Lok Sabha Question No. 2087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-02
Subject: Safety of Workers
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2021

## SAFETY OF WORKERS

2087. SHRI JUAL ORAM:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  plight  of  workers
- employed in private companies in some States;
- (b)if  so,  whether the private companies are not taking due care of their workers when they meet with accidents during the working
- hours, resulting into their disabled condition;
- (c)if so, the number  of cases brought to the notice of Government;
- the
- (d)the States from where such cases have come to the notice of the
- Ministry in the last three years; and
- (e)the  steps  taken  to  ensure  the  safety  of  the  workers  and  to provide suitable employment to the disabled?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d): Under the Factories Act, 1948, State/ UT Government is the appropriate Government for implementing provisions related to safety of the workers  employed  in  factories. The  Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI), an attached  office  under  Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  collects information from the Chief Inspectors of Factories (CIsF)/ Directorates of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) of the States/Union Territories related to non-fatal injuries in the factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948. State wise details of nonfatal  injuries  and  prosecutions  launched  under  the  Factories  Act, 1948 for the years 2017 to 2019 are at Annexure-I and Annexure-II, respectively.

(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.  This  Act  contains  provisions  relating  to  occupational health, safety, welfare, hazardous processes, working hours, penalties  and  procedures  etc.  The  Act  and  the  Rules  framed thereunder  are  enforced  by  the  respective  State/UT  Government. The Government has also enacted Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 for rights of persons with disabilities including employment in private establishments.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2087 FOR  ANSWERING  ON  02.08.2021  REGARDING  SAFETY  OF WORKERS

State/UT-wise details of Non-Fatal Injuries in registered factories (2017 - 2019)

| Sl.   | State/UT                              | 2017   | 2018   | 2019   |
|-------|---------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands           | 69     | 39     | 43     |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                        | 103    | 182    | 154    |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                     | *      | #      | #      |
| 4     | Assam                                 | 54     | 35     | 21     |
| 5     | Bihar                                 | 80     | 67     | 52     |
| 6     | Chandigarh                            | 4      | 2      | 1      |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                          | 84     | 67     | 65     |
| 8     | Daman and Diu &Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 30     | 50     | 49     |
| 9     | Delhi                                 | 37     | 26     | 23     |
| 10    | Goa                                   | 52     | 36     | 26     |
| 11    | Gujarat                               | 1189   | 1036   | 718    |
| 12    | Haryana                               | 38     | 27     | 47     |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                      | 27     | 13     | 23     |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                     | 1      | 1      | 5      |
| 15    | Jharkhand                             | 59     | 52     | 42     |
| 16    | Karnataka                             | 358    | 363    | 414    |
| 17    | Kerala                                | 236    | 145    | 122    |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                           | *      | *      | *      |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 268    | 265    | 299    |
| 20    | Maharashtra                           | 1167   | 1292   | 1089   |
| 21    | Manipur                               | #      | #      | #      |
| 22    | Meghalaya                             | 3      | 5      | 2      |
| 23    | Mizoram                               | #      | #      | #      |
| 24    | Nagaland                              | #      | #      | #      |
| 25    | Odisha                                | 136    | 46     | 40     |
| 26    | Puducherry                            | 35     | 53     | 32     |
| 27    | Punjab                                | 117    | 85     | 83     |
| 28    | Rajasthan                             | 343    | 259    | 188    |
| 29    | Sikkim                                | *      | *      | *      |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                            | 192    | 205    | 206    |
| 31    | Telangana                             | 117    | 45     | 57     |
| 32    | Tripura                               | #      | 6      | #      |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                         | 52     | 62     | 79     |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                           | 15     | 41     | 47     |
| 35    | West Bengal                           | #      | 23     | #      |
| Total | Total                                 | 4866   | 4528   | 3927   |

Data  Source:  Data  collected  by  DGFASLI  through  correspondence  with  Chief  Inspector  of  Factories (CIF)/ Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) 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  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2087 FOR ANSWERING ON 02.08.2021 REGARDING SAFETY OF WORKERS.

## Prosecutions and Convictions under Sections 92 and 96 A  of the Factories Act, 1948

|       |                                       | 2017                       | 2017                     | 2017                    | 2017               | 2017            | 2017               |
|-------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|       |                                       | No. of prosecutions        | No. of prosecutions      | No. of prosecutions     |                    | Penalty imposed | Penalty imposed    |
| Sl.   | State/UT                              | pending from previous year | launched during the year | decided during the year | No. of convictions | Imprisonment    | Total fine imposed |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands           | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                        | 1481                       | 405                      | 510                     | 379                | #               | 5608000            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                     | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 4     | Assam                                 | 79                         | 14                       | 8                       | 2                  | #               | #                  |
| 5     | Bihar                                 | 166                        | 3                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 6     | Chandigarh                            | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                          | 1728                       | 282                      | 183                     | 172                | #               | 23849000           |
| 8     | Daman and Diu& Dadra and Nagar Haveli | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 9     | Delhi                                 | 197                        | 150                      | 41                      | 41                 | #               | 887000             |
| 10    | Goa                                   | 21                         | 7                        | 6                       | 5                  | #               | 130000             |
| 11    | Gujarat                               | 31460                      | 1515                     | 1639                    | 1580               | #               | 13697500           |
| 12    | Haryana                               | 7694                       | 1945                     | 1932                    | 1668               | #               | 5999500            |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                      | 378                        | 110                      | 69                      | 69                 | #               | 1102000            |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                     | 132                        | 32                       | 68                      | 68                 | #               | 262865             |
| 15    | Jharkhand                             | 354                        | 30                       | 3                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 16    | Karnataka                             | 632                        | 149                      | 129                     | 114                | #               | 2656500            |
| 17    | Kerala                                | 136                        | 60                       | 47                      | 40                 | #               | 732000             |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                           | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 3337                       | 154                      | 11                      | #                  | #               | 506500             |
| 20    | Maharashtra                           | 584                        | 424                      | 475                     | 475                | #               | 6054000            |
| 21    | Manipur                               | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 22    | Meghalaya                             | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 23    | Mizoram                               | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 24    | Nagaland                              | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 25    | Odisha                                | 2371                       | 91                       | 4                       | #                  | #               | 410000             |
| 26    | Puducherry                            | 4                          | 13                       | 13                      | #                  | #               | 520000             |
| 27    | Punjab                                | 1062                       | 293                      | 199                     | 17                 | #               | 1193600            |
| 28    | Rajasthan                             | 912                        | 39                       | 19                      | 19                 | #               | 132800             |
| 29    | Sikkim                                | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                            | 11217                      | 2367                     | 2304                    | 1720               | #               | 22041675           |
| 31    | Telangana                             | 2708                       | 255                      | 51                      | 45                 | #               | 657500             |
| 32    | Tripura                               | 14                         | #                        | 4                       | 1                  | #               | 500                |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                         | 2280                       | 244                      | 98                      | #                  | #               | 3578000            |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                           | 105                        | 21                       | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 35    | West Bengal                           | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| Total | Total                                 | 69052                      | 8603                     | 7813                    | 6415               | 0               | 90018940           |

Source : Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF)/ Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) of States/UTs.

Note :     (i) *: There are no registered factories in these states/UTs.

(ii) #: Data not available/not reported by the CIF/NIL

Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96 A of the Factories Act, 1948

|     |                                       | 2018                       | 2018                      | 2018                    | 2018                | 2018            | 2018               |
|-----|---------------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|     |                                       | No. of prosecutions        | No. of prosecutions       | No. of prosecutions     |                     | Penalty imposed | Penalty imposed    |
| Sl. | State/UT                              | pending from previous year | launch ed during the year | decided during the year | No. of convicti ons | Imprisonm ent   | Total fine imposed |
| 1   | Andaman and Nicobar Islands           | #                          | #                         | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 2   | Andhra Pradesh                        | 1290                       | 170                       | 226                     | 166                 | #               | 3721000            |
| 3   | Arunachal Pradesh                     | #                          | #                         | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 4   | Assam                                 | 93                         | 29                        | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 5   | Bihar                                 | 169                        | 42                        | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 6   | Chandigarh                            | #                          | #                         | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 7   | Chhattisgarh                          | 1827                       | 186                       | 121                     | 31                  | #               | 9678000            |
| 8   | Daman and Diu &Dadra and Nagar Haveli | #                          | #                         | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 9   | Delhi                                 | 250                        | 285                       | 40                      | 40                  | #               | 805000             |
| 10  | Goa                                   | 20                         | 5                         | 7                       | 5                   | #               | 134000             |
| 11  | Gujarat                               | 30263                      | 1954                      | 17674                   | 1351                | #               | 11172100           |
| 12  | Haryana                               | 4049                       | 2543                      | 1216                    | 792                 | #               | 3789200            |
| 13  | Himachal Pradesh                      | 419                        | 95                        | 87                      | 87                  | #               | 1684500            |
| 14  | Jammu and Kashmir                     | 117                        | #                         | 75                      | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 15  | Jharkhand                             | 290                        | 24                        | 2                       | 1                   | #               | #                  |
| 16  | Karnataka                             | 683                        | 184                       | 183                     | 84                  | #               | 2819200            |
| 17  | Kerala                                | 154                        | 68                        | 33                      | 37                  | #               | 883500             |
| 18  | Lakshadweep                           | *                          | *                         | *                       | *                   | *               | *                  |
| 19  | Madhya Pradesh                        | 3480                       | 160                       | 16                      | #                   | #               | 887000             |
| 20  | Maharashtra                           | 1687                       | 598                       | 268                     | 250                 | 0               | 5666000            |
| 21  | Manipur                               | #                          | #                         | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 22  | Meghalaya                             | #                          | #                         | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 23  | Mizoram                               | #                          | #                         | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 24  | Nagaland                              | #                          | #                         | #                       | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 25  | Odisha                                | 2458                       | 85                        | 1                       | #                   | #               | 10000              |
| 26  | Puducherry                            | 4                          | 6                         | 5                       | #                   | #               | 194000             |
| 27  | Punjab                                | 1156                       | 258                       | 288                     | 50                  | #               | 1364000            |
| 28  | Rajasthan                             | 300                        | 35                        | 24                      | 24                  | #               | 278000             |
| 29  | Sikkim                                | *                          | *                         | *                       | *                   | *               | *                  |
| 30  | Tamil Nadu                            | 11280                      | 1863                      | 1917                    | 1877                | #               | 19085300           |
| 31  | Telangana                             | 3191                       | 770                       | 90                      | 90                  | #               | 396500             |
| 32  | Tripura                               | 10                         | 13                        | 6                       |                     | #               | 54000              |
| 33  | Uttar Pradesh                         | 2134                       | 244                       |                         | #                   |                 | 3578000            |
| 34  |                                       | 126                        |                           | 98                      | 98                  | # #             |                    |
| 35  | Uttarakhand West Bengal               | 423                        | 16 41                     | 126 17                  | # 17                | #               | # 1713000          |
|     | Total                                 | 65873                      | 9674                      | 22520                   | 5000                | 0               | 67912300           |

Source :  Data  collected  by  DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF)/ Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) of states/UTs.

Note

:     (i) *: There are no registered factories in these states/UTs.

(ii) #: Data not available/not reported by the CIF/NIL.

## Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96 A of the Factories Act, 1948

|       |                                       | 2019                         | 2019                      | 2019                      | 2019                | 2019          | 2019               |
|-------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|       |                                       | No. of prosecutions          | No. of prosecutions       | No. of prosecutions       |                     | Penalty       | Penalty            |
| Sl.   | State/UT                              | pendin g from previo us year | launch ed during the year | decid ed durin g the year | No. of convictio ns | Impriso nment | Total fine imposed |
| 1     | Andaman and Nicobar Islands           | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh                        | 1234                         | 196                       | 115                       | 96                  | #             | 1022000            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                     | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 4     | Assam                                 | 122                          | 11                        | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 5     | Bihar                                 | 211                          | 32                        | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 6     | Chandigarh                            | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                          | 219                          | 312                       | 167                       | 117                 | #             | 14744499           |
| 8     | Daman and Diu &Dadra and Nagar Haveli | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 9     | Delhi                                 | 262                          | 48                        | 104                       | 104                 | #             | 1109000            |
| 10    | Goa                                   | 16                           | 3                         | 6                         | 5                   | #             | 118500             |
| 11    | Gujarat                               | 15346                        | 2922                      | 1623                      | 1871                | #             | 15098580           |
| 12    | Haryana                               | 6850                         | 6108                      | 2883                      | 1944                | #             | 15698600           |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                      | 427                          | 147                       | 119                       | 119                 | #             | 1270000            |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                     | 42                           | 18                        | 34                        | #                   | #             | 108400             |
| 15    | Jharkhand                             | 353                          | 27                        | 3                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 16    | Karnataka                             | 610                          | 247                       | 161                       | 115                 | #             | 3067600            |
| 17    | Kerala                                | 190                          | 57                        | 46                        | 52                  | #             | 1272000            |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                           | *                            | *                         | *                         | *                   | *             | *                  |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh                        | 3639                         | 144                       | 16                        | #                   | #             | 1588000            |
| 20    | Maharashtra                           | 2115                         | 636                       | 300                       | 300                 | #             | 8283000            |
| 21    | Manipur                               | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 22    | Meghalaya                             | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 23    | Mizoram                               | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 24    | Nagaland                              | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #             | #                  |
| 25    | Odisha                                | 2542                         | 69                        | 5                         | 3                   | 0             | 34000              |
| 26    | Puducherry                            | 5                            | 13                        | 8                         | #                   | #             | 258000             |
| 27    | Punjab                                | 1126                         | 29                        | 53                        | 22                  | #             | 816000             |
| 28    | Rajasthan                             | 280                          | 28                        | 25                        | #                   | #             | 203300             |
| 29    | Sikkim                                | *                            | *                         | *                         | *                   | *             | *                  |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                            | 11226                        | 1830                      | 2129                      | 2113                | 3             | 28789300           |
| 31    | Telangana                             | 1806                         | 388                       | 458                       | 238                 | #             | 1746000            |
| 32    | Tripura                               |                              |                           | 2                         |                     | #             | 17000              |
| 33    |                                       | 8                            | 8                         |                           | #                   |               |                    |
|       | Uttar Pradesh                         | 2354                         | 58                        | 48                        | 48                  | #             | 1206500            |
| 34 35 | Uttarakhand West Bengal               | 16 #                         | 23 #                      | 20 #                      | # #                 | # #           | # #                |
|       | Total                                 | 50999                        | 13354                     | 8325                      | 7147                | 3             | 96450279           |

Source :  Data  collected  by  DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF)/ Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) of states/UTs.

Note

:     (i) *: There are no registered factories in these states/UTs.

(ii) #: Data not available/not reported by the CIF/NIL.

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