Lok Sabha Question No. 5148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-04-03
Subject: Labour Shortfall for Industries in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: S.R. Parthiban

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5148

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.04.2023

## LABOUR SHORTFALL FOR INDUSTRIES IN TAMIL NADU

## 5148. SHRI PARTHIBAN S.R.:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware of a large labour shortfall for the industries in Tamil Nadu and the various parts of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  any  action  plan  and  data  to  protect the migrant labourers of the country, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether a large number of labourers are being employed in Tamil Nadu from various parts of the country;
- (d)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  total  number  of  labourers
- employed, State/UT-wise; and
- (e)whether  the  Government  has  collected  any  data  on  the  workers employed  from  other  parts  of  the  country  or  to  neighbouring countries and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to  (e):  The Worker Population Ratio (WPR) in percent according to usual status (ps+ss) for each state / UT including Tamil Nadu for age group 15 years and above as mentioned in the PLFS survey (2021-22) brought  out  by  Ministry  of  Statistics  and  Programme  Implemention (MoSPI) is at Annexure.

In order to safeguard the interests of the migrant workers, the Central Government has enacted the Inter-state Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979. This Act  has  now  been  subsumed  in  the  Occupational  Safety,  Health  and the Working Conditions (OSH) Code. The OSH Code provides for decent working conditions, minimum wages, grievance redressal mechanisms, protection from abuse and exploitation, enhancement of skills and social security to all categories of workers including migrant workers.

The  Report on Migration in India, 2020-21, based on PLFS 2020-21, released by Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation  (MoSPI)  inter-alia  captures  the  information  on  the distribution of migrants by location of last usual place of residence in terms  of  rural  areas,  urban  areas  and  to  other  countries  .  The percentage distribution of migrants by location of last usual place of residence in terms of rural areas, urban areas or other countries for each category of migrants from PLFS 2020-21 is as follows:

All India

| Last usual place of residence in (%)   | Last usual place of residence in (%)   | Last usual place of residence in (%)   | Last usual place of residence in (%)   | Last usual place of residence in (%)   |
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Category migrants                      | Rural                                  | Urban                                  | Other countries                        | All                                    |
|                                        | areas                                  | areas                                  |                                        |                                        |
| Person                                 | 73.4                                   | 25.9                                   | 0.7                                    | 100                                    |

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of  Lok Sabha un-starred Question  No 5148  for 3.04.2023.

| Worker Population Ratio (WPR) (in per cent) according to usual status (ps+ss) for each State/UT age group:15 years and above   | Worker Population Ratio (WPR) (in per cent) according to usual status (ps+ss) for each State/UT age group:15 years and above   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT                                                                                                                       | Person                                                                                                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 57.8                                                                                                                           |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                              | 47.1                                                                                                                           |
| Assam                                                                                                                          | 52.1                                                                                                                           |
| Bihar                                                                                                                          | 39.3                                                                                                                           |
| Chhattisgarh                                                                                                                   | 64.9                                                                                                                           |
| Delhi                                                                                                                          | 42.3                                                                                                                           |
| Goa                                                                                                                            | 41.6                                                                                                                           |
| Gujarat                                                                                                                        | 56.8                                                                                                                           |
| Haryana                                                                                                                        | 42.5                                                                                                                           |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                                                                               | 71.2                                                                                                                           |
| Jharkhand                                                                                                                      | 60.7                                                                                                                           |
| Karnataka                                                                                                                      | 53.0                                                                                                                           |
| Kerala                                                                                                                         | 48.8                                                                                                                           |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                                 | 60.7                                                                                                                           |
| Maharashtra                                                                                                                    | 55.9                                                                                                                           |
| Manipur                                                                                                                        | 40.6                                                                                                                           |
| Meghalaya                                                                                                                      | 60.5                                                                                                                           |
| Mizoram                                                                                                                        | 48.9                                                                                                                           |
| Nagaland                                                                                                                       | 58.4                                                                                                                           |
| Odisha                                                                                                                         | 52.4                                                                                                                           |
| Punjab                                                                                                                         | 48.5                                                                                                                           |
| Rajasthan                                                                                                                      | 54.7                                                                                                                           |
| Sikkim                                                                                                                         | 69.9                                                                                                                           |
| Tamil Nadu                                                                                                                     | 55.8                                                                                                                           |
| Telangana                                                                                                                      | 58.1                                                                                                                           |
| Tripura                                                                                                                        | 50.6                                                                                                                           |
| Uttarakhand                                                                                                                    | 48.7                                                                                                                           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                                  | 50.1                                                                                                                           |
| West Bengal                                                                                                                    | 52.7                                                                                                                           |
| Andaman &N. Island                                                                                                             | 59.2                                                                                                                           |
| Chandigarh                                                                                                                     | 42.2                                                                                                                           |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli &Daman &Diu                                                                                                | 65.8                                                                                                                           |
| Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                                 | 58.3                                                                                                                           |
| Ladakh                                                                                                                         | 58.1                                                                                                                           |
| Lakshadweep                                                                                                                    | 37.2                                                                                                                           |
| Puducherry                                                                                                                     | 51.2                                                                                                                           |

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