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1 ISSN INDIAN LABOUR JOURNAL (A MONTHLY PUBLICATION) Volume 54 June 2013 No. 6 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU SHIMLA/CHANDIGARH

2 EDITORIAL COMMITTEE Chairman Editor Associate Editor Daljeet Singh I.S.Negi R.C.Jarial Staff Writers Laxmi Kant Ravinder Kumar NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS Non-controversial articles on labour matters of topical interest (e.g. labour and wage policy; industrial relations; industrial management; trade union movement; labour welfare; workers participation in management; employment/ unemployment; labour research of empirical value and of general interest etc.) are accepted for publication in the Journal. The articles generally not exceeding ten thousand words may be sent in a floppy diskette of 3.5 or C.D in Microsoft Word only with a print out in double space on one side foolscap paper, addressed to the Director General, Labour Bureau, Cleremont, Shimla alongwith a declaration by the author that the article has neither been published nor submitted for publication elsewhere. All references and footnotes, may be given only at the end of the articles. Authors are solely responsible for the factual accuracy and the opinion expressed in their signed articles. The Labour Bureau, however, reserves the right to edit, amend and delete any portion of the article with a view to make it more presentable and to reject any article, if not found suitable. The articles which are rejected will not be returned and no correspondence will be entertained on the articles which are rejected by the Editorial Committee. A copy of the Journal, in which the article appears, is supplied to the author. An honorarium up to Rs. 1,000 is also payable as per rules for each article published. Our address: The Director General, Labour Bureau Cleremont, Shimla Fax No: Website: [email protected]

3 PREFACE The Indian Labour Journal earlier known as Indian Labour Gazette is a monthly publication being brought out since July, This publication is the only official publication of its kind in the country disseminating latest labour statistics and research in the field of labour which has immense utility for diverse stakeholders such as Employers and Employees Organizations, Research Scholars, Central and State Governments, Autonomous Bodies, Courts, Universities etc. The Journal normally contains matters of interest on labour such as Labour Activities, News about Indian & Foreign Labour, Labour Decisions, Labour Literature and Labour Statistics. But, at times, non controversial articles on labour matters of topical interest and the gist of the Reports, Enquiries & Studies conducted by Labour Bureau are also published. Suggestions for further improvement of the publication are welcome. LABOUR BUREAU, SHIMLA DALJEET SINGH DIRECTOR GENERAL

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5 INDIAN LABOUR JOURNAL Published Monthly by LABOUR BUREAU SHIMLA/CHANDIGARH (First Published in July, 1943 as Indian Labour Gazette) Vol.54 June, 2013 No 6 CONTENTS Page REPORTS ENQUIRIES AND STUDIES Report on the Working of the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 for the Year LABOUR ACTIVITIES Labour Situation 577 Industrial Disputes 578 NEWS IN BRIEF (a) INDIAN LABOUR Job Creation Shows Upswing, Grows 9% in Eight Key Sectors 579 Taking Care of Staff Gives Cos Edge: Study 579 Indian Trade Unions are Getting Bigger, Coinciding with Slowdown 580 More Women Taking Up Jobs with Long-Working Hours, Travelling: Report 580 Ministerial Panel Likely to Look into Labour Laws 580 Tripartite Panel Endorses EPFO Circular on Clubbing Allowances to Calculate PF 581 Microsoft Most Attractive Employer in India: Randstad 581 Industries/Services declared Public Utility Services under the Industrial Disputes Act Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 582 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers 582 ( b) FOREIGN LABOUR Ten Million More Unemployed in Europe Than in Saudi Gives Illegal Foreign Workers 3 Months' Grace 583 American Immigration Reforms Could Spell Doom for Indian IT 583 Germany to Ease Immigration Norms for Skilled Workers from Non-EU Countries 584 Ryder Warns That Prospects for Jobs Recovery are Receding 584 Spanish Unemployment Tops 6m 585 LABOUR DECISIONS Accident Includes any Untoward, Unexpected Event 586

6 LABOUR LITERATURE Important Articles of Labour Interest Published in the Periodicals Received in the Labour Bureau 587 STATISTICS Section A- Monthly Statistics 591 Section B- Serial Statistics 633 Section C- Special Tables 662 ANY REPRODUCTION FROM THE JOURNAL SHOULD BE SUITABLY ACKNOWLEDGED Subscription and complaints, if any, regarding the distribution of the Indian Labour Journal should be sent only to THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, CIVIL LINES, DELHI Pre-payable subscription rates for the Indian Labour Journal Annual Rate of Subscription Rs Sale per copy Rs

7 REPORTS ENQUIRIES AND STUDIES Report on the Working of the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 for the Year Introduction The Workmen s Compensation Act, 1923 (Employees Compensation Act w.e.f ), which aims at providing financial protection to the employee's and/or their dependents in case of accidents arising out of and in the course of employment and causing either death or disablement of employee's, came into force on 1st July, Besides, the Act has a provision of paying compensation to the employee's for some occupational diseases contracted by them during the course of their employment. Labour Bureau has been bringing out reviews/reports on the working of the Act based on the returns received from State Governments /Union Territories every year. The present report is for the year Main Provisions and Scope of the Act: 2.1 The Act extends to the whole of India and applies to workers employed in any capacity specified in Schedule II of the Act which includes Factories, Mines, Plantations, Mechanically Propelled Vehicles, Construction Work and certain other hazardous occupations and specified categories of Railway Servants. There is no wage limit for coverage of workers under the Act. It does not, however, apply to (i) persons serving in Armed Forces and (ii) workers covered by the Employees State Insurance Act, The State Governments administer the provisions of this Act through the Commissioners appointed for specified areas. The Commissioners thus appointed are empowered for (i) settlement of disputed claims, (ii) disposal of cases of injuries involving death, and (iii) revision of periodical payments. They are also empowered to impose penalty on employers who fail to pay compensation due to the injured workers within one month. 2.3 Sub-section (3) of Section 2 of the Act, empowers the State Governments to extend the scope of the Act to any class of persons whose occupations are considered hazardous after giving three months notice, to be published in the Official Gazette. Similarly, under Section 3(3) of the Act, the State Governments are also empowered to add any other disease to the list mentioned in Parts A and B of Schedule-II, and the Central Government, in case of employments specified in Part C of Schedule III of the Act. Besides, the State Governments also make rules for ensuring that the provisions of the Act are complied with. 2.4 The amount of compensation payable to an employee depends on the nature of injury caused by accident, the monthly wage and the age of the employee concerned. In case of death the minimum amount of compensation fixed is Rs.1,20,000 whereas it is Rs.1,40,000 in case of permanent total disablement. These enhanced rates of compensation have come into force w.e.f. 18 th January The wage ceiling limit for working out compensation has been increased from Rs.4,000/- to Rs.8,000/- per month w.e.f Compensation is payable under Sub-section (i) of Section 3 of the Act by the employers in the case of injury, caused by an accident arising out of and in the course of employment, exceeding 3 days. In cases where the disablement prolongs for 28 days or more, compensation is payable from the date of disablement. No compensation is, however, payable if the injury, not resulting in death, is caused by the fault of the worker, arising from factors such as influence of alcoholic drinks and drugs, willful disobedience of the employees to an order or rule, willful removal or disregard by the employees of any safety guard or other device, etc. Besides, under Sub-section (2) of Section 3 of the Act, compensation is also payable to such workers who 569

8 contract occupational diseases in the course of their employment as specified in Schedule-III of the Act. 3. Number of Compensated Accidents and the Amount of Compensation Paid 3.1 The total number of compensated accidents and the amount of compensation paid on the basis of States and Union Territories submitting returns at all-india level for the years 2008 to 2010 is presented in Table-1. During 2010 as many as 5,765 compensated accidents resulting in death, permanent disablement and temporary disablement were reported by the States and Union Territories and an amount of Rs lakh was paid as compensation. Out of the total compensated accidents 33.63% were fatal accidents 49.11% related to permanent disablement and 17.26% were temporary disablement cases. The compensation paid in case of these categories was Rs lakh, Rs lakh and Rs lakh respectively. Table-1 Number of compensated accidents and the amount of compensation paid by the establishments submitting returns during 2008 to 2010 Year Average daily number of workers employed in establishments submitting returns Number of compensated accidents resulting in Death Permanent disable ment Temporary disable ment Amount of compensation paid for (Rs. in Lakh.) Total Death Permanent disable ment Tempor ary disable ment Total (26.76) (19.55) (53.69) (100.00) (23.31) (13.42) (63.27) (100.00) (33.63) (49.11) (17.26) (100.00) Notes: The figures in brackets indicate percentage share to total. 3.2 Industry/Establishment wise break-up of number of compensated accidents and the amount of compensation paid during the year 2010 is given in Table-2. Of the total compensated accidents, Factories accounted for highest i.e % followed by Miscellaneous 31.47% and Building & Construction 9.94%. Whereas in case of compensation paid, Miscellaneous has the maximum share of 49.65% followed by Factories 32.51% & Mines 7.53%. 570

9 Death Average daily No. of workers employed in establishments submitting returns Permanent disablement Temporary disablement Total Death Permanent disablement Temporary disablement Total Indian Labour Journal, June 2013 Table-2 Number of compensated accidents and the amount of compensation paid by the establishments submitting returns during 2010 Establishment Number of compensated accidents resulting in Amount of compensation paid (Rs. in Lakh.) 1. Factories (62.88) (25.94) (52.17) (86.03) (49.19) (29.62) (39.60) (33.41) (32.51) 2. Plantations (8.98) (10.26) (7.28) (3.02) (7.54) (3.46) (3.04) (6.06) (3.47) 3. Mines (0.55) (3.09) (1.48) (1.77) (4.42) (16.64) (7.53) 4. Ports & Docks (1.37) (0.21) (0.04) (0.09) (0.19) (0.03) (0.13) 5. Tramways Building and Construction (16.69) (13.67) (10.63) (0.70) (9.94) (8.41) (3.41) (0.89) (6.71) 7. Municipalities (1.91) 8. Railways Miscellaneous (7.62) (46.83) (28.40) (10.25) (31.47) (53.90) (37.28) (59.64) (49.65) All Establishments (100.00) (100.00) (100.00) (100.00) (100.00) (100.00) (100.00) (100.00) (100.00) (33.63) (49.11) (17.26) (100.00) (68.21) (27.16) (4.62) (100.00) - = Nil... = Not Reported Note = Figures in brackets indicate percentage share to total of all Establishments. 571

10 3.3 The details of Accident rate per one thousand workers employed, average amount of compensation paid and cost of compensated accidents per worker during 2010 are given in Table-3. It reveals that during 2010 accident rate per one thousand workers was highest in Miscellaneous followed by Mines 17.61, Plantations 4.55, Factories 4.24, Buildings and Constructions 3.23 and Ports & Docks Whereas the average amount of compensation paid per case was the highest in Mines (Rs.6.49 lakh) followed by Miscellaneous (Rs.2.40 lakh) and Ports & Docks (Rs.2.37 lakh). The compensation paid per worker employed was highest in Mines (Rs.11,423) followed by Miscellaneous (Rs.5,380), Factories (Rs. 427), though the average of all establishments stood at Rs.826 only. Table-3 Accident rate per one thousand workers employed, average amount of compensation paid and cost of compensated accidents per worker during 2010 Establishments Accident rate per one thousand workers employed Average amount of compensation paid per case (in Rs.) Compensation paid per worker employed in the Industry (in Rs.) Factories Plantations Mines Ports & Docks Tramways Building and Construction Municipalities Railways Miscellaneous All Industries = Nil.. = Not Reported 3.4 The number of compensated accidents and the amount of compensation paid during the year 2010 in the States and Union Territories which submitted returns except Railways are presented in Table - 4. Karnataka reported the largest number of compensated cases (3,012), followed by Andhra Pradesh (1,067) and Maharashtra (846). In all there were 1,939 fatal accidents, out of which the highest number (836 cases) occurred in Karnataka followed by Andhra Pradesh (657 cases). The average amount of compensation paid per case was highest in Chandigarh (Rs.4.90 lakh) followed by Andhra Pradesh (Rs lakh), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Rs lakh) and Rajasthan (Rs lakh). The incidence rate of fatal accidents per one thousand workers employed was highest in Haryana (60.24) followed by Karnataka (23.02) and Rajasthan (10.92) as against all-india average of In case of all accidents the incidence rate per thousand workers employed was highest in Haryana (84.34) followed by Karnataka (82.95), Chhattisgarh (30.64), Rajasthan (15.72) and Maharashtra (7.10) as against all India average of (5.42). 572

11 Table-4 Compensated accidents, amount of compensation paid and accident rate per 1000 workers except Railways during 2010 State/Union Territory Average daily number of workers employed in establishm ents submitting returns Death Number of compensated cases of accidents resulting in* Perman ent disable ment Tempor ary disable ment Amount of compensation (Rs in Lakh.) Total Death Perman ent disable ment Tempor ary disable ment Andhra Pradesh (2.30) (1.22) (0.21) (3.74) (5.21) (1.69) (3.25) (3.95) 2. Chhattisgarh (27.97) (2.68) (30.64) (0.93) (6.17) (1.39) 3. Haryana (60.24) (20.08) (4.02) (84.34) (0.99) (0.49) (0.27) (0.83) 4. Himachal Pradesh Karnataka (23.02) (59.60) (0.33) (82.95) (1.25) (0.57) (1.12) (0.76) 6. Kerala (1.03) (0.45) (0.47) (1.95) (3.52) (2.15) (0.79) (2.55) 7. Maharashtra (0.31) (0.20) (6.59) (7.10) (3.45) (1.02) (0.05) (0.23) 8. Mizoram Nagaland Odisha (2.25) (0.75) (3.01) (3.25) (2.50) (3.06) 11. Rajasthan (10.92) (3.72) (1.08) (15.72) (3.70) (3.27) (1.67) (3.46) 12. Tripura (0.02) (0.02) (0.06) (0.09) (4.23) (1.92) (0.11) (1.30) 13. Uttar Pradesh (0.10) (0.03) (0.13) (0.92) (7.58) (2.25) 14. West Bengal (0.14) (0.03) (0.70) (0.86) (5.01) (0.20) (0.13) (0.92) 15. A & N Islands (0.28) 1 (0.05) - 7 (0.32) (3.59) 3.84 (3.84) (3.62) 16. Chandigarh (0.54) (0.18) (0.72) (5.51) (3.07) (4.90) 17. Dadra & Nagar Haveli Total (0.24) (0.46) (0.03) (0.74) (3.88) (1.91) (0.20) (2.48) 18. Puducherry Total (1.82) (2.66) (0.94) (5.42) (3.09) (0.84) (0.41) (1.52) * = Figures in brackets indicate accident rates per 1000 workers = Figures in brackets indicate average compensation paid per case. - = Nil. 573

12 4. Occupational Diseases As stated earlier, the Employee s Compensation Act, 1923 also provides for the payment of compensation in cases of certain occupational diseases listed under Schedule-III of the Act. No case of occupational disease was reported from any of the States/Union Territories, during the period under reference. 5. Cases Dealt With by the Commissioners for Employee s Compensation 5.1 The Act is administered by the Commissioners for Employee s Compensation appointed by respective State Governments/Union Territory Administrations under section 20 of the Act. Table-5 shows the number of cases handled under different sections of the Employee s Compensation Act, 1923 by the Employee s Compensation Commissioners during During the year 2010, under section 7, 8 and 10 of the Act, 20,580 cases were registered. Of the total cases registered 19,165 cases were disposed of during the year. The total number of the cases pending was 50,598 at the end of the year as against 49,183 at the beginning of the year. Item Table-5 Number of Cases Handled by the Commissioners for Employee s Compensation During 2010 Number of cases pending at the beginning of the year Number of cases filed during the year including those received from other Commissioners for disposal Total number of cases disposed of during the year including those transferred to others for disposal Number of cases pending at the end of the year (a) Compensation under Section (b) Deposits under Section (c) Award of Compensation under Section Total Note: Figures, over the years, may not be strictly comparable due to varying response from State Govts./UT Administrations. 5.2 Section 8 of the Act makes it obligatory for the employers to deposit the amount of compensation payable in cases of fatal accidents or a lump sum compensation payable to a woman or a person under legal disability for disbursement with the Commissioners. Data relating to such deposits and disbursements submitted by the various States/Union Territories excluding Railways for the year 2010 are presented in Table-6. It may be seen from the table that both deposits (Rs.65,90,10,565) and disbursements (Rs.60,58,94,317) were highest in Karnataka while deposits and disbursement was lowest in Tripura (Rs.2,14,562). 574

13 State/Union Territory Table 6 Deposits and Disbursements Under Section 8 of the Employee s Compensation Act, 1923 (except Railways) during 2010 Opening Balance Deposits and Disbursements (in Rs.) Deposits Disbursements Amount refunded to Employers Closing Balance (Col ) 1. Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh Haryana Himachal Pradesh Karnataka Kerala Maharashtra Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Rajasthan Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Andaman & Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli Puducherry Total = Nil 5.3 The information regarding the number of appeals and disposal thereof during the year 2010 is shown in Table-7. Maximum number of appeals filed (771) as well as appeals disposed of (668) were in the State of Karnataka. Out of 4,619 number of appeals pending at the end of the year 2010, Karnataka has the highest number (1437) followed by Andhra Pradesh (895) and Odisha (658). However, in the State of Mizoram, Nagaland and Union Territories of Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, there were neither any appeal pending at the beginning of the year nor any filed during the year. 575

14 State/Union Territory Table 7 Disposal of Appeals during 2010 in all establishments Pending at the beginning of the year Filed during the year Disposed off during the Year Pending at the end of the year 1. Andhra Pradesh Chhattisgarh Haryana Himachal Pradesh Karnataka Kerala Maharashtra Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Rajasthan Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal A& N Islands Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli Puducherry Total = Nil 6. Limitations of statistics A large number of States/UT s despite repeated reminders did not submit their annual returns to the Labour Bureau. The States/UT s not submitting returns are Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, Union Territory of Daman & Diu and Railways. Similarly, the data received from the States of Bihar, Goa, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab and Lakshadweep were also not included in the report due to their incompleteness or inconsistencies. In view of this, the report may not be truly representative in nature. Moreover, all-india figures in the report may not be truly comparable over the years as the responding States/UT s vary from year to year. 576

15 LABOUR ACTIVITIES LABOUR SITUATION Information relating to Closures, Retrenchments and Lay-offs in respect of various States/Union Territories in the country for the months of January to March 2013 (Provisional) received in the Bureau upto 25 th April, 2013 is presented in the following Tables:- Table-I State-wise Number of Permanent Closures and Workers Affected during January to March, 2013 (P) States/Union Territories No. of Units No. of Workers Affected 1. Goa Karnataka Tripura 4 53 Total :State Sphere Central Sphere Grand Total 6 (-) 6 Table-II 193 (-) 193 Industry-wise Number of Permanent Closures and Workers Affected during January to March, 2013 (P) Section NIC-2008 Description No. of Units No. of Workers Affected A Agriculture, Forestry and 1 7 fishing C Manufacturing F Construction 1 36 Total : State Sphere Central Sphere Grand Total 6 (-) (-) 193 Table-III State -wise Number of Units affecting Retrenchment and Workers Retrenched thereby during January to March, 2013 (P) States/Union Territories No. of Units No. of Workers Affected 1. Karnataka 1 8 Total :State Sphere Central Sphere Grand Total 1 (-) 1 (P): Provisional - : Nil. Note: Information within brackets relate to Central Sphere (-) 8

16 Table-IV Industry-wise Number of Units affecting Retrenchments and Workers Retrenched during January to March, 2013 (P) Section NIC-2008 Description No. of Units No. of Workers Affected M Professional, scientific and technical activities Total : State Sphere Central Sphere Grand Total (-) 1 8 (-) 8 No case of Lay-off has been received during January to March, 2013 as such Tables V to VII have not been presented. (P): Provisional - : Nil. Note: Information within brackets relate to Central Sphere. Industrial Disputes during January to March, 2013 (Provisional) The statistics of work-stoppages due to Industrial Disputes during January to March, 2013 based on the returns received from different State Labour Departments / Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) are presented in the following tables: As per available information 24 Industrial Disputes resulting in work-stoppages were reported during January to March, 2013 in which workers were involved and mandays lost were reported. Besides, there were 3 disputes which occurred due to reasons other than Industrial Disputes also. In the said disputes 5430 workers were involved and mandays were lost. Table VIII Number of Mandays Lost on Account of Work-stoppages during January to March, 2012 and 2013 Number of Mandays Lost on Account of Month Industrial Disputes Reasons Other Than Industrial Disputes 2012 (P) 2013(P) 2012 (P) 2013 (P) January February March Total (P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 25 th April, = Not reported N.B:- Figures for 2013 are not comparable with those for 2012 due to non-receipt of data from various States / Union Territories. 578

17 NEWS IN BRIEF (a) INDIAN LABOUR The news items reported below have been gleaned from various official and unofficial sources. Hence, the Labour Bureau is not in a position to vouchsafe the authenticity of the unofficial news items. Job Creation Shows Upswing, Grows 9% in Eight Key Sectors - Employment generation in eight key manufacturing and services sector grew by over 9 per cent between July and December 2012 compared to the first half of 2012, indicating that green shoots may indeed be taking root in the economy. Though signs from other economic data like industrial output and exports are less optimistic, economists suggest that there s usually a lag before more hiring translates into a spurt in production. A bi-annual survey of the Labour Bureau revealed that 1.68 lakh new jobs were created in the eight sectors in the six months i.e July to December 2012 as against 1.54 lakh jobs added during January to June Prior to this, the highest number of jobs in the eight selected sectors were created in the second half of 2011 at 5.41 lakh. But even though companies may have begun to hire more, they seem unwilling to bet on the long term business prospects and are hiring more contract workers. The survey results show that contract labour hiring showed a positive growth of 0.59 lakh after declining by 0.27 lakh in the first half of the fiscal. Meanwhile, 1.09 lakh new regular workers were employed in the eight sectors between July to December 2012, as against 1.81 lakh in the first six months of the year. The Labour Bureau survey covered a total of 2,514 units in eight sectors textiles, including apparel, leather, metals, automobiles, gems and jewellery, transport, IT and BPO, and handloom and power-loom. The IT/BPO sector registered the highest increase in employment at 0.64 lakh during the reference period, followed by textiles sector where 0.50 lakh jobs were added. Gems and jewellery was the only sector that witnessed a marginal decline in employment of 0.03 lakh in December 2012 over June The survey further revealed that unlike earlier surveys results, where the increase in employment under the exporting units was considerably higher than the nonexporting units, increase in employment in exporting units is more or less same as observed in non-exporting units. (The Indian Express, ) Taking Care of Staff Gives Cos Edge: Study - Companies that treat their employees as appreciating assets and offer them better benefits and opportunities compared with peers are more competitive with little or no long-term impact on operational costs, suggests a study commissioned by the Planning Commission. The study by management consultants Bain & Company is based on a survey of HR practices of 23 top Indian employers. The government has begun a dialogue with Indian businesses, on the basis of these findings, to break the logjam over labour reforms. While companies want laws that allow them to hire and fire more freely, the debate with trade unions and other stakeholders ends up being framed as labour versus capital and flexibility versus fairness, scuttling all reform prospects. Officials said that industry is divided on the study s conclusions, but the government is factoring them into the implementation strategy of the National Manufacturing Policy, which aims to create 100 million skilled jobs and increase the sectors share in India s GDP to 26% by 2023, from about 16% now. We do need better labour laws as they are outdated, but to enable the necessary changes, we need to change tenor of the debate between employee unions and employers, said Planning Commission member Arun Maira. The study provides a tool to do that as it shows that productivity can be enhanced without waiting for labour laws to change. For about a month now, the Plan panel has been discussing the implications of Bain & Cos study on human asset strategies in the manufacturing sector with leaders of industry and trade unions. The findings of the study were also shared with Industry Minister Anand Sharma, Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge and the chief secretaries of all states. (The Economic Times, ) 579

18 Indian Trade Unions are Getting Bigger, Coinciding with Slowdown - Early data emerging from the ongoing survey of trade unions in India have revealed they are growing by leaps and bounds from what they were five years ago, contrary to popular belief they are losing their sheen and diminishing by size with the rapid contractualisation of labour. Going by data from various trade unions, submitted by them to the union labour ministry as part of the survey, the Indian National Trade Union Congress (INTUC), affiliated to the Congress party, has emerged as the biggest of the seven central trade unions, with a membership of 33.3 million. This is against its earlier size of a mere 3.9 million. This is also more than the total membership size of all trade unions in the previous survey conducted in 2008, signifying a giant leap in the size of unions, coinciding with the economic slowdown, which was supposed to push workers into the arms of unions. The Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), lenient to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), is in second place after INTUC, with 17.1 million members. These claims would now be verified by the labour ministry through a detailed procedure, including a physical verification. The last survey was conducted taking into account the size of unions in 2002 and the results were declared in According to D L Sachdev, national secretary, AITUC, the spectacular rise in numbers reflect the shift of trade union membership from regular to contract workers. Besides, there has been a thrust in all unions in mobilising the unorganised sector into their fold, he says. National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme workers as well as farm workers have joined in large numbers. Besides, there are more workers from brick kilns, coal, road transport and power generation who have moved to AITUC, Sachdev said. (Business Standard, ) More Women Taking Up Jobs with Long-Working Hours, Travelling: Report - An increasing number of women employees in India are taking up high-pressure jobs, including those involving long working hours and frequent travelling, a survey has said. According to the survey conducted by recruitment consultancy firm, CareerBuilder.com, two-third of women employees in India are now open to travelling as part of their job and another 33% actually prefer a 'high pressure-high rewards' work environment. The study further found that 82% of women employees agreed that their families were supportive of their career ambitions, while 60% felt that marriage would not come in the way of their career progression. Other experts also agree that family support and better career options in various sectors are helping women take up jobs in a high-pressure work environment. Citing example of the IT industry where job is demanding and require long working hours, cloud services provider Knowlarity's CEO Amabarish Gupta said, "Women do not shy away from undertaking this responsibility also". "Rather, they are able to manage both office and home with great ease and comfort. A lot of credit for this kind of a scenario can be attributed to the families and their indispensable support," he added. HR firm Unison International Consulting Managing Director Udit Mittal said modernisation and globalisation of the economy have led to creation of new industries that allow a lot of new opportunities for women employees. (Business Standard, ) Ministerial Panel Likely to Look into Labour Laws - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may set up a ministers' panel to have a relook at labour laws, especially contract labour and minimum wages Acts, following demands from trade unions amid rising industrial labour unrest. G Sajeeva Reddy, MP and president of Indian National Trade Union Congress, met the PM to present a 10-point agenda that summed up the demands of all trade unions. Reddy, who was recently elected as the chairman of the coordination committee of all trade unions, said amendment of contract labour laws to ensure "equal pay for similar job" topped the agenda of TUs. "We have also demanded that the minimum wages for workers should be raised to Rs.10,000 a month," Reddy said. The trade unions have also demanded amendment in the Bonus Act, extension of pension scheme to all workers, strict implementation of labour laws across all states, a social security for unorganised sector workers. The unions have also urged the government to stop disinvestment in profit-making PSUs, Reddy said. In 2012, industrial unrest increased as workers protested disinvestment, high inflation and expansion of contractual work force in not just private companies but also in government-owned firms. Labour bureau data shows strikes in the central sphere (PSUs and banks) increased to 122 units last year from 51 in 2011, resulting in loss of man days of 11,28,159 compared to 6,70,487 in "Disinvestment, inflation and exploitation of contract labourers were the main reason for the rise in industrial unrest," said DL Sachdev, secretary, All India Trade Union Congress. (The Financial Express, ) 580

19 Tripartite Panel Endorses EPFO Circular on Clubbing Allowances to Calculate PF - The tripartite panel set up by the Labour Ministry has broadly endorsed the controversial EPFO circular that had proposed clubbing of wages. The circular, issued on November 30, 2012, had been kept in abeyance after an outcry over it being anti-employee and -employer. Employer and employee representatives in the panel confirmed that the proposals had been broadly endorsed with minor tweaking. The circular, issued on the last day of the previous Central PF Commissioner had kicked up a lot of dust as it had proposed clubbing of key allowances to calculate wages, and had also set a time of seven years for inquiry into defaulting companies. Major trade unions had opposed the Labour Ministry s move to keep the circular in abeyance. The stipulation made regarding calculation of provident fund contribution in said circular is nothing more than the reiteration of what has been provided under EPF Act, they had said. At present, there are over five crore PF subscribers. Employees are required to contribute a statutory minimum of 12 per cent of basic salary, with a matching contribution by employers. As regards the move for a time limit for initiating inquiries against defaulting companies, which was opposed by trade unions and members of Parliament, as huge worker PF dues are pending in sectors such as construction and real estate, an EPFO official said the proposal had been misread, as any case, in which proper paper work has been done, will be inquired into. (The Hindu Business Line, ) Microsoft Most Attractive Employer in India: Randstad - IT and software major Microsoft has emerged as India's most attractive employer for the third straight year in 2013, according to a survey by HR service firm Randstad. The company was followed by Hewlett Packard and Google in the second and third positions, respectively. Others in the top 10 most attractive employer list included -- IBM (4th), ONGC (5th), Sony (6th), Larsen & Toubro (7th), Steel Authority of India (8th), SBI (9th) and Tata Consultancy Services (10th). Special recognition awards were also given to Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) in the energy sector, Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) in the manufacturing sector and Larsen & Toubro in the infrastructure sector. The survey further noted that in a market like India, where there is high attrition levels, employer branding is very important as it provides an advantage to attract and retain top talent. According to the survey that covered 7,000 respondents, Indian workforce prefer competitive salary and job security. Besides, competitive salary and job security, the other factors that featured in the top five are pleasant working atmosphere, work-life balance and career progression opportunities. (The Economic Times, ) Industries/Services Declared/Granted Extension as Public Utility Services under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 As per the information received in the Bureau, the following Industries/Services have been declared Public Utility Services for a period of six months with effect from the date mentioned against them. Sl. Authority Making Industry/Service Date of Declaration No. Declaration 1 Central Government I) I) Services in the Banking Industry II) Services in the Food Corporation of India (FCI)

20 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers(CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 and Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base =100 for the month March, 2013 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers- The All-India CPI-IW for March, 2013 rose by 1 point and pegged at 224 (two hundred and twenty four). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.45 per cent between February and March compared with 1.01 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest upward contribution to the change in current index came from Food group which increased by 0.84 per cent, contributing 0.82 percentage points to the total change. This was followed by Miscellaneous group with 0.53 per cent increase contributing 0.26 percentage points to the change. At item level, largest upward pressure came from Rice, Wheat & Wheat Atta, Fish Fresh, Goat Meat, Vegetable Green & non- Leafy, Apple, Tea (Readymade), Firewood, Medicine (Allopathic), Private Tuition Fee, Bus Fare, Petrol, etc. However, this was compensated by Mustard Oil, Eggs (Hen), Poultry (Chicken), Onion, Potato and Sugar putting downward pressure on the index. The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at per cent for February, 2013 as compared to per cent for the previous month and 8.65 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at per cent against per cent of the previous month and 8.16 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. At centre level, Salem recorded the largest increase of 7 points followed by Sholapur and Quilon (6 points each). Among others, 5 points rise was registered in 4 centres, 4 points in 2 centres, 3 points in 4 centres, 2 points in 12 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. On the contrary, a decline of 2 points was reported in Jharia, Chennai, Siliguri, Mariani-Jorhat, Asansol and Kodarma and 1 point in 10 centres. Rest of the 19 centres indices remained stationary. The indices of 34 centres are above All-India Index and other 43 centres indices are below national average. The index of Ajmer centre remained at par with all-india index. (Labour Bureau) Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: =100) for March, 2013 increased by 4 points each to stand at 704 (Seven hundred and four ) points for Agricultural Labourers and 705 (Seven hundred and five) points for Rural Labourers. The rise/fall in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase which varied between 1 to 13 points in 17 States and a decrease between 1 to 3 points in 2 States, whereas it remained stationary in 1 state. Haryana with 775 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 555 points stood at the bottom. In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 1 to 11 points in 18 States and a decrease between 1 to 3 points in 2 States. Haryana with 769 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh State with the index level of 582 points stood at the bottom. Tamil Nadu State registered the maximum increase of 13 and 11 points respectively for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers mainly due to increase in the prices of jowar, bajra, ragi, ground nut oil, meat goat, fish fresh/dry, vegetables/fruits tea readymade, pan leaf, firewood, washing soap, hair cut & washer man charges. On the other hand, Assam State registered the maximum decline of 3 points each for CPI-AL and CPI-RL due to decrease in the prices of rice, milk, onion, chilies green, vegetable /fruits sugar, shirting cloth cotton mill and hair oil. Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL decreased from % in February, 2013 to 12.64% in March, 2013 whereas it increased from 12.52% in February, 2013 to 12.62% in March, 2013 in respect of CPI-RL. Inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL are 13.51% and % respectively during March, 2013 (Labour Bureau) 582

21 ( b ) FOREIGN LABOUR Ten Million More Unemployed in Europe Than in There are over 10 million more jobless people in Europe now than at the start of the crisis, according to a snapshot of the European labour market released by the International Labour Organization (ILO). While fiscal and competitiveness goals are important, it is crucial not to tackle them through austerity measures and structural reforms that do not address the root causes of the crisis, says the ILO in a snapshot of the EU labour market launched ahead of its 9th European Regional Meeting that opens in Oslo. Instead, moving to a job-centred strategy could serve both macroeconomic and employment goals. The employment situation has continued to deteriorate since the introduction of fiscal consolidation policies. Following a pause in , unemployment has kept growing and shows no signs of improvement. Over the past 6 months alone, one million people have lost their jobs in the EU. There are now more than 26 million Europeans without a job, with young and low-skilled workers being the hardest hit. Only 5 EU countries out of 27 (Austria, Germany, Hungary, Luxemburg and Malta) have witnessed employment rates above pre-crisis levels. Countries like Cyprus, Greece, Portugal and Spain have seen their employment rate drop by more than 3 percentage points in the last two years alone. Long-term unemployment is becoming a structural problem for many European countries. In 19 of them, more than 40 per cent of the unemployed are now long-term unemployed, meaning that they have been out of a job for twelve months or longer. The worsening employment situation also means that the risk of social unrest is now 12 percentage points higher than before the start of the crisis. (ILO News, ) Saudi Gives Illegal Foreign Workers 3 Months' Grace - Foreigner workers, including Indians, have been given a three-month grace period by Saudi authorities to regularise their status after panic over mass deportations as part of a crackdown on illegal migrants. "King Abdullah Bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud has directed the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Labour that labourers violating regulations in the Kingdom be given a grace period of three months to regularise their status," according to a statement carried by the official news agency. "The law will be enforced against those who remain in violation following the end of the grace period," the statement said. Authorities in Saudi Arabia have launched a massive campaign to deport thousands of foreigners who overstayed their residence permits or worked illegally or did not have the legal documents to work or stay in the country, the Gulf News reported. The world's top oil exporter has more than nine million expatriates whose remittances home provide important revenue for countries including Yemen, India, Pakistan and the Philippines. More than 200,000 foreigners have been deported from the country over the past few months as part of labour market reforms aimed at putting more Saudi nationals into private sector jobs, where they now make up only a tenth of the workforce. (The Economic Times, ) American Immigration Reforms Could Spell Doom for Indian IT - The planned overhaul of America's immigration system is causing the jitters among Indian software services companies and raising concerns that it could have severe repercussions for the India-US economic relationship. If the US ends up using H1-B visas to inflict pain on companies such as Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys and Wipro, it could attract retaliatory measures from the Indian government, which will not want to be seen as timid in defending the interests of a vital sector, analysts said. Indian companies fear that the draft immigration bill will contain provisions making it onerous for Indian companies dependent on H1-B visas to send professionals on 583

22 assignments to the US. Although there is no guarantee that something like this will happen, Indian firms are extremely nervous because of media reports on the issue in the US as well as the history of the Barack Obama administration. The bill being drafted by a group of eight senior senators could make it much harder for Indian companies to obtain H1-B visas. It could also make it costlier by mandating higher wage levels for employees on H1-B visas that Indian companies send on assignments. This, Nasscom said, will be a deliberate attack on India-based firms. The language appears to be clearly discriminatory in nature, specifically targeted at Indian IT companies and putting them at a competitive disadvantage against their US-based competitors, said Som Mittal, president of Nasscom. 584 (The Economic Times, ) Germany to Ease Immigration Norms for Skilled Workers from Non-EU Countries - Germany is easing up on its fortress-like approach to immigration as it attempts to make it easier for skilled workers from outside the European Union to take a job in the country. In about two months time, a set of new immigration rules are likely to come into effect that should make it simpler for Indians, along with skilled labour from other non-eu countries such as China and Russia, to get into the German workforce as the country tries to establish a more comprehensive skilled migration program for non-european citizens, primarily to counter its low birth rates and declining working population. The move, being seen as an attempt to tide over growing shortages in areas such as engineering, plumbing, and public service jobs, comes at a time when Germany has begun to openly embrace the idea of a demographic complementarity with countries such as India. This is proving to be a new dimension to the relationship between the two countries a key reason driving Germany s efforts to push through the German language in schools across India. Besides the EU countries, India is already the most important country of origin for highly-skilled labour migration to Germany. Germany had, late last year, introduced a blue card system that facilitates the hiring of foreign academics and caregivers, wherein the biggest chunk is accounted for by Indian origin workers. But the new regulations on the anvil are aimed at jobs such as train drivers, plumbers and waste-disposal workers, apart from engineering sectors such as electronics and electrical work. While in contrast to most of the EU, where joblessness has surged as a consequence of the global economic crisis and the Euro zone debt woes, Germany s employment rate is currently at its highest since its reunification in Despite that, the country s ageing population and relatively low immigration has created a lack of workers in certain professions and sectors, which free movement of labour in the EU has failed to address. (The Indian Express, ) Ryder Warns That Prospects for Jobs Recovery are Receding - ILO Director-General Guy Ryder has warned that current policies to address the global crisis are failing to stop rising unemployment in advanced economies and stalling growth in emerging and developing countries. In a statement delivered to the International Monetary and Financial Committee and Development Committee of the International Monetary Fund, Ryder said that the employment outlook in Europe, the US and Japan was grim, and that youth unemployment rates in southern Europe and North Africa were tragically high. He noted that real wages were practically stagnant, except for China, and that income inequalities had widened in most countries. The ILO estimates that there are over 200 million people unemployed world-wide, 74 million of whom are youth. Some 470 million new jobs will be needed between 2015 and 2030 just to keep up with the growth of the world s working age population. In addition, some 870 million women and men world-wide are not earning enough to lift themselves above the $2 a day poverty line.

23 Ryder outlined policy initiatives relevant to a large number of countries, including increased infrastructure investment with an emphasis on employment intensive options; easing of lending conditions to small and medium-sized enterprises; strengthening social protection floors; introducing or raising minimum wages and increasing training opportunities especially for youth. Ryder pointed to examples of policy successes in Latin America, where social protection and minimum wages have helped stimulate growth, and in East and South East Asia, where domestic demand has played a key role in strengthening economic growth. He added the need to apply these types of measures is becoming increasingly evident as the world approaches the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in (ILO News, ) Spanish Unemployment Tops 6m - The number of unemployed Spaniards has risen beyond 6m for the first time in the country s recent history, underlining the depth of Spain s economic suffering and raising pressure on European leaders to address the social crisis spreading across the continent s southern periphery. Almost 240,000 people lost their jobs in the first three months of the year, according to Spain s national statistics office, taking the overall number of jobless to 6.2m. The unemployment rate rose by more than 1 point to per cent worse than predicted by most economic forecasters. The statistics office also revealed that almost 2m out of 17.4m Spanish households are now without a single person holding a job. The latest surge is certain to provide fresh ammunition to critics of the EU policy response to the financial and economic crisis in countries such as Greece, Portugal and Spain. The International Monetary Fund called on European policy makers to take more decisive measures to boost growth and job creation. The risk of stagnation is not remote in the face of weak growth, fragmented markets, impaired balance sheets and half-completed reforms, said David Lipton, deputy managing director of the fund. Mr Lipton said the European Central Bank should implement additional unconventional measures to ease credit conditions in the southern periphery. (The Financial Express, ) Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame. -Mahatma Gandhi 585

24 LABOUR DECISIONS Accident Includes any Untoward, Unexpected Event - In this case, the appellant (Param Pal Singh), the adopted son of the deceased Jeet Singh alias Ajit Singh, who was employed as Truck Driver by the second respondent preferred the application before the Commissioner of Workmen s Compensation, Delhi contending that the death of the deceased was in the course of his employment with the trade and business of the second respondent and that his death was due to stress and strain while driving the said truck continuously over a period of time. It may be stated the deceased Jeet Singh alias Ajit Singh while driving the truck in connection with the trade and business of the second respondent from Delhi to Nimiaghat, suffered a health set-back and was taken to the hospital where the doctors declared that he was brought dead. The claim of the appellant was resisted by the first respondent (M/s. National Insurance Co.) on two grounds. In the first place it was contended that the appellant had no locus to file the claim petition as he was not a dependent. Secondly, it was also contended that the death of the deceased was due to natural causes and that there was no causal connection between the death of the deceased and that of his employment. The specific stand of the first respondent was that the deceased was an unmarried person, that on that day he was not driving the vehicle and that no accident took place. The jurisdiction of the Commissioner was also questioned. The Commissioner repelled the contentions of the respondents, namely, about the locus of the appellant as well as the causal connection of the death of the deceased with that of his employment and awarded the compensation payable to the appellant herein in a sum of Rs.2,20,280/- along with another sum of Rs.2500/- as funeral charges under Section 4(4) of the Workmen s Compensation Act. The learned Judge of the High Court, however, held that the death of the deceased was due to natural causes and it had no causal connection with his employment. Hence the present appeal. Having heard learned counsel for the respective parties and having perused the judgment of the learned Judge of the High Court as well as that of the Workmen s Compensation Commissioner and all other material papers placed before the Supreme Court, the apex Court has found that the judgment of the learned Judge cannot be sustained. Applying the various principles laid down in the earlier decisions to the facts of this case, the Supreme Court concluded that there was causal connection to the death of the deceased with that of his employment as a truck driver. The judgment says that we cannot lose sight of the fact that a 45 years old driver meets with his unexpected death, may be due to heart failure while driving the vehicle from Delhi to a distant place called Nimiaghat near Jharkhand which is about 1152 kms. away from Delhi, would have definitely undergone grave strain and stress due to such long distance driving. The deceased being a professional heavy vehicle driver when undertakes the job of such driving as his regular avocation it can be safely held that such constant driving of heavy vehicle, being dependant solely upon his physical and mental resources & endurance, there was every reason to assume that the vocation of driving was a material contributory factor if not the sole cause that accelerated his unexpected death to occur which in all fairness should be held to be an untoward mishap in his life span. Such an untoward mishap can therefore be reasonably described as an accident as having been caused solely attributable to the nature of employment indulged in with his employer which was in the course of such employer s trade or business. Having regard to the evidence placed on record there was no scope to hold that the deceased was simply travelling in the vehicle and that there was no obligation for him to undertake the work of driving. On the other hand, the evidence as stood established proved the fact that the deceased was actually driving the truck and that in the course of such driving activity as he felt uncomfortable he safely parked the vehicle on the side of the road near a hotel soon whereafter he breathed his last. In such circumstances, we are convinced that the conclusion of the Commissioner of Workmen s Compensation that the death of the deceased was an accident arising out of and in the course of his employment with the second respondent was perfectly justified and the conclusion to the contrary reached by the learned Judge of the High Court in the order impugned in this appeal deserves to be set aside. The appeal stands allowed. The order impugned is set aside. The order of the Commissioner for Workmen s Compensation shall stand restored and there shall be no order as to costs. (Param Pal Singh v. M/s. National Insurance Co.; AIR, April, 2013, pp ) 586

25 LABOUR LITERATURE IMPORTANT ARTICLES OF LABOUR INTEREST PUBLISHED IN THE PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS RECEIVED IN THE LABOUR BUREAU EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT V.Omprakash and A.Kalai Mohan The Impact of New Agricultural Technology on Income and Employment of Farmers in Thanjavur District; Southern Economist, Vol.52, No.2, May 15, 2013; pp Martha Alter Chen & Joann Vanek Informal Employment Revisited: Theories, Data & Policies; The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 48, No.3, January, 2013; pp Ndongo Samba SYLLA Measuring Labour Absorption Problems in Developing Countries: Limitations of the Concept of Unemployment; International Labour Review; Vol. 152, March 2013; pp T.V. Mohandas Pai & Rajesh K Moorti The Myth of Jobless Growth; The Financial Express, dated 9 th April 2013; P.6. IMMIGRATION Shikha Dalmia Immigration Reform Boosts Bureaucrats not Business; The Financial Express; dated 26 th April, LABOUR LAWS AND REGULATIONS Jeronim CAPALDA and Alex IZURIETA The Imprudence of Labour Market Flexibilization in a fiscally Austere World; International Labour Review; Vol. 152, March 2013; pp ORGANISED LABOUR - Oranised Labour: Unions, Inc; The Financial Express; dated 11 th April, 2013; p. 7. WAGES Jomo Kwame sundaram, Vladimir Popov Widening Global Income Inequality; Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. XLVIII, No.17, April 27,2013; pp Sunil Jain Wages, Waste and WPI; The Financial Express, dated 1 st April,.2013; p

26 WOMEN LABOUR Varsha Ayyar Caste and Gender in a Mumbai Resettlement Site; Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. XLVIII, No.18, May 4, 2013; pp Meena Gopal Ruptures and Reproduction in Caste/Gender/Labour; ibid. pp MISCELLANEOUS George Mathew Efficacy of Small Industries Development in Kerala; Southern Economist, Vol.52, No.2, May 15, 2013; pp Ranana Jhabvala Informal Workers & the Economy; The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 48, No.3, January, 2013; pp Meghnad Desai Informal Work; ibid. pp Molly CHATTOPADHYAY, Sonali CHAKRABORTY and Richard ANKER Sex Segregation in India s Formal Manufacturing Sector; International Labour Review; Vol. 152, March 2013; pp H.L. Kumar Labour Unrest Requires Discreet Handling; Current Labour Reports, Vol.29, Part 3, March, 2013; pp You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. -Indira Gandhi 588

27 STATISTICS Section A MONTHLY STATISTICS Pages Notes 591 Table A Table A Table A Table A (a) and (b) Table A (a) and (b) Table A (a) and (b) Table A Prices and Price Indices 1.1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index Labour Bureau s Series of All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base : 2001=100) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers in respect of 78 constituent centres (Base: 2001=100) Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Industrial Workers 1.2. Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers Labour Bureau s Series of All-India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base : =100) Group- wise and General Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base : =100) 2. Wages and Earnings Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural & Non-Agricultural Occupations in Rural India 3. Industrial Disputes Sector/Sphere-wise Number of Disputes, Workers Involved and Mandays Lost due to Industrial Disputes Table A State-wise Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts)

28 Section B SERIAL STATISTICS Pages Notes 633 Table B Table B Table B (a) and (b) Table B (a) and (b) Table B Prices and Price Indices 1.1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base 2001=100) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrials Workers (Base : 2001=100) 1.2. Agricultural Labourers Consumer Price Index All-India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers (General & Food) (Base =100) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers (General Index on Base : =100) 1.3. Urban Non-Manual Employees Consumer Price Index All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual Employees (Base 1984=100) 1.4. Wholesale Price Index Table B.1.4. All-India Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices- New Series 656 Table B Wages And Earnings Earnings (Basic Wage and Dearness Allowances) of the Lowest- Paid Workers/Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills 3. Industrial Disputes Table B Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) Note Table C.4.1 to C.10 Section C SPECIAL TABLES General Appreciation on the working of the various labour acts for the items covered by Article 21 of the ILO convention No

29 SECTION A MONTHLY STATISTICS 1. Prices and Price Indices N o t e s Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index A Labour Bureau s Series of All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base: 2001=100) The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base : 2001=100 General and Group-wise along with Linking Factors with previous base: 1982=100 are presented in Table A The All India Index is a weighted average of 78 constituent centre Indices compiled by the Labour Bureau. The current series of the Index Numbers has been introduced with effect from January, 2006 index replacing the series on base: 1982=100. The All India General Index as well as Group Indices for previous series on base:1982=100 can be obtained by multiplying the current series indices by the respective Linking Factors. A note on the scope and methods of construction of these index numbers was published in April 2006 issue of the Indian Labour Journal. The All India Consumer Price Index Number for the month of March, 2013 increased by 1 point and stood at 224. A Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers in respect of 78 constituent centres on Base: 2001=100 The Consumer Price Index Numbers for industrial workers on Base: 2001=100 for 78 centres compiled by the Labour Bureau are presented group wise in Table A for the months of Feb., 2013 and March, The Index Numbers measure the extent to which the overall levels of retail prices of goods and services consumed by Industrial Workers has changed when compared with the base period viz., 2001=100. As compared to the previous month the magnitude of rise/fall in the General Index varies from centre to centre. During March, 2013, the index recorded an increase of 7 points in Salem centre followed by Sholapur and Quilon (6 points each). Among others, 4 centres have recorded rise of 5 points followed by 4 points in 2 centres, 3 points in 4 centres and 2 point in 12 centres and 1 point in 18 centres. Jharia, Chennai, Siliguri, Mariani-Jorhat, Asansol and Kodarma centres reported a decline of 2 points. The indices of 10 centres were also declined by 1 point each. The remaining 19 centres indices remained stationary. A Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Industrial Workers The average monthly consumer prices of selected articles based on individual quotations obtained from the selected outlets which are utilised in the compilation of Consumer Price Index Numbers (Base: 2001=100) for Industrial Workers for 78 centres for the month of March., 2013 are set out in Table A The prices reported in the table are averages of open markets prices of specified varieties of an item prevailing in the selected outlets in the selected market(s) in a given centre during the month in case of non-rationed items. So far as rationed items are concerned, the prices for the centres covered under informal rationing are the weighted average prices, the weights being the proportion of the quantity available through Public Distribution System and quantity procured from the open market in different centres in relation to base year requirements of an average family. In case of centres covered under Statutory Rationing the prices are average of the fair prices of variety (ies) of an item distributed through Fair Price Shops. 1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers: A (a) and (b) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base: =100 - All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base: =100 replacing the earlier series on base =100 were released with effect from November, The all-india index is a weighted average of 20 constituent State indices compiled by the Labour Bureau for Agricultural and Rural Labourers separately. A detailed note on the scope and method of construction of these indices was published in February, 1996 issue of the Indian Labour Journal. 591

30 The Consumer Price Index Numbers (Base: =100) for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for 20 States and All-India are presented group-wise in Tables A (a) and (b) for the months of February, 2013 and March, These index numbers measure the extent of change in the retail prices of goods and services consumed by Agricultural and Rural Labourers as compared with the base period viz., The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers on base =100 for March, 2013 increased by 4 points each to stand at 704 (Seven hundred and four ) points for Agricultural Labourers and 705 (Seven hundred and five ) points for Rural Labourers. A (a) and (b) Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Agricultural and Rural Labourers The monthly consumer prices of selected articles of index basket of agricultural and rural labourers utilised in the compilation of Consumer Price Index Numbers (Base: =100) for 20 States separately for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for the month of March, 2013 are given in Tables A (a) and (b). Though the spatial coverage and the individual sample village price quotations in both the series relating to the Agricultural and Rural Labourers are the same, the weighted prices of items at the State level will be slightly different from each other due to difference in the regional weights in each of the series. 2. Wages and Earnings A.2.1 (a) and (b) Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural and Non-agricultural Occupations - As a part of Rural Labour Enquiry, daily wage rates in respect of eighteen agricultural and nonagricultural occupations from a fixed set of 600 sample villages spread over 66 N.S.S. regions in 20 States are being collected alongwith rural retail price data in Schedule 3.01 (R) by the Field Operations Division of the National Sample Survey Organisation since On the recommendations of the Governing Council of the National Sample Survey Organisation in its 61 st meeting, Labour Bureau started the compilation and analysis of Wage Rate Data w.e.f. April, State-wise and all-india average daily wage rates by occupation and sex for the month of March,2013 have been presented in Table A.2.1 (a) for agricultural occupations and Table A.2.1 (b) for non- agricultural occupations. The average wage rates at all-india level are derived by dividing the sum total of wages of all the 20 States by the number of quotations. State-wise averages have been restricted only to those occupations where the number of quotations are five or more in order to avoid inconsistency in wages paid to different categories of workers on account of difference in number of quotations. However, for working out all-india averages all the quotations have been taken into account to arrive at total number of quotations at all-india level. At all-india level also, the number of quotations for working out occupation-wise averages have been restricted to five or more. 3 Industrial Dispute A.3.1. Sector / Sphere-wise Number of Disputes, Workers Involved and Mandays Lost due to Industrial Disputes during January to March, 2013 These statistics are received in the Bureau from the State Labour Departments and Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in the prescribed format in the shape of monthly voluntary returns covering State and Central Spheres separately. Information on Strikes and Lockouts is collected by the concerned authorities and sent to the Bureau every month. Consolidated information for the year 2013 (As on ) is presented in Table A.3.1. A.3.2. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) during January to March, State-wise scenario of Industrial Disputes during January to March, 2013 is presented in Table A.3.2. NOTES -1. Labour Bureau takes every care to ensure correctness of the information presented in Sections A and B of the Journal. However, any error, if noticed, may kindly be brought to the notice of the Labour Bureau. 2. The indices given in Sections A and B measure the relative change in Consumer Prices over time at each Centre and as such these cannot be used for comparison of costliness among the different Centres. 592

31 1. PRICES AND PRICE INDICES 1.1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index Table A Labour Bureau s Series of All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 (Group-wise and General) Index Linking Factor February, 2013 March, 2013 General I-A Food I-B Pan, Supari, Tobacco and Intoxicants II Fuel and Light III Housing IV Clothing, Bedding and Footwear V Miscellaneous Linking Factor: The All-India General Index as well as Group Indices for previous series on base: 1982=100 can be obtained by multiplying the current series indices by the respective Linking Factors. Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. -Margaret Mead 593

32 Table A Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Sl. No State/Union Territory/ Centre Linking factor for General Index with previous base 1982=100 Feb., 2013 General Index Mar., 2013 Feb., 2013 Food Index ANDHRA PRADESH Mar., Godavarikhani N Guntur Hyderabad Vijayawada N Visakhapatnam Warrangal ASSAM 7 Doom-Dooma Tinsukia Guwahati Labac-Silchar Mariani-Jorhat Rangapara-Tezpur BIHAR 12 Monghyr-Jamalpur CHANDIGARH 13 Chandigarh CHHATTISGARH 14 Bhilai DELHI 15 Delhi GOA 16 Goa GUJARAT 17 Ahmedabad Bhavnagar Rajkot Surat Vadodra

33 Workers (Group-wise & General 2001=100) Pan. Supari, Tobacco and Intoxicants Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Fuel & Light Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Housing Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Clothing, Bedding & Footwear Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Misc. Index Feb., Mar.,

34 Table A Contd. Sl. No State/Union Territory / Centre Linking factor for General Index with previous base 1982=100 General Index Food Index Feb., Mar., Feb., HARYANA Mar., Faridabad Yamunanagar HIMACHAL PRADESH 24 Himachal Pradesh JAMMU & KASHMIR 25 Srinagar JHARKHAND 26 Bokaro N Giridih N Jamshedpur Jharia Kodarma Ranchi-Hatia KARNATAKA 32 Bangalore Belgaum Hubli-Dharwar Mercara Mysore N KERALA 37 Ernakulam Mundakayam Quilon

35 Pan, Supari, Tobacco and Intoxicants Index Feb., Mar., Fuel & Light Index Housing Index Clothing, Bedding & Footwear Index Misc. Index Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar.,

36 Sl. No Table A Contd. State/Union Territory/ Centre Linking factor for General Index with previous base 1982=100 Feb., 2013 General Index Mar., 2013 Food Index Feb., MADHYA PRADESH 40 Bhopal Chhindwara Indore Jabalpur MAHARASHTRA 44 Mumbai Nagpur Nasik Pune Solapur ORISSA 49 Angul-Talcher N Rourkela PUDUCHERRY 51 Pondicherry PUNJAB 52 Amritsar Jalandhar N Ludhiana RAJASTHAN 55 Ajmer Bhilwara Jaipur TAMIL NADU 58 Chennai Mar., Coimbatore

37 Pan, Supari, Feb., Tobacco Mar., and Intoxicants Index Fuel & Light Feb., Index Mar., Housing Index Feb., Mar., Clothing, Bedding & Feb., Footwear Mar., Index Misc. Index Feb., Mar.,

38 Table A Concld. Sl. No State/Union Territory Centre Linking factor for General Index with previous base 1982=100 General Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Feb., 2013 Food Index Mar., Coonoor Madurai Salem Tiruchirapally TRIPURA 64 Tripura UTTAR PRADESH 65 Agra Ghaziabad Kanpur Lucknow N Varanasi WEST BENGAL 70 Asansol Darjeeling Durgapur Haldia Howrah Jalpaiguri Kolkata Raniganj Siliguri N

39 Pan, Supari, Tobacco and Intoxicants Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Fuel & Light Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Housing Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Clothing, Bedding & Footwear Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Misc. Index Feb., Mar., N- New Centre in the New Series on base: 2001=

40 Table A Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Industrial Workers, March, 2013 Sl. No Article Unit Godavri khani Guntur Hydera bad Vijayawada Vishakha patnam Warran gal Rice Kg Wheat: a. Wheat Whole Kg b. Wheat Atta Kg Jowar Kg Arhar Dal Kg Moong Dal Kg Masur Dal Kg Groundnut oil Litre Mustard Oil Litre Vanaspati Litre Goat Meat/Mutton Kg Fish Fresh Kg Milk Litre Dairy Milk Litre Pure Ghee Litre Onion Kg Chillies Dry 100 gms Sugar Kg Gur Kg Tea Leaf 100gms Fire Wood 40 Kg Soft Coke 40 Kg Kerosene Oil Litre Toilet Soap 75gms Washing Soap 225 gms

41 Doom Dooma Tinsukia Guwa hati Labac Silchar Mariani Jorhat Rangapara Tezpur Monghyr Jamalpur Chandigarh Bhilai # # #

42 Table A Contd. Sl. No Article Unit Delhi Goa Ahmedabad Bhav- nagar Rajkot Rice Kg Wheat: a. Wheat Whole Kg b. Wheat Atta Kg Jowar Kg # # # Arhar Dal Kg Moong Dal Kg Masur Dal Kg # Groundnut oil Litre Mustard Oil Litre # Vanaspati Litre Goat Meat/Mutton Kg Fish Fresh Kg # Milk Litre Dairy Milk Litre Pure Ghee Litre Onion Kg Chillies Dry 100 gms Sugar Kg Gur Kg Tea Leaf 100gms Fire Wood 40 Kg Soft Coke 40 Kg. - # # # # # 22 Kerosene Oil Litre Toilet Soap 75gms Washing Soap 225 gms Surat 604

43 Vadodara Himachal Pradesh Faridabad Yamuna nagar Srinagar Bokaro Giridih Jamshedpur # #

44 Table A Contd. Sl. No Article Unit Jharia Kodarma Ranchi Hatia Bangalore Belgaum Hubli Dharwar Mercara Rice Kg Wheat: a. Wheat Whole Kg b. Wheat Atta Kg Jowar Kg # Arhar Dal Kg Moong Dal Kg Masur Dal Kg Groundnut oil Litre - # Mustard Oil Litre Vanaspati Litre Goat Meat/ Mutton Kg Fish Fresh Kg Milk Litre Dairy Milk Litre - # Pure Ghee Litre Onion Kg Chillies Dry 100 gms Sugar Kg Gur Kg Tea Leaf 100gms Fire Wood 40 Kg Soft Coke 40 Kg Kerosene Oil Litre Toilet Soap 75gm Washing Soap 225 gms

45 Mysore Erna- kulam Mundakayam Quilon Bhopal Chhind- wara Indore Jabalpur Mumbai # # # # # # # # # # #

46 Table A Contd. Sl. No Article Unit Nagpur Nasik Pune Sholapur Angul- Talcher Rourkela Puducherry Rice Kg Wheat: a. Wheat Kg Whole b. Wheat Atta Kg # Jowar Kg. # Arhar Dal Kg Moong Dal Kg Masur Dal Kg Groundnut oil Litre Mustard Oil Litre # # Vanaspati Litre Goat Kg Meat/Mutton Fish Fresh Kg Milk Litre Dairy Milk Litre Pure Ghee Litre # Onion Kg Chillies Dry 100 gms Sugar Kg Gur Kg Tea Leaf 100gms Fire Wood 40 Kg Soft Coke 40 Kg. # # # # Kerosene Oil Litre Toilet Soap 75gms Washing Soap 225 gms

47 Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Ajmer Bhilwara Jaipur Chennai Coimbatore Coonoor Madurai # # - _ # # # # # # # # # - - # # #

48 Table A Concld. Sl. No Article Unit Salem Tiruchira pally Tripura Agra Ghaziabad Kanpur Lucknow Rice Kg Wheat: a. Wheat Whole Kg b. Wheat Atta Kg Jowar Kg Arhar Dal Kg Moong Dal Kg Masur Dal Kg Groundnut oil Litre Mustard Oil Litre Vanaspati Litre Goat Meat/Mutton Kg Fish Fresh Kg Milk Litre Dairy Milk Litre Pure Ghee Litre Onion Kg Chillies Dry 100 gms Sugar Kg Gur Kg Tea Leaf 100gms Fire Wood 40 Kg Soft Coke 40 Kg Kerosene Oil Litre Toilet Soap 75gms Washing Soap 225gms # Items do not feature in index basket of respective centres. Notes 1. The prices are average prices based on individual quotations obtained from selected outlets in a given centre and are not comparable between centres as they relate to different varieties of varying specifications. 610

49 Varanasi Asansol Darjeeling Durgapur Haldia Howrah Jalpai guri Kolkata Raniganj Siliguri # # Besides these articles, retail prices of a large number of articles (including House Rent) being paid by working class families and utilized in the compilation of CPI Nos. (on base: 2001=100) for industrial workers are not being published due to resource constraint. 3. The price data of the remaining articles for any particular centre can be made available to the users on their specific demand. 611

50 1.2.Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers Table A (a) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Sl. No. State Linking factor for General Index a General Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Feb., 2013 Food Index Mar., Andhra Pradesh Assam b Bihar Gujarat Haryana * Himachal Pradesh * Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur * Meghalaya * Orissa Punjab c Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura * Uttar Pradesh West Bengal All-India a = The indices for a given month of old base ( ) can be obtained by multiplying the index number of new base ( ) of that month by the relevant linking factors which are applicable to Agricultural Labourers only. 612

51 Labourers (Group-wise and General) (Base: =100) Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants Index Fuel & Light Index Clothing, Bedding & Footwear Index Miscellaneous Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Feb., Mar., b & c = To obtain linking factors for Assam and Punjab, please consult article in February, 1996 issue of the Indian Labour Journal. * = Indices compiled and published for the first time w.e.f. November,

52 Table A (b) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Sl. No State General Index Food Index Pan, Supari, Tobacco & Intoxicants Index Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Feb., 2013 Mar., 2013 Feb., 2013 Mar., Andhra Pradesh Assam 3 Bihar 4 Gujarat 5 Haryana 6 Himachal Pradesh 7 Jammu & Kashmir 8 Karnataka 9 Kerala 10 Madhya Pradesh 11 Maharashtra 12 Manipur 13 Meghalaya 14 Orissa 15 Punjab 16 Rajasthan 17 Tamil Nadu 18 Tripura 19 Uttar Pradesh 20 West Bengal All India

53 Labourers (Group wise and General) (Base: =100) Fuel & Light Index Clothing, Bedding & Footwear Index Miscellaneous Index Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar.,

54 Table A (a) - State-wise monthly consumer prices of selected articles of Agricultural Sl. No. Item Unit Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat Rice Kg Wheat: (a) Wheat whole Kg (b) Wheat Atta Kg Jowar Kg Bajra: (a) Bajra whole Kg (b) Bajra Atta Kg Maize: (a) Maize whole Kg (b) Maize Atta Kg Ragi Kg Arhar Dal Kg Groundnut Oil Litre Mustard Oil Litre Goat Meat/Mutton Kg Fish Fresh Kg Milk Litre Onion Kg Chillies Dry 100Gms Potato Kg Sugar Kg Gur Kg Tea Leaf 100Gms Firewood 40 Kg Kerosene Oil Litre

55 Labourers for the month of March 2013 (Base: =100) Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh N.A

56 Table A (a) concld. Sl. Item Unit Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa No Rice Kg Wheat: (a) Wheat whole (b) Wheat Atta Kg. Kg. 3. Jowar Kg. 4. Bajra: 5. Maize: (a) Bajra whole (b) Bajra Atta (a) Maize whole (b) Maize Atta Kg. Kg. Kg. Kg. 6. Ragi Kg. 7. Arhar Dal Kg. 8. Groundnut Oil Litre 9. Mustard Oil Litre 10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 11. Fish Fresh Kg. 12. Milk Litre 13. Onion Kg. 14. Chillies Dry 100 gm. 15. Potato Kg. 16. Sugar Kg. 17. Gur Kg. 18. Tea Leaf 100 gm. 19. Firewood 40. Kg. 20. Kerosene Oil Litre - = Items do not feature in the Index Basket. N.A. = Not Available

57 Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Tripura Uttar West Bengal Nadu Pradesh Note:- The prices are average prices based on individual quotations obtained from the selected outlets of the sample villages of a given State and are not comparable with each other due to their varying specifications. Besides, the prices of all the items utilised in compilation of C.P.I. Numbers for Agricultural Labourers are not being published due to resource constraints. 619

58 Table A (b) - State-wise monthly consumer prices of selected articles of Rural Labourers Sl. No. Item Unit Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Rice Kg Wheat: (a) Wheat whole Kg (b) Wheat Atta Kg Jowar Kg Bajra: (a) Bajra whole Kg (b) Bajra Atta Kg Maize: (a) Maize whole Kg (b) Maize Atta Kg Ragi Kg Arhar Dal Kg Groundnut Oil Litre Mustard Oil Litre Goat Meat/Mutton Kg Fish Fresh Kg Milk Litre Onion Kg Chillies Dry 100Gms Potato Kg Sugar Kg Gur Kg Tea Leaf 100gms Firewood 40. Kg N.A. 20. Kerosene Oil Litre

59 for the month of March, 2013 (Base: =100) Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa Punjab = Items do not feature in the Index Basket. N.A.= Not available 621

60 Table A (b)-concld. Sl. Item Unit Rajasthan Tamil Tripura Uttar West No. Nadu Pradesh Bengal Rice Kg Wheat: (a) Wheat whole Kg (b) Wheat Atta Kg Jowar Kg Bajra: 5. Maize: (a) Bajra whole Kg (b) Bajra Atta Kg ( a ) Maize whole Kg (b) Maize Atta Kg Ragi Kg Arhar Dal Kg Groundnut Oil Litre Mustard Oil Litre Goat Meat/Mutton Kg Fish Fresh Kg Milk Litre Onion Kg Chillies Dry 100gm Potato Kg Sugar Kg Gur Kg Tea Leaf 100 gm Firewood 40. Kg Kerosene Oil Litre Note:-The prices are average prices based on individual quotations obtained from the selected outlets of the sample villages of a given State and are not comparable with each other due to their varying specifications. Besides, the prices of all the items utilized in compilation of C.P.I. Numbers. for Rural Labourers are not being published due to resource constraints. 622

61 2. WAGES AND EARNINGS Table A.2.1 (a) - Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural Occupations in Rural India during March, 2013 (By States and Sex). Sl. No ( in Rupees) States Ploughing Sowing Men Women Children Men Women Children Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur @ - 14 Orissa Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal All India

62 Table A.2.1 (a) Contd. Sl. No States Weeding Transplantng Men Women Children Men Women Children Andhra Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur - - @ Orissa Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal All India

63 Harvesting Winnowing Threshing Men Women Children Men Women Children Men Women Children @ = Indicates that the particular category of workers, i.e. men/women/children were not engaged in that operation either because of their non-availability; or the activity connected with the occupation was not undertaken in the State; or the activity was out of season in the State, etc. 625

64 Sl. No Table A.2.1 (a) Concld. States Picking* Herdsman Men Women Children Men Women Children Andhra Assam Gujarat Haryana Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Orissa 15 Punjab Rajasthan Tripura West All India * = Picking includes picking of cotton bolls/seed pods, jute stalks and tea leaves = Number of quotations are less than five. 626

65 Well digging Cane crushing Men Women Children Men Women Children @

66 Sl No A.2.1. (b) Average Daily Wage Rates for Non-agricultural Occupations in Rural India during States Carpenter Blacksmith Cobbler Men Women Children Men Women Children Men Women Children Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu&Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal All India = Indicates that the particular category of workers, i.e. men/ women /children were not engaged in that operation either because of their non-availability; or the activity connected with the occupation was not undertaken in the State; or the activity was out of season in the State, etc. 628

67 March, 2013 (By States and Sex) Mason Tractor driver ( in Rupees) Men Women Children Men Women Children = Number of quotations are less than five. 629

68 Table A.2.1 (b) Concld. ( in Rupees) Sl States Sweeper Unskilled labourers No ( Unspecified) Men Women Children Men Women Children Bihar Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Tripura Uttar Pradesh West All India Note:- The average daily wage rates at all-india level are derived by dividing the sum total of wages by number of quotations of all the states taken together. 630

69 3. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Sphere/ Item Table A.3.1 Sector/Sphere-wise Number of Disputes, Workers involved and Mandays Lost due to Industrial Disputes during January to March, 2013 (P) Public Sector Private Sector Total Number of Number of Number of Workers Involved Mandays Lost Workers Involved Mandays Lost Disputes Disputes Disputes Workers Involved Mandays Lost (i) Central Sphere Strikes Lockouts Strikes & Lockouts (Total-i) (ii) State Sphere Strikes Lockouts Strikes & Lockouts (Total-ii) Grand Total (Total-i+ ii) (P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 25 th April, = Nil 631

70 Table A.3.2- Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) during January to March, 2013 (P) State/Union Territory Number of Disputes Workers Mandays Lost Involved Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal A & N Islands Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli Delhi Daman & Diu Lakshadweep Puducherry All India (P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 25 th April, = Nil.. = Not reported 632

71 SECTION B SERIAL STATISTICS 1 Prices and Price Indices N O T E 1.1. Industrial Worker s Consumer Price Index B All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers The All India Consumer Price Index Numbers (General and Food) on base 1982=100 were being published since their first release with effect from October, 1988 index replacing the old series on base: 1960=100. The Labour Bureau has released the new series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base: 2001=100 with the index of January, 2006 which has replaced the previous series on base: 1982=100. The indices for the old base (1960=100) series can be derived by multiplying the 1982 series indices by the Linking Factors, which are 4.93 for the general index and 4.98 for the food index. Similarly, the indices for 1982 series can be derived by multiplying the 2001 series indices by the Linking factors, which are 4.63 and 4.58 for General and Food group respectively. The Annual Average (Calendar year 1990 to 2011 as well as Financial year to ) and monthly All India Index Numbers (General& Food) from March, 2012 to March, 2013 have been presented in Table B B Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers Serial Statistics in respect of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 1982=100 and new series on base: 2001=100 (General Index only) for 78 centres are set out in Table B Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers B (a) and (b). All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base: =100) Serial statistics relating to the All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers (General and Food) for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base =100 separately for Agricultural Years from to , Financial Years from to and Calendar Years from 1995 to 2011, alongwith month-wise indices and 12-monthly moving averages from March, 2012 to March, 2013 are presented in Tables B (a) and (b) respectively B (a) and (b) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers on Base: =100 Serial statistics in respect of Consumer Price Index Numbers (General Index) for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: =100) for 20 States are given in Tables B (a) and (b) respectively. 633

72 1.3.Urban Non-Manual Employees Consumer Price Index / Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas B.1.3 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual Employees (Base: =100) and Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas on base: 2010=100 Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees on base: =100 were compiled and published by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), New Delhi. The Price collection for CPI (UNME) was discontinued with effect from April, As decided by the National Statistical Commission, linked all-india CPI (UNME) numbers for the year 2008 to 2010 are given in Serial Statistics. The Central Statistics Office (CSO) releases Consumer Price Indices (CPI) on base 2010=100 for all-india and States/UTs separately for rural, urban and combined every month with effect from January, Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural areas for the period March, 2012 to March, 2013 have been presented in Table B Wholesale Price Index B.1.4. All India Index Numbers of Wholesale prices (Base: =100) The current series of Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India on base =100 was released w.e.f. September, 2010 by replacing the earlier series. These Index Numbers are compiled and published by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, New Delhi. The indices for the period 1991 to 2011 (Annual Averages) and March, 2012 to March, 2013 (Monthly Figures) are set out in Table B Wages and Earnings B.2.1. Earnings(Basic Wage and Dearness Allowance) of the Lowest-paid Workers/Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills The information concerning earnings of cotton producing Centres/States received from the State Governments, Employers Associations and Individual Units is presented in Table B.2.1. The earnings of workers include minimum basic wage and dearness Allowance by whatever name called. The dearness allowance is linked to the Working Class Consumer Price Index Numbers of different Centres and varies from month to month according to the variation in the index. 3. Industrial Disputes B.3.1. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) Industrial Disputes Statistics for the Years 2005 to 2012 are presented in Table B

73 1. PRICES AND PRICE INDICES 1.1 Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index Table B All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (General & Food) Year/ Annual Average Indices for Month Calendar Year Twelve monthly Financial year General Food moving average Year General Food Index Index of General Index Index Index I- Base 1982= * II- Base 2001= Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar *The Financial year average is based on 9 months from April, 2005 to Dec.,

74 Table B Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers of Industrial Workers (General Index) Year/ month Godavari khani Guntur Hyderabad Vijaya wada Vishakhapattanam Warrangal DoomDooma Tinsukia Base Year 1960= = = 100 L. Factor * * I- Base-1982= II. Base 2001=100 Linking Factor with previous base: 1982=100 * * Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

75 Guwa hati Labac Silchar Mariani Jorhat Rangapara Tezpur Monghyr Jamalpur Chandigarh Bhilai 1960= = = = 100 * 1966= 100 *

76 Table B Contd. Year/ month Delhi Goa Ahmedabad Bhavnagar Rajkot Surat Vadodra Base Year 1960= = = = 100 L. Factor * * * I- Base-1982= II. Base 2001=100 Linking Factor with previous base: 1982= Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

77 Faridabad Yamunanagar Himachal Pradesh Srinagar Bokaro Giridih Jamshedpur 1960= = = = 100 * * *

78 Table B Contd. Year/ Jharia Kodarma Ranchi Hatia Bangalore Belgaum Hubli Dharwar month Base Year 1960= = = 100 L. Factor * 5.66 * * I- Base-1982= II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base: 1982= Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

79 Mercara Mysore Ernakulam Mundakayam Quilon Bhopal Chhindwara Indore Aluva 1960= = = = = 100 * * *

80 Table B Contd. Year/ month Jabalpur Mumbai Nagpur Nasik Pune Solapur Angul Talcher Base Year 1949= = = = 100 L. Factor * * I- Base-1982= II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base: 1982= * Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

81 Table B contd. Rourkela Pondicherry Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Ajmer Bhilwara Jaipur 1966= = = = = * 5.19 * *

82 Table B Contd. Year/ month Chennai Coimbatore Coonoor Madurai Salem Tiruchirapally Base Year 1960= = = = 100 * * L. Factor I- Base-1982= II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base 1982= Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

83 Tripura Agra Ghaziabad Kanpur Lucknow Varanasi Asansol Darjeeling 1961= = = = = * * *

84 Table B Concld. Year/ Durgapur Haldia Howrah Jalpaiguri Kolkata Raniganj Siliguri month Base Year 1960= = = = L. Factor * * I- Base-1982= II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base 1982= * Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar * No Linking Factor as these centres were not covered in any of the earlier series Linking Factor - Figures on previous base : 1982=100 and 1960=100 (General Index) can be obtained by multiplying the index numbers of new base: 2001=100 by the respective linking factors given against each centre and rounding off the result to the nearest whole number. 646

85 1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers Table B (a)-year-wise All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers ( General & Food on Base: =100 ) Year/ Month Agricultural Year Annual Average Indices for Financial Year Twelve Monthly moving average of General Index Calendar Year General Index Food Index General Index Food Index Year General Index Food Index March April May June July August September October November December January February March Note: (i) Agricultural Year ( July to June ). (ii) Financial Year ( April to March ). (iii) New series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers on Base: =100 released w.e.f. November, To obtain indices on Base : =100, the index figures need to be multiplied by the linking factor as below :- General Index 5.89 Food Index = Average based on 8 months i.e. Nov., 95 to June, 96 = Average based on 5 months i.e. Nov., 95 to March, 96 only $ = Average based on 2 months i.e. Nov., 95 and Dec., 95 only. 647

86 Table B ( b)-year-wise All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers or Rural Labourers ( General & Food on Base: =100 ) Year/ Annual Average Indices for Month Agricultural Year Twelve Monthly moving average of General Index Financial Year Calendar Year General Index Food Index General Index Food Index Year General Index Food Index @ 242@ March April May June July August September October November December January February March Note: - (i) Agricultural Year ( July to June ). (ii) Financial Year (April to March). (iii) New series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Labourers on Base: =100 was introduced for the first time w.e.f. November, = Average based on 8 months i.e. Nov., 95 to June, 96 = Average based on 5 months i.e. Nov., 95 to March, 96 only $ = Average based on 2 months i.e. Nov., 95 and Dec., 95 only

87 Table B (a)-State-wsie Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers ( General Index on Base: =100 ) Agricultural Year/Month Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Linking factor 4.84 b * * March April May June July August September October November December January February March

88 Table B (a)-Concld. Agricultural Kerala Year/Month Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa Linking factor * * March April May June July August September October November December January February March Note:- Agricultural Year ( July to June = Average based on 8 months i.e. from November, 1995 to June, 1996 only. 650

89 Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal c * * = Indices for the State compiled and published for the first time w.e.f. November, b & c = To obtain linking factors for Assam and Punjab on Base =100, please consult article published in February, 1996 issue of the Indian Labour Journal. 651

90 Table B (b).-state-wise Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Labourers ( General Index Base: =100 ) Agricultural Year/Month Andhra Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh_ Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka March April May June July August September October November December January February March

91 Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa

92 Table B (b) - Concld. Agricultural Year/Month Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal March April May June July August September October November December January February March Note: Agricultural Year ( July to June = Average based on 8 months i.e. from November, 1995 to June, 1996 only

93 1.3. Urban Non-Manual Employees Consumer Price Index Table B.1.3. All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual Employees (Base: =100) Year/Month General Index Consumer Price Index for Rural and Urban Areas on base: 2010=100* Year/Month Rural Urban General Index General Index 2012 March April May June July August September October November December January February March * New series of CPI has been introduced w.e.f. Jan., 2011 in place of UNME. Source: Central Statistical Organisation, New Delhi. 655

94 1.4. Wholesale Price Index Table B.1.4 Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India Year/ All I. Primary Articles II. Fuel Power Month Commodities All Food Non-Food Minerals Light and Articles Articles Lubricants I Base = II Base = III Base: = Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar

95 III Manufactured Products All Food Products Beverages Tobacco & Tobacco Products Textiles Wood & Wood Products Paper & Paper Products Leather & leather Products Rubber & Plastic Products

96 Table B.1.4 Concld. Year/ Month Chemicals & Chemical Products Non-metallic Mineral Products III Manufactured Products Basic Metals Alloys & Metal Products Machinery & Machine tools Transport Equipment and parts I Base = II Base = III Base: = Mar Apr May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar Note : Linking factor for deriving the General Indices on base: =100 to Base is and from base =100 to base is for All commodities = 1.873, Primary article =1.881, Fuel & Power = 2.802, Manufactured products = Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi. 658

97 2. WAGES AND EARNINGS Table B.2.1 Earnings (Basic Wage, Dearness Allowances) of the Lowest Paid Workers/ Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills for the month of March, Year/ Month Ahmedabad Bangalore Vadodara Mumbai Coimbatore & Chennai Mar April May June July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb Mar N.B.- Yearly figures indicate average of twelve calendar months and the monthly figures relate to a standard month of 26 days. 659

98 Table B.2.1 concld. Year/ Delhi Indore Kanpur Nagpur Solapur Kolkata Month * * * * * * * * * * * * Mar. * * April * * May * * June * * July * * Aug. * * Sept * * Oct. * * Nov. * * Dec. * * Jan. * * Feb. * * Mar. * * New series on Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 has been introduced w.e.f. the index of January Centre linking factor on base 2001=100 is: Ahmedabad (4.62), Bangalore (4.51), Vadodara (4.39), Mumbai (5.18), Coimbatore / Chennai (4.95), Delhi(5.60), Indore(4.73),Kanpur(4.50), Nagpur (4.68), Sholapur (4.73) and Kolkata (5.12) * Earning of Delhi and Sholapur Centres have been discontinued due to closure of Textile Mills. Source: Monthly returns received from the selected centres. 660

99 3. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES Table B.3.1- Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) during the period 2005 to 2013 Year Number of Disputes Workers Involved Mandays Lost ( 000 ) (P) (P) (P) (P) (Jan. to March) (P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 25 th April, 2013 The price of greatness is responsibility. Winston Churchill 661

100 SECTION C SPECIAL TABLES Notes I.L.O. CONVENTIONS I.L.O. CONVENTION NO. 81 CONCERNING LABOUR INSPECTIONS GENERAL APPRECIATION ON THE WORKING OF THE VARIOUS ACTS FOR THE ITEMS COVERED BY ARTICLE 21 OF CONVENTION 81. India ratified this Convention (excluding Part II) on 7 th of April, Para 1 of Article 20 of the Convention stipulates that the Central Inspection Authority shall publish the annual general report on the working of the inspection services under its control. Although Labour Bureau is not the central inspection authority yet it is concerned with the consolidation and publication of all-india statistics on inspectorate staff, inspections made, prosecutions launched etc. as collected and furnished by the State authorities viz., the Labour Commissioners/Chief Inspectors of Factories under various labour enactments, e.g., the Factories Act, 1948; the Minimum Wages Act 1948; the Payment of Wages Act, 1936; the Plantations Labour Act, 1951; the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961; the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961; the Workmen s Compensation Act, 1923; the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946; the Shops and Commercial Establishments Acts; and the Trade Unions Act, These Statistics are collected in prescribed proformae. After their scrutiny an annual review is prepared on the working of each of these Acts except the Trade Unions Act for which only a biennial review is prepared. Available information on this aspect except item. No. (a) of Article 21 (given below) is published in the following tables of the Indian Labour Journal from time to time. Name of the Act/Source Table No. Data presented DGE&T C.1.1 Employment in Public Sector The Factories Act 1948 C.1.2. No. of Working Factories C.1.3. Estimated Average Daily Employment DGE&T C.2.1 No. of Job Seekers C.2.2 No. of Training Institutes The Payment of Wages Act,.1936 C.3.1 Total Gross Wage bill (State-wise) C.3.2. Total Gross Wage bill(industry-wise) The Factories Act, 1948 C.4.1 Inspectorate Staff under the Act (State-wise) C.4.2 Statistics of Inspections C.4.3 Industrial Injuries C.4.4 Statistics of Occupational Diseases C.4.5 No. of Convictions 662

101 The Minimum Wages Act,1948 C.4.6 Inspectorate Staff C.4.7 Inspections made The Plantations Labour Act,1951 C.4.8 Inspections made The Motor Transport Worker s Act C.4.9 Inspections made The Shops and Commercial Establishments Acts C.4.10 Inspections made I.L.O. CONVENTION NO. 81 Article The central inspection authority shall publish an annual General Report on the work of the inspection services under its control. 2. Such annual reports shall be published within a reasonable time after the end of the year to which they relate and in any case within twelve months. 3. Copies of the annual reports shall be transmitted to the Director-General of the International Labour Office within a reasonable period after their publication and in any case within three months. Article 21 The annual report published by the central inspection authority shall deal with the following and other relevant subjects in so far as they are under the control of the said authority: (a) Laws and relations relevant to the work of the inspection service; (b) Staff of the labour inspection service; (c) Statistics of workplaces liable to inspection and the number of workers employed therein; (d) Statistics of inspection visits; (e) Statistics of violations and penalties imposed; (f) Statistics of industrial accidents and (g) Statistics of occupational diseases. Tables C.4.1 to C.4.10 These tables present the available information about inspectorate staff, inspections made, industrial injuries, occupational diseases, number of prosecutions launched and convictions obtained. 663

102 Total sanctioned strength Total working strength Chief Inspector/ Director of Factories Deputy Chief Inspector/ Dy. Director of Factories Regional Inspector of Factories Inspector of Factories Medical Inspectors of factories Inspectress of Factories Other Field Inspection Staff Indian Labour Journal, June 2013 I. The Factories Act, 1948 Table C.4.1 Inspectorate Staff under The Factories Act, 1948 for the year 2010 (By States/UTs) States/Union Territories Andhra Pradesh (b3) - 49(c3) Assam Bihar Chhatisgarh 15 7 * Goa (f5) Gujarat (b6) 28(f4) 22(e4) 1 - Haryana (b2) 34(c2) - 6(e1) 1(f1) - Jharkhand Kerala Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Nagaland 3 3 1(a2) 1-1(f4) Odisha (a2) 1(b5) 22(d2) 6(c1) 1(e2) - - Punjab Rajasthan Tamil nadu (a1) 32(b4) - 74(f3) 6(e3) - - Tripura West Bengal Chandigarh Puducherry (f2) - Total Note : (i) The Factories Act, 1948 is not implemented in four States/Union Territories namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim (ii) Data is not received from rest of the States/Union Territories. (iii) - = Nil. (iv).. = Not available *= Labour Commissioner is notified as Chief Inspector of Factories (a1) Director of Factories. (a2) Director of Factories & Boilers (b2) Includes 1 Addl. Director, Industrial Safety & Health. 2 Jt. Director of Factories. (b3) Additional Chief Inspector of Factories & Boilers (b4) Includes 3 Additional Director, 12 Joint Director, 43 Deputy Director & 1 Assistant Director (b5) Jt Director of Factories & Boilers (b6) Included 4 Joint Director, 11 Dy. Director industrial safety & health and 2 Assistant Director Industrial Safety & Health (c1) Divisional Deputy Director of Factories & Boilers (c2) Includes 3 Dy. Director of Industrial Safety & Health, 16 Asstt. Director Industrial Safety & Health (Chemical) and 5 Asst. Director Industrial Safety & Health (Chemical). (c3) Senior Inspector of Factories (d2) Includes 1 Dy Director of Factories & Boilers, 13 Assistant Directors of Factories & Boilers ( I/C of Zones), 1 Assistant Director of Factories & Boilers (Hdrs) & 1 Assistant Director of Factories & Boilers(Safety) (e1) Includes 1 Dy. Director, Industrial Health, 5 Asstt. Director-cum-Certifying Surgeon Industrial Health. (e2) Includes 1 Certifying Surgeon, 1 Organisation & Medical Officer and 1 Senior Scientific Officer (e3) Includes 1 Deputy Director (SMTC) 1 Dy. Director (IHL) & 1 Chemical Inspector (e4) includes 15 Industrial Safety &Health Officer. (f1) Welfare Officer (Women). (f2) Includes 5 assistant inspector of factories (f3) Includes 23 Assistant Inspector of Factories (f4) Assistant Inspector of factories & Boilers (f5) Includes 2 Labour Inspector Source: Annual Returns received under the Factories Act,

103 Table C.4.2 Number of Factories Inspected under the Factories Act,1948 during 2010 by States/UTs. States/Union Territories Number of Factories Inspected Once Twice Thrice More than three times Total Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhatisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Jharkhand Kerala Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Tamil nadu Tripura West Bengal Chandigarh Puducherry Total Note: (i) The Factory Act, 1948 is not implemented in four States/ Union Territories namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, and Sikkim. (ii) Data is not received from rest of the States/Union Territories. (iii) = Nil (iv).. =Not available Source: Annual Returns received under the Factories Act,

104 Table C.4.3 Industrial Injuries in Factories during 2010 by States/UTs States/Union Territories Fatal Non Fatal Total Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhatisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Jharkhand Kerala maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Tamil nadu Tripura West Bengal Chandigarh Puducherry Total Note: (i) The Factories Act, 1948 is not implemented in four States/ Union Territories namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim. (ii) Data is not received from rest of the States/Union Territories. (iii) = Nil (iv).. = Not available Source: Annual Returns received under the Factories Act,

105 Men Women Children and Adolescents Notices Registers and Returns Safety Provisions Health and Sanitation Including Welfare Others Total Convictions Total No. of Factories Involved in involved in convictions Indian Labour Journal, June 2013 Table No.C.4.4. (Statistics of Occupational Diseases) has not been included due to non-availability of the relevant information. Table C 4.5 Number of Convictions Obtained for Offences under the Factories Act during 2010 (By States/Union Territories) States/ Union Territories Employment and hours of work Number of Convictions obtained for offences relating to Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhatisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Jharkhand Kerala Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Tamil nadu Tripura West Bengal Chandigarh Puducherry Total Note: (i) The Factories Act, 1948 is not implemented in four States/ Union Territories namely, Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram, and Sikkim. (ii) Data is not received from rest of the States/Union Territories. (iii) = Nil (iv).. =Not available Source: Annual Returns received under the Factories Act,

106 II. The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 Table C 4.6 Statement showing the strength of the machinery for enforcement of the minimum wages act, 1948 in respect of central sphere and states/ union territories during the Year 2011 Sl. No. Central Sphere / State / Union Territories Designation of Inspection Staff No. of officers Andhra Pradesh Commissioner of Labour Additional Commissioner of Labour. Joint Commissioner of Labour Deputy Commissioner of Labour Assistant Commissioner of Labour Labour Officer Arunachal Pradesh Not Reported - 3 Assam Bihar Chattisgarh Goa Gujarat Labour Commissioner Additional Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Officer Labour Inspector Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Superintendent Labour-cum-Enforcement Officer Chief Inspector of Factories Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories Factories Inspector Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Officer Labour Inspector Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Welfare Officer Labour Inspector Labour Commissioner Rural Labour Commissioner Additional Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Officer

107 8 Haryana Himachal Pradesh Labour Commissioner Addl. Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Labour Officer-cum-conciliation Officer Editor Labour Inspector Welfare Officer (Woman) Statistical Officer Labour Welfare Officer Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Labour Officer Statistical Assistant Labour Inspector 10 Jammu & Kashmir 1 Labour Officer Jharkhand Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Chief Inspector of Factories Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Superintendent Inspector of Factories Labour Enforcement Officer Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Labour Commissioner Additional Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector Labour Commissioner Additional Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Chief Inspector of Plantations District Labour Officer Inspector of Newspaper Establishments Assistant Labour Officer Inspector of Plantations Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Officer Labour Inspector

108 15 Maharashtra Meghalaya Labour Commissioner Additional Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Officer Labour Inspectors Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Manipur 1 Labour Inspector Mizoram 1 Not Reported - 19 Nagaland 1 Not Reported - 20 Odisha 1 2 Labour Officer Labour Inspector Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Labour Commissioner Additional Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour-cum-Concilation Officer Statistical Officer Labour Inspector Deputy Director of Factories Assistant Director of Factories Labour Commissioner Additional Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector Additional Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector Inspector of Plantations Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Chief Labour Officer Labour Officer Labour Inspector Uttarakhand 1 Labour Enforcement Officer

109 27 Uttar Pradesh West Bengal A & N Islands Chandigarh Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Enforcement Officer Labour Commissioner Additional Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 Labour Enforcement Officer 1 32 Daman & Diu 1 1. Labour Commissioner Chief Inspector of Factories & Boilers Labour Inspector Delhi 1 1. Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Officer Labour Inspector Lakshadweep 1 Labour Enforcement Officer 1 35 Pucucherry C.L.C. (CENTRAL) Commissioner of Labour Deputy Commissioner of Labour Labour Officer Labour Inspector Central Labour Commissioner Deputy Central Labour Commissioner Regional Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Enforcement Officer SOURCE: Annual Returns/Reports under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for the year

110 Table C4.7 Number of Inspections Made, Under the Minimum Wages Act,1948 in Central Sphere/States and UTs for the Year 2011 Sl. No. Central Government/ States/Union Territories Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh NR 3 Assam Bihar Chhatisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Meghalaya Manipur Mizoram NR 19 Nagaland NR 20 Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal A.& N. Islands Chandigarh D.& N. Haveli Daman & Diu Delhi Lakshadweep Nil 35 Puducherry C.L.C.(CENTRAL) Number of Inspections Made During the Year Source: Annual Returns/Reports under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for the year NR -Not Reported 672

111 III The Plantations Labour Act, 1951 Table C.4.8 State-Wise Break-up of Number of Inspections Made, Prosecutions Launched and Convictions Obtained and Amount of Fine realised During 2009 State/Union Territory Number of inspections made Number of prosecutions launched Number of convictions obtained Amount of fine Realized (in Rs.) Assam Himachal Pradesh Karnataka Kerala ,500 Tamil Nadu ,650 Tripura Uttarakhand West Bengal ,500 A & N Islands Total 2, ,650 - = Nil.. = Information not available 673

112 IV The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 Table C.4.9. State-wise Break-up of Number of Inspections Made, Prosecutions Launched and Convictions Obtained during 2009 State/Union Territory No. of Inspections made No. of fresh cases filed during the year No. of cases in which conviction obtained Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Kerala Meghalaya Orissa Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttarakhand Chandigarh = Nil Total 42,

113 V The Shops and Commercial Establishments Act Table C.4.10 Table C State-wise Break-up of the Number of Inspections Made and Prosecutions Launched during the Year 2009 State/Union Territory Inspections made Prosecutions launched Andhra Pradesh (16.97) 8283 (14.32) Assam (4.20) 738 (1.28) Bihar (1.96) 222 (0.38) Chhatisgarh 6001 (0.84) 764 (1.32) Goa 4495 (0.63) 75 (0.13) Haryana (4.75) 3038 (5.25) Himachal Pradesh 4905 (0.68) 1058 (1.83) Jammu & Kashmir (2.59) (21.12) Kerala (7.87) 1609 (2.78) Meghalaya (0.03) Orissa 3024 (0.42) 561 (0.97) Punjab (6.05) 1341 (2.32) Rajasthan (1.64) 340 (0.59) Tamil Nadu (37.95) 819 (1.42) Tripura (2.71) 88 (0.15) Uttrakhand 8551 (1.19) 1867 (3.23) Chandigarh (7.45) (42.92) Puducherry (2.08) Total 7,16,610 57,855 - = Nil Note: Figures in brackets indicate percentage to the total. 675

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