Lok Sabha Question No. 3652 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-08
Subject: Accidents in Drug Manufacturing Units
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE

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

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3652

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

## ACCIDENTS IN DRUG MANUFACTURING UNITS

†3652. DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE:

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

- (a)whether  cases  of  injuries/death  due  to  lethal  gas  leakage  in  drug manufacturing  companies  in  various  parts  of  the  country  have  been
- reported;
- (b)if so, the details thereof during the last three years company-wise;
- (c)whether  any  compensation  has  been  provided  by  the  Government  to the families of the injured/deceased, if so, the details thereof; and (d)the  preventive  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  in  this
- regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- The  Number  of  fatal  and  non-fatal  Injuries  in  all  chemical factories which includes drug manufacturing companies registered under the Factories Act, 1948 State/UT-wise during years 2012, 2013 & 2014 as per  the  information  collected  from  the  office  of  Chief  Inspectors  of
- (a) & (b): Factories  is enclosed as Annexure-I.
- (c): Compensation is payable by the employer as per the provisions of the Employees Compensation Act, 1923.
- (d): The  Government  of  India  has  enacted  a  comprehensive legislation i.e. the Factories Act, 1948, for taking care of the occupational safety, health & welfare issues of the workers employed in manufacturing sector  including  chemical  factories.  There  are  elaborate  provisions pertaining to the health, safety, welfare i.e. provisions related to hazardous  process,  working  hours,  penal  provisions  etc.  and  the  Rules prescribed there under are sufficient to ensure safety of the workers as far  as  the  manufacturing sector is concerned.  The Factories Act, 1948 and  the  State  Factories  Rules  framed  there  under  are  enforced  by  the respective  State/UTs  and  the  State/UTs  are  empowered  to  carryout inspections for enforcement of the provisions of the Act and the Rules.

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## ANNEXURE REFERED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF LOK SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 3652 FOR 08/08/2016 RAISED BY DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE REGARDING ACCIDENTS IN DRUG MANUFACTURING UNITS.

## State-wise Fatal and Non-fatal Injuries in Chemical factories which includes drug manufacturing industries for 2012, 2013 and 2014.

| Sl. No.   |                                    | 2012                        | 2012                        | 2013                        | 2013                        | 2014           | 2014               |
|-----------|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State/ Union Territory             | Fatal Injuries              | Non Fatal Injurie s         | Fatal Injuries              | Non Fatal Injuries          | Fatal Injuries | Non Fatal Injuries |
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0              | 0                  |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 9                           | 12                          | 4                           | 9                           | 8              | 44                 |
| 3.        | Assam                              | 0                           | 6                           | 0                           | 6                           | 0              | 3                  |
| 4.        | Bihar                              | 0                           | 12                          | 0                           | 10                          | 0              | 0                  |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0              | 0                  |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 0                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 0              | 2                  |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0              | 0                  |
| 8.        | Delhi                              | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0              | 0                  |
| 9.        | Goa                                | 1                           | 18                          | 0                           | 4                           | 0              | 9                  |
| 10.       | Gujarat                            | 45                          | 515                         | 29                          | 175                         | 62             | 222                |
| 11.       | Haryana                            | 1                           | 1                           | 0                           | 1                           | 0              | 1                  |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 2                           | 1                           | 1                           | 3                           | 2              | 3                  |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 0                           | 0                           | ..                          | ..                          | 0              | 0                  |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0              | 1                  |
| 15.       | Karnataka                          | 3                           | 53                          | 8                           | 43                          | 0              | 40                 |
| 16.       | Kerala                             | 0                           | 27                          | 3                           | 8                           | 1              | 34                 |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 3                           | 63                          | 5                           | 60                          | 21             | 49                 |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                        | 31                          | 390                         | 40                          | 336                         | 100            | 325                |
| 19.       | Manipur                            | .. ..                       |                             | 0                           | 0                           | 0              | 0                  |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0              | 0                  |
| 21.       | Nagaland                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0              | 0                  |
| 22.       | Odisha                             | 5                           | 6                           | 2                           | 10                          | 0              | 3                  |
| 23.       | Pudduchery                         | 0                           | 1                           | 0                           | 3                           | 0              | 1                  |
| 24.       | Punjab                             | 11                          | 13                          | 2                           | 2                           | 0              | 2                  |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                          | 0                           | 1                           | 5                           | 10                          | 7              | 23                 |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 59                          | 47                          | 72                          | 70                          | 15             | 33                 |
| 27.       | Telangana                          | Newly created state in 2014 | Newly created state in 2014 | Newly created state in 2014 | Newly created state in 2014 | 14             | 15                 |
| 28.       | Tripura                            | 0                           | 1 0                         | 1 0                         | 1 0                         | 0              | 0                  |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | ..                          | ..                          |                             | 0 ..                        | 1              | 1                  |
| 30.       | Uttarakhand                        | 1                           | .. 2                        | 2                           | 1                           | 0              | 3                  |
| 31.       | West Bengal                        | 1                           | 947                         | 0                           | 610                         | 5              | 449                |
|           | Total                              | 172                         | 2116                        | 174                         | 1361                        | 236            | 1263               |

Note:

(i) There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim.

(ii) Data classified as per NIC 1998

(iii) .. :  Not Available

Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories   of States/ UTs.

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