Lok Sabha Question No. 1239 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Equal Pay for Equal Work
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: K. Subbarayan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1239

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## EQUAL PAY FOR EQUAL WORK

## 1239. SHRI SUBBARAYAN K.:

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

- (a)the number of contract workers employed in all the Central Public Sector Undertakings, unit-wise details;
- (b)whether the contract workers are paid 'Equal pay for equal work' in all the CPSUs; and
- (c)if  not,  whether  the  Government  would  initiate  immediate  exercise to implement the legal obligation of 'equal pay for equal work'?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): The  unit-wise  details  of  contract  workers  in  the  Central Public  Sector  Undertaking  (CPSU)  is  maintained  by  the  concerned CPSUs.  However,  the  details  of  licenses,  registration  certificates issued and the number of contract workers region-wise is enclosed at the Annexure.
- (b) & (c): Under Rule 25 (2) (v) (a) of the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules 1971 'equal pay for equal work' is ensured to  all  the  contract  workers  in  the  Central  sphere          by  Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) having country-wide network of Dy. Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) and Regional Labour Commissioners  (Central) under the control of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1239  for 06.12.2021 regarding Equal Pay for Equal Work.

Year-wise details of  No. of  Registration  of  Principal Employers,  No. of  Licenses  issued  to contractors and  No. of  workers  under  Contract  Labour  (Regulation and  Aboliton) Act, 1970 during 2020-21  in  the  Central  Sphere  Establishments.

| Sl.No.   | Region      | 2020-21                                     | 2020-21                               | 2020-21                   |
|----------|-------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|          |             | No. of Registrations of Principal Employers | No. of licenses issued to contractors | No. of contract labourers |
| 1        | Ahmedabad   | 593                                         | 2988                                  | 160847                    |
| 2        | Ajmer       | 771                                         | 2619                                  | 246737                    |
| 3        | Asansol     | 244                                         | 612                                   | 11512                     |
| 4        | Bangalore   | 199                                         | 2113                                  | 172029                    |
| 5        | Bhubaneswar | 1253                                        | 2728                                  | 173813                    |
| 6        | Chandigarh  | 1349                                        | 7210                                  | 433035                    |
| 7        | Chennai     | 11                                          | 806                                   | 46797                     |
| 8        | Cochin      | 18                                          | 328                                   | 24046                     |
| 9        | Delhi       | 52                                          | 386                                   | 53528                     |
| 10       | Dhanbad     | 698                                         | 1518                                  | 151138                    |
| 11       | Dehradun    | 10                                          | 539                                   | 20377                     |
| 12       | Guwahati    | 21                                          | 462                                   | 42083                     |
| 13       | Hyderabad   | 1120                                        | 7731                                  | 101922                    |
| 14       | Jabalpur    | 827                                         | 2703                                  | 232040                    |
| 15       | Kanpur      | 673                                         | 1261                                  | 137295                    |
| 16       | Kolkata     | 767                                         | 3060                                  | 57614                     |
| 17       | Mumbai      | 50                                          | 695                                   | 64921                     |
| 18       | Nagpur      | 62                                          | 204                                   | 18939                     |
| 19       | Patna       | 440                                         | 1536                                  | 105349                    |
| 20       | Raipur      | 455                                         | 1631                                  | 176967                    |
|          | Total       | 9613                                        | 41130                                 | 2430989                   |

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