Lok Sabha Question No. 2806 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Employees appointed on Contract Basis
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel, Ajay Nishad, Chandan Singh, D.K. Suresh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2806 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## EMPLOYEES APPOINTED ON CONTRACT BASIS

## 2806. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

SHRI CHANDAN SINGH:

SHRI D.K.SURESH:

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

- (a)the total number of employees appointed by the Government on contract basis  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  ratio  of  male  and  female employees appointed on contract basis during the said period;
- (b)whether  the  Government  has  received  any  suggestions/complaints  with regard  to  shortcomings  in  working  places  and  if  so,  the  plan  to  create respectful working condition for workers;
- (c)whether  a  large  number  of  contractual  workers  are  working  in  various Ministries, departments and subordinate offices and if so, details thereof, Ministry/Department-wise;
- (d)whether  these  workers  are  recruited  by  the  Government  or  outsourced through private service providers and if so, the details thereof, Ministry/ department-wise;
- (e)whether  the  workers  in  some  Ministries/  departments  are  continuously working on contract basis year after year and if so, the details thereof, Ministry/department-wise; and
- (f)whether proper procedure was followed at the time of the recruitment of said contractual workers and if so, the details thereof and whether all of these workers have been brought under EPF/ESIS/ESIC scheme and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (f):   The Government posts are regularly filled up in accordance with the recruitment rules. However, keeping in view the administrative exigency of work, economy of operations and unavoidable circumstances, outsourcing through contract is also sometimes resorted to.

There are detailed procedures laid  down for  procurement  of such non-consulting or outsourced services, including through eprocurement,  in  the  'General  Financial  Rules  2017'  (GFR  2017),  and  the 'Manual  for  Procurement  of  Consultancy  &  Other  Services,  2017'.  Any deviation or violation can be dealt by the concerned Ministry or Department appropriately.  The  wages  for  the  persons  engaged  on  contract/outsourcing cannot be less than the minimum wage fixed/notified by the concerned State Government.

Ministries/Departments  engage  contractual  services  directly and they only are responsible for appointment of regular employees against vacant  posts  after  completing  all  necessary  procedural  formalities.  No centralized data is maintained in this regard.

The Ministry of Labour and Employment maintains the consolidated  records/data  of  contract  labourers/workers/employees,  based on the licences and registration certificate issued under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970  in the central sphere.  No  such bifurcated  data  like  Ministry/Department-wise  and  gender-wise  of  contract labourers/workers/employees is maintained centrally. Based on the licences and registration certificate issued under the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970,  details of contract employees/workers/ labourers during the last three years in the Central Sphere establishments are as under: -

|   Year |   Total No. of Contract Labourers/workers/employees working under Central Sphere |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2019 |                                                                          1364377 |
|   2020 |                                                                          1324874 |
|   2021 |                                                                          2430989 |

The ratio of male to female employees is 6:1 (approx).

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