Lok Sabha Question No. 2167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Contract Workers in Government and Private Institutions
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel, Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2167 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## CONTRACT WORKERS IN GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS

†2167. SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL: SHRIMATI MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

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

- (a)whether  the  number  of  contract  workers  in  Government  and  private institutions in increasing;
- (b)whether a number of cases of workers not getting their monthly wages on time have also come to light and if so, the steps being taken by the Government to ensure that the workers get their wages on time;
- (c)whether  the  number  of  workers  getting  injured  in  accidents  while working  in  private  companies  has  also  increased  and  whether  these labourers  do  not  get  proper  compensation  as  they  are  working  on contract;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognisance  of  accidents  and casualties  in  various  plants  including  industrial  plants  adjoining  the border  of  Hamirpur  of  Uttar  Pradesh  of  the  country  due  to  lack  of regular  maintenance  of  plants  during  Corona  pandemic;  if  so,  the details thereof; and
- (e)whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognisance  of  accidents  taking place frequently and the cases of labourers not getting compensation; if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a): The number of Contract Labourers engaged during last 3 years in  the  central  sphere  based  on  the  data  of  licences  and  registration certificate issued under Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 is as under: -

Contd..2/-

## Contract  Labour  as  per  Contract  Labour  (Regulation  and Abolition) Central Rule, 1971 (on the basis of licences issued)

|   Year |   Total No. of Contract Labour working under Central Sphere |
|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|   2018 |                                                     1178878 |
|   2019 |                                                     1364377 |
|   2020 |                                                     1324874 |

(b): Regular inspections are carried out to ensure enforcement of the provisions of Minimum wages Act, 1948 and Payment of wages Act, 1936  by  Central  Industrial  Relations  Machinery  (CIRM)  in  the  central sphere.  The details is as under: -

Minimum Wages Act, 1948

| Particulars              |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Inspection Conducted     |      8327 |      7709 |      1664 |
| Irregularities detected  |     61489 |     60528 |     11934 |
| Irregularities Rectified |     34465 |     23473 |      7244 |
| Prosecutions Launched    |      2081 |      1633 |       441 |
| Convictions              |       651 |       413 |       160 |

Payment of Wages Act, 1936

Contd..3/-

| Particulars              |   2018-19 |   2019-20 |   2020-21 |
|--------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Inspection Conducted     |      2670 |      2598 |       675 |
| Irregularities detected  |     20176 |     16803 |      3364 |
| Irregularities Rectified |     13502 |      9562 |      4009 |
| Prosecutions Launched    |       413 |       321 |       119 |
| Convictions              |        89 |        60 |        24 |

(c) to (e): The Central 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 there  under  are  enforced  by  the  respective  State/UT's  Government. Accidents occurred in the factories are enquired into and action is taken against  the  employer  and  prosecution  cases  filed  before  the  Court. Compensation is paid to the workers under the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 who are injured/dead in the accidents. The details of accidents in the factories in the State of Uttar Pradesh during the last 5 years is as under:-

|                    | Fatal            | Fatal                   | Fatal                  | Non-fatal        | Non-fatal              |
|--------------------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------|------------------------|
| Year               | No. of accidents | No. of deceased workers | No. of injured workers | No. of accidents | No. of injured workers |
| 2017               | 49               | 61                      | 07                     | 39               | 52                     |
| 2018               | 41               | 46                      | 02                     | 44               | 62                     |
| 2019               | 41               | 45                      | 0                      | 35               | 51                     |
| 2020               | 57               | 76                      | 39                     | 29               | 38                     |
| 2021 (up June, 21) | 30               | 35                      | 28                     | 07               | 17                     |

During the last 5 years there has been no accident in industrial plants in Hamirpur District.

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