INDIAN LABOUR JOURNAL (A MONTHLY PUBLICATION)

ISSN 0019-5723 INDIAN LABOUR JOURNAL (A MONTHLY PUBLICATION) Volume 54 June 2013 No. 6 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LABOUR BUREAU SHIMLA/CHANDIGARH

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PREFACE The Indian Labour Journal earlier known as Indian Labour Gazette is a monthly publication being brought out since July, 1943. 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-171004 DALJEET SINGH DIRECTOR GENERAL

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 2010 569 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 1947 581 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 2008 583 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

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 110054 Pre-payable subscription rates for the Indian Labour Journal Annual Rate of Subscription Rs.900.00 Sale per copy Rs. 75.00 568

REPORTS ENQUIRIES AND STUDIES Report on the Working of the Employees Compensation Act, 1923 for the Year 2010 1. Introduction The Workmen s Compensation Act, 1923 (Employees Compensation Act w.e.f. 31-5- 2010), 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, 1924. 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 2010. 2. 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, 1948. 2.2 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 2010. The wage ceiling limit for working out compensation has been increased from Rs.4,000/- to Rs.8,000/- per month w.e.f. 31.05.2010. 2.5 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

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.8783.32 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.5991.49 lakh, Rs. 2385.78 lakh and Rs.406.05 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 2008 1712127 1344 982 2697 5023 4327.05 1412.25 407.80 6147.10 (26.76) (19.55) (53.69) (100.00) 2009 1662342 863 497 2343 3703 2420.13 554.32 159.85 3134.30 (23.31) (13.42) (63.27) (100.00) 2010 1063802 1939 2831 995 5765 5991.49 2385.78 406.05 8783.32 (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. 49.19% 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

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 668945 503 1477 856 2836 1774.86 944.83 135.66 2855.35 (62.88) (25.94) (52.17) (86.03) (49.19) (29.62) (39.60) (33.41) (32.51) 2. Plantations 95535 199 206 30 435 207.52 72.44 24.62 304.58 (8.98) (10.26) (7.28) (3.02) (7.54) (3.46) (3.04) (6.06) (3.47) 3. Mines 5792 60 42-102 264.61 397.03-661.64 (0.55) (3.09) (1.48) (1.77) (4.42) (16.64) (7.53) 4. Ports & Docks 14545 4 1-5 11.26 0.61-11.87 (1.37) (0.21) (0.04) (0.09) (0.19) (0.03) (0.13) 5. Tramways.................. 6. Building and Construction 177594 265 301 7 573 503.96 81.43 3.60 588.99 (16.69) (13.67) (10.63) (0.70) (9.94) (8.41) (3.41) (0.89) (6.71) 7. Municipalities 20319 - - - - - - - - (1.91) 8. Railways................ - 9. Miscellaneous 81072 908 804 102 1814 3229.28 889.44 242.17 4360.89 (7.62) (46.83) (28.40) (10.25) (31.47) (53.90) (37.28) (59.64) (49.65) All Establishments 1063802 1939 2831 995 5765 5991.49 2385.78 406.05 8783.32 (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

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 22.38 followed by Mines 17.61, Plantations 4.55, Factories 4.24, Buildings and Constructions 3.23 and Ports & Docks 0.34. 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.) 1 2 3 4 1. Factories 4.24 100682 427 2. Plantations 4.55 70018 319 3. Mines 17.61 648667 11423 4. Ports & Docks 0.34 237400 81 5. Tramways...... 6. Building and Construction 3.23 102791 332 7. Municipalities - - - 8. Railways...... 9. Miscellaneous 22.38 240402 5380 All Industries 5.42 152356 826 - = 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. 3.95 lakh), Andaman & Nicobar Islands (Rs. 3.62 lakh) and Rajasthan (Rs. 3.46 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 1.82. 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

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 paid @ (Rs in Lakh.) Total Death Perman ent disable ment Tempor ary disable ment 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1. Andhra 657 349 61 1067 3423.32 589.91 198.50 4211.73 285099 Pradesh (2.30) (1.22) (0.21) (3.74) (5.21) (1.69) (3.25) (3.95) 2. Chhattisgarh 4112-115 11 126-106.96 67.87 174.83 (27.97) (2.68) (30.64) (0.93) (6.17) (1.39) 3. Haryana 249 15 5 1 21 14.80 2.46 0.27 17.53 (60.24) (20.08) (4.02) (84.34) (0.99) (0.49) (0.27) (0.83) 4. Himachal Pradesh 19830 - - - - - - - - 5. Karnataka 36311 836 2164 12 3012 1048.28 1229.42 13.41 2291.11 (23.02) (59.60) (0.33) (82.95) (1.25) (0.57) (1.12) (0.76) 6. Kerala 184827 191 84 86 361 671.98 180.29 68.18 920.45 (1.03) (0.45) (0.47) (1.95) (3.52) (2.15) (0.79) (2.55) 7. Maharashtra 119073 37 24 785 846 127.76 24.51 38.86 191.13 (0.31) (0.20) (6.59) (7.10) (3.45) (1.02) (0.05) (0.23) 8. Mizoram - - - - - - - - - 9. Nagaland - - - - - - - - - 10. Odisha 26621 60 20-80 195.13 50.01-245.14 (2.25) (0.75) (3.01) (3.25) (2.50) (3.06) 11. Rajasthan 8332 91 31 9 131 336.94 101.31 15.02 453.27 (10.92) (3.72) (1.08) (15.72) (3.70) (3.27) (1.67) (3.46) 12. Tripura 53361 1 1 3 5 4.23 1.92 0.33 6.48 (0.02) (0.02) (0.06) (0.09) (4.23) (1.92) (0.11) (1.30) 13. Uttar Pradesh 159880 16 4-20 14.71 30.30-45.01 (0.10) (0.03) (0.13) (0.92) (7.58) (2.25) 14. West Bengal 35872 5 1 25 31 25.06 0.20 3.21 28.47 (0.14) (0.03) (0.70) (0.86) (5.01) (0.20) (0.13) (0.92) 15. A & N Islands 21735 6 (0.28) 1 (0.05) - 7 (0.32) 21.52 (3.59) 3.84 (3.84) - 25.36 (3.62) 16. Chandigarh 16769 9 3-12 49.59 9.20-58.79 (0.54) (0.18) (0.72) (5.51) (3.07) (4.90) 17. Dadra & Nagar Haveli Total 62500 15 29 2 46 58.14 55.46 0.41 114.01 (0.24) (0.46) (0.03) (0.74) (3.88) (1.91) (0.20) (2.48) 18. Puducherry 29231 - - - - - - - - Total 1063802 1939 2831 995 5765 5991.49 2385.78 406.05 8783.32 (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 employed. @ = Figures in brackets indicate average compensation paid per case. - = Nil. 573

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 2010. 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 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. (a) Compensation under Section 7 1819 982 792 2009 (b) Deposits under Section 8 4069 2431 1689 4811 (c) Award of Compensation under Section 10 43295 17167 16684 43778 Total 49183 20580 19165 50598 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

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 Closing Balance (Col. 2+3-4-5) 1. Andhra Pradesh 277034619 298542886 387022407 9983630 178571468 2. Chhattisgarh 54352578 73376404 66675202 916100 60137680 3. Haryana 65824592 187473584 170023030 398600 82876546 4. Himachal Pradesh 25037900 26272629 27134320-24176209 5. Karnataka 119533108 659010565 605894317 2764384 169884972 6. Kerala 136962975 223341858 140008936 38634 220257263 7. Maharashtra 296371683 533323437 603108863 2652355 223933902 8. Mizoram - - - - - 9. Nagaland - - - - - 10. Odisha 206884866 187864709 176836931 8802131 209110513 11. Rajasthan 230074768 276052921 300975030 336704 204815955 12. Tripura - 214562 214562 - - 13. Uttar Pradesh 153343074 269085949 177110308-245318715 14. West Bengal 43217486 151818098 153083599-41951985 15. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 1689393 2535200 3575380-649213 16. Chandigarh 2604652 6274674 5878768-3000558 17. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1988762 10861210 11401281 509551 939140 18. Puducherry 3552592 2309508 2252609 180712 3428779 Total 1618473048 2908358194 2831195543 26582801 1669052898 - = 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

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 638 431 174 895 2. Chhattisgarh 153 102 255-3. Haryana 60 34 28 66 4. Himachal Pradesh 253 23 8 268 5. Karnataka 1334 771 668 1437 6. Kerala 332 121 111 342 7. Maharashtra 424 267 117 574 8. Mizoram - - - - 9. Nagaland - - - - 10. Odisha 876 163 381 658 11. Rajasthan 138 23 29 132 12. Tripura 1 - - 1 13. Uttar Pradesh 199 43 48 194 14. West Bengal 48 29 49 28 15. A& N Islands - - - - 16. Chandigarh 18 22 20 20 17. Dadra & Nagar Haveli - - - - 18. Puducherry 5-1 4 Total 4479 2029 1889 4619 - = 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

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 1 104 2. Karnataka 1 36 3. 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 4 150 F Construction 1 36 Total : State Sphere Central Sphere Grand Total 6 (-) 6 193 (-) 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. 577 8 (-) 8

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 1 (-) 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 30123 workers were involved and 198578 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 135980 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) 1 2 3 4 5 January 177980 108774 163336 135980 February 686112 89804 150987.. March 125222.. 168259.. Total 989314 198578 482582 135980 (P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 25 th April, 2013... = 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

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 2012. 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 2012. 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, 01.04.2013) 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, 05.04.2013) 579

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 2008. 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, 06.04.2013) 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, 07.04.2013) 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 2011. "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, 10.04.2013) 580

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, 19.04.2013) 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, 20.04.2013) 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 20.04.2013 II) Services in the Food Corporation of India (FCI). 27.04.2013 581

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers(CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 and Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=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 11.44 per cent for February, 2013 as compared to 12.06 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 13.21 per cent against 14.98 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: 1986-87=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 12.72 % 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 13.46 % respectively during March, 2013 (Labour Bureau) 582

( b ) FOREIGN LABOUR Ten Million More Unemployed in Europe Than in 2008 - 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 2010-2011, 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, 08.04.2013) 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, 08.04.2013) 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

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, 16.04.2013) 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 1990. 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, 18.04.2013) 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.

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 2015. (ILO News, 20.04.2013) 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 27.16 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, 26.04.2013) Action is no less necessary than thought to the instinctive tendencies of the human frame. -Mahatma Gandhi 585

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.974-983) 586

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. 49-52. Martha Alter Chen & Joann Vanek Informal Employment Revisited: Theories, Data & Policies; The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 48, No.3, January, 2013; pp.390-401. Ndongo Samba SYLLA Measuring Labour Absorption Problems in Developing Countries: Limitations of the Concept of Unemployment; International Labour Review; Vol. 152, March 2013; pp.27-42. 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, 2013. 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. 1-26. 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. 21-22. Sunil Jain Wages, Waste and WPI; The Financial Express, dated 1 st April,.2013; p.6. 587

WOMEN LABOUR Varsha Ayyar Caste and Gender in a Mumbai Resettlement Site; Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. XLVIII, No.18, May 4, 2013; pp. 44-55. Meena Gopal Ruptures and Reproduction in Caste/Gender/Labour; ibid. pp. 91-97. MISCELLANEOUS George Mathew Efficacy of Small Industries Development in Kerala; Southern Economist, Vol.52, No.2, May 15, 2013; pp.27-32. Ranana Jhabvala Informal Workers & the Economy; The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 48, No.3, January, 2013; pp. 373-386. Meghnad Desai Informal Work; ibid. pp. 387-389. Molly CHATTOPADHYAY, Sonali CHAKRABORTY and Richard ANKER Sex Segregation in India s Formal Manufacturing Sector; International Labour Review; Vol. 152, March 2013; pp.43-58. H.L. Kumar Labour Unrest Requires Discreet Handling; Current Labour Reports, Vol.29, Part 3, March, 2013; pp. 45-48. You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose. -Indira Gandhi 588

STATISTICS Section A MONTHLY STATISTICS Pages Notes 591 Table A.1.1.1. Table A.1.1.2. Table A.1.1.3. Table A.1.2.1- (a) and (b) Table A.1.2.2- (a) and (b) Table A 2.1.- (a) and (b) Table A 3.1.- 1. 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 : 1986-87=100) Group- wise and General Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base : 1986-87 =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 3.2.- State-wise Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) 632 593 594 602 612 616 623 631 589

Section B SERIAL STATISTICS Pages Notes 633 Table B.1.1.1 Table B.1.1.2 Table B. 1.2.1 (a) and (b) Table B.1.2.2 (a) and (b) Table B. 1.3. 1. 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 1986-87=100) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers (General Index on Base : 1986-87=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.2.1. 2. Wages And Earnings Earnings (Basic Wage and Dearness Allowances) of the Lowest- Paid Workers/Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills 3. Industrial Disputes Table B. 3.1. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) 661 635 636 647 649 655 659 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.81. 662 590

SECTION A MONTHLY STATISTICS 1. Prices and Price Indices N o t e s 1. 1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index 1. 1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index A.1.1.1. 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.1.1.1. 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.1.1.2. 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.1.1.2 for the months of Feb., 2013 and March, 2013. 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 1.1.3. 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.1.1.3. 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.1.2.1 (a) and (b) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-87=100 - All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-87=100 replacing the earlier series on base 1960-61=100 were released with effect from November, 1995. 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

The Consumer Price Index Numbers (Base: 1986-87=100) for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for 20 States and All-India are presented group-wise in Tables A.1.2.1 (a) and (b) for the months of February, 2013 and March, 2013. 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., 1986-87. The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=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.1.2.2 (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: 1986-87=100) for 20 States separately for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for the month of March, 2013 are given in Tables A.1.2.2. (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 1986-87. 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, 1998. 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 25-04-2013) is presented in Table A.3.1. A.3.2. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) during January to March, 2013- 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

1. PRICES AND PRICE INDICES 1.1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index Table A.1.1.1. 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 4.63 223 224 I-A Food 4.58 238 240 I-B Pan, Supari, Tobacco and Intoxicants 6.16 233 235 II Fuel and Light 4.77 220 220 III Housing 6.18 246 246 IV Clothing, Bedding and Footwear 3.22 175 176 V Miscellaneous 4.55 189 190 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

Table A.1.1.2 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ANDHRA PRADESH Mar., 2013 1 Godavarikhani N 235 237 248 249 2 Guntur 4.57 218 223 246 244 3 Hyderabad 4.79 200 200 235 235 4 Vijayawada N 229 228 267 262 5 Visakhapatnam 4.64 226 225 252 248 6 Warrangal 4.75 239 238 272 270 ASSAM 7 Doom-Dooma 4.04 191 191 194 192 8 Tinsukia Guwahati 4.80 190 191 195 195 9 Labac-Silchar 3.65 204 205 207 209 10 Mariani-Jorhat 4.01 189 187 189 184 11 Rangapara-Tezpur 4.17 179 178 195 192 BIHAR 12 Monghyr-Jamalpur 4.30 229 230 231 233 CHANDIGARH 13 Chandigarh 5.26 224 225 242 242 CHHATTISGARH 14 Bhilai 4.20 251 251 241 238 DELHI 15 Delhi 5.60 202 204 216 218 GOA 16 Goa 5.59 241 244 278 280 GUJARAT 17 Ahmedabad 4.62 222 222 251 250 18 Bhavnagar 4.76 214 217 221 226 19 Rajkot 4.38 227 229 246 250 20 Surat 4.54 207 207 240 240 21 Vadodra 4.39 209 210 231 232 594

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., 2013 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Mar., 2013 188 188 169 169 335 335 197 200 193 193 294 296 182 243 180 180 180 180 176 177 216 217 146 146 182 182 157 157 177 177 294 294 157 157 199 199 198 207 189 189 228 228 151 151 311 311 202 204 176 178 222 222 152 152 257 257 173 170 205 206 223 255 163 163 183 183 173 173 189 189 195 212 189 190 185 185 188 188 184 184 254 255 186 186 174 174 183 183 201 201 217 239 247 246 124 124 161 161 211 211 146 164 153 153 101 101 235 235 196 196 243 243 255 253 282 282 185 185 211 212 229 229 202 202 283 283 196 196 154 155 247 247 195 196 504 504 151 156 184 188 207 220 215 217 187 187 186 192 186 191 181 185 203 193 242 242 206 208 201 207 355 351 156 156 202 202 167 168 205 207 183 183 156 156 247 247 176 177 190 193 254 254 159 159 244 244 158 158 196 196 292 292 144 144 187 187 153 153 186 187 272 272 167 167 218 218 128 128 193 194 595

Table A.1.1.2. Contd. Sl. No State/Union Territory / Centre Linking factor for General Index with previous base 1982=100 General Index Food Index Feb., Mar., Feb., 2013 2013 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 HARYANA Mar., 2013 22 Faridabad 4.79 216 218 230 235 23 Yamunanagar 4.34 226 228 246 249 HIMACHAL PRADESH 24 Himachal Pradesh 4.53 199 199 213 214 JAMMU & KASHMIR 25 Srinagar 5.62 198 197 201 200 JHARKHAND 26 Bokaro N 219 219 216 215 27 Giridih N 263 264 258 260 28 Jamshedpur 4.23 241 242 217 219 29 Jharia 3.72 253 251 242 237 30 Kodarma 3.89 249 247 232 227 31 Ranchi-Hatia 4.20 257 257 234 234 KARNATAKA 32 Bangalore 4.51 226 228 248 253 33 Belgaum 5.02 232 233 261 262 34 Hubli-Dharwar 4.71 237 236 257 256 35 Mercara 4.47 226 230 241 247 36 Mysore N 225 226 248 253 KERALA 37 Ernakulam 4.52 218 218 250 250 38 Mundakayam 4.37 238 243 262 264 39 Quilon 4.61 224 230 236 246 596

Pan, Supari, Tobacco and Intoxicants Index Feb., Mar., 2013 2013 Fuel & Light Index Housing Index Clothing, Bedding & Footwear Index Misc. Index Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar., 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 214 214 176 174 223 223 167 168 211 211 255 250 182 183 239 239 184 184 204 205 230 229 203 203 183 183 197 198 176 177 281 281 236 236 165 165 238 238 187 188 169 169 356 356 316 316 196 196 167 168 156 156 608 612 289 289 221 221 182 182 221 221 253 253 429 429 172 172 175 176 256 256 373 379 379 379 232 232 209 209 197 198 440 440 247 247 196 196 190 189 225 225 242 242 471 471 191 193 202 202 210 212 171 171 212 212 144 145 236 235 219 220 186 186 219 219 162 163 203 204 217 214 185 185 263 263 152 151 213 214 187 187 337 340 101 101 179 179 230 232 265 265 188 187 239 239 174 155 187 189 220 219 168 169 193 193 177 177 209 209 249 246 359 399 113 113 189 195 201 205 252 252 228 229 221 221 174 174 203 204 597

Sl. No Table A.1.1.2. Contd. State/Union Territory/ Centre Linking factor for General Index with previous base 1982=100 Feb., 2013 General Index Mar., 2013 Food Index Feb., 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 MADHYA PRADESH 40 Bhopal 4.83 226 228 231 233 41 Chhindwara 4.03 236 236 256 257 42 Indore 4.73 212 213 237 241 43 Jabalpur 4.53 221 224 240 245 MAHARASHTRA 44 Mumbai 5.18 226 228 239 243 45 Nagpur 4.68 254 254 254 253 46 Nasik 4.94 234 234 238 239 47 Pune 4.96 228 227 255 255 48 Solapur 4.73 225 231 231 240 ORISSA 49 Angul-Talcher N 234 233 229 227 50 Rourkela 4.03 233 233 243 243 PUDUCHERRY 51 Pondicherry 4.88 225 226 273 273 PUNJAB 52 Amritsar 4.09 233 235 248 251 53 Jalandhar N 217 218 238 240 54 Ludhiana 4.12 216 216 244 245 RAJASTHAN 55 Ajmer 4.78 224 227 253 256 56 Bhilwara 4.62 224 228 251 258 57 Jaipur 4.25 227 227 248 247 TAMIL NADU 58 Chennai 4.95 211 209 240 237 Mar., 2013 59 Coimbatore 4.49 208 210 234 238 598

Pan, Supari, Feb., Tobacco Mar., and Intoxicants 2013 2013 Index Fuel & Light Feb., Index Mar., 2013 2013 Housing Index Feb., Mar., 2013 2013 Clothing, Bedding & Feb., Footwear Mar., Index 2013 2013 Misc. Index Feb., Mar., 2013 2013 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 267 267 220 220 283 283 149 149 193 194 247 247 345 345 210 210 134 134 195 195 257 256 231 231 176 176 151 151 199 200 273 273 226 227 286 286 124 124 186 189 235 238 267 251 212 212 183 186 206 207 273 273 222 222 367 367 180 180 193 195 225 225 213 214 315 315 171 171 183 184 242 242 210 210 206 206 204 204 210 211 260 260 218 223 263 263 187 191 196 199 258 258 254 254 341 341 198 198 184 185 185 185 203 203 347 347 192 192 173 173 244 244 203 208 153 153 158 165 202 204 216 225 212 213 290 290 177 184 183 181 212 212 224 224 220 220 173 173 192 192 238 238 200 200 179 179 209 209 196 196 275 291 230 230 250 250 182 182 178 183 260 267 272 273 187 187 160 160 182 182 235 235 207 207 220 220 180 180 208 209 276 287 179 180 181 181 164 165 194 192 242 242 183 183 179 179 161 161 196 196 599

Table A.1.1.2. 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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Mar., 2013 60 Coonoor 4.58 215 215 229 227 61 Madurai 4.51 211 211 247 248 62 Salem 4.45 202 209 219 230 63 Tiruchirapally 5.01 226 231 259 266 TRIPURA 64 Tripura 4.17 182 182 183 182 UTTAR PRADESH 65 Agra 4.36 229 230 231 232 66 Ghaziabad 4.78 220 222 238 244 67 Kanpur 4.50 225 226 235 236 68 Lucknow N 217 217 240 242 69 Varanasi 4.96 219 221 242 245 WEST BENGAL 70 Asansol 4.37 246 244 238 235 71 Darjeeling 3.80 205 204 222 220 72 Durgapur 5.13 247 252 222 223 73 Haldia 5.64 223 224 216 218 74 Howrah 5.42 207 206 229 227 75 Jalpaiguri 3.96 205 206 217 217 76 Kolkata 5.12 209 210 228 229 77 Raniganj 4.02 203 204 224 225 78 Siliguri N 209 207 236 233 600

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., 2013 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Mar., 2013 227 234 200 200 290 290 153 153 180 179 265 260 172 173 147 147 165 168 195 194 290 304 178 178 148 148 147 155 195 196 245 271 179 179 254 254 151 152 175 180 269 270 243 243 121 121 157 156 184 184 238 238 219 219 357 357 170 174 173 173 228 228 198 198 258 258 197 197 175 175 235 230 207 207 334 334 184 188 165 168 223 223 198 197 296 296 181 175 154 154 211 211 230 230 283 283 153 154 166 166 210 210 369 369 377 377 192 192 178 179 166 166 264 265 107 107 183 183 175 175 218 218 214 215 599 599 189 192 173 185 269 269 195 195 291 291 150 154 155 155 262 262 249 250 198 198 176 176 153 153 224 224 267 267 104 104 173 173 176 176 253 254 222 225 188 188 201 201 171 171 164 164 238 238 189 189 172 172 153 155 151 152 253 253 103 103 156 156 170 170 N- New Centre in the New Series on base: 2001=100. 601

Table A.1.1.3-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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 Rice Kg. 26.78 35.95 27.37 37.56 33.32 26.44 2 Wheat: a. Wheat Whole Kg. 25.75-29.10-26.90 27.78 b. Wheat Atta Kg. 26.25 36.00 28.66 30.00 40.10 38.50 3 Jowar Kg. - - 28.58 - - - 4 Arhar Dal Kg. 71.30 65.50 67.60 67.10 76.10 72.80 5 Moong Dal Kg. 83.00-81.54 76.10 87.40 79.70 6 Masur Dal Kg. 52.00-57.63 - - 53.80 7 Groundnut oil Litre 123.30 120.84 110.17 104.08 130.53 106.34 8 Mustard Oil Litre - - - - - - 9 Vanaspati Litre - - - - 69.70-10 Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 320.00 380.00 391.67 400.00 440.00 410.00 11 Fish Fresh Kg. 180.00 130.00 113.50 110.00 91.00-12 Milk Litre 30.00 40.00 42.67 40.00 39.00 40.00 13 Dairy Milk Litre - 34.00 32.66 34.00 34.00-14 Pure Ghee Litre - 320.00 376.67 273.00 291.20-15 Onion Kg. 19.20 21.90 18.73 17.50 19.20 19.50 16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 9.00 7.75 8.40 14.75 9.73 8.50 17 Sugar Kg. 38.79 36.46 36.91 37.41 40.91 36.34 18 Gur Kg. - - 44.74 45.25 41.00-19 Tea Leaf 100gms 28.00 41.00 26.33 37.75 41.00 39.75 20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 200.00 280.00 200.00 400.00 200.00 160.00 21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. - - - - - - 22 Kerosene Oil Litre 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 23 Toilet Soap 75gms. 15.56 15.75 17.22 12.30 15.75 12.45 24 Washing Soap 225 gms.. 9.56 11.70 12.90 13.60 22.50 13.50 602

Doom Dooma Tinsukia Guwa hati Labac Silchar Mariani Jorhat Rangapara Tezpur Monghyr Jamalpur Chandigarh Bhilai 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 13.91 22.07 12.41 12.88 12.83 23.88 29.33 19.70 - - - - 18.94-20.00 5.05 26.13 4.51 4.94 4.38 21.00 22.00 21.50 - - - - - - - # 72.08 76.00 66.50 74.00-70.40 74.00 68.20 73.00 80.00 79.00 72.00 69.60 80.00 79.33 76.00 74.33 57.20 77.50 73.00 74.50 45.60 68.00 49.80 - - - - - - - 142.23 110.67 120.00 117.00 120.00 120.00 91.36 96.33 84.72 100.00 100.00-101.00-80.00 67.33 76.40 273.33 300.00 350.00 260.00 290.00 320.00 298.67 300.00 136.67 170.00 160.00 290.00 160.00 120.00 110.00 100.00 33.33 40.00 41.50 31.00 33.50 30.00 32.00 36.00 - - - - - - 33.00 # - - - - - 320.00 305.00 310.00 25.42 22.05 26.50 24.00 22.00 20.20 28.33 19.20 13.33 16.25 15.00 13.00 12.00 25.00 25.00 16.00 19.50 14.26 14.00 22.75 15.50 38.45 38.33 32.84 60.00-62.50-49.20 40.00 40.00 38.50 16.00 22.00 22.20 17.00 30.00 31.20 32.80 34.00 113.34 155.00 155.00 150.00 120.00 312.00-240.00 - - - - - 460.00 - # 16.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.52 14.75 14.78 12.60 11.54 12.60 12.60 12.60 15.75 16.50 15.00 25.20 24.37 15.00 13.23 13.23 13.23 7.81 10.22 603

Table A.1.1.3 Contd. Sl. No Article Unit Delhi Goa Ahmedabad Bhav- nagar Rajkot 1 2 3 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 Rice Kg. 17.04 23.26 29.84 31.68 31.12 31.35 2 Wheat: a. Wheat Whole Kg. 8.78 21.49 20.31 20.44 20.43 21.66 b. Wheat Atta Kg. 17.42 24.56 24.63 24.67 25.00 26.00 3 Jowar Kg. - 34.78 # # # 29.30 4 Arhar Dal Kg. 75.43 76.50 69.40 70.00 75.00 70.40 5 Moong Dal Kg. 81.15 87.92 70.60 80.00 70.00 71.15 6 Masur Dal Kg. 60.00 59.33 59.26 55.00 # 58.80 7 Groundnut oil Litre 140.00 170.00 121.26 136.00 150.00 131.04 8 Mustard Oil Litre 94.88 147.24 99.59 # 109.20 109.20 9 Vanaspati Litre 69.43 87.52 65.57 74.00 71.76 77.40 10 Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 323.75 372.75 318.26 200.00 340.00 315.00 11 Fish Fresh Kg. 124.38 327.66 # 100.00 160.00 150.00 12 Milk Litre 35.50 39.50 38.10 35.00 36.00 42.00 13 Dairy Milk Litre 30.00 38.00 37.00 41.34 34.00 38.00 14 Pure Ghee Litre 297.52 315.00 310.00 320.00 289.60 315.00 15 Onion Kg. 24.09 21.05 22.63 20.00 20.00 21.50 16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 29.50 24.00 20.00 23.00 18.00 20.00 17 Sugar Kg. 36.90 34.92 37.68 34.89 37.69 36.73 18 Gur Kg. 38.38 44.68 46.11 36.00 45.00 42.80 19 Tea Leaf 100gms 32.00 25.20 30.40 30.40 30.00 32.00 20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 528.75 386.68 271.62 160.00 200.00 240.00 21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. - # # # # # 22 Kerosene Oil Litre 14.76 15.63 14.00 14.45 14.51 14.05 23 Toilet Soap 75gms. 13.13 17.21 13.50 15.75 15.00 15.00 24 Washing Soap 225 gms. 13.00 25.20 10.46 22.81 9.75 22.50 Surat 604

Vadodara Himachal Pradesh Faridabad Yamuna nagar Srinagar Bokaro Giridih Jamshedpur 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 27.88 17.48 30.00 33.50 16.51 22.66 24.15 21.61 20.23 15.35 18.59 17.09-18.00 25.00 18.75 26.00 13.42 19.67 19.16 17.03 21.00 20.80 21.75 20.00 - - - - - - - 65.33 73.40 78.00 70.50-67.00 71.60 70.25 75.33 74.69 80.00 78.75 79.53 78.00 73.60 80.00 54.00 60.49 60.00 61.50 64.27 48.00 60.00 50.00 127.40 140.70 - - - - - 152.00 # 119.15 81.90 86.45 114.67 110.00 105.00 94.50 80.00 68.67 65.13 62.00 87.93 85.00 85.40 78.00 320.00 251.29 285.00 308.75 320.00 336.00 330.00 332.50 120.00 144.00 120.00 147.50 178.67 118.00 122.00 115.50 38.00 29.07 35.00 35.00 26.00 30.00 32.00 31.50 36.00 34.66 29.00 34.00-30.00-32.00 315.00 299.29 289.60 300.00 274.51 310.00 307.70 330.00 20.00 20.29 26.00 21.25 25.73 19.60 22.00 23.00 22.00 26.09 20.00 20.00 26.20 16.00 18.00 24.00 34.50 22.54 30.50 35.07 15.71 37.00 42.00 36.75 48.00 36.69 39.06 31.50-36.00 38.00 37.10 31.20 32.09 32.00 32.00 32.00 37.60 38.40 30.00 320.00 220.83 365.00 320.00 169.67 480.00 235.00 200.00 # - - - 372.67 350.00 223.00 440.00 14.32 13.36 14.00 13.90 17.00 15.14 14.70 14.34 13.50 16.00 14.66 16.50 15.00 15.75 15.75 15.75 19.80 11.56 10.35 10.80 9.00 14.07 22.50 13.23 605

Table A.1.1.3 Contd. Sl. No Article Unit Jharia Kodarma Ranchi Hatia Bangalore Belgaum Hubli Dharwar Mercara 1 2 3 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 1 Rice Kg. 23.96 16.68 21.28 34.53 30.37 31.59 25.24 2 Wheat: a. Wheat Whole Kg. 19.00 16.00 23.73 14.74 18.53 20.41 12.92 b. Wheat Atta Kg. 21.00 20.00 22.33 25.57 - - 37.23 3 Jowar Kg. 0.00 # - - 25.70 24.50-4 Arhar Dal Kg. 68.00 66.00 69.33 70.77 65.80 70.10 74.00 5 Moong Dal Kg. 78.88 80.00 82.33 79.50 74.30 71.40 79.68 6 Masur Dal Kg. 48.00 48.00 52.00-54.75 57.80-7 Groundnut oil Litre - # - 96.88 92.76 91.77 118.50 8 Mustard Oil Litre 87.36 86.45 95.20 - - - - 9 Vanaspati Litre 75.08 75.00 73.13 77.48 80.40 65.03 89.00 10 Goat Meat/ Mutton Kg. 324.80 263.00 300.00 368.96 340.00 361.00 331.50 11 Fish Fresh Kg. 126.00 120.00 143.33 130.17 141.00 120.00 157.00 12 Milk Litre 34.00 34.00 30.00 26.90 42.00 45.00 27.00 13 Dairy Milk Litre - # 29.00 24.00 26.00 29.50-14 Pure Ghee Litre 318.23 325.00 310.00 294.00 294.00 294.00-15 Onion Kg. 17.60 17.20 18.97 22.24 19.70 22.15 23.18 16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 27.00 16.00 25.00 10.83 13.40 17.80 8.11 17 Sugar Kg. 37.00 35.40 37.08 37.44 33.69 34.05 38.51 18 Gur Kg. 38.00 34.00 34.00 47.98 38.50 38.50 38.78 19 Tea Leaf 100gms 31.84 29.60 40.00 28.17 25.00 22.50 25.00 20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 220.00 260.00 280.00 220.00 232.00 250.00 160.00 21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. 220.00 360.00 317.33 - - - - 22 Kerosene Oil Litre 14.16 15.02 13.98 16.13 16.10 15.70 16.20 23 Toilet Soap 75gm 15.75 12.60 16.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 24 Washing Soap 225 gms. 22.50 22.50 8.04 15.85 13.50 7.51 13.50 606

Mysore Erna- kulam Mundakayam Quilon Bhopal Chhind- wara Indore Jabalpur Mumbai 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 34.92 27.17 32.63 28.43 30.89 25.00 23.97 22.02 36.20 13.41 6.78 14.06 6.36 16.26 18.85 22.89 17.99 22.91 30.00 34.50 29.93 25.00 19.00 21.00 20.00 20.00 # - - - - # # # # 33.33 76.00 75.20 67.23 69.10 68.00 70.00 69.00 57.12 79.38 74.00 72.40 82.14 71.80 74.00 80.00 75.88 73.44 85.13 60.00-58.77 46.00 52.00 52.76 49.60 60.67 135.00 116.00 160.00 168.00 135.94 150.00 139.54 - - - - 110.00 110.00 106.56 105.00 103.14 90.00 - - 65.00 88.00 63.00 70.00 101.97 340.00 400.00 392.50 440.00 280.00 280.00 320.00 284.00 351.88 60.00 148.00 125.67 118.00 200.00 100.00 153.33 124.00 539.84 30.00 35.50 34.33 36.00 40.00 28.00 33.00 44.00 50.72 24.00 35.00 35.00 36.00 30.00 34.00 32.00 29.00 294.00 345.00 320.00 289.60 320.00 322.18 315.00 40.00 33.30 34.82 31.80 22.00 20.00 14.81 19.20 19.63 8.80 8.23 10.57 10.00 12.00 13.50 15.00 15.00 19.97 35.14 34.25 34.32 34.36 34.65 36.00 33.36 36.24 38.20 46.40 45.40 47.41 56.30 40.00 32.00 34.38 32.40 56.49 29.00 24.50 23.50 25.00 35.20 35.20 35.20 32.59 35.99 220.00 100.00 216.00 160.00 280.00 240.00 240.00 182.00 # - - - - # # # # # 15.80 16.00 16.83 15.50 15.51 16.20 14.80 14.86 14.14 15.75 16.88 12.60 16.50 16.50 16.50 15.00 15.75 17.50 14.40 13.50 15.85 14.06 24.30 9.00 23.40 25.20 24.37 607

Table A.1.1.3 Contd. Sl. No Article Unit Nagpur Nasik Pune Sholapur Angul- Talcher Rourkela Puducherry 1 2 3 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 1 Rice Kg. 29.47 23.77 31.10 26.36 21.70 25.86 36.69 2 Wheat: a. Wheat Kg. 22.41 17.49 23.04 14.23 7.42-0.00 Whole b. Wheat Atta Kg. 24.00 24.00 # 24.00 12.51 15.85 39.60 3 Jowar Kg. # 24.67 30.75 24.00 - - - 4 Arhar Dal Kg. 69.17 65.67 71.63 70.50 67.50 80.00 80.60 5 Moong Dal Kg. 78.17 64.50 82.33 78.50 77.50 90.00 85.20 6 Masur Dal Kg. 57.08 54.83 56.63 49.50 70.00 70.00-7 Groundnut oil Litre 109.20 131.95 136.00 91.00 110.00-104.80 8 Mustard Oil Litre 120.00 150.00 # # 112.00 110.00-9 Vanaspati Litre 78.00 78.94 74.75 80.00 87.50 89.00 69.80 10 Goat Kg. 362.50 340.00 360.00 340.00 335.00 320.00 400.00 11 Meat/Mutton Fish Fresh Kg. 180.83 416.67 612.50 120.0 150.00 160.00 556.00 12 Milk Litre 38.00 44.00 40.00 40.00 0 28.00 30.00 21.00 13 Dairy Milk Litre 31.00 32.00 28.00 28.00-25.78 26.00 14 Pure Ghee Litre 335.00 315.00 335.00 # 294.13-291.20 15 Onion Kg. 23.00 18.33 20.08 18.75 20.10 25.00 16.40 16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 16.00 34.22 21.50 22.50 12.00 15.00 12.25 17 Sugar Kg. 35.19 35.47 34.39 31.61 35.58 37.86 34.06 18 Gur Kg. 48.50 48.00 45.83 36.00 42.00-49.50 19 Tea Leaf 100gms 37.55 37.50 25.48 21.34 30.00 35.00 41.00 20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 280.00 240.00 280.00 280.00 240.00 245.00 236.00 21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. # # # # 220.00 - - 22 Kerosene Oil Litre 15.31 14.88 14.92 15.20 14.72 13.82 14.25 23 Toilet Soap 75gms 18.33 15.00 17.58 15.75 15.75 15.75 16.50 24 Washing Soap 225 gms. 22.50 17.58 6.90 25.20 22.50 18.00 13.28 608

Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Ajmer Bhilwara Jaipur Chennai Coimbatore Coonoor Madurai 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 24.00 22.00 24.00 34.25 34.75 34.90 24.60 22.53 13.15 24.72 # 14.03-18.93 17.60 21.48 18.19 20.15 11.76 23.64 20.30 18.82 19.95 22.00 22.40 23.00 37.54 38.50 36.82 35.25 # - _ # # # - - - - 71.00 65.00 70.00 70.50 79.80 70.04 74.31 79.70 75.82 71.81 79.60 80.00 80.00 73.50 79.80 73.63 81.40 74.14 79.19 84.75 70.00 60.00 64.00 51.00 59.00 59.38 - - 57.25 - # - - 142.00 150.00 148.92 125.30 133.75 121.27 129.42 105.00 120.00 120.00 115.50 118.00 117.19 - - - 60.50 65.00 65.00 67.25 # 75.21 79.01 - - 76.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 300.00 290.00 288.33 431.67 390.00 380.00 400.00 200.00 120.00 140.00 250.00 195.00 # 408.75 400.00 137.50 120.00 35.00 35.00 35.00 39.00 35.00 40.00-29.00 31.00 30.00 # 33.00 33.00 29.00 30.00 28.00 27.00 32.00 36.00 30.00 300.00 300.00 308.00 310.00 295.00 295.00 290.00 325.01 286.20 309.40 19.50 20.00 20.00 20.00 21.30 20.96 19.08 18.13 34.00 28.75 25.00 25.00 25.00 20.00 19.75 20.00 16.42 9.50 12.13 7.63 36.00 37.23 37.75 39.00 38.10 38.12 20.94 25.73 27.25 25.99 # - - 34.75 37.60 37.75 47.00 43.70-44.13 32.00 34.00 32.59 34.00 30.00 33.47 39.42 38.63 44.62 39.50 320.00 320.00 300.00 280.00 220.00 286.67 286.40 300.00 200.00 205.00 # - - # # # - - - - 14.65 14.91 0.00 15.25 15.25 15.25 13.70 13.90 14.10 14.00 13.50 15.00 15.75 16.50 16.50 17.50 16.44 16.22 16.88 15.75 11.25 11.25 13.50 12.15 10.29 10.80 13.36 22.50 13.81 23.40 609

Table A.1.1.3 Concld. Sl. No Article Unit Salem Tiruchira pally Tripura Agra Ghaziabad Kanpur Lucknow 1 2 3 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 1 Rice Kg. 26.39 25.53 13.83 21.72 26.92 31.22 27.96 2 Wheat: a. Wheat Whole Kg. 19.09 18.45-15.68 6.60 11.70 15.88 b. Wheat Atta Kg. 34.00 38.50 13.23 19.00 18.62 18.83 19.80 3 Jowar Kg. - - - - - - - 4 Arhar Dal Kg. 64.40 68.38-72.04 76.75 68.00 72.13 5 Moong Dal Kg. 81.50 78.00 78.80 73.20 74.00 78.00 80.00 6 Masur Dal Kg. - 56.00 77.81 55.00 62.00 55.20 60.00 7 Groundnut oil Litre 99.55 108.60 - - - - 8 Mustard Oil Litre - - 100.30 81.75 91.00 90.64 97.82 9 Vanaspati Litre - - - 65.00 65.00 62.00 67.81 10 Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 380.00 400.00 398.00 260.00 320.00 320.00 322.25 11 Fish Fresh Kg. 450.00 60.00 149.00 96.00 120.00 123.83 160.00 12 Milk Litre 30.00 30.00 32.50 36.00 40.00 33.87 36.00 13 Dairy Milk Litre 27.00 30.00-33.34 37.36 29.00 35.00 14 Pure Ghee Litre - 290.00-320.00 330.00 304.34 322.00 15 Onion Kg. 35.17 19.50 25.46 17.20 25.00 21.27 23.26 16 Chillies Dry 100 gms 10.70 8.64 20.20 22.00 24.00 16.00 22.00 17 Sugar Kg. 15.14 21.45 13.50 35.07 35.00 35.82 37.03 18 Gur Kg. - 48.50 46.00 30.48 35.00 32.47 39.60 19 Tea Leaf 100gms 40.00 41.50 19.20 32.59 32.80 33.26 32.59 20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 144.00 160.00 122.00 320.00 400.00 394.67 325.50 21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. - - - - - 541.33-22 Kerosene Oil Litre 14.00-14.73 14.92 15.25 15.45 15.15 23 Toilet Soap 75gms 16.13 16.13 12.60 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.75 24 Washing Soap 225gms. 13.95 15.00 14.33 25.20 11.25 10.13 24.30 # 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

Varanasi Asansol Darjeeling Durgapur Haldia Howrah Jalpai guri Kolkata Raniganj 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 Siliguri 30.29 27.84 17.61 25.88 29.89 26.42 18.34 26.89 29.24 16.65 17.36 8.26 13.26 6.73 6.86 6.75 11.62 6.73 11.34 20.00 18.41 2.23 13.67 10.86 16.07 2.84 16.22 17.77 4.61 - - - - - - - # - - 67.40 80.00 80.00 76.00 80.00 80.00 80.00 79.70 74.00 80.00 84.00 103.75 84.00 115.00 110.00 100.00 80.00 106.00 100.00 90.00 54.00 70.00 60.00 74.40 80.00 71.40 80.00 72.80 75.00 75.00 - - - - 131.33 - - # - - 95.55 110.00 95.55 91.36 100.10 100.10 98.28 99.74 95.55 100.10 64.80 90.00 75.00 85.00-90.00 85.00 90.00 90.00 93.33 284.00 360.00 300.00 340.00 361.33 375.00 347.50 400.00 320.00 340.00 160.00 190.00 150.00 250.00 206.67 200.00 195.00 197.60 180.00 180.00 40.00 30.00 25.00 30.00 25.00 30.00 31.00 30.00 28.00 33.00 38.00 26.00-19.00 26.00 26.00-26.00 - - 323.28 343.90 303.18 393.68 420.83 350.00-343.90 289.60-19.90 20.80 20.00 23.60 22.33 21.60 22.10 21.58 22.40 27.20 20.00 15.50 12.00 22.00 22.00 15.00 12.00 15.80 16.00 15.00 37.27 37.93 34.62 37.99 38.00 37.80 40.00 37.56 37.89 37.25 40.00 42.60 40.00 38.00 45.00 42.30 40.00 43.50 34.00 45.00 30.96 30.00 22.00 30.00 32.80 29.39 32.00 30.56 29.60 28.00 450.00 190.00 416.00 180.00 160.00 240.00 167.50 205.00 143.33 240.00 564.00 380.00 620.00 420.00 480.00 480.00-477.00 150.00 15.49 14.95 15.39 15.00 16.00 25.65 15.15 24.39 15.30 14.72 17.50 15.75 12.60 15.75 16.50 16.50 16.67 16.50 16.50 9.44 25.02 22.50 18.76 18.00 18.76 20.45 22.50 18.00 18.92 18.76 2. 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

1.2.Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers Table A.1.2.1 (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., 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 Andhra Pradesh 4.84 749 752 753 756 2 Assam b 691 688 691 684 3 Bihar 6.22 627 634 590 596 4 Gujarat 5.34 698 707 723 733 5 Haryana * 773 775 810 811 6 Himachal Pradesh * 556 555 581 579 7 Jammu & Kashmir 5.98 682 688 716 722 8 Karnataka 5.81 765 767 784 784 9 Kerala 6.56 676 686 675 685 10 Madhya Pradesh 6.04 684 688 671 674 11 Maharashtra 5.85 761 763 783 786 12 Manipur * 642 644 555 552 13 Meghalaya * 713 715 708 707 14 Orissa 6.05 636 638 597 597 15 Punjab c 760 765 785 789 16 Rajasthan 6.15 765 768 758 754 17 Tamil Nadu 5.67 696 709 638 651 18 Tripura * 583 591 581 590 19 Uttar Pradesh 6.60 676 677 677 675 20 West Bengal 5.73 658 658 609 608 All-India 5.89 700 704 686 689 a = The indices for a given month of old base (1960-61) can be obtained by multiplying the index number of new base (1986-87) of that month by the relevant linking factors which are applicable to Agricultural Labourers only. 612

Labourers (Group-wise and General) (Base: 1986-87=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., 2013 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Mar., 2013 970 974 753 761 713 714 680 685 868 919 679 682 698 687 551 561 734 750 864 876 754 766 638 643 998 1004 554 555 555 565 645 658 734 734 997 993 689 701 560 562 836 834 341 341 471 474 614 616 1006 1025 417 421 646 654 685 688 1026 1038 591 589 689 700 750 755 1084 1126 633 638 655 655 604 607 963 973 797 805 670 672 593 599 910 909 824 821 624 616 653 656 995 1029 1396 1398 637 650 577 586 785 818 702 708 747 747 675 677 1019 1040 874 892 763 775 554 557 875 877 1109 1112 579 579 589 598 1089 1091 939 1004 653 653 702 707 1114 1143 806 826 670 669 814 822 811 863 448 449 629 630 559 561 848 859 782 782 659 671 573 574 788 796 881 875 909 914 747 748 946 959 789 795 685 689 660 665 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, 1995. 613

Table A.1.2.1 (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., 2013 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Andhra Pradesh 747 751 754 756 976 981 2 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 695 692 700 693 857 915 630 637 587 593 737 753 697 706 724 734 986 991 768 769 814 814 759 760 581 582 604 605 916 915 681 687 713 718 1068 1097 763 765 777 777 1029 1039 679 689 675 686 1084 1126 693 696 671 674 953 964 756 758 776 779 912 911 644 646 555 552 993 1027 707 710 704 703 795 828 636 639 598 597 1011 1030 753 757 783 788 862 864 755 758 753 749 1063 1066 693 704 649 661 1131 1162 581 587 575 581 819 865 675 676 679 678 849 859 665 664 611 610 791 800 701 705 687 691 952 966 614

Labourers (Group wise and General) (Base: 1986-87=100) Fuel & Light Index Clothing, Bedding & Footwear Index Miscellaneous Index Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar., Feb., Mar., 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 2013 9 10 11 12 13 14 747 755 705 708 682 687 672 676 700 690 545 557 866 879 765 772 640 645 556 556 573 581 650 663 998 995 668 675 557 559 353 353 534 538 591 598 414 418 645 651 669 676 594 592 675 683 784 788 630 636 670 670 617 620 795 802 736 740 605 610 818 815 667 667 652 654 1399 1401 647 660 565 574 701 707 660 660 675 676 872 890 761 771 553 556 1097 1101 639 639 588 597 936 1000 674 673 672 677 800 820 628 627 738 746 446 446 628 629 568 569 785 786 682 695 544 545 913 907 856 860 760 761 787 793 692 696 656 661 615

Table A.1.2.2 (a) - State-wise monthly consumer prices of selected articles of Agricultural Sl. No. Item Unit Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1. Rice Kg. 15.30 20.28 14.51 15.47 2. Wheat: (a) Wheat whole Kg. - - 13.77 4.95 (b) Wheat Atta Kg. - 22.01 18.68 21.71 3. Jowar Kg. 21.49 - - - 4. Bajra: (a) Bajra whole Kg. 18.58 - - 16.66 (b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - 15.99 5. Maize: (a) Maize whole Kg. - - 12.39 14.77 (b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - 18.11 6. Ragi Kg. 23.42 - - - 7. Arhar Dal Kg. 63.21 70.00 66.60 62.74 8. Groundnut Oil Litre 104.78 - - 140.53 9. Mustard Oil Litre - 112.18 98.86 10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 357.05 281.63 287.05 280.07 11. Fish Fresh Kg. 124.40 219.59 134.13 75.78 12. Milk Litre 33.97 36.12 28.32 37.18 13. Onion Kg. 20.09 27.66 19.06 18.47 14. Chillies Dry 100Gms 9.33 17.39 9.80 12.39 15. Potato Kg. 18.17 10.84 8.62 14.40 16. Sugar Kg. 19.14 21.39 35.90 30.96 17. Gur Kg. 40.05 50.51 34.23 40.13 18. Tea Leaf 100Gms 36.86 18.70 25.27 22.06 19. Firewood 40 Kg. 134.44 118.80 197.33 70.52 20. Kerosene Oil Litre 15.00 16.40 16.52 14.36 616

Labourers for the month of March 2013 (Base: 1986-87=100) Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh 8 9 10 11 12 13 23.10 18.51 22.35 10.06 20.74 17.95 - - - - 5.24 15.19 17.57 8.06 20.08 25.98 30.12 17.88 - - - 20.58-15.34 - - - - - - 15.95 - - - - - - - - - - - 19.50-16.67 - - 13.89-15.50 - - - - - - - 17.88 - - 71.63 71.43-70.06 66.21 67.63 - - - 101.66-137.64 90.59 114.75 112.52 - - 89.15 288.76 238.89 278.72 316.22 399.32 268.03 90.00 134.00 154.29 75.96 51.23 112.49 34.99 29.33 26.19 26.45 34.03 28.10 21.96 20.22 23.69 19.88 36.44 18.05 13.32 14.78 19.81 9.27 9.12 9.95 10.86 12.78 15.95 19.01 23.05 11.82 30.73 13.50 17.49 23.83 32.06 21.91 33.72 35.89 35.70 38.11 42.14 32.13 21.36 28.44 32.11 28.47 22.52 19.30 222.40 N.A. 144.99 91.34 129.70 143.29 14.01 14.43 14.46 16.18 15.85 15.61 617

Table A.1.2.2 (a) concld. Sl. Item Unit Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa No. 1 2 3 14 15 16 17 1. Rice Kg. 13.86 13.48 17.04 15.57 2. 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. 7.95 - - - - 23.00 18.13 18.19 - - 16.79 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16.06 68.04 80.50 76.00 68.78 127.92-85.53-115.13 97.11 102.16 321.43-292.36 154.78 158.89 166.67 117.19 35.41 36.33 35.89 21.34 17.60 26.33 29.22 19.92 9.87 15.11 15.00 10.61 17.31 17.67 14.33 9.49 25.87 38.00 21.56 27.61 21.07-38.34 20.73 18.00 23.13 26.84 153.70 231.67 138.33 119.13 15.42 15.92 32.22 15.63 618

Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Tripura Uttar West Bengal Nadu Pradesh 18 19 20 21 22 23 26.49 27.62 7.06 15.62 13.75 20.63 14.09 12.83 - - 7.96 17.88 19.60 33.99 22.67 16.39 12.67-17.07 19.00-13.80-14.39 19.67-13.27-14.61 - - 13.78 21.39 - - - - - - 20.28 - - - 71.50 71.44-66.14 71.64-130.46 109.35 - - 106.11 93.22-109.44 88.54 97.88 284.16 284.75 391.76 384.44 270.22 333.85 - - 115.82 166.67 116.02 122.88 33.32 31.65 25.32 29.78 29.87 25.06 18.50 19.51 26.94 29.78 20.38 19.87 13.92 9.75 9.08 15.56 11.72 12.25 9.28 11.76 22.42 16.22 8.16 7.59 36.17 17.93 13.55 13.50 19.16 33.34 33.60 35.17 43.02 46.75 32.13 36.81 20.83 20.03 40.00 16.00 26.02 18.46 240.34 181.05 156.19 124.44 223.73 175.12 15.23 15.19 13.96 15.25 15.54 16.44 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

Table A.1.2.2 (b) - State-wise monthly consumer prices of selected articles of Rural Labourers Sl. No. Item Unit Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1. Rice Kg. 15.31 20.50 14.50 15.60 23.09 19.66 2. Wheat: (a) Wheat whole Kg. - - 13.76 4.97 - - (b) Wheat Atta Kg. - 21.97 18.66 21.64 17.58 8.56 3. Jowar Kg. 21.48 - - - - - 4. Bajra: (a) Bajra whole Kg. 18.60 - - 16.61 - - (b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - 15.90 15.75-5. Maize: (a) Maize whole Kg. - - 12.43 14.77 19.50 - (b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - 18.12-15.50 6. Ragi Kg. 23.46 - - - - - 7. Arhar Dal Kg. 63.34 70.15 66.55 62.74 71.56 71.43 8. Groundnut Oil Litre 104.71 - - 140.53 - - 9. Mustard Oil Litre - 112.11 98.81 94.56 90.64 114.75 10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 357.19 279.37 288.17 278.86 288.91 238.89 11. Fish Fresh Kg. 124.59 220.45 134.33 75.95 90.00 134.00 12. Milk Litre 33.60 36.11 28.31 37.19 35.07 29.33 13. Onion Kg. 20.10 27.60 19.00 18.48 21.95 20.22 14. Chillies Dry 100Gms 9.32 17.71 9.80 12.38 13.32 14.78 15. Potato Kg. 18.23 10.86 8.63 14.40 10.86 12.78 16. Sugar Kg. 20.35 21.48 36.01 30.70 30.83 13.50 17. Gur Kg. 40.08 51.65 34.22 40.15 33.74 35.89 18. Tea Leaf 100gms. 36.73 18.61 25.24 21.99 21.36 28.44 19. Firewood 40. Kg. 134.32 117.56 198.76 70.15 222.40 N.A. 20. Kerosene Oil Litre 15.00 16.32 16.52 14.35 14.01 14.43 620

for the month of March, 2013 (Base: 1986-87=100) Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa Punjab 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 21.17 10.97 20.72 17.80 14.55 13.46 17.13 15.58 26.49 - - 5.25 15.13 8.30 - - 14.08 20.01 26.03 29.97 17.88 - - 23.00 18.16 17.88-20.61-15.30 18.11 - - - - - - - 16.92 - - - 16.48 - - 13.87 - - - - - - - - - - - 21.39-17.76 - - - - 16.09 - - 70.06 66.79 67.23 68.19 80.50 76.00 68.95 - - 101.50-137.92 127.64-85.46-112.34 - - 89.41-115.13 97.11 102.25 105.50 279.63 317.42 395.27 267.49 322.35-293.76 284.55 154.29 76.10 51.43 112.58 155.88 158.89 166.67 117.22-26.11 26.47 34.06 28.17 36.11 36.33 35.89 21.32 33.22 24.21 19.86 36.50 18.09 17.62 26.33 29.22 19.94 18.51 19.36 9.28 9.12 9.93 9.77 15.11 15.00 10.61 13.91 16.08 19.00 23.02 11.83 17.35 17.67 14.33 9.50 9.28 17.66 24.59 32.24 21.77 26.67 38.56 21.56 27.43 36.16 35.64 38.12 42.10 32.12 21.21-38.37 33.65 30.90 28.43 22.67 19.31 20.88 18.00 23.13 26.86 20.82 142.91 91.53 129.66 143.15 153.45 231.67 138.33 119.64 241.54 14.90 16.20 15.84 15.61 15.28 15.92 32.22 15.62 15.18 - = Items do not feature in the Index Basket. N.A.= Not available 621

Table A.1.2.2 (b)-concld. Sl. Item Unit Rajasthan Tamil Tripura Uttar West No. Nadu Pradesh Bengal 1 2 3 19 20 21 22 23 1. Rice Kg. 28.44 7.62 15.44 13.79 20.64 2. Wheat: (a) Wheat whole Kg. 14.26 - - 8.37 - (b) Wheat Atta Kg. 19.58 34.12 22.67 16.28 12.95 3. Jowar Kg. 17.05 18.76-13.73-4. Bajra: 5. Maize: (a) Bajra whole Kg. 14.63 19.69-13.25 - (b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - - - ( a ) Maize whole Kg. 14.47 - - 13.77 - (b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - - - 6. Ragi Kg. - 20.27 - - - 7. Arhar Dal Kg. 73.16 71.39-66.11 72.34 8. Groundnut Oil Litre 131.58 110.52 - - - 9. Mustard Oil Litre 93.32-109.44 88.55 97.86 10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 284.24 393.01 384.44 270.76 334.15 11. Fish Fresh Kg. - 116.22 166.67 115.48 122.68 12. Milk Litre 31.65 25.29 29.78 30.11 25.13 13. Onion Kg. 19.46 27.01 29.78 20.50 19.83 14. Chillies Dry 100gm. 9.76 9.07 15.56 11.67 12.25 15. Potato Kg. 11.75 22.66 16.22 8.17 7.58 16. Sugar Kg. 23.31 13.66 13.50 18.40 33.53 17. Gur Kg. 35.87 43.16 46.75 32.05 36.76 18. Tea Leaf 100 gm. 20.03 39.93 16.00 25.71 18.49 19. Firewood 40. Kg. 180.09 156.00 124.44 224.98 176.79 20. Kerosene Oil Litre 15.20 13.96 15.25 15.53 16.41 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

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 Andhra Pradesh 249.79 @ - 208.33 168.81-2 Assam 170.69 - - 163.75 @ - 3 Bihar 188.08 - - 175.84 148.75-4 Gujarat 159.83 - - 135.00 117.22-5 Haryana 306.00 - - 228.29 @ - 6 Himachal Pradesh 280.00 - - 243.33 @ - 7 Jammu & Kashmir 252.78 - - 251.67 - - 8 Karnataka 220.89 @ - 184.00 122.40 @ 9 Kerala 556.87 - - 485.00 @ - 10 Madhya Pradesh 135.64 - - 130.89 108.21-11 Maharashtra 230.81 134.00-195.45 107.50-12 Manipur 223.33 - - @ - - 13 Meghalaya @ @ - @ @ - 14 Orissa 155.63 - - 133.75 @ - 15 Punjab @ - - @ - - 16 Rajasthan 203.89 @ - 203.75 167.86-17 Tamil Nadu 348.14 - - 227.78 186.36-18 Tripura 160.00 - - 160.00 - - 19 Uttar Pradesh 163.62 @ - 167.17 139.95-20 West Bengal 223.82 - - 170.51 159.36 @ All India 212.16 123.08-185.41 148.25 @ 623

Table A.2.1 (a) Contd. Sl. No States Weeding Transplantng Men Women Children Men Women Children 1 2 9 10 11 12 13 14 1 Andhra Pradesh @ 158.23 @ @ 150.21-2 Assam 138.54 @ - 128.57 @ - 3 Bihar 149.67 135.22-157.06 137.60 @ 4 Gujarat 119.64 114.64-125.00 106.00-5 Haryana 232.00 @ - 221.14 221.14-6 Himachal Pradesh @ @ - - - - 7 Jammu & Kashmir 278.00 - - 244.38 - - 8 Karnataka 168.33 116.40 @ 189.50 122.38-9 Kerala @ 297.59 - @ 282.91-10 Madhya Pradesh 120.54 103.21-130.00 103.33-11 Maharashtra 180.71 124.52-179.00 118.00-12 Manipur 210.00 @ - @ @ - 13 Meghalaya @ @ @ - - - 14 Orissa 128.57 118.00-118.00 @ - 15 Punjab @ - - @ - - 16 Rajasthan 203.18 189.50 - @ @ - 17 Tamil Nadu - 144.83 @ @ 145.99-18 Tripura 160.00 - - 160.00 - - 19 Uttar Pradesh 162.85 142.68 @ 172.82 140.89 @ 20 West Bengal 172.55 164.59 @ 166.56 158.26 @ All India 163.98 145.11 102.73 172.12 152.22 113.33 624

Harvesting Winnowing Threshing Men Women Children Men Women Children Men Women Children 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 205.01 151.07 - @ @ - 197.78 150.00-167.08 161.67 - @ @ - 217.00 @ - 161.14 142.62 @ 148.61 125.13-135.00 118.33-127.00 116.88-126.56 122.50-136.92 142.50-239.56 237.25-221.14 @ - 228.29 @ - 255.00 @ - - - - - - - 249.44 - - @ - - @ - - 184.35 123.81 @ 184.00 127.14-168.89 115.00-342.00 288.10 @ - @ - @ @ - 132.54 121.10 @ 132.75 105.67-143.06 136.36-184.87 121.57-177.50 126.88-181.56 114.09-200.00 186.00-200.00 @ - @ @ - @ @ - @ @ - @ @ - 146.36 125.00-158.33 @ - 178.18 153.33-260.00 @ - - - - @ - - 219.73 204.64 - - - - 196.22 185.00-218.56 150.23 @ 178.13 128.15-157.62 118.89-160.00 - - 160.00 - - - - - 163.50 142.30 @ 153.75 133.13 @ 148.50 @ @ 171.80 158.15 @ 169.95 153.24 @ 169.85 150.48 @ 179.00 148.52 120.14 164.18 133.86 @ 173.47 141.89 @ - = 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

Sl. No Table A.2.1 (a) Concld. States Picking* Herdsman Men Women Children Men Women Children 1 2 24 25 26 27 28 29 1 Andhra Pradesh @ 138.80 @ 138.46 - @ 2 Assam - - - @ - @ 3 Bihar @ @ - 110.16 @ 71.19 4 Gujarat 144.09 140.45-126.67 @ - 5 Haryana 226.80 @ - @ - - 6 Himachal Pradesh @ @ - - - - 7 Jammu & Kashmir - - - - - - 8 Karnataka 157.00 103.33-168.00 @ - 9 Kerala - - - - - - 10 Madhya Pradesh 88.57 86.00 @ 82.20 69.30 58.01 11 Maharashtra 142.50 116.19 @ 135.59 112.50 118.75 12 Manipur - - - 192.50 - - 13 Meghalaya @ @ - @ - - 14 Orissa 131.67 106.00-101.03 @ @ 15 Punjab - - - - - - 16 Rajasthan - - - 172.00 - - 17 Tamil Nadu @ @ - - - - 18 Tripura - - - - - - 19 Uttar Pradesh @ @ - @ - - 20 West Bengal @ - - @ - 72.15 All India 148.97 128.85 116.00 115.65 83.45 69.63 * = Picking includes picking of cotton bolls/seed pods, jute stalks and tea leaves etc. @ = Number of quotations are less than five. 626

Well digging Cane crushing Men Women Children Men Women Children 30 31 32 33 34 35 @ @ - @ @ - @ - - - - - 178.89 @ - 153.33 - - 184.00 @ - @ - - @ - - 277.20 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 208.00 @ - 182.50 @ - 582.08 @ - - - - 141.28 116.67-120.00 @ - 261.67 179.17 - @ @ - @ - - @ - - @ - - - - - 209.09 - - @ - - @ - - - - - 326.43 - - - - - 314.40 @ - @ @ - - - - - - - @ - - 154.06 145.00-272.79 - - - - - 254.31 144.53-176.21 132.00-627

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 Andhra Pradesh 236.68 - - 183.84 - @ 132.54 - - 2 Assam 252.59 - - 212.64 - - 174.00 - - 3 Bihar 242.82 - - 202.64 - - 140.67 - - 4 Gujarat 243.53 - - 193.00 - - @ - - 5 Haryana 336.58 - - 238.33 - - 218.29 - - 6 Himachal Pradesh 356.67 - - 324.29 - - @ - - 7 Jammu&Kashmir 370.00 - - 355.45 - - - - - 8 Karnataka 239.24 - - 181.25 - - 146.14 - - 9 Kerala 572.38 - - 474.07 - - @ - - 10 Madhya Pradesh 165.44 - - 150.30 - - 116.04 - - 11 Maharashtra 242.77 - - 220.00 - - 160.38 - - 12 Manipur 268.89 - - 233.33 - - 212.50 - - 13 Meghalaya 212.22 - - 198.75 - - 144.29 - - 14 Orissa 252.87 - - 147.27 - - 122.86 - - 15 Punjab 391.93 - - @ - - - - - 16 Rajasthan 348.06 - - 265.00 - - 191.67 - - 17 Tamil Nadu 414.29 - - 332.01 - - @ - - 18 Tripura 211.25 - - 150.00 - - 150.00 - - 19 Uttar Pradesh 278.73 - @ 235.57 - @ 165.56 - - 20 West Bengal 207.35 - - 160.58 - - 141.24 - - All India 272.12 - @ 210.66 - @ 149.61 - - - = 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

March, 2013 (By States and Sex) Mason Tractor driver ( in Rupees) Men Women Children Men Women Children 12 13 14 15 16 17 286.47 - - 230.12 - - 277.78 - - 247.50 - - 278.68 - - 176.22 - - 309.17 - - 161.88 - - 367.42 - - 305.92 - - 353.33 - - @ - - 366.43 - - - - - 245.53 - - 187.98 - - 563.00 - - 474.00 - - 210.88 - - 165.08 - - 307.31 - - 226.85 - - 297.50 - - 311.11 - - 223.33 - - - - - 269.84 - - 195.00 - - 391.93 - - 309.17 - - 408.81 - - 258.89 - - 440.94 - - 363.98 - - 211.25 - - 211.25 - - 325.37 - - 193.24 - - 237.24 - - 229.60 - - 303.38 - - 217.57 - - @ = Number of quotations are less than five. 629

Table A.2.1 (b) Concld. ( in Rupees) Sl States Sweeper Unskilled labourers No ( Unspecified) Men Women Children Men Women Children 1 2 18 19 20 21 22 23 1 Andhra Pradesh @ @ - 173.28 122.91 97.71 2 Assam @ - - 164.26 143.18 103.33 3 Bihar 110.00 @ - 158.16 130.34 @ 4 Gujarat @ @ - 118.40 110.59-5 Haryana 216.00 195.60-252.42 234.33-6 Himachal Pradesh - - - 221.11 244.00-7 Jammu & Kashmir - - - 288.00 - - 8 Karnataka 120.00 77.38-141.80 100.89 @ 9 Kerala - @ - 454.47 298.00-10 Madhya Pradesh 105.00 90.94 @ 106.01 94.49 65.00 11 Maharashtra 170.00 - - 143.40 97.05 101.11 12 Manipur - @ - 171.11 157.78-13 Meghalaya - - - 153.75 101.67 @ 14 Orissa @ @ - 147.80 134.59 @ 15 Punjab @ @ - 257.67 @ - 16 Rajasthan @ @ - 229.29 204.25-17 Tamil Nadu @ @ - 235.69 177.06 @ 18 Tripura - - - 160.00 - - 19 Uttar Pradesh 153.29 116.93 @ 172.98 140.65 110.88 20 West Bengal @ - - 158.79 137.70 100.67 All India 129.14 105.92 @ 176.84 134.01 91.93 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

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) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Central Sphere Strikes 6 22555 62210 - - - 6 22555 62210 Lockouts - - - - - - - - - Strikes & Lockouts (Total-i) 6 22555 62210 - - - 6 22555 62210 (ii) State Sphere Strikes - - - 13 6875 113216 13 6875 113216 Lockouts - - - 5 693 23152 5 693 23152 Strikes & Lockouts (Total-ii) Grand Total (Total-i+ ii) - - - 18 7568 136368 18 7568 136368 6 22555 62210 18 7568 136368 24 30123 198578 (P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 25 th April, 2013 - = Nil 631

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 1 2 3 4 Andhra Pradesh 3 688 17200 Arunachal Pradesh...... Assam...... Bihar 1 227 5902 Chhattisgarh...... Goa 2 579 9554 Gujarat 2 704 3192 Haryana - - - Himachal Pradesh...... Jammu & Kashmir...... Jharkhand...... Karnataka 2 490 5414 Kerala...... Madhya Pradesh - - - Maharashtra...... Manipur...... Meghalaya - - - Mizoram...... Nagaland...... Orissa...... Punjab...... Rajasthan 6 1540 31444 Sikkim - - - Tamil Nadu 3 3620 65062 Tripura - - - Uttarakhand...... Uttar Pradesh...... West Bengal 5 22275 60810 A & N Islands...... Chandigarh - - - Dadra & Nagar Haveli...... Delhi...... Daman & Diu...... Lakshadweep...... Puducherry - - - All India 24 30123 198578 (P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 25 th April, 2013- = Nil.. = Not reported 632

SECTION B SERIAL STATISTICS 1 Prices and Price Indices N O T E 1.1. Industrial Worker s Consumer Price Index B.1.1.1. 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 1990-91 to 2010-2011) and monthly All India Index Numbers (General& Food) from March, 2012 to March, 2013 have been presented in Table B.1.1.1. B.1.1.2. 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.1.1.2. 1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers B.1.2.1 (a) and (b). All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) Serial statistics relating to the All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers (General and Food) for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100 separately for Agricultural Years from 1995-96 to 2010-11, Financial Years from 1995-96 to 2011-12 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.1.2.1 (a) and (b) respectively B.1.2.2 (a) and (b) Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-87=100 Serial statistics in respect of Consumer Price Index Numbers (General Index) for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for 20 States are given in Tables B.1.2.2 (a) and (b) respectively. 633

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:1984-85=100) and Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas on base: 2010=100 Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees on base: 1984-85=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, 2008. 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, 2011. Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural areas for the period March, 2012 to March, 2013 have been presented in Table B.1.3. 1.4. Wholesale Price Index B.1.4. All India Index Numbers of Wholesale prices (Base: 2004-05=100) The current series of Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India on base 2004-05=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.1.4. 2. 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.3.1 634

1. PRICES AND PRICE INDICES 1.1 Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index Table B.1.1.1 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=100 1991 212 222-1991-92 219 230 1992 237 251-1992-93 240 254 1993 252 265-1993-94 258 272 1994 278 296-1994-95 284 304 1995 306 331-1995-96 313 337 1996 334 359-1996-97 342 369 1997 358 380-1997-98 366 388 1998 405 437-1998-99 414 445 1999 424 444-1999-2000 428 446 2000 441 452-2000-01 444 453 2001 458 462-2001-02 463 466 2002 477 474-2002-03 482 477 2003 496 490-2003-04 500 495 2004 514 504-2004-05 520 506 2005 536 520-2005-06* 540 526 II- Base 2001=100 2006 123 122 2006-07 125 126 2007 131 134 2007-08 133 136 2008 142 149 2008-09 145 153 2009 157 169 2009-10 163 176 2010 176 190 2010-11 180 194 2011 192 204 2011-12 195 206 2012 Mar 201 212 195 Apr 205 218 196 May 206 219 198 June 208 222 200 July Aug 212 214 227 230 201 203 Sept 215 232 204 Oct 217 233 206 Nov. 218 235 208 Dec 219 235 209 2013 Jan 221 235 211 Feb 223 238 213 Mar 224 240 215 *The Financial year average is based on 9 months from April, 2005 to Dec., 2005 635

Table B.1.1.2- 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 1960= 100 1960= 100 L. Factor 5.60 5.23 * * 4.05 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 I- Base-1982=100 1991 208 203 210 202 195 1992 239 227 238 237 216 1993 256 237 249 243 233 1994 281 258 264 274 255 1995 305 283 293 300 281 1996 332 308 319 324 309 1997 356 331 343 344 320 1998 394 377 388 399 362 1999 414 395 410 415 386 2000 431 419 436 440 389 2001 438 438 444 464 384 2002 473 468 469 501 398 2003 504 496 484 526 416 2004 510 512 501 530 430 2005 523 532 525 555 450 II. Base 2001=100 Linking Factor with previous base: 1982=100 * 4.57 4.79 * 4.64 4.75 4.04 2006 125 120 116 119 119 123 116 2007 135 126 123 126 126 133 125 2008 150 139 135 137 135 149 133 2009 169 161 152 161 153 172 147 2010 193 181 165 180 173 199 160 2011 200 194 174 188 192 204 170 2012 Mar 209 207 184 199 206 213 174 Apr 212 208 185 201 207 214 177 May 213 204 186 202 209 216 179 June 221 206 189 202 213 221 180 July 221 206 192 211 216 225 184 Aug 221 205 192 214 218 227 185 Sept 222 206 193 214 218 229 187 Oct 222 210 195 216 220 230 190 Nov 223 215 197 222 223 233 194 Dec 224 217 198 222 223 234 189 2013 Jan 233 219 199 223 223 239 191 Feb 235 218 200 229 226 239 191 Mar 237 223 200 228 225 238 191 636

Guwa hati Labac Silchar Mariani Jorhat Rangapara Tezpur Monghyr Jamalpur Chandigarh Bhilai 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 * 1966= 100 * 3.96 3.95 4.29 5.29 3.49 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 208 193 205 209 212 216 196 235 217 229 230 234 236 214 252 233 244 246 242 252 229 280 251 264 266 267 271 250 312 274 296 295 288 294 272 341 295 324 323 316 315 302 357 312 339 340 331 345 323 405 345 389 390 379 401 361 436 375 416 412 415 447 373 460 370 418 408 416 460 390 471 372 411 419 416 488 407 480 374 411 417 435 514 413 496 383 432 427 459 526 439 516 411 441 433 479 560 459 531 415 449 439 511 615 480 4.80 3.65 4.01 4.17 4.30 5.26 4.20 115 121 116 114 126 125 121 120 130 127 126 134 131 132 128 143 133 131 145 140 145 143 155 147 144 162 155 162 156 178 158 154 182 175 180 168 186 171 163 199 197 206 176 187 177 163 211 204 229 178 191 183 166 210 208 235 183 195 184 166 209 212 237 185 196 184 170 213 212 239 189 200 186 175 215 217 246 187 201 186 175 217 218 249 188 201 188 178 219 221 250 190 205 192 181 225 220 250 193 209 193 181 224 219 250 192 206 192 179 222 219 250 193 204 190 179 222 225 251 190 204 189 179 229 224 251 191 205 187 178 230 225 251 637

Table B.1.1.2 Contd. Year/ month Delhi Goa Ahmedabad Bhavnagar Rajkot Surat Vadodra Base Year 1960= 100 1966= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 L. Factor 4.97 3.40 4.78 4.99 * * * 1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 I- Base-1982=100 1991 218 223 218 220 215 229 218 1992 247 257 241 244 237 252 240 1993 272 285 250 259 246 260 252 1994 299 310 279 294 276 292 278 1995 327 339 303 318 296 320 303 1996 346 373 333 350 332 356 332 1997 380 416 357 373 350 373 350 1998 447 451 399 425 393 417 385 1999 480 482 422 447 409 432 405 2000 514 520 441 466 430 446 430 2001 529 555 460 483 433 474 453 2002 550 577 476 492 447 484 467 2003 570 592 488 504 457 490 470 2004 598 614 507 523 465 490 485 2005 648 634 519 537 496 505 500 II. Base 2001=100 Linking Factor with previous base: 1982=100 5.60 5.59 4.62 4.76 4.38 4.54 4.39 2006 122 121 120 119 118 118 120 2007 128 130 129 129 126 127 127 2008 137 144 138 135 132 134 133 2009 147 164 151 147 146 146 147 2010 163 188 171 174 174 162 167 2011 176 203 186 189 193 174 180 2012 Mar 185 214 201 198 209 184 189 Apr 188 214 202 203 212 190 197 May 189 216 205 204 214 191 197 June 188 219 205 205 215 192 198 July 194 227 208 208 218 195 200 Aug 195 231 212 210 221 197 203 Sept 197 230 214 211 222 199 203 Oct 198 227 213 211 225 199 203 Nov 198 227 214 211 224 199 205 Dec 199 229 215 213 225 199 205 2013 Jan 200 237 220 213 227 207 208 Feb 202 241 222 214 227 207 209 Mar 204 244 222 217 229 207 210 638

Faridabad Yamunanagar Himachal Pradesh Srinagar Bokaro Giridih Jamshedpur 1960= 100 1965= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 * 5.53 3.75 5.47 4.68 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 201 201 205 202 204 224 218 226 231 226 244 235 244 252 239 268 259 268 271 260 295 292 292 303 280 326 315 314 321 321 359 335 340 347 340 426 378 386 414 385 435 392 407 471 397 443 412 430 480 405 469 428 447 520 419 480 443 454 547 431 499 462 466 574 456 532 486 488 599 479 550 521 510 632 508 4.79 4.34 4.53 5.62 * * 4.23 122 127 120 118 121 134 126 130 133 126 125 130 146 132 145 145 135 134 142 156 142 160 162 147 155 158 177 157 182 183 161 159 168 204 182 194 197 172 172 192 232 213 199 208 180 184 202 238 224 206 213 185 186 205 243 227 205 212 185 189 207 247 228 205 213 186 192 210 148 232 213 216 192 194 212 252 237 213 218 195 194 217 261 237 212 221 195 193 216 258 237 213 222 195 195 217 259 239 214 225 196 196 217 260 239 210 224 196 194 217 262 237 212 225 198 194 217 262 239 216 226 199 198 219 263 241 218 228 199 197 219 264 242 639

Table B.1.1.2 Contd. Year/ Jharia Kodarma Ranchi Hatia Bangalore Belgaum Hubli Dharwar month Base Year 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 L. Factor 4.63 5.43 * 5.66 * * 1 30 31 32 33 34 35 I- Base-1982=100 1991 198 192 214 204 218 215 1992 218 215 233 230 243 246 1993 226 228 247 248 256 259 1994 244 248 269 272 285 280 1995 262 265 292 305 327 314 1996 286 290 320 331 353 337 1997 301 310 340 361 380 362 1998 353 359 402 391 423 409 1999 363 379 414 405 457 430 2000 363 368 418 425 473 434 2001 365 373 426 438 486 451 2002 374 388 433 452 514 471 2003 393 402 438 476 535 494 2004 414 426 470 501 563 520 2005 442 471 497 533 588 544 II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base: 1982=100 3.72 3.89 4.20 4.51 5.02 4.71 2006 126 132 125 125 125 123 2007 136 140 133 136 133 132 2008 146 149 148 150 144 147 2009 161 169 170 167 162 164 2010 180 190 199 181 179 182 2011 198 215 220 194 200 200 2012 Mar 208 226 224 206 215 212 Apr 214 231 225 209 213 213 May 220 231 228 212 219 215 June 220 233 229 218 211 217 July 224 238 239 220 215 223 Aug 227 242 241 219 210 224 Sept 231 245 248 211 221 224 Oct 235 249 249 220 215 220 Nov 239 249 249 220 220 224 Dec 237 247 249 219 222 234 2013 Jan 247 250 252 223 225 234 Feb 253 249 257 226 232 237 Mar 251 247 257 233 228 236 640

Mercara Mysore Ernakulam Mundakayam Quilon Bhopal Chhindwara Indore Aluva 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1966= 100 1960= 100 * 5.19 4.67 * 5.46 2.59 5.18 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 229 220 230 227 248 241 250 243 243 249 252 268 263 267 269 273 278 288 291 284 292 304 311 314 325 312 314 315 339 348 355 362 351 344 344 375 371 384 391 377 359 356 418 404 419 395 436 403 406 444 423 443 428 444 419 425 458 442 453 449 451 420 445 457 458 451 457 488 429 470 458 478 469 486 510 437 488 474 490 489 522 525 448 511 491 515 500 533 537 460 521 495 542 514 546 561 474 537 4.47 * 4.52 4.37 4.61 4.83 4.03 4.73 114 123 125 124 126 127 127 122 121 130 131 130 129 135 137 131 135 142 142 145 143 145 150 140 154 160 153 159 154 161 162 152 172 174 167 174 172 185 177 168 188 187 185 191 195 205 195 181 196 199 191 202 200 213 206 191 198 203 194 209 200 216 207 196 201 206 196 211 200 217 209 197 209 204 199 212 203 218 211 197 211 209 202 216 207 223 215 202 215 203 202 217 206 229 221 206 216 204 203 220 208 228 229 206 218 206 204 221 209 228 228 208 219 213 205 224 213 227 227 209 221 218 212 231 221 225 231 207 223 221 215 235 222 225 231 210 226 225 218 238 224 226 236 212 230 226 218 243 230 228 236 213 641

Table B.1.1.2 Contd. Year/ month Jabalpur Mumbai Nagpur Nasik Pune Solapur Angul Talcher Base Year 1949= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 L. Factor 6.41 5.12 4.99 * * 5.03 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 I- Base-1982=100 1991 232 226 223 228 217 224 1992 254 255 253 255 253 260 1993 272 273 268 270 266 264 1994 301 306 292 296 296 289 1995 315 339 314 322 330 327 1996 339 363 342 353 359 357 1997 356 400 370 377 388 371 1998 409 453 427 423 448 431 1999 435 468 438 432 466 450 2000 446 505 461 465 493 467 2001 458 528 483 498 516 471 2002 468 558 495 514 528 486 2003 488 583 503 532 554 501 2004 508 604 524 554 574 529 2005 540 611 554 576 589 539 II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base: 1982=100 4.53 5.18 4.68 4.94 4.96 4.73 * 2006 128 126 130 124 127 123 120 2007 135 134 140 130 136 139 128 2008 148 144 151 139 146 149 143 2009 159 159 174 157 162 160 160 2010 184 174 203 181 181 179 181 2011 198 192 220 204 200 199 200 2012 Mar 205 204 230 215 211 210 212 Apr 206 208 234 215 212 214 217 May 206 208 236 216 214 215 217 June 209 212 239 218 214 214 220 July 218 214 244 223 218 215 224 Aug 219 216 247 228 219 218 227 Sept 220 219 249 233 222 218 228 Oct 220 221 249 233 224 222 230 Nov 220 222 247 235 224 225 229 Dec 219 223 246 234 225 223 229 2013 Jan 220 224 250 234 227 222 232 Feb 221 226 254 234 228 225 234 Mar 224 228 254 234 227 231 233 642

Table B.1.1.2 contd. Rourkela Pondicherry Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Ajmer Bhilwara Jaipur 1966= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1966=100 1960= 100 3.59 * 5.19 * 5.01 3.20 5.17 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 194 229 204 207 217 215 210 216 256 220 219 243 240 228 232 279 238 237 253 253 245 254 313 261 262 280 290 269 275 344 278 285 305 310 291 303 387 298 301 332 333 321 341 428 314 320 357 350 346 390 464 369 374 392 393 387 396 467 379 381 411 420 390 406 477 388 396 433 439 403 407 482 403 413 452 460 423 416 510 418 431 472 474 442 432 543 431 441 487 488 452 453 556 452 469 510 505 467 473 580 492 504 537 532 495 4.03 4.88 4.09 * 4.12 4.78 4.62 4.25 124 123 130 126 129 122 125 127 137 130 139 131 134 129 133 134 149 146 149 141 146 138 144 145 166 163 163 155 160 152 158 159 186 173 190 174 175 175 176 179 204 184 208 190 188 191 192 192 212 199 216 199 199 209 210 204 216 201 225 203 202 215 217 212 220 205 226 201 201 213 213 212 222 212 227 201 199 213 213 213 223 214 229 206 204 218 218 217 230 213 232 207 212 222 221 221 230 216 235 209 212 221 219 222 232 216 235 211 214 221 221 222 233 218 235 211 213 222 221 221 230 220 232 213 212 221 222 222 229 220 234 212 215 224 224 226 233 225 233 217 216 224 224 227 233 226 235 218 216 227 228 227 643

Table B.1.1.2 Contd. Year/ month Chennai Coimbatore Coonoor Madurai Salem Tiruchirapally Base Year 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 * * L. Factor 5.05 5.35 4.80 5.27 59 60 61 62 63 64 I- Base-1982=100 1991 208 197 217 209 198 215 1992 238 228 245 240 223 240 1993 258 245 262 256 241 259 1994 287 272 291 281 287 295 1995 330 303 325 318 322 330 1996 356 330 348 346 348 364 1997 382 354 377 366 364 406 1998 425 383 404 401 394 435 1999 446 402 414 423 414 463 2000 475 432 433 440 432 481 2001 487 441 445 446 443 488 2002 513 472 473 459 464 533 2003 533 495 497 482 483 568 2004 549 500 501 496 482 544 2005 565 508 511 509 481 579 II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base 1982=100 4.95 4.49 4.58 4.51 4.45 5.01 2006 118 119 115 116 114 119 2007 124 127 122 121 122 126 2008 135 137 134 134 134 141 2009 149 151 148 147 151 156 2010 161 166 168 162 163 174 2011 171 176 182 174 172 184 2012 Mar 187 185 195 182 187 199 Apr 190 188 198 190 191 203 May 192 188 204 194 191 204 June 197 189 203 199 193 207 July 200 192 207 200 193 213 Aug 201 196 208 199 192 214 Sept 202 198 209 200 193 213 Oct 200 202 208 203 197 216 Nov 203 207 211 207 201 221 Dec 206 209 212 209 200 218 2013 Jan 209 212 214 211 200 220 Feb 211 208 215 211 202 226 Mar 209 210 215 211 209 231 644

Tripura Agra Ghaziabad Kanpur Lucknow Varanasi Asansol Darjeeling 1961= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 4.37 * * 4.69 5.12 4.77 4.55 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 217 210 216 222 234 206 199 239 229 237 243 255 223 218 257 239 247 256 268 238 232 273 262 266 278 289 260 255 301 289 295 307 312 284 271 321 313 321 328 347 307 292 337 334 347 351 371 322 304 383 384 406 411 450 381 355 409 398 440 428 473 400 384 416 403 448 428 466 412 382 424 418 467 447 477 431 393 435 435 475 459 486 456 399 568 438 493 471 504 472 423 460 480 519 489 531 491 431 468 514 555 520 571 509 440 4.17 4.36 4.78 4.50 * 4.96 4.37 3.80 115 128 125 125 121 122 124 120 123 136 132 132 129 131 138 130 131 146 142 141 144 142 151 142 144 168 159 158 163 160 171 153 156 193 182 183 185 183 195 170 167 208 198 200 195 194 211 184 170 211 197 203 194 197 219 188 168 214 203 206 196 198 220 187 173 216 207 210 200 203 226 192 175 216 205 209 198 205 226 192 175 217 208 211 203 209 230 193 178 222 211 216 208 212 231 195 181 227 215 222 209 216 239 200 185 227 218 221 209 214 241 203 187 228 221 221 208 215 242 204 185 225 218 221 212 217 243 204 185 230 218 222 212 218 243 204 182 229 220 225 217 219 246 205 182 230 222 226 217 221 244 204 645

Table B.1.1.2 Concld. Year/ Durgapur Haldia Howrah Jalpaiguri Kolkata Raniganj Siliguri month Base Year 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= L. Factor * * 4.12 4.16 4.74 100 4.40 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 I- Base-1982=100 1991 221 228 230 199 218 201 1992 242 248 253 221 238 218 1993 262 268 271 232 257 229 1994 286 288 293 252 280 249 1995 312 328 323 280 312 274 1996 346 359 346 299 340 298 1997 368 385 364 312 359 314 1998 430 433 439 379 416 357 1999 443 464 482 399 437 373 2000 472 481 499 400 451 380 2001 509 533 519 407 492 399 2002 553 582 542 417 530 416 2003 564 590 556 421 541 426 2004 581 608 587 440 565 450 2005 592 624 620 452 587 471 II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base 1982=100 5.13 5.64 5.42 3.96 5.12 4.02 * 2006 121 116 121 117 121 124 124 2007 130 124 130 125 132 132 135 2008 140 131 139 136 142 140 144 2009 155 144 154 150 156 156 156 2010 178 161 171 167 172 169 173 2011 193 185 183 179 185 180 187 2012 Mar 200 201 190 183 190 186 189 Apr 203 206 194 186 196 190 191 May 207 208 197 189 197 193 195 June 207 211 202 190 200 195 195 July 225 216 201 192 202 199 200 Aug 224 217 203 193 202 199 201 Sept 226 217 206 200 205 201 201 Oct 228 219 207 204 207 203 207 Nov 230 219 207 205 210 204 208 Dec 230 219 205 201 209 203 207 2013 Jan 248 223 205 205 208 203 207 Feb 247 223 207 205 209 203 203 Mar 252 224 206 206 210 204 207 * 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

1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers Table B.1.2.1 (a)-year-wise All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers ( General & Food on Base:1986-87=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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1995-96 240 @ 242 @ - 237 239 1995 239$ 242$ @@ @@ 1996-97 260 264-256 260 1996 249 253 1997-98 269 269-264 264 1997 262 262 1998-99 299 305-293 299 1998 287 293 1999-2000 309 314-306 312 1999 304 310 2000-2001 304 299-305 303 2000 307 307 2001-2002 311 304-309 302 2001 307 300 2002-2003 2003-2004 323 332 316 326 - - 318 331 312 325 2002 2003 315 328 308 322 2004-2005 342 335-340 333 2004 337 331 2005-2006 358 351-353 345 2005 348 341 2006-2007 388 384-380 376 2006 372 366 2007-2008 2008-2009 417 462 416 464 - - 409 450 406 452 2007 2008 402 439 400 440 2009-2010 530 540-513 522 2009 494 500 2010-2011 577 582 564 572 2010 553 562 2011-2012 622 610 611 602 2011 602 598 2012-2013 672 658 2012 652 638 2011-2012 March 625 607 611 April 633 616 615 May 638 621 618 June 646 630 622 2012-2013 July 656 643 627 August 666 654 631 September 673 663 636 October 680 668 641 November 685 672 647 December 688 674 652 January 694 679 659 February 700 686 665 March 704 689 672 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: 1986-87=100 released w.e.f. November, 1995. To obtain indices on Base : 1960-61=100, the index figures need to be multiplied by the linking factor as below :- General Index 5.89 Food Index 6.38 @ = Average based on 8 months i.e. Nov., 95 to June, 96 only. @@ = 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

Table B.1.2.1 ( b)-year-wise All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers or Rural Labourers ( General & Food on Base:1986-87=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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1995-96 240@ 242@ - 238 240 1995 239$ 242$ @@ @@ 1996-97 260 264-256 260 1996 250 253 1997-98 270 270-266 265 1997 263 263 1998-99 299 305-294 300 1998 288 293 1999-2000 310 313-307 311 1999 305 310 2000-2001 306 300-307 303 2000 308 307 2001-2002 313 305-311 303 2001 309 302 2002-2003 325 317-321 312 2002 318 309 2003-2004 335 327-333 326 2003 331 323 2004-2005 344 335-342 333 2004 340 332 2005-2006 360 352-355 346 2005 351 341 2006-2007 2007-2008 2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013 389 418 462 529 577 623 384 416 463 541 582 611 2011-2012 March 626 609 611 April 634 618 615 May 640 624 619 - - - - 382 409 451 513 564 611 673 376 406 452 523 573 603 660 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 June 648 632 623 2012-2013 July 658 645 628 August 667 656 632 September 675 665 638 October 681 671 643 November 686 674 648 December 689 677 654 January 695 681 660 February 701 687 667 March 705 691 673 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: 1986-87=100 was introduced for the first time w.e.f. November, 1995. @ = Average based on 8 months i.e. Nov., 95 to June, 96 only. @@ = 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. 373 403 440 494 552 602 654 366 399 440 500 563 599 640 648

Table B.1.2.2.(a)-State-wsie Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers ( General Index on Base: 1986-87=100 ) Agricultural Year/Month Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir Karnataka Linking factor 4.84 b 6.22 5.34 * * 5.98 5.81 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1995-96 @ 243 244 223 241 235 220 226 251 1996-97 268 259 250 254 265 240 252 266 1997-98 282 281 252 270 278 256 269 276 1998-99 309 311 285 297 306 283 303 306 1999-2000 318 323 300 310 312 294 323 316 2000-2001 317 322 282 314 313 292 326 302 2001-2002 328 320 290 320 322 298 331 309 2002-2003 342 330 299 332 329 308 344 325 2003-2004 2004-2005 347 357 343 347 311 324 339 350 2005-2006 371 362 347 369 376 343 359 341 2006-2007 401 388 384 403 403 367 392 367 2007-2008 430 417 411 424 447 376 413 406 2008-2009 484 451 446 459 498 406 453 458 2009-2010 552 520 500 538 588 455 524 535 2010-2011 603 580 532 583 642 484 568 595 2011-2012 668 622 552 627 690 513 608 665 2011-2012 March 673 623 552 633 692 519 616 672 April 674 638 562 639 705 523 624 684 May 682 648 564 646 711 531 627 691 June 689 652 574 652 721 530 628 696 2012-2013 July 693 665 587 661 730 538 639 702 August 697 670 595 669 743 546 645 706 September 703 674 603 676 757 555 654 713 October 710 681 609 677 756 556 660 725 November 718 682 611 683 759 559 665 739 December 725 681 610 683 763 556 669 746 January 734 688 619 691 765 554 676 758 February 749 691 627 698 773 556 682 765 March 752 688 634 707 775 555 688 767 341 359 321 325 345 348 341 340 649

Table B.1.2.2.(a)-Concld. Agricultural Kerala Year/Month Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa Linking factor 6.56 6.04 5.85 * * 6.05 1 10 11 12 13 14 15 1995-96 @ 259 237 248 244 252 236 1996-97 281 261 256 252 264 254 1997-98 292 273 266 268 282 262 1998-99 305 300 291 292 321 289 1999-2000 312 313 304 312 338 316 2000-2001 321 310 303 316 346 304 2001-2002 321 310 306 304 351 300 2002-2003 330 318 321 300 343 298 2003-2004 2004-2005 342 351 318 330 335 350 308 310 350 360 314 320 2005-2006 356 352 368 328 382 334 2006-2007 374 388 402 337 410 365 2007-2008 403 412 432 367 439 400 2008-2009 454 459 475 407 484 438 2009-2010 496 525 562 455 540 495 2010-2011 562 569 619 527 576 538 2011-2012 601 615 691 594 633 562 2011-2012 March 603 618 694 603 639 558 April 606 624 705 606 645 567 May 609 630 709 613 658 577 June 610 636 715 618 664 590 2012-2013 July 618 648 730 625 672 600 August 624 662 745 628 683 610 September 630 668 749 629 698 612 October 640 675 756 631 704 620 November 652 673 763 633 708 625 December 661 676 768 632 709 626 January 670 679 759 634 711 632 February 676 684 761 642 713 636 March 686 688 763 644 715 638 Note:- Agricultural Year ( July to June ) @ = Average based on 8 months i.e. from November, 1995 to June, 1996 only. 650

Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal c 6.15 5.67 * 6.60 5.73 16 17 18 19 20 21 244 238 246 220 232 230 263 261 261 240 264 247 278 268 264 263 268 259 306 290 291 312 298 308 314 310 302 331 307 303 316 311 299 324 301 292 326 309 311 322 312 303 331 325 344 325 323 305 343 355 323 346 349 347 326 337 331 343 380 377 355 351 371 342 417 413 371 383 408 365 448 439 403 407 433 395 501 490 455 433 469 432 586 573 514 466 535 504 624 608 565 514 566 561 321 333 685 668 605 548 595 592 693 679 617 551 597 582 711 681 620 559 602 596 710 688 627 562 609 600 713 692 635 565 621 612 726 701 638 571 638 625 739 717 644 572 653 636 743 728 653 581 672 641 749 734 662 590 674 647 752 739 666 589 671 651 749 746 681 588 667 652 755 758 686 587 671 660 760 765 696 583 676 658 765 768 709 591 677 658 * = Indices for the State compiled and published for the first time w.e.f. November, 1995. b & c = To obtain linking factors for Assam and Punjab on Base 1986-87=100, please consult article published in February, 1996 issue of the Indian Labour Journal. 651

Table B.1.2.2 (b).-state-wise Labour Bureau s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Labourers ( General Index Base: 1986-87=100 ) Agricultural Year/Month Andhra Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh_ Pradesh Jammu & Kashmir 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Karnataka 1995-96 @ 244 243 223 241 237 221 225 250 1996-97 269 258 250 254 266 240 250 266 1997-98 282 278 254 270 279 258 266 276 1998-99 309 310 287 298 306 284 297 306 1999-2000 318 321 302 311 312 295 316 316 2000-2001 318 321 284 315 314 294 319 304 2001-2002 328 320 292 322 323 304 324 311 2002-2003 343 330 301 333 330 314 337 326 2003-2004 2004-2005 348 357 344 348 313 326 341 351 2005-2006 371 364 348 371 378 350 359 341 2006-2007 401 390 384 403 404 377 393 367 2007-2008 429 419 412 425 445 388 413 407 2008-2009 482 454 447 460 495 420 451 459 2009-2010 550 524 500 538 583 474 521 534 2010-2011 599 583 532 583 638 503 564 594 2011-2012 665 625 555 626 685 535 602 665 2011-2012 March 670 626 554 632 687 539 609 672 April 672 641 565 639 701 545 618 685 May 680 651 567 646 706 552 619 691 June 687 654 577 652 715 553 620 695 2012-2013 July 692 667 590 660 724 561 632 701 August 696 673 598 668 736 571 638 704 September 702 677 606 675 750 577 649 712 October 709 685 612 676 750 580 655 723 November 717 687 614 681 753 586 660 736 December 724 685 612 682 757 582 666 744 January 733 693 622 690 759 578 674 754 February 747 695 630 697 768 581 681 763 March 751 692 637 706 769 582 687 765 342 361 326 331 340 344 341 340 652

Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa 10 11 12 13 14 15 260 239 247 245 250 236 284 262 256 253 263 254 294 274 266 268 281 262 306 300 291 293 319 289 314 314 303 312 336 315 324 313 303 317 343 304 324 314 307 304 348 300 332 323 321 301 340 299 343 352 324 336 336 350 309 311 349 358 359 358 368 328 379 335 378 392 400 338 408 366 404 415 428 368 436 400 456 463 470 407 481 439 502 532 557 456 535 496 314 320 566 576 613 529 572 538 604 622 683 596 629 563 605 627 687 604 635 559 609 632 698 607 641 569 613 639 703 614 654 579 615 645 708 619 659 591 622 657 722 626 667 601 628 670 738 629 678 611 634 676 743 630 692 612 644 684 750 632 698 621 655 682 757 634 702 626 664 687 762 633 702 627 673 689 754 636 706 632 679 693 756 644 707 636 689 696 758 646 710 639 653

Table B.1.2.2 (b) - Concld. Agricultural Year/Month Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal 1 16 17 18 19 20 21 1995-96 @ 247 239 244 219 231 232 1996-97 265 262 260 237 262 248 1997-98 281 270 265 261 267 260 1998-99 309 292 290 308 297 309 1999-2000 317 310 301 328 307 304 2000-2001 320 312 299 318 303 293 2001-2002 330 311 311 316 316 305 2002-2003 336 326 343 318 326 308 2003-2004 2004-2005 347 359 323 345 2005-2006 384 375 355 344 372 346 2006-2007 419 412 370 373 409 368 2007-2008 449 438 402 399 434 398 2008-2009 501 486 452 429 469 435 2009-2010 585 567 509 462 532 506 2010-2011 622 600 559 512 563 564 2011-2012 681 661 603 547 597 597 2011-2012 March 691 672 615 548 599 588 April 707 675 618 556 605 602 May 707 683 625 559 612 608 June 709 687 634 562 623 619 2012-2013 July 722 696 637 570 640 632 August 733 712 643 572 654 642 September 736 723 652 581 671 647 October 742 727 661 591 673 654 November 745 733 664 591 670 658 December 743 738 678 589 666 659 January 748 749 683 587 671 666 February 753 755 693 581 675 665 March 757 758 704 587 676 664 Note: Agricultural Year ( July to June ) @ = Average based on 8 months i.e. from November, 1995 to June, 1996 only. 348 348 318 329 335 346 324 336 654

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: 1984-85=100) Year/Month General Index 1 2 1990 156 1991 177 1992 199 1993 212 1994 231 1995 254 1996 276 1997 297 1998 330 1999 348 2000 366 2001 386 2002 402 2003 416 2004 432 2005 451 2006 478 2007 509 2008 548 2009 612 2010 687 Consumer Price Index for Rural and Urban Areas on base: 2010=100* Year/Month Rural Urban General Index General Index 2012 March 116.2 114.6 April 117.9 116.1 May 119.1 117.1 June 120.5 118.5 July 122.6 119.9 August 124.3 121.1 September 125.6 121.9 October 126.6 122.6 November 126.9 123.4 December 126.8 124 2013 January 127.3 124.9 February 128.1 125.8 March 128.2 126.5 * New series of CPI has been introduced w.e.f. Jan., 2011 in place of UNME. Source: Central Statistical Organisation, New Delhi. 655

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 I Base 1981-1982=100 1991 201.4 210.0 230.3 221.8 112.1 193.3 1992 224.7 233.2 266.8 231.6 115.5 219.3 1993 242.1 245.3 281.8 238.5 128.5 254.3 1994 267.4 273.7 303.6 285.5 141.6 278.3 1995 292.4 301.4 331.1 322.1 151.5 284.1 1996 309.0 320.7 362.7 327.0 156.4 311.2 1997 325.6 335.5 384.3 335.1 160.9 355.8 1998 348.2 371.9 431.8 368.2 163.7 380.7 1999 360.3 388.1 454.3 378.9 168.8 403.0 II Base 1993-94=100 2000 152.8 161.5 170.0 144.6 110.2 196.0 2001 160.7 167.0 174.3 152.6 118.4 224.8 2002 164.7 171.7 178.6 158.6 119.4 234.9 2003 173.4 180.0 181.0 182.4 118.3 250.6 2004 184.9 187.5 185.1 190.7 223.8 273.5 2005 193.7 191.3 192.4 180.2 298.6 300.8 2006 203.0 203.4 205.6 182.6 397.4 322.2 2007 212.8 220.8 220.0 206.1 430.1 322.9 2008 232.2 243.0 234.6 234.4 616.4 354.5 2009 237.0 264.0 264.0 237.2 605.9 334.3 III Base: 2004-05 = 100 2010 140.1 175.9 174.6 155.9 244.0 144.2 2011 153.4 197.1 190.4 183.1 299.2 163.3 2012 Mar 161.0 207.8 197.1 189.9 358.8 177.8 Apr 163.5 215.6 207.2 194.9 351.9 178.8 May 163.9 215.0 206.1 198.8 344.4 178.9 June 164.7 215.0 209.4 194.1 326.6 181.1 July 165.8 219.1 212.4 199.7 336.5 179.5 Aug 167.3 221.8 211.8 207.4 356.6 181.7 Sept 168.8 221.6 213.1 203.2 352.2 188.5 Oct 168.5 219.4 212.7 198.8 339.8 189.8 Nov. 168.8 221.1 213.8 201.4 344.7 188.7 Dec. 168.6 220.0 212.2 202.9 340.8 188.9 2013 Jan. 169.2 221.4 213.8 202.3 347.0 189.5 Feb. 170.2 222.7 214.3 205.6 350.1 195.2 Mar. 170.6 223.6 214.3 206.9 357.4 195.9 656

III Manufactured Products All Food Products Beverages Tobacco & Tobacco Products Textiles Wood & Wood Products Paper & Paper Products Leather & leather Products Rubber & Plastic Products 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 198.1 201.1 258.1 183.4 159.5 251.1 234.9 167.9 220.8 221.1 288.7 198.4 273.8 301.0 227.4 183.3 238.0 240.1 302.4 212.7 366.3 324.5 240.1 189.2 261.7 264.4 332.4 246.9 414.6 330.8 256.7 195.3 288.8 278.4 367.9 287.9 438.3 362.3 274.7 228.3 301.9 289.5 387.3 303.0 445.5 377.4 280.6 242.5 314.2 316.4 430.7 307.8 474.8 371.6 287.1 245.5 328.7 340.0 471.5 318.6 598.2 382.7 296.8 247.4 336.6 344.8 501.4 321.2 622.3 395.1 312.2 245.5 140.2 147.2 177.1 118.6 185.1 159.5 151.8 125.3 144.2 144.9 190.7 120.5 172.5 174.1 144.0 125.8 146.6 150.8 202.7 120.0 178.8 172.9 131.0 130.6 154.0 163.0 205.0 128.3 179.2 173.8 142.3 134.4 164.3 173.5 212.8 137.5 179.5 173.7 152.4 135.1 170.6 176.2 223.8 129.7 187.5 177.1 166.0 137.4 176.3 180.7 238.6 131.6 204.7 188.0 162.0 145.4 185.5 186.9 262.9 132.2 215.5 193.6 166.2 156.0 201.2 205.2 287.5 135.8 229.3 200.3 167.2 165.4 205.9 233.6 305.5 143.3 236.8 204.3 166.7 168.6 128.1 140.9 143.1 115.3 147.5 123.1 127.6 123.2 137.5 149.1 159.4 128.8 157.7 130.8 128.3 132.9 142.6 154.1 168.3 127.9 164.8 132.7 131.7 134.6 143.8 155.5 169.7 128.7 166.1 133.8 132.1 135.1 144.6 156.9 170.7 129.9 166.5 134.2 132.8 135.8 145.3 157.6 171.3 130.2 167.8 134.5 133.0 135.9 146.1 160.8 171.8 130.0 170.9 134.7 135.1 136.7 147.2 164.9 174.9 130.7 171.2 135.6 135.1 137.2 148.0 167.3 176.0 131.8 171.0 136.3 134.5 137.7 147.9 166.7 177.2 131.8 171.2 136.5 134.3 137.7 148.0 166.6 176.9 132.2 172.9 137.0 135.1 137.8 148.0 166.7 177.1 132.2 173.5 137.2 135.0 138.1 148.3 165.9 177.0 133.4 174.4 137.8 135.7 138.3 148.6 166.7 178.5 132.8 173.4 139.4 134.1 139.3 148.4 164.9 178.1 132.7 173.5 140.0 134.3 139.4 657

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 1 16 17 18 19 20 I Base 1981-82=100 1991 162.4 208.7 231.8 200.4 197.1 1992 186.7 229.4 250.9 226.8 215.5 1993 204.8 248.3 270.8 235.8 222.1 1994 225.1 270.9 293.1 254.6 234.4 1995 246.7 305.4 324.4 280.2 250.5 1996 257.3 331.0 337.4 292.0 263.4 1997 267.3 341.3 346.6 299.4 272.7 1998 277.1 351.0 352.4 303.0 283.1 1999 289.9 369.0 357.6 307.6 295.4 II Base 1993-94=100 2000 161.9 128.4 139.1 120.2 141.1 2001 168.4 145.6 140.9 128.5 146.5 2002 172.0 142.6 143.2 130.0 147.9 2003 176.9 146.7 160.1 132.0 147.0 2004 180.1 154.9 195.5 137.7 152.1 2005 186.9 167.1 218.8 146.1 159.0 2006 192.5 186.4 225.0 152.7 161.8 2007 201.3 204.8 244.6 164.9 164.9 2008 218.2 215.5 285.5 173.4 174.4 2009 224.9 221.9 257.4 172.7 175.6 III Base: 2004-05 = 100 2010 122.1 143.6 137.3 120.3 119.4 2011 132.1 150.3 152.3 124.2 123.6 2012 Mar 139.2 158.2 163.3 126.4 126.4 Apr 140.3 159.7 165.9 126.4 126.8 May 141.4 159.9 166.3 127.0 127.3 June 141.9 161.3 166.8 127.7 128.2 July 142.6 162.8 166.6 128.2 128.8 Aug 143.4 164.5 166.5 128.3 129.1 Sept 144.0 164.5 167.1 128.4 129.9 Oct 144.2 164.0 166.6 128.6 130.3 Nov 144.1 163.1 166.5 128.8 130.8 Dec 144.0 163.3 165.7 128.9 131.0 2013 Jan. 144.9 163.3 166.0 129.1 131.3 Feb 144.9 164.8 165.0 129.3 131.3 Mar 145.5 167.7 164.8 129.5 132.3 Note : Linking factor for deriving the General Indices on base: 1981-82=100 to Base 1993-94 is 2.478 and from base 1993-94=100 to base 2004-05 is for All commodities = 1.873, Primary article =1.881, Fuel & Power = 2.802, Manufactured products = 1.663 Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi. 658

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, 2013. Year/ Month Ahmedabad Bangalore Vadodara Mumbai Coimbatore & Chennai 1 2 3 4 5 6 1985 793.15 876.48 766.00 874.54 934.21 1990 1147.88 1379.74 1118.89 1313.78 1507.45 1995 1825.00 2397.19 1792.94 2237.85 2740.68 1996 1996.05 2591.10 1963.43 2389.95 2953.13 1997 2155.88 2840.36 2122.65 2622.11 3178.79 1998 2348.78 3073.17 2314.56 2958.08 3523.80 1999 2543.10 3199.73 2507.78 3084.01 3732.75 2000 2646.28 3353.44 2610.72 3294.36 3954.97 2001 2751.31 3451.66 2715.14 3455.99 4062.23 2002 2849.90 3567.03 2799.20 3642.14 4287.30 2003 2930.80 3749.72 2891.41 3811.69 4438.76 2004 3019.05 3944.89 2981.75 3941.44 4583.10 2005 3100.05 4191.63 3062.36 3996.49 4726.11 2006 3273.76 4447.32 3235.24 4227.16 4859.40 2007 3539.73 4821.78 3490.90 4472.78 5137.83 2008 3767.74 5275.10 3726.69 4799.79 5559.81 2009 4076.37 5903.63 4034.08 5267.03 6164.64 2010 4623.52 6431.40 4579.07 5782.10 6648.95 2011 5054.33 6880.72 5007.73 6369.27 7065.77 2012 5554.74 7469.64 5505.81 7023.55 8065.37 2012 Mar. 5270.70 7278.89 5223.12 6685.32 7728.70 April 5378.48 7350.19 5330.81 6818.40 7770.35 May 5514.42 7457.76 5465.42 6951.47 7895.30 June 5541.37 7565.33 5492.34 6951.47 7978.60 July 5622.20 7529.06 5573.11 7084.54 8186.85 Aug. 5622.20 7671.66 5573.11 7151.08 8311.80 Sept. 5703.03 7494.03 5653.88 7217.62 8353.45 Oct. 5812.03 7529.06 5761.57 7317.42 8395.10 Nov. 5865.92 7671.66 5815.42 7383.96 8311.80 Dec. 5838.98 7850.53 5788.49 7417.23 8436.75 2013 Jan. 5865.92 7814.26 5815.42 7450.49 8561.70 Feb. 5892.87 7956.86 5842.34 7483.76 8686.65 Mar. 6027059 8064.43 5976.95 7550.30 8769.60 N.B.- Yearly figures indicate average of twelve calendar months and the monthly figures relate to a standard month of 26 days. 659

Table B.2.1 concld. Year/ Delhi Indore Kanpur Nagpur Solapur Kolkata Month 1 7 8 9 10 11 12 1985 734.12 755.14 824.70 658.96 723.32 814.33 1990 1070.33 1143.01 1232.60 956.25 1045.37 1195.16 1995 1739.63 1810.43 1949.70 1520.00 1744.67 1887.30 1996 1831.84 1970.78 2078.29 1638.04 1889.84 2099.53 1997 2013.39 2061.69 2243.55 1794.01 1981.08 2229.42 1998 2307.43 2256.09 2553.60 1988.73 2249.74 2452.04 1999 2524.99 2466.82 2743.61 2140.61 2399.14 2728.51 2000 2693.26 2540.94 2750.02 2195.02 2474.53 2796.11 2001 2775.73 2675.21 2839.01 2322.34 2489.57 2964.03 2002 2881.49 2792.85 2931.94 2383.55 2572.85 3292.82 2003 2981.47 2912.04 2995.84 2422.82 2636.12 3347.73 2004 3113.99 2986.63 3112.39 2496.74 2789.17 3478.77 2005 3350.68 3057.48 3279.56 2637.64 2841.65 3599.75 2006 3544.08 3255.16 3592.54 2338.85 2239.55 3797.02 2007 * 3474.05 3833.84 3097.41 * 4097.84 2008 * 3676.41 4062.10 3318.05 * 4420.66 2009 * 3939.07 4487.57 3726.56 * 4775.49 2010 * 4418.29 5238.85 4391.43 * 5362.25 2011 * 4748.82 5731.94 4800.80 * 5755.50 2012 * 5189.95 6104.54 5212.98 * 6134.40 2012 Mar. * 5008.96 5862.21 5054.43 * 5991.56 April * 5044.39 5890.56 5061.92 * 5991.56 May * 5044.39 5976.96 5098.46 * 5938.98 June * 5044.39 6090.36 5134.99 * 5938.98 July * 5247.66 6062.01 5185.58 * 5938.98 Aug. * 5247.66 6118.71 5251.15 * 6286.02 Sept * 5247.66 6261.81 5324.22 * 6286.02 Oct. * 5458.79 6403.56 5404.78 * 6286.02 Nov. * 5458.79 6431.91 5476.91 * 6454.29 Dec. * 5458.79 6403.56 5513.44 * 6454.29 2013 Jan. * 5546.99 6403.56 5513.44 * 6454.29 Feb. * 5546.99 6403.56 5491.90 * 6633.07 Mar. * 5546.99 6431.91 5499.39 * 6633.07 New series on Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 has been introduced w.e.f. the index of January 2006. 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

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 ) 1 2 3 4 2005 456 2913601 29665 2006 430 1810348 20324 2007 389 724574 27167 2008 421 1579298 17433 2009 345 1867204 17622 2010(P) 447 1074502 22750 2011(P) 389 734604 14289 2012(P) 275 1132270 3098 2013(P) (Jan. to March) 24 30123 199 (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

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, 1949. 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, 1926. 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

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 20 1. 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

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Andhra Pradesh 81 67 1 16(b3) - 49(c3) 1 - - Assam.................. Bihar.................. Chhatisgarh 15 7 * 3-4 - - - Goa 10 7 1 - - 5(f5) 1 - - Gujarat 145 68-17(b6) 28(f4) 22(e4) 1 - Haryana 50 45-4(b2) 34(c2) - 6(e1) 1(f1) - Jharkhand 6 5 1 1-3 - - - Kerala.................. Maharashtra.................. Manipur 2 3 1 - - 2 - - - Meghalaya 4 4 1 1-1 1 - - Nagaland 3 3 1(a2) 1-1(f4) - - - Odisha 35 31 1(a2) 1(b5) 22(d2) 6(c1) 1(e2) - - Punjab.................. Rajasthan.................. Tamil nadu 141 114 2(a1) 32(b4) - 74(f3) 6(e3) - - Tripura 12 10 1 - - 3 - - 6 West Bengal 70 38 1 14-11 1-11 Chandigarh 6 5 1 1-3 - - - Puducherry 12 9 1 - - - 1 7(f2) - Total 592 417 13 91 56 186 40 9 17 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, 1948. 664

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 Total Andhra Pradesh 6812 251 5 117 7185 Assam 687 23 3-713 Bihar 1724 489 123-2336 Chhatisgarh 556 20 3-579 Goa 53 - - - 53 Gujarat 11827 393 - - 12220 Haryana 2197 495 - - 2692 Jharkhand 4350 2279 2158 145 8932 Kerala.......... Maharashtra.......... Manipur 157 33 2-192 Meghalaya 34 - - - 34 Nagaland 83 49 17 3 152 Odisha 1975 223 137 45 2380 Punjab 1876 208 5-2089 Rajasthan 5178 507 52 18 5755 Tamil nadu 10183 15784 1219 102 27288 Tripura 785 210 84 42 1121 West Bengal - - - - - Chandigarh 6 - - - 6 Puducherry 1504 210 - - 1714 Total 49987 21174 3808 472 75441 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, 1948. 665

Table C.4.3 Industrial Injuries in Factories during 2010 by States/UTs States/Union Territories Fatal Non Fatal Total 1 2 3 4 Andhra Pradesh 191 1516 1707 Assam 6 46 52 Bihar - 215 215 Chhatisgarh 84 222 306 Goa 12 97 109 Gujarat 221 2771 2992 Haryana 18 47 65 Jharkhand 33 65 98 Kerala...... maharashtra 222 2711 2933 Manipur - - - Meghalaya - - - Nagaland - - - Odisha 102 478 580 Punjab 22 219 241 Rajasthan 67 789 856 Tamil nadu 75 882 957 Tripura 1 5 6 West Bengal - - - Chandigarh - 2 2 Puducherry 10 46 56 Total 1064 10111 11175 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, 1948. 666

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 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Andhra Pradesh.................. Assam - - - - - - - - - Bihar 11580 22-61 15 10-11688 - Chhatisgarh 14 - - 52 49 11 50 176 132 Goa 2-1 - 1 2-6 1 Gujarat 327 - - 23 112 6 343 811 229 Haryana.................. Jharkhand - - - - - - - - - Kerala.................. Maharashtra.................. Manipur - - - - - - - - - Meghalaya - - - - - - - - - Nagaland - - - - - - - - - Odisha - - - - - - - - - Punjab 49 27 1031 35 65 43-1250 - Rajasthan 24 - - 25 26 13 37 125 39 Tamil nadu 96-19 674 1099 81 2752 4721 - Tripura - - - 3 12 7-22 22 West Bengal.................. Chandigarh - - - - - - - - - Puducherry - - - - - - - - - Total 12092 49 1051 873 1399 173 3185 18822 442 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, 1948 667

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 1 2 3 4 1 Andhra Pradesh 1 2 3 4 5 6 Commissioner of Labour Additional Commissioner of Labour. Joint Commissioner of Labour Deputy Commissioner of Labour Assistant Commissioner of Labour Labour Officer 1 1 9 25 55 292 2 Arunachal Pradesh Not Reported - 3 Assam 1 2 3 4 5 6 4 Bihar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 Chattisgarh 1 2 3 4 5 6 Goa 1 2 3 4 5 7 Gujarat 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 1 1 3 9 24 44 1 1 6 9 32 280 1 1 17 106 1 2 5 1 25 1 1 1 7 42 98 668

8 Haryana 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 9 Himachal Pradesh 1 2 3 4 5 6 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 23 11 Jharkhand 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 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 1 2 6 1 4 11 40 14 282 12 Karnataka 1 2 3 4 13 Kerala 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 14 Madhya Pradesh 1 2 3 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 1 1 2 9 31 1 88 2 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 26 1 2 1 247 1 2 4 1 1 11 1 101 10 11 58 125 669

15 Maharashtra 1 2 3 4 5 6 16 Meghalaya 1 2 3 Labour Commissioner Additional Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Officer Labour Inspectors Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner 1 3 16 69 143 412 1 1 8 17 Manipur 1 Labour Inspector 32 18 Mizoram 1 Not Reported - 19 Nagaland 1 Not Reported - 20 Odisha 1 2 Labour Officer Labour Inspector 66 34 21 Punjab 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 22 Rajasthan 1 2 3 4 5 6 23 Sikkim 1 2 3 4 24 Tamil Nadu 1 2 3 4 5 25 Tripura 1 2 3 4 5 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 1 1 1 13 11 1 76 12 12 1 2 8 9 12 91 2 4 1 11 1 4 9 316 10 1 1 2 5 21 26 Uttarakhand 1 Labour Enforcement Officer 13 670

27 Uttar Pradesh 1 2 3 4 28 West Bengal 1 2 3 4 5 6 29 A & N Islands 1 2 30 Chandigarh 1 2 3 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 340 1 6 7 24 160 689 2 2 1 1 2 31 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 Labour Enforcement Officer 1 32 Daman & Diu 1 1. Labour Commissioner 1 2 3 Chief Inspector of Factories & Boilers Labour Inspector 1 2 33 Delhi 1 1. Labour Commissioner 1 2 3 4 5 6 Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Officer Labour Inspector 3 7 7 9 45 34 Lakshadweep 1 Labour Enforcement Officer 1 35 Pucucherry 1 2 3 4 36 C.L.C. (CENTRAL) 1 2 3 4 5 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 1 1 2 16 1 16 33 56 162 SOURCE: Annual Returns/Reports under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for the year 2011. 671

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 1 2 3 1 Andhra Pradesh 44975 2 Arunachal Pradesh NR 3 Assam 69322 4 Bihar 186259 5 Chhatisgarh 4747 6 Goa 1660 7 Gujarat 117193 8 Haryana 2235 9 Himachal Pradesh 3796 10 Jammu & Kashmir 1326 11 Jharkhand 74839 12 Karnataka 22439 13 Kerala 31027 14 Madhya Pradesh 30263 15 Maharashtra 44107 16 Meghalaya 1320 17 Manipur 642 18 Mizoram NR 19 Nagaland NR 20 Orissa 15859 21 Punjab 10211 22 Rajasthan 7274 23 Sikkim 190 24 Tamil Nadu 19244 25 Tripura 348 26 Uttarakhand 1920 27 Uttar Pradesh 35962 28 West Bengal 5170 29 A.& N. Islands 172 30 Chandigarh 317 31 D.& N. Haveli 33 32 Daman & Diu 365 33 Delhi 4696 34 Lakshadweep Nil 35 Puducherry 13530 36 C.L.C.(CENTRAL) 16642 Number of Inspections Made During the Year Source: Annual Returns/Reports under Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for the year 2011. NR -Not Reported 672

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.) 1 2 3 4 5 Assam 1135 39 - - Himachal Pradesh 5 - - - Karnataka 213 - - - Kerala 622 16 5 8,500 Tamil Nadu 784 475 26 8,650 Tripura - - - - Uttarakhand - - - - West Bengal 59 332 55 27,500 A & N Islands........ Total 2,818 862 86 44,650 - = Nil.. = Information not available 673

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 1 2 3 4 1. Andhra Pradesh 6837 136 136 2. Assam 25668 - - 3. Bihar 947 21-4. Chhattisgarh 572 210 252 5. Goa 6 - - 6. Gujarat 17 8-7. Haryana 378 - - 8. Himachal Pradesh 24 6 2 9. Kerala 2187 109 109 10. Meghalaya - - - 11. Orissa 256-3 12. Punjab 11 3 2 13. Rajasthan 58 - - 14. Tamil Nadu 3702 209 178 15. Tripura 1385 - - 16. Uttarakhand 167-16 17. Chandigarh - - - - = Nil Total 42,215 702 698 674

V The Shops and Commercial Establishments Act Table C.4.10 Table C.4.10. State-wise Break-up of the Number of Inspections Made and Prosecutions Launched during the Year 2009 State/Union Territory Inspections made Prosecutions launched 1 2 3 Andhra Pradesh 121586 (16.97) 8283 (14.32) Assam 30075 (4.20) 738 (1.28) Bihar 14014 (1.96) 222 (0.38) Chhatisgarh 6001 (0.84) 764 (1.32) Goa 4495 (0.63) 75 (0.13) Haryana 34015 (4.75) 3038 (5.25) Himachal Pradesh 4905 (0.68) 1058 (1.83) Jammu & Kashmir 18534 (2.59) 12221 (21.12) Kerala 56424 (7.87) 1609 (2.78) Meghalaya 219 - (0.03) Orissa 3024 (0.42) 561 (0.97) Punjab 43359 (6.05) 1341 (2.32) Rajasthan 11772 (1.64) 340 (0.59) Tamil Nadu 271930 (37.95) 819 (1.42) Tripura 19444 (2.71) 88 (0.15) Uttrakhand 8551 (1.19) 1867 (3.23) Chandigarh 53377 (7.45) 24831 (42.92) Puducherry 14885 - (2.08) Total 7,16,610 57,855 - = Nil Note: Figures in brackets indicate percentage to the total. 675

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