Lok Sabha Question No. 2128 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-08
Subject: Labour Laws and Safety Measures
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2128 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2021

## LABOUR LAWS AND SAFETY MEASURES

†2128. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

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

- (a)whether the pesticides manufacturing companies  are violating the existing labour laws and safety measures in the country;
- (b)if so, the State-wise names of such companies against which action has been taken during the last three years; and
- (c)whether the Government has reviewed the procedures adopted by these companies  to  ensure  the  proper  implementation  of  the  existing  labour laws and safety measures?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c): The Factories Act, 1948 and Rules framed thereunder provides provisions for  safety  and  health  of  the  workers  employed  in  the  Factories including of pesticides manufacturing factories, if, registered under the Act.

The  provisions  of  the  Factories  Act,  1948  and  the  Rules  are enforced by the respective State Governments through the Chief Inspector of  Factories/  Director  of  Industrial  Safety  &  Health.  If  any  provision  is violated,  prosecutions  are  launched  by  state  Governments  concerned against  the  defaulters.  Details  of  prosecutions  launched  and  convictions made under Section 92 (General Penalty for offences) and 96A (Penalty for contravention of the provisions relating to hazardous process) of the Act of the Factories Act, 1948 for the year 2016, 2017 and 2018 are at Annexure-I, II & III, respectively.

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 has subsumed thirteen enactments including the Factories Act, 1948. The Code ensures occupational safety, health and working conditions of the persons employed in an establishment and for matter connected therewith or incidental thereto.

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## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  2128  FOR  08/03/2021  RAISED  BY  SHRI  ASHOK  KUMAR  RAWAT REGARDING LABOUR LAWS AND SAFETY MEASURES.

Table 1: Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96 A (2016)

|       |                                        | 2016                       | 2016                     | 2016                    | 2016               | 2016            | 2016               |
|-------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|       |                                        | 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                         | 1991                       | 463                      | 616                     | 582                | #               | 8984000            |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh                      | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 4     | Assam                                  | 30                         | 49                       | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 5     | Bihar                                  | 163                        | 3                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 6     | Chandigarh                             | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh                           | 1582                       | 387                      | 241                     | 211                | 4               | 15421800           |
| 8     | Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 9     | Delhi                                  | 160                        | 90                       | 53                      | 53                 | #               | 698500             |
| 10    | Goa                                    | 17                         | 6                        | 5                       | 5                  | #               | 140000             |
| 11    | Gujarat                                | 30786                      | 1637                     | 1198                    | 1166               | #               | 10424600           |
| 12    | Haryana                                | 8617                       | 2986                     | 2419                    | 1675               | #               | 6995950            |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh                       | 350                        | 89                       | 61                      | 61                 | #               | 735700             |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir                      | 167                        | 45                       | 36                      | 36                 | #               | 167000             |
| 15    | Jharkhand                              | 351                        | 44                       | 1                       | #                  | #               | 100000             |
| 16    | Karnataka                              | 704                        | 122                      | 179                     | 162                | #               | 3031000            |
| 17    | Kerala                                 | 141                        | 44                       | 51                      | 45                 | #               | 801250             |
| 18    | Lakshadweep                            | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh                         | 3235                       | 119                      | 17                      | #                  | #               | 41500              |
| 20    | Maharashtra                            | 1271                       | 584                      | 421                     | 421                | #               | 8072500            |
| 21    | Manipur                                | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 22    | Meghalaya                              | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 23    | Mizoram                                | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 24    | Nagaland                               | #                          | #                        | #                       | #                  | #               | #                  |
| 25    | Odisha                                 | 2289                       | 93                       | 11                      | #                  | #               | 330000             |
| 26    | Puducherry                             | #                          | 6                        | 4                       | 2                  | #               | 144000             |
| 27    | Punjab                                 | 1064                       | 52                       | 54                      | 12                 | #               | 686000             |
| 28    | Rajasthan                              | 924                        | 43                       | 21                      | 21                 | #               | 121000             |
| 29    | Sikkim                                 | *                          | *                        | *                       | *                  | *               | *                  |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu                             | 11737                      | 2669                     | 3189                    | 2989               | 18              | 28012100           |
| 31    | Telangana                              | 3194                       | 398                      | 199                     | 199                | 3               | 3302500            |
| 32    | Tripura                                | 10                         | 9                        | 5                       | 5                  | #               | 385000             |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 2134                       | 114                      | 23                      | #                  | #               | 770000             |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                            |                            | 25                       | 24                      |                    | #               | 714000             |
| 35    | West Bengal                            | 123 408                    | 37                       | 4                       | # 23               | #               | 1163000            |
| Total | Total                                  | 71448                      | 10114                    | 8832                    | 7668               | 25              | 91241400           |

Source : Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF) of states/UTs.

Note

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

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

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  2128  FOR  08/03/2021  RAISED  BY  SHRI  ASHOK  KUMAR  RAWAT REGARDING LABOUR LAWS AND SAFETY MEASURES.

Table 2: Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96 A (2017)

|       |                                        | 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                    | 1723               | 11215           | 22041675           |
| 31    | Telangana                              | 2708                       | 255                      | 51                      | 45                 | #               | 657500             |
| 32    | Tripura                                | 14                         |                          |                         | 1                  |                 |                    |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh                          | 2280                       | # 244                    | 4 98                    | #                  | # #             | 500 3578000        |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                            | #                          | #                        | #                       |                    | #               | #                  |
| 35    | West Bengal                            | 105                        | 21                       | #                       | # #                | #               | #                  |
| Total | Total                                  | 69052                      | 8603                     | 7813                    | 6418               | 11215           | 90018940           |

Source : Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF) of states/UTs.

Note

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

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

ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  2128  FOR  08/03/2021  RAISED  BY  SHRI  ASHOK  KUMAR  RAWAT REGARDING LABOUR LAWS AND SAFETY MEASURES.

Table 3: Prosecutions and Convictions under Section 92 and 96 A (2018)

|       |                                        | 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 | launched during the year | decided during the year | No. of convictions | Imprisonment    | 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                      | 98                      |                    | #               | 3578000            |
| 34    | Uttarakhand                            | 126                        | 41                       | 126                     | 98                 | #               | # 1713000          |
| 35    | West Bengal                            | 423                        | 16                       | 17                      | # 17               | #               |                    |
| Total | Total                                  | 65873                      | 9674                     | 22520                   | 5000               | 0               | 67912300           |

Source : Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF) 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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