Lok Sabha Question No. 1611 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Contract Workers in CIL
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COAL

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1611

TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2015

**Contract Workers in CIL**

1611.	 SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state **:**

(a)	the total number of workers engaged by the contractors in each of the subsidiary coal mines of Coal India Limited (CIL), Company-wise;

(b) 	the total wages fixed for payment to workers of various categories appointed by the contractors ;

(c)	 whether the payment to workers is being made by the contractors as per the agreement made in this regard;

(d)        if so, the details  thereof, company-wise ; and

(e)	if not, the action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this   regard ?

**A N S W E R**

**MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL, POWER AND NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY**

(SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a):  Subsidiary-wise details of contractor workers as on 1.1.2015 are as under:-

| Subsidiary                                              |   No. of contractor workers deployed by the contractors.  |
|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Eastern Coalfields Ltd.(ECL)                            |                                                      8429 |
| Bharat Coking Coal Ltd.(BCCL)                           |                                                      6611 |
| Central Coalfields Ltd.(CCL)                            |                                                      3784 |
| Western Coalfields Ltd.(WCL)                            |                                                      4094 |
| South Eastern Coalfields Ltd.(SECL)                     |                                                     15246 |
| Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd.(MCL)                           |                                                     18098 |
| Northern Coalfields Ltd.(NCL)                           |                                                     11348 |
| Central Mine Planning and Design Institute Ltd.(CMPDIL) |                                                       757 |
| North Eastern Coalfields (NEC)                          |                                                       786 |
| Coal India Limited(CIL)                                 |                                                       114 |
| Total:                                                  |                                                     69267 |

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(b):  Wages fixed for payment of workers deployed by the contractors is as under:

(i) In mining activities wages are being paid as defined under section 2(h) (j) & (k) of Mines Act, 1952 as given below:-

| Categories of employees            | Minimum wages (per day) w.e.f. 1.4.2015 for six months.    |
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| Un-skilled                         | Rs. 494.00                                                 |
| Semi-skilled/Unskilled supervisory | Rs. 531.00                                                 |
| Skilled                            | Rs. 568.00                                                 |
| Highly skilled                     | Rs. 606.00                                                 |

(ii) In other works/activities wages are being paid as per the minimum wages fixed /prescribed by the respective State Government from time to time.

(c) to (e): Wages as explained above are paid by the contractors.

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