Lok Sabha Question No. 163 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-04
Subject: Compliance of Safety and Labour Issues
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Rahul Ramesh Shewale

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 163 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2023

## COMPLIANCE OF SAFETY AND LABOUR ISSUES

163.  SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE:

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

- (a)whether there is a need to address safety and labour issues in the context of India's rapid economic growth and its integration into
- global markets;
- (b)if so, the details thereof;
- (c)the  details  of  the  mechanism  with  the  Government  to  check compliance of safety and labour issues in the country particularly in Odisha and Maharashtra;
- (d)whether  non-compliance  could  lead  to  non-tariff  trade  barriers, impeding our growth story; and
- (e)if so, the steps taken by the Government to strengthen the safety and labour issues in the country?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (e): The 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  Act.    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.

The Factories Act, 1948 and the rules framed thereunder are  enforced  by  States  /  Union  Territories  through  their  Chief Inspector of Factories (CIF) / Director of Industrial Safety & Health (DISH).

Non-compliance  at work  place may  lead to unsafe conditions  and  unsafe  acts  which  may  result  into  accident  / dangerous occurrence leading to loss of life, property and damage to working environment. This leads to loss of productivity at work place eventually impeding the production at work place.

The  Occupier  and  Managers  of  the  factories  registered under  the  Act  are  required  to  comply  with  the  provisions  of  the Factories Act, 1948 and rules framed thereunder. In case of violations of any of the provisions thereof, the CIF / DISH of the States / UTs are empowered to initiate penal action against the occupier and manager of the factories.

As per the information received by DGFASLI from States / Union  Territories,  the  details  of  prosecution  and  conviction  under section 92 and 96 - A of the Factories Act, 1948 for the calendar years

2020 to 2022 is at Annexure.

Further, the Factories Act, 1948 has been subsumed in the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.  The Code has been notified on 29 th  September, 2020. *                                                  *****

Annexure referred to in reply of part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 163 to be answered on 04.12.2023 raised by Shri Chandra Sekhar Sahu and Shri Rahul Ramesh Shewale regarding Compliance of Safety and Labour Issues.

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

|        |                             | 2020                       | 2020                      | 2020                      | 2020                | 2020            | 2020               |
|--------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|        |                             | No. of prosecutions        | No. of prosecutions       | No. of prosecutions       |                     | Penalty imposed | Penalty imposed    |
| S. No. | State/UT                    | pending from previous year | launch ed during the year | decid ed durin g the year | No. of convicti ons | Imprison ment   | Total fine imposed |
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | #                          | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 1281                       | 256                       | 18                        | 8                   | #               | 317000             |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | #                          | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 4      | Assam                       | 133                        | 5                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 243                        | 20                        | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | #                          | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                | 364                        | 204                       | 108                       | 98                  | #               | 4554501            |
| 8      | DD&DNH                      | #                          | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 9      | Delhi                       | 206                        | 30                        | 33                        | 33                  | #               | 70000              |
| 10     | Goa                         | 12                         | 1                         | 1                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 11     | Gujarat                     | 16397                      | 1466                      | 379                       | 379                 | #               | 3615800            |
| 12     | Haryana                     | 9157                       | 2180                      | 912                       | 598                 | #               | 3522500            |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh            | 427                        | 44                        | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 14     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 26                         | 16                        | 10                        | 10                  | #               | 49000              |
| 15     | Jharkhand                   | 369                        | 11                        | 1                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 16     | Karnataka                   | 694                        | 103                       | 83                        | 27                  | 8               | 1172000            |
| 17     | Kerala                      | 197                        | 33                        | 24                        | 14                  | #               | 246000             |
| 18     | Lakshadweep                 | *                          | *                         | *                         | *                   | *               | *                  |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh              | 2112                       | 98                        | 4                         | #                   | #               | 114000             |
| 20     | Maharashtra                 | 2481                       | 405                       | 226                       | 224                 | #               | 6408000            |
| 21     | Manipur                     | #                          | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 22     | Meghalaya                   | #                          | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 23     | Mizoram                     | #                          | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 24     | Nagaland                    | #                          | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 25     | Odisha                      | 2606                       | 77                        | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 26     | Puducherry                  | 5                          | 4                         | 4                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 27     | Punjab                      | 1102                       | 9                         | 16                        | 2                   | 1               | 256700             |
| 28     | Rajasthan                   | 283                        | 31                        | 4                         | #                   | #               | 60000              |
| 29     | Sikkim                      | *                          | *                         | *                         | *                   | *               | *                  |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu                  | 10927                      | 2231                      | 1089                      | 1067                | 1               | 10242500           |
| 31     | Telangana                   | 2668                       | 184                       | 111                       | 98                  | #               | 1840000            |
| 32     | Tripura                     | 4                          | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 33     | Uttar Pradesh               | 2391                       | 70                        | 5                         | 5                   | #               | 194000             |
| 34     | Uttarakhand                 | 19                         | 12                        | 19                        |                     |                 |                    |
| 35     | West Bengal                 | #                          | #                         | #                         | # #                 | # #             | # #                |
| Total  | Total                       | 54104                      | 7490                      | 3047                      | 2563                | 10              | 32662001           |

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

Note

:     (i) *: There are no registered factories in this State/UT.

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

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

|        |                             | 2021                         | 2021                      | 2021                      | 2021                | 2021            | 2021               |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|        |                             | No. of prosecutions          | No. of prosecutions       | No. of prosecutions       |                     | Penalty imposed | Penalty imposed    |
| S. No. | State/UT                    | pendi ng from previo us year | launch ed during the year | decid ed durin g the year | No. of convicti ons | Imprison ment   | Total fine imposed |
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 1562                         | 602                       | 215                       | 215                 | #               | 3459500            |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 4      | Assam                       | 22                           | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 263                          | 30                        | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                | 460                          | 178                       | 181                       | 104                 | #               | 15861000           |
| 8      | DD&DNH                      | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 9      | Delhi                       | 203                          | 32                        | 15                        | 32                  | #               | 159000             |
| 10     | Goa                         | 17                           | 6                         | 3                         | 2                   | #               | 60000              |
| 11     | Gujarat                     | 17484                        | 2312                      | 1376                      | 1285                | #               | 13022500           |
| 12     | Haryana                     | 8146                         | 3120                      | 2541                      | 1823                | #               | 7302500            |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh            | 471                          | 26                        | 34                        | 34                  | #               | 623000             |
| 14     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 31                           | 17                        | 7                         | 7                   | #               | 20000              |
| 15     | Jharkhand                   | 367                          | 16                        | 1                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 16     | Karnataka                   | 714                          | 88                        | 80                        | 30                  | 6               | 1172000            |
| 17     | Kerala                      | 207                          | 31                        | 37                        | 26                  | 2               | 683500             |
| 18     | Lakshadweep                 | *                            | *                         | *                         | *                   | *               | *                  |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh              | 2206                         | 91                        | 30                        | #                   | #               | 1554000            |
| 20     | Maharashtra                 | 2429                         | 547                       | 412                       | 83                  | #               | 5675500            |
| 21     | Manipur                     | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 22     | Meghalaya                   | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 23     | Mizoram                     | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 24     | Nagaland                    | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 25     | Odisha                      | 2683                         | 60                        | 3                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 26     | Puducherry                  | 5                            | 8                         | 7                         | #                   | #               | 440000             |
| 27     | Punjab                      | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 28     | Rajasthan                   | 310                          | 22                        | 7                         | #                   | #               | 655000             |
| 29     | Sikkim                      | *                            | *                         | *                         | *                   | *               | *                  |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu                  | 7559                         | 1682                      | 1335                      | 1297                | #               | 12149000           |
| 31     | Telangana                   | 2825                         | 179                       | 144                       | 72                  | #               | 1935000            |
| 32     | Tripura                     | 8                            | 1                         | 2                         | 2                   | #               | 11000              |
| 33     | Uttar Pradesh               | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 34     | Uttarakhand                 | 12                           | 20                        |                           | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 35     | West Bengal                 | #                            | #                         | 19 #                      | #                   | #               | #                  |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL                       | 47984                        | 9068                      | 6449                      | 5012                | 8               | 64782500           |

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

Note

:     (i) *: There are no registered factories in this State/UT.

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

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

|        |                             | 2022                         | 2022                      | 2022                      | 2022                | 2022            | 2022               |
|--------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|        |                             | No. of prosecutions          | No. of prosecutions       | No. of prosecutions       |                     | Penalty imposed | Penalty imposed    |
| S. No. | State/UT                    | pendi ng from previo us year | launch ed during the year | decid ed durin g the year | No. of convicti ons | Imprison ment   | Total fine imposed |
| 1      | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh              | 1925                         | 269                       | 168                       | 137                 | #               | 2526000            |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh           | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 4      | Assam                       | 22                           | 26                        | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 5      | Bihar                       | 273                          | 34                        | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 6      | Chandigarh                  | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 7      | Chhattisgarh                | 457                          | 238                       | 238                       | 144                 | #               | 19198000           |
| 8      | DD&DNH                      | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 9      | Delhi                       | 220                          | 30                        | 49                        | 49                  | #               | 614000             |
| 10     | Goa                         | 22                           | 2                         | 2                         | 1                   | #               | 50000              |
| 11     | Gujarat                     | 14619                        | 2806                      | 3890                      | 1497                | #               | 22444000           |
| 12     | Haryana                     | 6814                         | 4787                      | 3256                      | 1946                | #               | 10924200           |
| 13     | Himachal Pradesh            | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 14     | Jammu and Kashmir           | 41                           | 13                        | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 15     | Jharkhand                   | 412                          | 33                        | 2                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 16     | Karnataka                   | 613                          | 194                       | 155                       | 86                  | 10              | 3311100            |
| 17     | Kerala                      | 216                          | 22                        | 45                        | 37                  | #               | 811000             |
| 18     | Lakshadweep                 | *                            | *                         | *                         | *                   | *               | *                  |
| 19     | Madhya Pradesh              | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 20     | Maharashtra                 | 2546                         | 481                       | 457                       | 377                 | #               | 14526000           |
| 21     | Manipur                     | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 22     | Meghalaya                   | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 23     | Mizoram                     | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 24     | Nagaland                    | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 25     | Odisha                      | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 26     | Puducherry                  | 6                            | 1                         | 1                         | #                   | #               | 90000              |
| 27     | Punjab                      | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 28     | Rajasthan                   | 325                          | 20                        | 13                        | 4                   | #               | 15000              |
| 29     | Sikkim                      | *                            | *                         | *                         | *                   | *               | *                  |
| 30     | Tamil Nadu                  | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 31     | Telangana                   | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 32     | Tripura                     | 8                            | 4                         | 4                         | 2                   | #               | 90000              |
| 33     | Uttar Pradesh               | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 34     | Uttarakhand                 | 13                           | 19                        | 19                        | #                   | #               | #                  |
| 35     | West Bengal                 | #                            | #                         | #                         | #                   | #               | #                  |
| TOTAL  | TOTAL                       | 28532                        | 8979                      | 8299                      | 4280                | 10              | 74599300           |

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

Note

:     (i) *: There are no registered factories in this State/UT.

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

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