Lok Sabha Question No. 2419 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-09
Subject: Inspection of Factories
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: JYOTI DHURVE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2419 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

## INSPECTION OF FACTORIES

†2419. SHRIMATI JYOTI DHURVE:

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

- (a)whether  the  registered  factories  are  inspected  under  Factory  Act for ensuring industrial health and safety;
- (b)if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  factories inspected during each of the last three years and the current year,
- State/UT-wise;
- (c)the number factories found to be hazardous/most hazardous during
- the said inspection; and
- (d)the action taken against such factories, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b): Yes, Madam.  The factories registered under the Factories Act, 1948 are inspected as per the provisions contained under Section 9 of Act. The inspections of such factories are carried out to ensure compliance  by  the  occupier/manager  of  the  factory  of  the  various provisions relating to health, safety and welfare, working hours, etc. of the Act.

The Act and the State Factories Rules framed there under are  enforced  by  the  respective  State  Government  through  the  State Factories  Inspectorate/Directorate.  As  per  the  available  record,  the State-wise  number  of  factories  registered  under  the  Factories  Act, 1948 and inspected during the year 2012, 2013 & 2014 is at Annexure-I.

(c) & (d): The details  of  number  of  factories  found  to  be  hazardous/ most  hazardous  during  the  said  inspection  and  the  action  taken against such factories is not maintained by this Ministry.

As per the information collected from the Chief Inspector of Factories, the State-wise number of 'hazardous process' factories for the  year  2012,  2013  &  2014  is    at  Annexure-II  and  the  State-wise prosecutions & convictions for the year 2012, 2013 and 2014 are at Annexure-III, Annexure-IV & Annexure-V respectively including prosecutions and convictions in respect of hazardous process industries.

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ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  of  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  2419  FOR  09/05/2016  RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  JYOTI  DHURVE  REGARDING INSPECTION OF FACTORIES.

State-wise no. of factories inspected during the year 2012, 2013 and 2014

| Sl. No.   | State/ Union Territory             | 2012   | 2013   | 2014   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 19     | 28     | 31     |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 7967   | 10198  | 4607   |
| 3.        | Assam                              | 1154   | 1629   | 1610   |
| 4.        | Bihar                              | 1816   | 1194   | 1059   |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                         | 28     | 24     | ..     |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 716    | 1152   | 1311   |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 190    | 180    | 160    |
| 8.        | Delhi                              | 2167   | 1775   | 1105   |
| 9.        | Goa                                | 211    | 224    | 161    |
| 10.       | Gujarat                            | 13916  | 16490  | 13499  |
| 11.       | Haryana                            | 2720   | 1562   | 2742   |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 1093   | 1093   | 1201   |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 1065   | ..     | ..     |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                          | 17282  | 2795   | 2630   |
| 15.       | Karnataka                          | 8176   | 7979   | 9160   |
| 16.       | Kerala                             | 14043  | 12852  | 13656  |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 3066   | 3423   | ..     |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                        | 11873  | 18184  | 14352  |
| 19.       | Manipur                            | ..     | 150    | ..     |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                          | 70     | 35     | 17     |
| 21.       | Nagaland                           | 152    | 204    | 210    |
| 22.       | Odisha                             | 2545   | 2434   | 2824   |
| 23.       | Pudduchery                         | 1066   | 1670   | ..     |
| 24.       | Punjab                             | 1003   | 2904   | 2599   |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                          | 3051   | 2163   | 3194   |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 25030  | 34787  | 27634  |
| 27.       | Telangana                          | +      | +      | 3849   |
| 28.       | Tripura                            | 1271   | 1330   | 1124   |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | ..     | ..     | 1087   |
| 30.       | Uttarakhand                        | 53     | 78     | 107    |
| 31.       | West Bengal                        | 4366   | 3813   | 3356   |
| Total     | Total                              | 126109 | 130350 | 113285 |

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

(ii)+ : Newly formed state ,

(iii) ..   :  Not Available

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

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  of  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  2419  FOR  09/05/2016  RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  JYOTI  DHURVE  REGARDING INSPECTION OF FACTORIES.

State-wise Hazardous Factories under Sec. 2(cb) for the years 2012, 2013 & 2014

| Sl. No.   | State/ Union Territory             | 2012   | 2013   | 2014   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------|--------|--------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 2      | 2      | 2      |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 1433   | 1433   | 644    |
| 3.        | Assam                              | 178    | 12     | 12     |
| 4.        | Bihar                              | 45     | 45     | 45     |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                         | 0      | 0      | ..     |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                       | 639    | 687    | 706    |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 48     | 48     | 32     |
| 8.        | Delhi                              | 343    | 366    | 357    |
| 9.        | Goa                                | 17     | 17     | 15     |
| 10.       | Gujarat                            | 10121  | 1530   | 9039   |
| 11.       | Haryana                            | 1145   | 1010   | 1141   |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                   | 83     | 83     | 83     |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 24     | ..     | ..     |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                          | 284    | 566    | 576    |
| 15.       | Karnataka                          | 1122   | 1170   | 1197   |
| 16.       | Kerala                             | 771    | 714    | 1552   |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 1048   | 1113   | ..     |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                        | 4062   | 4252   | 3807   |
| 19.       | Manipur                            | ..     | 6      | ..     |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                          | 75     | 77     | 84     |
| 21.       | Nagaland                           | 0      | 0      | 0      |
| 22.       | Odisha                             | 433    | 444    | 580    |
| 23.       | Puducherry                         | 202    | 202    | 202    |
| 24.       | Punjab                             | 426    | 333    | 313    |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                          | 1170   | 1087   | 894    |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu                         | 1850   | 1205   | 1217   |
| 27.       | Telangana                          | +      | +      | 1586   |
| 28.       | Tripura                            | 19     | 22     | 31     |
| 29.       | Uttar Pradesh                      | ..     | ..     | 2477   |
| 30.       | Uttarakhand                        | 699    | 713    | 736    |
| 31.       | West Bengal                        | 5363   | 5953   | 4368   |
| Total     | Total                              | 31602  | 23090  | 31696  |

Note:

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

(ii) +   : Newly formed State

(iii) ..

:  Not Available

Source:

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

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  of  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  2419  FOR  09/05/2016  RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  JYOTI  DHURVE  REGARDING INSPECTION OF FACTORIES.

## Prosecution and Convictions under Section 92 & Section 96A for the year 2012

| Sl. N0.   | State/ Union Territory              | Pending from Previous year   | Launched during the year   | Decided during the year   | Convictions   | Imprison -ment (Person)   | Total fine Imposed (Rs.)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman &Nicobar Islands            | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh                      | 4677                         | 1211                       | 1053                      | 573           | 0                         | 5595500                    |
| 3.        | Assam                               | 12                           | 19                         | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 4.        | Bihar                               | 65                           | 16                         | 0                         | 15            | 0                         | 0                          |
| 5.        | Chandigarh                          | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 6.        | Chhattisgarh                        | 1142                         | 500                        | 267                       | 255           | 1                         | 8877800                    |
| 7.        | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Hawelli | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 8.        | Delhi                               | 554                          | 100                        | 421                       | 421           | 0                         | 3596000                    |
| 9.        | Goa                                 | 30                           | 19                         | 7                         | 6             | 0                         | 152500                     |
| 10.       | Gujarat                             | 12642                        | 1547                       | 522                       | 0             | 0                         | 4652205                    |
| 11.       | Haryana                             | 8784                         | 7756                       | 6007                      | 4004          | 0                         | 18705200                   |
| 12.       | Himachal Pradesh                    | 177                          | 88                         | 57                        | 57            | 0                         | 655000                     |
| 13.       | Jammu &Kashmir                      | 147                          | 33                         | 29                        | 0             | 0                         | 98000                      |
| 14.       | Jharkhand                           | 187                          | 31                         | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 15.       | Karnataka                           | 605                          | 214                        | 127                       | 86            | 0                         | 2653150                    |
| 16.       | Kerala                              | 72                           | 64                         | 40                        | 37            | 0                         | 356000                     |
| 17.       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 3281                         | 165                        | 269                       | 0             | 1                         | 3275700                    |
| 18.       | Maharashtra                         | 1176                         | 187                        | 244                       | 242           | 0                         | 4903500                    |
| 19.       | Manipur                             | ..                           | ..                         | ..                        | ..            | ..                        | ..                         |
| 20.       | Meghalaya                           | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 21.       | Nagaland                            | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 22.       | Odisha                              | 1595                         | 222                        | 5                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 23.       | Puducherry                          | 2                            | 12                         | 6                         | 6             | 0                         | 256000                     |
| 24.       | Punjab                              | 1170                         | 91                         | 140                       | 3             | 1                         | 1502000                    |
| 25.       | Rajasthan                           | 932                          | 77                         | 18                        | 18            | 0                         | 113000                     |
| 26.       | Tamil Nadu                          | 13193                        | 4504                       | 7855                      | 7292          | 0                         | 29384600                   |
| 27.       | Tripura                             | 11                           | 9                          | 10                        | 10            | 0                         | 50000                      |
| 28.       | Uttar Pradesh                       | ..                           | ..                         | ..                        | ..            | ..                        | ..                         |
| 29.       | Uttarakhand                         | 98                           | 30                         | 5                         | 0             | 0                         | 215000                     |
| 30.       | West Bengal                         | 579                          | 114                        | 43                        | 43            | 0                         | 853500                     |
| Total     | Total                               | 51131                        | 17009                      | 17125                     | 13068         | 3                         | 85894655                   |

Note:

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

(ii)

..

:  Not Available

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

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  of  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  2419  FOR  09/05/2016  RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  JYOTI  DHURVE  REGARDING INSPECTION OF FACTORIES.

## Prosecution and Convictions under Section 92 & Section 96A for the year 2013

| Sl. N0.   | State/ Union Territory              | Pending from Previous year   | Launched during the year   | Decided during the year   | Convictions   | Imprisonment (Person)   | Total fine Imposed (Rs.)   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
| 31.       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands            | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                       | 0                          |
| 32.       | Andhra Pradesh                      | 4831                         | 1216                       | 886                       | 525           | 0                       | 4360750                    |
| 33.       | Assam                               | 19                           | 17                         | 0                         | 0             | 0                       | 0                          |
| 34.       | Bihar                               | 81                           | 33                         | 0                         | 0             | 0                       | 0                          |
| 35.       | Chandigarh                          | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                       | 0                          |
| 36.       | Chhattisgarh                        | 795                          | 465                        | 331                       | 180           | 9                       | 17795000                   |
| 37.       | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Hawelli | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                       | 0                          |
| 38.       | Delhi                               | 233                          | 22                         | 166                       | 166           | 0                       | 158900                     |
| 39.       | Goa                                 | 42                           | 15                         | 8                         | 7             | 0                       | 208500                     |
| 40.       | Gujarat                             | 8921                         | 2047                       | 382                       | 137           | 0                       | 2669800                    |
| 41.       | Haryana                             | 8032                         | 4712                       | 4686                      | 2398          | 0                       | 10209234                   |
| 42.       | Himachal Pradesh                    | 208                          | 96                         | 57                        | 57            | 0                       | 445550                     |
| 43.       | Jammu &Kashmir                      | ..                           | ..                         | ..                        | ..            | ..                      | ..                         |
| 44.       | Jharkhand                           | 223                          | 42                         | 3                         | 0             | 0                       | 0                          |
| 45.       | Karnataka                           | 450                          | 199                        | 109                       | 48            | 1                       | 1623911                    |
| 46.       | Kerala                              | 96                           | 66                         | 38                        | 32            | 0                       | 516750                     |
| 47.       | Madhya Pradesh                      | 3177                         | 150                        | 99                        | 0             | 0                       | 2629000                    |
| 48.       | Maharashtra                         | 1119                         | 910                        | 791                       | 791           | 0                       | 13693500                   |
| 49.       | Manipur                             | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                       | 0                          |
| 50.       | Meghalaya                           | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                       | 0                          |
| 51.       | Nagaland                            | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                       | 0                          |
| 52.       | Odisha                              | 1812                         | 162                        | 54                        | 6             | 0                       | 25000                      |
| 53.       | Puducherry                          | 8                            | 4                          | 10                        | 10            | 0                       | 795000                     |
| 54.       | Punjab                              | 1121                         | 119                        | 183                       | 15            | 0                       | 24269500                   |
| 55.       | Rajasthan                           | 991                          | 66                         | 107                       | 103           | 1                       | 1715000                    |
| 56.       | Tamil Nadu                          | 9847                         | 4054                       | 3591                      | 2560          | 3                       | 23393390                   |
| 57.       | Tripura                             | 12                           | 9                          | 6                         | 6             | 0                       | 13000                      |
| 58.       | Uttar Pradesh                       | ..                           | ..                         | ..                        | ..            | ..                      | ..                         |
| 59.       | Uttarakhand                         | 67                           | 38                         | 2                         | 0             | 0                       | 100000                     |
| 60.       | West Bengal                         | 338                          | 118                        | 103                       | 103           | 0                       | 2096500                    |
|           | Total                               | 42423                        | 14560                      | 11612                     | 7144          | 14                      | 106718285                  |

## Note:

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

(ii)

..

:  Not Available

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

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (c)  &  (d)  of  LOK  SABHA  UN-STARRED QUESTION  NO.  2419  FOR  09/05/2016  RAISED  BY  SHRIMATI  JYOTI  DHURVE  REGARDING INSPECTION OF FACTORIES.

## Prosecution and Convictions under Section 92 & Section 96A for the year 2014

| Sl. N0.     | State/ Union Territory              | Pending from Previous year   | Launched during the year   | Decided during the year   | Convictions   | Imprison -ment (Person)   | Total fine Imposed (Rs.)   |
|-------------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.          | Andaman &Nicobar Islands            | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 2.          | Andhra Pradesh                      | 2068                         | 546                        | 431                       | 303           | 0                         | 4276500                    |
| 3.          | Assam                               | 17                           | 10                         | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 4.          | Bihar                               | 114                          | 34                         | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 5.          | Chandigarh                          | ..                           | ..                         | ..                        | ..            | ..                        | ..                         |
| 6.          | Chhattisgarh                        | 1070                         | 674                        | 272                       | 82            | 6                         | 17186000                   |
| 7.          | Daman &Diu and Dadra &Nagar Hawelli | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 8.          | Delhi                               | 89                           | 88                         | 53                        | 53            | 0                         | 582000                     |
| 9.          | Goa                                 | 25                           | 15                         | 15                        | 10            | 0                         | 175900                     |
| 10.         | Gujarat                             | 8015                         | 2430                       | 633                       | 223           | 0                         | 4174450                    |
| 11.         | Haryana                             | 8795                         | 10242                      | 7498                      | 5905          | 0                         | 14923450                   |
| 12.         | Himachal Pradesh                    | 247                          | 195                        | 73                        | 73            | 0                         | 511500                     |
| 13.         | Jammu &Kashmir                      | ..                           | ..                         | ..                        | ..            | ..                        | ..                         |
| 14.         | Jharkhand                           | 356                          | 34                         | 1                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 15.         | Karnataka                           | 598                          | 310                        | 112                       | 98            | 0                         | 2239000                    |
| 16.         | Kerala                              | 129                          | 57                         | 42                        | 37            | 0                         | 855000                     |
| 17.         | Madhya Pradesh                      | ..                           | ..                         | ..                        | ..            | ..                        | ..                         |
| 18.         | Maharashtra                         | 1238                         | 745                        | 473                       | 473           | 0                         | 8847500                    |
| 19.         | Manipur                             | ..                           | ..                         | ..                        | ..            | ..                        | ..                         |
| 20.         | Meghalaya                           | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 21.         | Nagaland                            | 0                            | 0                          | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 22.         | Odisha                              | 1920                         | 172                        | 0                         | 0             | 0                         | 0                          |
| 23.         | Puducherry                          | 2                            | 10                         | 9                         | 9             | 0                         | 520000                     |
| 24.         | Punjab                              | 1057                         | 109                        | 80                        | 50            | 0                         | 877300                     |
| 25.         | Rajasthan                           | 950                          | 44                         | 61                        | 58            | 0                         | 529000                     |
| 26.         | Tamil Nadu                          | 9420                         | 4003                       | 2374                      | 3276          | 7                         | 26051050                   |
| 27.         | Telangana                           | 1814                         | 793                        | 886                       | 385           | 0                         | 3454700                    |
| 28.         | Tripura                             | 8                            | 5                          | 10                        | 10            | 0                         | 64000                      |
| 29.         | Uttar Pradesh                       | 1995                         | 53                         | 292                       | 35            | 0                         | 1024500                    |
| 30.         | Uttarakhand                         | 44                           | 28                         | 7                         | 3             | 0                         | 710000                     |
| 31.         | West Bengal                         | 355                          | 101                        | 68                        | 68            | 0                         | 2161500                    |
| Total 40326 | Total 40326                         | Total 40326                  | 20698                      | 13390                     | 11151         | 13                        | 89163350                   |

Note: (i) There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim. (ii) .. :  Not Available Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/ UTs.

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