Lok Sabha Question No. 2345 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-14
Subject: Jobloss due to Closure of Industries
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: ALOK SANJAR

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2345 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2015

## JOBLOSS DUE TO CLOSURE OF INDUSTRIES

†2345. SHRI ALOK SANJAR:

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

- (a)whether the Government is aware that a large number of workers have been affected and/or rendered unemployed due to closure of a number of industries/factories and firms in the country;
- (b)if so, the details thereof indicating the number industries/factories/firms closed down and workers affected during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- of
- (c)whether the Government proposes to revive the closed industries/factories and provide alternative employment to the workers/employees rendered unemployed;
- (d)if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  number  of  workers  likely  to  be benefited  as  a  result  thereof,  State/UT-wise  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and
- (e)the  other  remedial  measures  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide employment to the workers rendered unemployed as a result of closure of industrial units and firms in various parts of the country? ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) & (b): As per the information compiled by the Labour Bureau under the Ministry of Labour & Employment, the State-wise details of closure of units  and  workers  affected  thereby  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year is given at Annexure.
- Decisions  with  regard  to  closure  and  re-opening  of  closed Central Public Sector Enterprises (CPSEs) are taken by the administrative Ministries concerned as per the revival/restructuring plan of the company on  case  to  case  basis.  Details  of  revival/rehabilitation  of  other  closed
- (c) to (e): units are not centrally maintained.

Department  of  Public  Enterprises  is  implementing  a  Scheme for  separated  employees  of  CPSEs  to  impart  short  duration  training  to equip  them  with  skill/expertise  which  in  turn,  enable  them  to  take  up mainly self-employment activities.

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States/Union

## ANNEXURE

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUETSION NO. 2345 FOR ANSWER ON 14/12/2015  REGARDING JOB LOSS DUE TO CLOSURE OF INDUSTIRES

State-wise Closure of Units and Workers affected thereby during 2012 , 2013(#), 2014(#) and 2015

|                         | 2012                                                                                                                                                                  | 2012                                                                                                                                                                  | 2012                                                                                          | 2013 (#)                                                                                      | 2013 (#)                                                                                                                                                              | 2014 (#)                                                                                                                                                              | 2014 (#)                                                                                                                                                              | 2015 (*) (Jan. to Oct.)                                                                                                                                               | 2015 (*) (Jan. to Oct.)                                                                                                                                               |
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| State/Union Territories | Unit                                                                                                                                                                  | Workers affected                                                                                                                                                      | Workers affected                                                                              | Unit                                                                                          | Workers affected                                                                                                                                                      | Unit                                                                                                                                                                  | Workers affected                                                                                                                                                      | Unit                                                                                                                                                                  | Workers affected                                                                                                                                                      |
| Andhra Pradesh          | 5                                                                                                                                                                     | 300                                                                                                                                                                   | 300                                                                                           | 1                                                                                             | 728                                                                                                                                                                   | 3                                                                                                                                                                     | 326                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                     | 260                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Arunachal Pradesh       | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Assam                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Bihar                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Chhattisgarh            | 3                                                                                                                                                                     | 331                                                                                                                                                                   | 331                                                                                           | 1                                                                                             | 500                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | 1                                                                                                                                                                     | 153                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Goa                     | 6                                                                                                                                                                     | 108                                                                                                                                                                   | 108                                                                                           | 4                                                                                             | 179                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Gujarat                 | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | 3                                                                                             | 71                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Haryana                 | 1                                                                                                                                                                     | 23                                                                                                                                                                    | 23                                                                                            | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                     | 59                                                                                                                                                                    | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Himachal Pradesh        | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             | 191                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Jammu &Kashmir          | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Jharkhand               | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Karnataka               | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | 2                                                                                             | 71                                                                                                                                                                    | 5                                                                                                                                                                     | 552                                                                                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                                                                                     | 96                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Kerala                  | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Madhya Pradesh          | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Maharashtra             | 8                                                                                                                                                                     | 926                                                                                                                                                                   | 926                                                                                           | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Manipur                 | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Meghalaya               | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Mizoram                 | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Nagaland                | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Odisha                  | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
|                         | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   | (-)                                                                                           | (-)                                                                                           | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   | (1)                                                                                                                                                                   | (447)                                                                                                                                                                 | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   | ()                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Punjab                  | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Rajasthan               | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Sikkim                  | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Tamil Nadu              | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Tripura                 | 24                                                                                                                                                                    | 224                                                                                                                                                                   | 224                                                                                           | 82                                                                                            | 2736                                                                                                                                                                  | 16                                                                                                                                                                    | 396                                                                                                                                                                   | 8                                                                                                                                                                     | 601                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Telanagana*             |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                       | 2                                                                                                                                                                     | 2745                                                                                                                                                                  | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Uttar Pradesh           | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Uttarakhand             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | 2                                                                                                                                                                     | 123                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| West Bengal             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | - -                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| A &NIslands             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | - -                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Chandigarh              | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | 1 8                                                                                                                                                                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Daman &Diu              | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | - -                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Delhi                   | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | - -                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Lakshadweep             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | - -                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                       | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| Puducherry              | 1                                                                                                                                                                     | 22                                                                                                                                                                    | 22                                                                                            | -                                                                                             | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     | -                                                                                                                                                                     |
| TOTAL:                  |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                               |                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                       |
| State Sphere            | 48                                                                                                                                                                    | 48                                                                                                                                                                    | 1934                                                                                          | 95                                                                                            | 4476                                                                                                                                                                  | 4476                                                                                                                                                                  | 31                                                                                                                                                                    | 4209 11                                                                                                                                                               | 1110                                                                                                                                                                  |
| Central Sphere          | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   | (-)                                                                                           | (-)                                                                                           | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   | (1) (447)                                                                                                                                                             | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   | (-)                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Grand Total             | 48                                                                                                                                                                    | 48                                                                                                                                                                    | 1934                                                                                          | 95                                                                                            | 4476                                                                                                                                                                  | 4476                                                                                                                                                                  | 32                                                                                                                                                                    | 4656 11                                                                                                                                                               | 1110                                                                                                                                                                  |
| - = NIL                 | Note: Information is based on returns /clarification received in bureau till date 09/12/2015.                                                                         | Note: Information is based on returns /clarification received in bureau till date 09/12/2015.                                                                         | Note: Information is based on returns /clarification received in bureau till date 09/12/2015. | Note: Information is based on returns /clarification received in bureau till date 09/12/2015. | Note: Information is based on returns /clarification received in bureau till date 09/12/2015.                                                                         | Note: Information is based on returns /clarification received in bureau till date 09/12/2015.                                                                         | Note: Information is based on returns /clarification received in bureau till date 09/12/2015.                                                                         | Note: Information is based on returns /clarification received in bureau till date 09/12/2015.                                                                         | Note: Information is based on returns /clarification received in bureau till date 09/12/2015.                                                                         |
| # = Provisional         | Source : Industrial Disputes is based on returns received every month from the Labour Departments of the States and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central). *= It has | Source : Industrial Disputes is based on returns received every month from the Labour Departments of the States and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central). *= It has | w.e.f. the 2nd                                                                                | June, 2014.                                                                                   | Source : Industrial Disputes is based on returns received every month from the Labour Departments of the States and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central). *= It has | Source : Industrial Disputes is based on returns received every month from the Labour Departments of the States and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central). *= It has | Source : Industrial Disputes is based on returns received every month from the Labour Departments of the States and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central). *= It has | Source : Industrial Disputes is based on returns received every month from the Labour Departments of the States and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central). *= It has | Source : Industrial Disputes is based on returns received every month from the Labour Departments of the States and Regional Labour Commissioner (Central). *= It has |