Lok Sabha Question No. 922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-08
Subject: Industrial Accidents
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Arun Sao, Vijay Baghel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 922

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2021

## INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS

†922. SHRI ARUN SAO: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

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

- (a)whether the descriptive report of annual or other period of industrial accidents  is  prepared  by  listing  industrial  accidents  occuring  in heavy  industries  and  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to curb  industrial  incidents  in  the  country  during  the  last  five  years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether  the  descriptive  details  of  industrial  accidents  that  took place  during  the  last  five  years  in  the  State  of  Chhattisgarh  have been prepared and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)whether any report has been prepared in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)the  details  of  compensation  and  other  facilities  given  to  the labourers and employees involved in the industrial accidents during the last five years in the State of Chhattisgarh?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): 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.  There  are  elaborate  provisions  pertaining  to  health,  safety, welfare,   hazardous   processes,    working    hours,    penalties     and

procedures  etc.  under  the  Act  and  the  Rules  framed  thereunder  are adequate to  ensure  safety  and  health  of  the  workers  working  in  the registered  factories.  The  Occupier  and  Managers  of  the  factories registered under the Act are required to comply with the provisions of the  Act  and  the  Rules  framed  thereunder  and  in  case  of  violation  of any  of  the  provision  of  the  Act  and  Rules,  the  Chief  Inspector  of Factories/Directorate  of  Industrial  Safety  and  Health  of  the  State Governments  are  empowered  to  initiate  penal  action  against  the occupier and manager of the factories.

Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes  (DGFASLI),  an  attached  office  of  Ministry  of  Labour  and Employment  through  correspondence  with  the  Chief  Inspector  of Factories/Directorates of Industrial Safety and Health of the States/Union Territories collects information of fatal injuries, non-fatal injuries,  details  of  prosecutions,  convictions,  number  of  inspections etc. in the factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 including heavy  industries.  The  details  of  fatal  and  non-fatal  injuries  for  the calendar years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 are at Annexure I and II. However, DGFASLI doesn't maintain descriptive details of industrial accidents in the country.

The compensation to the labourers and employees for the accidents  occurred  in  the  factories  are  provided  by  the  respective factory  owners  in  terms  of  relevant  provisions  of  the  Employees'

Compensation Act, 1923.

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ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 922 FOR ANSWER ON 08.02.2020 REGARDING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.

State/UT-wise details of Fatal Injuries in registered factories (2014 - 2018)

| Sl.   | State/UT                               | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   |
|-------|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                         | 82     | 68     | 68     | 68     | 61     |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | *      | *      | *      | *      | #      |
| 4     | Assam                                  | 13     | 8      | 12     | 10     | 12     |
| 5     | Bihar                                  | 2      | 10     | 11     | 17     | 21     |
| 6     | Chandigarh                             | #      | #      | 1      | 1      | #      |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                           | 113    | 74     | 81     | 72     | 91     |
| 8     | Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 21     | 12     | 15     | 16     | 25     |
| 9     | Delhi                                  | 1      | 6      | 10     | 37     | 5      |
| 10    | Goa                                    | 5      | 8      | 3      | 5      | 3      |
| 11    | Gujarat                                | 209    | 206    | 272    | 229    | 263    |
| 12    | Haryana                                | 35     | 41     | 67     | 49     | 45     |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 13     | 4      | 9      | 14     | 9      |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 3      | #      | 1      | #      | #      |
| 15    | Jharkhand                              | 32     | 29     | 21     | 17     | 18     |
| 16    | Karnataka                              | 84     | 72     | 54     | 49     | 85     |
| 17    | Kerala                                 | 24     | 20     | 18     | 16     | 22     |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                            | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 41     | 44     | 30     | 30     | 22     |
| 20    | Maharashtra                            | 187    | 145    | 150    | 137    | 142    |
| 21    | Manipur                                | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
| 22    | Meghalaya                              | 1      | #      | 2      | 3      | 4      |
| 23    | Mizoram                                | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
| 24    | Nagaland                               | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
| 25    | Odisha                                 | 46     | 55     | 46     | 52     | 42     |
| 26    | Puducherry                             | 6      | 5      | 2      | 3      | 5      |
| 27    | Punjab                                 | 16     | 21     | 23     | 20     | 16     |
| 28    | Rajasthan                              | 39     | 33     | 15     | 31     | 32     |
| 29    | Sikkim                                 | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                             | 105    | 87     | 104    | 71     | 84     |
| 31    | Telangana                              | 71     | 57     | 63     | 70     | 43     |
| 32    | Tripura                                | 2      | 4      | 1      | #      | 2      |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 45     | 39     | 46     | 58     | 48     |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                            | 7      | 21     | 10     | 9      | 15     |
| 35    | West Bengal                            | 63     | 38     | 54     | #      | 39     |
| Total | Total                                  | 1266   | 1107   | 1189   | 1084   | 1154   |

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 II

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA  ADMITTED UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 922 FOR ANSWER ON 08.02.2020 REGARDING INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS.

State/UT-wise details of Non-Fatal Injuries in registered factories(2014 - 2018)

| Sl.   | State/UT                               | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   |
|-------|----------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands            | 48     | 46     | 70     | 69     | 39     |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                         | 147    | 78     | 247    | 103    | 182    |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | *      | *      | *      | *      | #      |
| 4     | Assam                                  | 58     | 40     | 41     | 54     | 35     |
| 5     | Bihar                                  | 7      | 188    | 184    | 80     | 67     |
| 6     | Chandigarh                             | #      | #      | #      | 4      | 2      |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                           | 75     | 50     | 56     | 84     | 67     |
| 8     | Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 47     | 58     | 39     | 30     | 50     |
| 9     | Delhi                                  | 9      | 20     | 26     | 37     | 26     |
| 10    | Goa                                    | 81     | 71     | 56     | 52     | 36     |
| 11    | Gujarat                                | 1334   | 1516   | 1169   | 1189   | 1036   |
| 12    | Haryana                                | 58     | 39     | 40     | 38     | 27     |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 23     | 23     | 31     | 27     | 13     |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 18     | 14     | 2      | 1      | 1      |
| 15    | Jharkhand                              | 96     | 115    | 69     | 59     | 52     |
| 16    | Karnataka                              | 665    | 612    | 464    | 358    | 363    |
| 17    | Kerala                                 | 234    | 326    | 158    | 236    | 145    |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                            | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 383    | 348    | 358    | 268    | 265    |
| 20    | Maharashtra                            | 1687   | 1471   | 1352   | 1167   | 1292   |
| 21    | Manipur                                | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
| 22    | Meghalaya                              | 1      | 1      | 1      | 3      | 5      |
| 23    | Mizoram                                | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
| 24    | Nagaland                               | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
| 25    | Odisha                                 | 165    | 167    | 169    | 136    | 46     |
| 26    | Puducherry                             | 12     | 16     | 20     | 35     | 53     |
| 27    | Punjab                                 | 98     | 100    | 115    | 117    | 85     |
| 28    | Rajasthan                              | 624    | 571    | 133    | 343    | 259    |
| 29    | Sikkim                                 | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                             | 293    | 327    | 344    | 192    | 205    |
| 31    | Telangana                              | 60     | 39     | 56     | 117    | 45     |
| 32    | Tripura                                | 8      | 3      | 3      | #      | 6      |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 47     | 57     | 63     | 52     | 62     |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                            | 42     | 21     | 44     | 15     | 41     |
| 35    | West Bengal                            | 19180  | 13940  | 57     | #      | 23     |
| Total | Total                                  | 25500  | 20257  | 5367   | 4866   | 4528   |

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.

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