Lok Sabha Question No. 2416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Poor Inspection of Hazardous Factories
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: Shri Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2416 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.08.2025

## POOR INSPECTION OF HAZARDOUS FACTORIES

2416. SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

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

- (a)whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  inspection  rates  of hazardous  and  general  factories  in  key  industrial  States  like Maharashtra,  Tamil  Nadu  and  Gujarat  are  significantly  low  as reported  by  the  Directorate  General  Factory  Advice  Service  & Labour Institutes report, 2021;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  inspection  rates  for hazardous and general factories during the last ten years, State/UT and year-wise;
- (c)whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  assessments  to identify  the  reasons  for  the  low  inspection  rates  and  gaps  in inspection  practices  by  State  Governments,  if  so,  the  details thereof;
- (d)whether the Government has any plans to issue guidelines, provide financial assistance, or offer capacity-building support to enhance
- inspection infrastructure at the State level; and
- (e)if so, the details thereof including any proposed timelines for its implementation?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

- (a) to (e): The  Government  has  enacted  the  Factories  Act,  1948 which provides for safety, health and welfare of workers working in the factories registered under the Act. The Factories Act, 1948 and rules  framed  thereunder  are  enforced  by  the  respective  State Governments  through  the  Chief  Inspectors  of  Factories  (CIFs)  / Directorates of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) in their respective sphere including the state of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat. Details of State/UT-wise total number  of registered factories inspected, including hazardous  factories, registered under the Factories  Act,  1948  during  the  last  ten  years  (2014-2023)  are  at Annexure.

The  decrease  in  inspections  as  reported  in  Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) report may  have  been  due  to  restrictions  prevailing  in  the  country  on account of COVID pandemic.

DGFASLI  organizes  specialized  training  programmes  for the Inspector of Factories appointed by the State Governments under the Factories Act, 1948. The basic course for Factory Inspectors is designed for fresh recruits with the objective of imparting technical knowledge and skills in the field of safety and health.

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Annexure Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question no. 2416 for 04.08.2025.

## State/UT-wise details of no. of registered factories inspected in the last 10 years (2014-2023)

| Sl.   | State/UT                 | 2014   | 2015   | 2016   | 2017   | 2018   | 2019   | 2020   | 2021   | 2022   | 2023   |
|-------|--------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1     | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 31     | 31     | 15     | 26     | 12     | 12     | #      | 19     | 20     | 1      |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh           | 4607   | 4708   | 4348   | 1857   | 1878   | 1462   | 1758   | 2696   | 1611   | 2982   |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh        | *      | *      | *      | *      | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
| 4     | Assam                    | 1610   | 2103   | 1059   | 1197   | 672    | 515    | 3529   | 1777   | 1207   | 1240   |
| 5     | Bihar                    | 1059   | 1289   | #      | 5      | 77     | 96     | 37     | 10     | 147    | 103    |
| 6     | Chandigarh               | 19     | 1      | 7      | 13     | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
| 7     | Chhattisgarh             | 1311   | 1385   | 1661   | 1004   | 590    | 733    | 513    | 692    | 724    | 1288   |
| 8     | DD&DNH                   | 160    | 140    | 141    | 136    | 180    | 195    | 195    | #      | #      | #      |
| 9     | Delhi                    | 1105   | 1036   | 1001   | 208    | 553    | 684    | 405    | 526    | 738    | 699    |
| 10    | Goa                      | 161    | 66     | 105    | 70     | 63     | 74     | 67     | 160    | 84     | 147    |
| 11    | Gujarat                  | 13499  | 14056  | 7483   | 4868   | 8907   | 16930  | 14390  | 8877   | 17722  | 19319  |
| 12    | Haryana                  | 2742   | 347    | 1630   | 460    | 990    | 1362   | 393    | 978    | 1617   | 2044   |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh         | 1201   | 1165   | 1211   | 1101   | 1373   | 1293   | 1030   | 999    | #      | #      |
| 14    | Jammu and Kashmir        | 1295   | 1166   | 1382   | 1140   | 643    | 536    | 481    | 645    | 739    | 802    |
| 15    | Jharkhand                | 2630   | 2544   | 1920   | 1190   | 1047   | 808    | 512    | 379    | 397    | 584    |
| 16    | Karnataka                | 9160   | 8395   | 8140   | 7538   | 11305  | 8421   | 6417   | 5630   | 7299   | 7065   |
| 17    | Kerala                   | 13656  | 12615  | 12936  | 12663  | 13213  | 14905  | 6110   | 5122   | 3995   | 5346   |
| 18    | Lakshadweep              | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      |
| 19    | Madhya Pradesh           | 3024   | 2249   | 1812   | 954    | 713    | 1662   | 323    | 796    | 1437   | 1038   |
| 20    | Maharashtra              | 14352  | 11333  | 6311   | 3175   | 4911   | 3190   | 4598   | 3158   | 5086   | 4745   |
| 21    | Manipur                  | 162    | 185    | 279    | 270    | 209    | 217    | 235    | 191    | 92     | 53     |
| 22    | Meghalaya                | 17     | 19     | 42     | 74     | 64     | 140    | 50     | 51     | 30     | 90     |
| 23    | Mizoram                  | *      | #      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | 1      | #      | 3      |
| 24    | Nagaland                 | 210    | 263    | 883    | 759    | 84     | 62     | 4      | 16     | 24     | 56     |
| 25    | Odisha                   | 2824   | 3189   | 1113   | 1113   | 1138   | 921    | 992    | 959    | 1085   | 1023   |
| 26    | Puducherry               | 1167   | 1082   | 942    | 1056   | 1012   | 994    | 893    | 479    | 426    | 357    |
| 27    | Punjab                   | 2599   | 2141   | 2051   | 3298   | 2637   | 1999   | 1364   | #      | 2759   | 1998   |
| 28    | Rajasthan                | 3194   | 2819   | 5730   | 3943   | 8794   | 1268   | 3841   | 2443   | 4020   | 1829   |
| 29    | Sikkim                   | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      | *      |
| 30    | Tamil Nadu               | 27634  | 29781  | 30668  | 26749  | 10762  | 21487  | 12448  | 8163   | 9552   | 9784   |
| 31    | Telangana                | 3849   | 2529   | 3229   | 3229   | 2950   | 5917   | 4139   | 1735   | 5529   | 4623   |
| 32    | Tripura                  | 1124   | 907    | 1109   | 1191   | 1206   | 1449   | 807    | 489    | 501    | 389    |
| 33    | Uttar Pradesh            | 1087   | 1421   | 1416   | 2140   | 1857   | 220    | 433    | #      | #      | #      |
| 34    | Uttarakhand              | 107    | 141    | 80     | 363    | 424    | 218    | 98     | 134    | 94     | 66     |
| 35    | West Bengal              | 3356   | 2044   | 2844   | #      | 2385   | #      | #      | #      | #      | #      |
|       | Total                    | 118952 | 111150 | 101549 | 81791  | 80650  | 87771  | 66063  | 47125  | 66935  | 67674  |