docks and ports; and
- (e)the  plans,  if  any,  to  include  other  sectors  such  as  plantations,
- constructions, service sector, etc. in its ambit?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a): The  Government  of  India  has  enacted  the  Factories  Act, 1948 and the Mines Act, 1952 to ensure   occupational  safety, health

and  welfare  of  the  workers  employed  in  the  factories  and  mines respectively. The provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 and the rules made thereunder are enforced by the respective State Governments/ UTs.  Measures taken by Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under  the  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  to  prevent  silicosis  and other dust related diseases to the persons employed at the mines are as follows:

- ·Wet drilling
- ·Periodic monitoring of dust levels at workplace.
- ·Personal Dust Exposure profile using Personal Dust Samplers.
- ·Use  of Dust mask  and  Dust  respirator as Personal Protective Equipment.
- ·Initial Medical Examination before employment and Periodical Medical Examinations of persons employed in mines at an interval of 5 years.
- ·Occupational health survey.
- ·Regular  Awareness  Campaign  among  the  mine  owners  and  mine workers regarding causes and prevention of Silicosis and other dust related diseases.

Details  of  State-wise  number  of  fatal  injuries  in  factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948, as collected from the Chief Inspectors  of  Factories/  Director  Industrial  Safety&  Health  (DISH)  of States/UTs for the year 2019 and 2020 including hazardous deaths in the country including states of Assam, Odisha, Jharkhand, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh,  Gujarat,  Maharashtra,  Karnataka,  Andhra  Pradesh  and

Madhya Pradesh are enclosed as Annexure I.

- (b): Details of State-wise number of non-fatal injuries in factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 and the number of occupational  diseases  in  the  last  two  years  in  factories  registered under the said Act are given at Annexure II and Annexure III. In the year 2021, 02 cases of silicosis were detected in Kerala and 04 cases of silicosis were detected in Andhra Pradesh.

(c): The Factories Act, 1948 provides for 'Workers' participation in  safety management' under Section 41 G which provides for safety committee  in  factories.  Further,  the  State-wise,  details  of  safety committees  constituted  in  factories  registered  under  the  Factories Act, 1948, as collected from the Chief Inspectors of Factories/ Director Industrial Safety& Health (DISH) of States/UTs for the year  2019 and 2020 are enclosed as Annexure-IV.

A  Committee  under  Section  12  of  the  Mines  Act,  1952  is constituted from time to time consisting of Chief Inspector of Mines, owners  of  mines  and  qualified  mining engineers. The Committee considers several issues viz. making rules and  regulations,  enquires  into  accidents,  occupational  safety  and related  issues  and  make  necessary  recommendation  to  the  Central Government. Also, Medical Board is constituted under Rule 29 K of the representative of miners, Mines  Rules,  1955  from  time  to  time  for  the  purpose  of  medical  reexamination on appeal.

(d) & (e): Details  of  occupational  diseases  and  injuries  in  factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 are collected by Directorate General  of  Factory  Advice  Service  and  Labour  Institutes  from  Chief Inspector  of  Factories  (CIFs)/  Directorate  of  Industrial  Safety  and Health (DISH).

Similarly, data on the diseases notified under Section 25(1) of  the  Mines  Act,  1952  as  diseases  connected  with  the  mining operations are compiled by Directorate General of Mines Safety.

The  Government  has  enacted  the  Occupational  Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 covering establishments of any industry, trade, business, manufacturing  or occupation;  building and other construction work or plantation; factory;  and mine subject to conditions prescribed therein.  The Code provides for notice to the appropriate  Government  in  case  of  an  accident  in  an  establishment and any diseases to worker therein.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3923 FOR 28.03.2022 REG OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES.

State/UT-wise details of Fatal Injuries in registered factories (2019 - 2020)

| Sl.   | State/UT                    | 2019   | 2020   |
|-------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | #      | #      |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh              | 72     | 66     |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh           | #      | #      |
| 4     | Assam                       | 4      | 10     |
| 5     | Bihar                       | 8      | 12     |
| 6     | Chandigarh                  | #      | #      |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                | 86     | 84     |
| 8     | DD&DNH                      | 9      | 5      |
| 9     | Delhi                       | 6      | 9      |
| 10    | Goa                         | 3      | 6      |
| 11    | Gujarat                     | 216    | 212    |
| 12    | Haryana                     | 26     | 35     |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh            | 9      | 8      |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir           | 2      | 2      |
| 15    | Jharkhand                   | 21     | 16     |
| 16    | Karnataka                   | 69     | 45     |
| 17    | Kerala                      | 29     | 14     |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                 | *      | *      |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh              | 44     | 26     |
| 20    | Maharashtra                 | 145    | 154    |
| 21    | Manipur                     | #      | #      |
| 22    | Meghalaya                   | 1      | 1      |
| 23    | Mizoram                     | #      | #      |
| 24    | Nagaland                    | #      | #      |
| 25    | Odisha                      | 32     | 47     |
| 26    | Puducherry                  | 5      | 1      |
| 27    | Punjab                      | 64     | 28     |
| 28    | Rajasthan                   | 32     | 23     |
| 29    | Sikkim                      | *      | *      |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                  | 122    | 114    |
| 31    | Telangana                   | 56     | 51     |
| 32    | Tripura                     | #      | #      |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh               | 46     | 66     |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                 | 20     | 15     |
| 35    | West Bengal                 | #      | #      |
| Total | Total                       | 1127   | 1050   |

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

N.B. : (i)

* : There are no registered factories in this State/UT.

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

## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3923 FOR 28.03.2022 REG OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES

State/UT-wise details of Non-Fatal Injuries in registered factories (2019 - 2020)

| Sl.   | State/UT                    | 2019   | 2020   |
|-------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 43     | 57     |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh              | 154    | 62     |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh           | #      | #      |
| 4     | Assam                       | 21     | 19     |
| 5     | Bihar                       | 52     | 22     |
| 6     | Chandigarh                  | 1      | #      |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                | 65     | 117    |
| 8     | DD&DNH                      | 49     | 29     |
| 9     | Delhi                       | 23     | 4      |
| 10    | Goa                         | 26     | 32     |
| 11    | Gujarat                     | 718    | 560    |
| 12    | Haryana                     | 47     | 33     |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh            | 23     | 18     |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir           | 5      | 1      |
| 15    | Jharkhand                   | 42     | 38     |
| 16    | Karnataka                   | 414    | 215    |
| 17    | Kerala                      | 122    | 79     |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                 | *      | *      |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh              | 299    | 242    |
| 20    | Maharashtra                 | 1089   | 778    |
| 21    | Manipur                     | #      | #      |
| 22    | Meghalaya                   | 2      | 3      |
| 23    | Mizoram                     | #      | #      |
| 24    | Nagaland                    | #      | #      |
| 25    | Odisha                      | 40     | 48     |
| 26    | Puducherry                  | 32     | 26     |
| 27    | Punjab                      | 83     | 40     |
| 28    | Rajasthan                   | 188    | 81     |
| 29    | Sikkim                      | *      | *      |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                  | 206    | 120    |
| 31    | Telangana                   | 57     | 98     |
| 32    | Tripura                     | #      | #      |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh               | 79     | 69     |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                 | 47     | 41     |
| 35    | West Bengal                 | #      | #      |
| Total | Total                       | 3927   | 2832   |

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 available/not reported by the CIF/NIL Data

## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3923 FOR 28.03.2022 REG OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES

## State/UT-wise details of Occupational Diseases reported in registered factories (2019 -2020)

| Sl.   | State                       | Occupational Diseases       | 2019   | 2020   |
|-------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh              | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh           | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 4     | Assam                       | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 5     | Bihar                       | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 6     | Chandigarh                  | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 8     | DD&DNH                      | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 9     | Delhi                       | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 10    | Goa                         | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 11    | Gujarat                     | Noise Induced Hearing Loss  | 10     | 6      |
|       |                             | Silicosis                   | NIL    | 10     |
| 12    | Haryana                     | Silicosis                   | 240    | 34     |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh            | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 14    | Jammu &Kashmir              | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 15    | Jharkhand                   | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 16    | Karnataka                   | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 17    | Kerala                      | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                 | -                           | *      | *      |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh              | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 20    | Maharashtra                 | Irritant Contact Dermatitis | 3      | NIL    |
| 21    | Manipur                     | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 22    | Meghalaya                   | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 23    | Mizoram                     | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 24    | Nagaland                    | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 25    | Odisha                      | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 26    | Puducherry                  | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 27    | Punjab                      | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 28    | Rajasthan                   | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 29    | Sikkim                      | -                           | *      | *      |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                  | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 31    | Telangana                   | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 32    | Tripura                     | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh               | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                 | -                           | NIL    | NIL    |
| 35    | West Bengal                 | -                           | NA     | NA     |
| Total | Total                       | Total                       | 50     | 50     |

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) NA: Data not reported by the CIF.

## ANNEXURE  REFERED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3923 FOR 28.03.2022 REG OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES

## State/UT-wise details of Safety Committee in registered factories (2019 - 2020)

|       |                             | 2019                                        | 2019                                     | 2020                                        | 2020                                     |
|-------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl.   | State/UT                    | No. of factories Requiring Safety Committee | No. of factories Having Safety Committee | No. of factories Requiring Safety Committee | No. of factories Having Safety Committee |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | NIL                                         | NIL                                      | NIL                                         | NIL                                      |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh              | 1355                                        | 1072                                     | 1381                                        | 1098                                     |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh           | 1                                           | NIL                                      | 3                                           | 1                                        |
| 4     | Assam                       | 128                                         | 128                                      | 120                                         | 120                                      |
| 5     | Bihar                       | NIL                                         | NIL                                      | 97                                          | NIL                                      |
| 6     | Chandigarh                  | NIL                                         | NIL                                      | NIL                                         | NIL                                      |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                | 494                                         | 428                                      | 533                                         | 478                                      |
| 8     | DD&DNH                      | 67                                          | 86                                       | 67                                          | 86                                       |
| 9     | Delhi                       | 186                                         | NR                                       | 186                                         | NR                                       |
| 10    | Goa                         | 359                                         | 343                                      | 299                                         | 223                                      |
| 11    | Gujarat                     | 5478                                        | 5478                                     | 6564                                        | 6587                                     |
| 12    | Haryana                     | 1083                                        | 977                                      | 1037                                        | 943                                      |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh            | 371                                         | 371                                      | 371                                         | 371                                      |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir           | 1                                           | 1                                        | 3                                           | 3                                        |
| 15    | Jharkhand                   | 200                                         | 172                                      | 199                                         | 175                                      |
| 16    | Karnataka                   | 1663                                        | 1461                                     | 1550                                        | 1356                                     |
| 17    | Kerala                      | 201                                         | 190                                      | 207                                         | 195                                      |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                 | *                                           | *                                        | *                                           | *                                        |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh              | 1518                                        | 1498                                     | 1629                                        | 1618                                     |
| 20    | Maharashtra                 | 2417                                        | 1959                                     | 2294                                        | 1919                                     |
| 21    | Manipur                     | 6                                           | 6                                        | 6                                           | 6                                        |
| 22    | Meghalaya                   | 90                                          | 20                                       | 91                                          | 21                                       |
| 23    | Mizoram                     | NR                                          | NIL                                      | NR                                          | NIL                                      |
| 24    | Nagaland                    | NIL                                         | NIL                                      | NIL                                         | NIL                                      |
| 25    | Odisha                      | 563                                         | 368                                      | 564                                         | 367                                      |
| 26    | Puducherry                  | 30                                          | 29                                       | 30                                          | 29                                       |
| 27    | Punjab                      | 482                                         | 442                                      | 501                                         | 461                                      |
| 28    | Rajasthan                   | 657                                         | 637                                      | 611                                         | 592                                      |
| 29    | Sikkim                      | *                                           | *                                        | *                                           | *                                        |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                  | 2682                                        | 2485                                     | 3347                                        | 3179                                     |
| 31    | Telangana                   | 887                                         | 775                                      | 845                                         | 591                                      |
| 32    | Tripura                     | 10                                          | 1                                        | 10                                          | 1                                        |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh               | 5686                                        | 4118                                     | 4177                                        | 3369                                     |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                 | 680                                         | 650                                      | 680                                         | 651                                      |
| 35    | West Bengal                 | NR                                          | NR                                       | NR                                          | NR                                       |
| Total | Total                       | 27295                                       | 23695                                    | 27402                                       | 24440                                    |

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

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

(ii) NR: Data not reported by the CIF.

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