Lok Sabha Question No. 2144 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Strikes and Lockdowns
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2144 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## STRIKES AND LOCKDOWNS

†2144. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

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

- (a)the  number of strikes and lockdowns that took place till date during each  of  the  last  three  years  in  the  Government  and  private  sectors separately, State-wise and especially in the backward areas;
- (b)the number of mandays got wasted as a result of the said strikes and lockdowns, State-wise;
- (c)the  State-wise  number  of  workers/employees  who  were  unemployed during the last three years especially in the backward areas; and (d)the steps taken by the Government to improve industrial relations?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)  & (b): On the basis of voluntary returns received by Labour Bureau from the Labour Departments of the States/UTs and the Regional Labour Commissioner  (Central),  the  State/UT-wise  information  regarding  the strikes  and  lockdowns  and  man-days  lost  in  the  establishments  in  the Government and private sectors from 2018 to 2020 is at Annexure-I.
- (c): Unemployment rate during the latest three years in respect of available information, state-wise is at Annexure-II & III.
- (d): The  Industrial  Dispute  Act,  1947  provides  a  framework  to maintain  harmonious  industrial  relations  in  the  establishment.  The  Act facilitates  intervention,  mediation  and  conciliation  by  the  Conciliation Officers of Central Industrial relations machinery (CIRM) of the appropriate Government for resolution of industrial disputes. The Act has been  now  subsumed  in  the  IR  Code,  2020  which  has  been  notified  on 29.09.2020.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 2144 for 08.03.2021.

## Sector-wise & State/UT-wise number of Strike & Lockout and mandays lost during the year 2018 (P)-2020(P).

|                  | Public Sector   | Public Sector        | Public Sector   | Public Sector        | Public Sector   | Public Sector        | Private Sector   | Private Sector       | Private Sector   | Private Sector       | Private Sector   | Private Sector       |
|------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|----------------------|
| State / UT       | 2018 (P)        | 2018 (P)             | 2019 (P)        | 2019 (P)             | 2020 (P)        | 2020 (P)             | 2018 (P)         | 2018 (P)             | 2019 (P)         | 2019 (P)             | 2020 (P)         | 2020 (P)             |
|                  | No. of Strik es | No. of Manda ys Lost | No. of Strik es | No. of Manda ys Lost | No. of Strik es | No. of Manda ys Lost | No. of Strik es  | No. of Manda ys Lost | No. of Strik es  | No. of Manda ys Lost | No. of Strik es  | No. of Manda ys Lost |
| Assam            | 1               | 46950                | 8               | 24796 8              | *               | *                    | 1                | 1600                 | ..               | ..                   | *                | *                    |
| Bihar            | 2               | 67010                | 1               | 37868                | *               | *                    | ..               | ..                   | ..               | ..                   | *                | *                    |
| Gujarat          | 5               | 65758                | 5               | 23998                | ..              | ..                   | 11               | 42042                | 9                | 31378                | 6                | 4299                 |
| Haryana          | -               | -                    | ..              | ..                   | *               | *                    | 1                | 48027                | 1                | 14648                | *                | *                    |
| Himachal Pradesh | -               | -                    | -               | -                    | *               | *                    | 2                | 9063                 | 1                | 1292                 | *                | *                    |
| Karnataka        | 4               | 150122               | 3               | 133649               | 9               | 94017                | -                | -                    | ..               | ..                   | 1                | 1049                 |
| Kerala           | 3               | 112671               | ..              | ..                   | *               | *                    | 11               | 414598               | 6                | 352860               | *                | *                    |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 4               | 99936                | 5               | 104961               | *               | *                    | 7                | 106783               | ..               | ..                   | *                | *                    |
| Maharas htra     | 3               | 35778                | 8               | 145322               | 4               | 36825                | 4                | 91588                | ..               | ..                   | ..               | ..                   |
| Orissa           | -               | -                    |                 |                      | *               | *                    | 1                | 11500                | *                | *                    | *                | *                    |
| Punjab           | -               | -                    |                 |                      | *               | *                    | 1                | 18304                | *                | *                    | *                | *                    |
| Rajasthan        | 3               | 75854                | 4               | 68760                | 2               | 67800                | -                | -                    | 3                | 3549                 | ..               | ..                   |
| Tamilnadu        | 2               | 8764                 | ..              | ..                   | ..              | ..                   | 24               | 260708               | 17               | 89658                | 8                | 80130                |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 2               | 51450                | 5               | 171320               | *               | *                    | ..               | ..                   | ..               | ..                   | *                | *                    |
| Uttra khand      | 2               | 112000               |                 |                      | *               | *                    | -                | -                    | *                | *                    | *                | *                    |
| West Bengal      | 2               | 20188                | 2               | 12231                | *               | *                    | ..               | ..                   | *                | *                    | *                | *                    |
| Telangana        | -               | -                    | ..              | ..                   | *               | *                    | 2                | 43334                | 4                | 76730                | *                | *                    |
| Total            | 33              | 846481               | 41              | 946077               | 15              | 198642               | 65               | 1047547              | 41               | 570115               | 15               | 85478                |

- = Nil

..= not available

Note:Information in respect of other States/UTs not specified above and with (*) may be treated as Nil. (P) = Provisional and based on the returns and clarification received in the Bureau till 25-02-2021 Source : Report is based on returns received every month from the Labour Departments of the States and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central).

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha USQ No. 2144 for 08.03.2021

State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  rate  for  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above according to usual status (principal status + subsidiary status):

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs           |   Unemployment Rate (in %) 2016-17 |
|-----------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      |                                3.1 |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   |                                4.2 |
| 3         | Assam               |                                4.4 |
| 4         | Bihar               |                                5.4 |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        |                                2.9 |
| 6         | Delhi               |                                4.6 |
| 7         | Goa                 |                               10.1 |
| 8         | Gujarat             |                                0.8 |
| 9         | Haryana             |                                5.2 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    |                                2.6 |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir      |                                8.1 |
| 12        | Jharkhand           |                                5.8 |
| 13        | Karnataka           |                                1.8 |
| 14        | Kerala              |                               11.1 |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      |                                4   |
| 16        | Maharashtra         |                                1.6 |
| 17        | Manipur             |                                3.9 |
| 18        | Meghalaya           |                                3.3 |
| 19        | Mizoram             |                                2.9 |
| 20        | Nagaland            |                                5.2 |
| 21        | Odisha              |                                4.7 |
| 22        | Punjab              |                                6.5 |
| 23        | Rajasthan           |                                2.7 |
| 24        | Sikkim              |                                5.9 |
| 25        | Tamilnadu           |                                3.7 |
| 26        | Telangana           |                                2.7 |
| 27        | Tripura             |                               15   |
| 28        | Uttarakhand         |                                3.3 |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh       |                                5.2 |
| 30        | West Bengal         |                                3.7 |
| 31        | Andaman &N. Island  |                                8.3 |
| 32        | Chandigarh          |                                1.3 |
| 33        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                                1.8 |
| 34        | Daman &Diu          |                                1.5 |
| 35        | Lakshadweep         |                                5.2 |
| 36        | Puduchery           |                                5.7 |
|           | All India           |                                3.9 |

Source: Report on Sixth Annual Employment-unemployment Survey, (2016-17)

State/UT-wise  details  of  unemployment  rate  for  persons  of  age  15  years  and  above according to usual status (principal status + subsidiary status):

| Sl. No.   | State/UTs           | Unemployment Rate (in %)   | Unemployment Rate (in %)   |
|-----------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/UTs           | 2017-18                    | 2018-19                    |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 4.5                        | 5.3                        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 5.8                        | 7.7                        |
| 3         | Assam               | 7.9                        | 6.7                        |
| 4         | Bihar               | 7.0                        | 9.8                        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh        | 3.3                        | 2.4                        |
| 6         | Delhi               | 9.4                        | 10.4                       |
| 7         | Goa                 | 13.9                       | 8.7                        |
| 8         | Gujarat             | 4.8                        | 3.2                        |
| 9         | Haryana             | 8.4                        | 9.3                        |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    | 5.5                        | 5.1                        |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 5.4                        | 5.1                        |
| 12        | Jharkhand           | 7.5                        | 5.2                        |
| 13        | Karnataka           | 4.8                        | 3.6                        |
| 14        | Kerala              | 11.4                       | 9.0                        |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh      | 4.3                        | 3.5                        |
| 16        | Maharashtra         | 4.8                        | 5.0                        |
| 17        | Manipur             | 11.5                       | 9.4                        |
| 18        | Meghalaya           | 1.6                        | 2.7                        |
| 19        | Mizoram             | 10.1                       | 7.0                        |
| 20        | Nagaland            | 21.4                       | 17.4                       |
| 21        | Odisha              | 7.1                        | 7.0                        |
| 22        | Punjab              | 7.7                        | 7.4                        |
| 23        | Rajasthan           | 5.0                        | 5.7                        |
| 24        | Sikkim              | 3.5                        | 3.1                        |
| 25        | Tamilnadu           | 7.5                        | 6.6                        |
| 26        | Telangana           | 7.6                        | 8.3                        |
| 27        | Tripura             | 6.8                        | 10.0                       |
| 28        | Uttarakhand         | 7.6                        | 8.9                        |
| 29        | Uttar Pradesh       | 6.2                        | 5.7                        |
| 30        | West Bengal         | 4.6                        | 3.8                        |
| 31        | Andaman &N. Island  | 15.8                       | 13.5                       |
| 32        | Chandigarh          | 9.0                        | 7.3                        |
| 33        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0.4                        | 1.5                        |
| 34        | Daman &Diu          | 3.1                        | 0.0                        |
| 35        | Lakshadweep         | 21.3                       | 31.6                       |
| 36        | Puduchery           | 10.3                       | 8.3                        |
|           | All India           | 6.0                        | 5.8                        |

Source:  Annual report of PLFS 2017-18 & 2018- 19,  MoS&PI

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