Labour & Employment on Environment: Lok Sabha 2012-13 Q. No. Q. Type Date Ans by Ministry Members Title of the Questions Subject Specific Political Party State Representative *67 Starred 19.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Sushil Kumar Singh Child Labour in Hazardous Occupation Health and Sanitation JD(U) Bihar Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit INC Maharashtra 824 Unstarred 19.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi Work Related Diseases Health and Sanitation BJP Uttar Pradesh *177 Starred 26.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre Compensation to Mine Accidents Victims Disaster Management BJP Maharashtra Shri Mangani Lal Mandal Health and Sanitation JD(U) Bihar 1858 Unstarred 26.03.2012 Labour & Employment Km. Saroj Pandey Accidents in Mines Disaster Management BJP Chhattisgarh Health and Sanitation 1928 Unstarred 26.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi Fire Accident Related Death in Factories Disaster Management BJP Uttar Pradesh Health and Sanitation 1970 Unstarred 26.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Kapil Muni Karwariya Beedi Workers Health and Sanitation BSP Uttar Pradesh Shri C. Rajendran AIADMK Tamil Nadu 1987 Unstarred 26.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Ramesh Bais Silicosis Death in Mines Sector Health and Sanitation BJP Chhattisgarh Shri Lalchand Kataria INC Rajasthan Shri Jeetendra Singh Bundela BJP Madhya Pradesh Shri Uday Singh BJP Bihar Shri P. C. Mohan BJP Karnataka Shri Gopinath Pandurang Munde BJP Maharashtra Km. Meenakshi Natrajan INC Madhya Pradesh
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Labour & Employment on Environment: Lok Sabha 2012-13
Q. No. Q. Type Date Ans by Ministry Members Title of the Questions Subject Specific
Political Party
State Representative
*67 Starred 19.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Sushil Kumar Singh
Child Labour in Hazardous Occupation
Health and Sanitation JD(U) Bihar
Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit INC Maharashtra
824 Unstarred 19.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi Work Related Diseases
Health and Sanitation BJP Uttar Pradesh
*177 Starred 26.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
Compensation to Mine Accidents Victims
Disaster Management BJP Maharashtra
Shri Mangani Lal Mandal
Health and Sanitation JD(U) Bihar
1858 Unstarred 26.03.2012 Labour & Employment Km. Saroj Pandey Accidents in Mines Disaster Management BJP Chhattisgarh
Health and Sanitation
1928 Unstarred 26.03.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Feroze Varun Gandhi
1386 Unstarred 03.12.2012 Labour & Employment Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Employment in Solar Energy Sector
Alternative Technologies BJP Uttar Pradesh
Energy Studies
1509 Unstarred 03.12.2012 Labour & Employment Shri Kapil Muni Karwariya
Assistance to NGOs for Workers
Environmental Education, NGOs and Media BSP Uttar Pradesh
2669 Unstarred 10.12.2012 Labour & Employment Smt. Maneka Sanjay Gandhi
Child Labour in Hazardous Industries
Health and Sanitation BJP Uttar Pradesh
Smt. Priya Sunil Dutt INC Maharashtra
Shri Syed Shahnawaz Hussain BJP Bihar
Shri K. D. Deshmukh BJP Madhya Pradesh
CHILD LABOUR IN HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION 19
th March, 2012
LSQ *67 SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH SHRI MANIKRAO HODLYA GAVIT Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) the details of occupation including processes notified as hazardous for child labour; (b) whether a number of children are being employed in such occupation in various parts of the country including industries in Delhi; (c) if so, the number of child labourers employed including those killed in such hazardous occupation during the last three years and the current year, State‐wise and year‐wise; (d) the action taken against employers employing child labour during the said period; and (e) the details of the schemes/programmes undertaken for the rehabilitation of child labourers and the effective steps taken for ban of child labour? MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a)to(e): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 67 FOR ANSWER ON 19.3.2012 REGARDING CHILD LABOUR IN HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH AND SHRI MANIKRAO H. GAVIT. (a) The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 18 Occupations and 65 Processes. The list of such specified Occupations & Processes is at Annexure‐I (b)&(c) Whenever any incident of Child Labour employed in any part of the country in prohibited occupation comes to the notice of the Govt., suitable legislative & rehabilitation measures are taken. The number of children who were found working in prohibited occupations/ processes and then rescued/withdrawn and rehabilitated through NCLP Scheme State wise Year wise during last 3 years and current year is as per Annexure‐II. As per information available from States/UTs no child labour has been reported killed in hazardous occupation during last 3 years and current year. (d) The details of action taken during 2008‐2011 is at Annexure‐III. (e) The Government is implementing National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme in 266 districts of the country for rehabilitation of children withdrawn from work. Under the Project, children withdrawn from work are enrolled in the special schools, where they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, nutrition, stipend, health care, etc. before mainstreaming them into formal education system. Further, under the Grant in Aid (GIA) Scheme funds to the extent of 75% of the project cost are released directly to NGOs for elimination of the child labour in the districts which are not covered under the National Child Labour Project. Under the Child Labour Policy, Govt. of India follows a multi‐ pronged approach with the following three major elements:‐ (i) Legal action plan. (ii) Focus on general development programmes for the benefit of the families of Child Labour; and
(iii) Project‐based action in areas of high concentration of Child labour. The above measures have yielded positive results in process of eradication of child labour. ANNEXURE – I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 67 FOR ANSWER ON 19.3.2012 REGARDING CHILD LABOUR IN HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH AND SHRI MANIKRAO H. GAVIT. List of Occupations & Processes prohibited under the Act.
Part A Occupations (Non Industrial Activity) Any occupation concerned with: ‐ (1) Transport of passengers, goods or mails by railways; (2) Cinder picking, clearing of an ash pit or building operation in the railway premises; (3) Work in a catering establishment at a railway station, involving the movement of a vendor or any other
employee of the establishment from the one platform to another or in to or out of a moving train; (4) Work relating to the construction of a railway station or with any other work where such work is done in
close proximity to or between the railway lines; (5) A port authority within the limits of any port; (6) Work relating to selling of crackers and fireworks in shops with temporary licenses; (7) Abattoirs/Slaughter House; (8) Automobile workshops and garages; (9) Foundries; (10) Handling of toxic or inflammable substances or explosives; (11) Handloom and power loom industry; (12) Mines (underground and under water) and collieries; (13) Plastic units and fibreglass workshops; (14) Domestic workers or servants; (15) Dhabas (roadside eateries), restaurants, hotels, motels, tea shops, resorts, spas or other recreational
centers; and (16) Diving. (17) Caring of elephant. (18) Working in the circus.
Part B Processes (Industrial Activity) (1) Beedi‐making. (2) Carpet‐weaving including preparatory and incidental process thereof”; (3) Cement manufacture, including bagging of cement.
(4) Cloth printing, dyeing and weaving including processes preparatory and incidental thereto:
(5) Manufacture of matches, explosives and fire‐works. (6) Mica‐cutting and splitting. (7) Shellac manufacture. (8) Soap manufacture. (9) Tanning. (10) Wool‐cleaning.
(11) Building and construction industry including processing and polishing of granite stones” (12) Manufacture of slate pencils (including packing). (13) Manufacture of products from agate. (14) Manufacturing processes using toxic metals and substances such as lead, mercury, manganese, chromium, cadmium, benzene, pesticides and asbestos. (15) “Hazardous processes” as defined in Sec. 2 (cb) and ‘dangerous operation’ as notice in rules made under section 87 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948)
(16) Printing as defined in Section 2(k) (iv) of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) (17) Cashew and cashewnut descaling and processing. (18) Soldering processes in electronic industries. (19) Aggarbatti’ manufacturing. (20) Automobile repairs and maintenance including processes incidental thereto namely, welding, lathe work, dent beating and painting. (21) Brick kilns and Roof tiles units. (22) Cotton ginning and processing and production of hosiery goods. (23) Detergent manufacturing. (24) Fabrication workshops (ferrous and non ferrous) (25) Gem cutting and polishing. (26) Handling of chromite and manganese ores. (27) Jute textile manufacture and coir making. (28) Lime Kilns and Manufacture of Lime. (29) Lock Making. (30) Manufacturing processes having exposure to lead such as primary and secondary smelting, welding and cutting of lead‐painted metal constructions, welding of galvanized or zinc silicate, polyvinyl chloride, mixing (by hand) of crystal glass mass, sanding or scraping of lead paint, burning of lead in enamelling workshops, lead mining, plumbing, cable making, wiring patenting, lead casting, type founding in printing shops. Store typesetting, assembling of cars, shot making and lead glass blowing. (31) Manufacture of cement pipes, cement products and other related work. (32) Manufacture of glass, glass ware including bangles, florescent tubes, bulbs and other similar glass products. (33) Manufacture of dyes and dye stuff. (34) Manufacturing or handling of pesticides and insecticides. (35) Manufacturing or processing and handling of corrosive and toxic substances, metal cleaning and photo engraving and soldering processes in electronic industry. (36) Manufacturing of burning coal and coal briquettes. (37) Manufacturing of sports goods involving exposure to synthetic materials, chemicals and leather. (38) Moulding and processing of fiberglass and plastic. (39) Oil expelling and refinery. (40) Paper making. (41) Potteries and ceramic industry. (42) Polishing, moulding, cutting, welding and manufacturing of brass goods in all forms. (43) Processes in agriculture where tractors, threshing and harvesting machines are used and chaff cutting. (44) Saw mill – all processes. (45) Sericulture processing. (46) Skinning, dyeing and processes for manufacturing of leather and leather products. (47) Stone breaking and stone crushing. (48) Tobacco processing including manufacturing of tobacco, tobacco paste and handling of tobacco in any form. (49) Tyre making, repairing, re‐treading and graphite beneficiation. (50) Utensils making, polishing and metal buffing. (51) ‘Zari’ making (all processes)’. (52) Electroplating; (53) Graphite powdering and incidental processing; (54) Grinding or glazing of metals; (55) Diamond cutting and polishing; (56) Extraction of slate from mines; (57) Rag picking and scavenging; (58) Processes involving exposure to excessive heat (e.g. working near furnace) and cold; (59) Mechanised fishing; (60) Food Processing; (61) Beverage Industry;
(62) Timber handling and loading; (63) Mechanical Lumbering; (64) Warehousing; (65) Processes involving exposure to free silica such as slate, pencil industry, stone grinding, slate stone mining, stone quarries, and agate industry. ANNEXURE‐II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) & (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 67 FOR ANSWER ON 19.3.2012 REGARDING CHILD LABOUR IN HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH AND SHRI MANIKRAO H. GAVIT.
No. of children rescued/withdrawn
S. No. State 2008‐09 2009‐10 2010‐11 2011‐12(upto June,11)
1 Assam Nil 3685 274 227
2 Andhra Pradesh 10779 13689 1858 4692
3 Bihar 1126 7998 8552 17617
4 Chhattisgarh 1674 1063 5164 4914
5. Gujarat 845 1437 2129 193
6 Haryana 1164 1354 1293 N.A.
7 Jammu & Kashmir Nil Nil 43 N.A.
8 Jharkhand 4785 1816 1015 2216
9 Karnataka 4549 3217 135 278
10 Maharashtra 3495 5150 5113 3854
11 Madhya Pradesh 9582 9692 13344 11307
12 Orissa 10283 10585 14416 N.A.
13 Punjab 428 1023 123 149
14 Rajasthan 11630 12326 4415 142
15 Tamil Nadu 7950 6321 6325 2022
16 Uttar Pradesh 26390 40297 28243 2794
17 West Bengal 3127 13187 2215 1236
18. Delhi* 356 370 508 482
19 Kerala Nil Nil N.A N.A
20. Lakshadweep Nil N.A. N.A. N.A.
21. Mizoram Nil Nil N.A. N.A.
22. Tripura Nil Nil N.A. N.A.
# Figures of Delhi are of Calendar Year (1st January – 31st December) 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 respectively)
ANNEXURE‐III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 67 FOR ANSWER ON 19.3.2012 REGARDING CHILD LABOUR IN HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH AND SHRI MANIKRAO H. GAVIT.
Details of action taken under Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986
Year Inspections Violations Prosecutions Convictions Acquittals
2008 355629 2709 11149 742 8326 2009 295572 1719 11033 1312 307 2010 213544 2219 8854 1226 256 2011* 8354 239 71 N.A. N.A. # Reports yet to be received from many States/UTs WORK RELATED DISEASES 19
th March, 2012
LSQ 824 SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) the detailed account of silicoses related factory deaths in the country during the last three years and the current year; (b) whether the Government has set up a Committee to monitor that safety and health standards are met by factory owners for its workers, as per the Factory Act, 1948, and Protection of Human Rights Act, 1993; (c) if so, the details thereof; (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and (e) the steps taken by the Government for taking care of and for the upliftment of the survived/families of the deceased labourers? MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a): As per the information provided for the year 2008, 2009 and 2010 by the Chief Inspector of Factories of the States, the details of the workers suffering from silicosis is given in Annexure‐I. The data in respect of silicosis related factory deaths in the Country is not centrally maintained. (b)&(c): The provisions relating to Health and Safety of the workers in factories are covered under the Factories Act, 1948 and the Rules framed thereunder. The Act and the Rules made thereunder are enforced by the respective State Governments/Union Territories through the Chief Inspector of Factories appointed under the Act. There is no separate Committee to monitor Safety and Health Standards by the Factory owners. Further under Section 41 G of the Factories Act, 1948 provisions exist for ensuring workers participation in Safety Management in respect of Hazardous Process Industries. (d): Does not arise. (e): Adequate provisions already exist under Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 and the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 for the benefit of the employees. Annexure‐I LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 824 DATE 19.3.2012 State‐wise details of workers affected by Silicosis disease in factories under the factories Act, 1948 for the
years 2008, 2009 & 2010 States/UTs* 2008 2009 2010
Gujarat ‐ ‐ 14West Bengal ‐ 23 ‐ # No cases of Silicosis has been reported in the remaining States/UTs. Source: Data collected by Directorate General of Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) through correspondence with the Chief Inspector of Factories of States/Union Territories. COMPENSATION TO MINE ACCIDENTS VICTIMS 26th March, 2012 LSQ *177 SHRI SANJAY SHAMRAO DHOTRE SHRI MANGANI LAL MANDAL Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) the number of mine workers killed/seriously injured in the mine accidents during the last three years, State‐wise; (b) the broad reasons for such accidents; and (c) the compensation/relief provided to the workers injured and next of kin/families of the workers killed? MINISTER OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a)to(c): A statement is laid on the Table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 177 FOR ANSWER ON 26.03.2012 REGARDING COMPENSATION TO MINE ACCIDENTS VICTIMS ASKED BY SHRI SANJAY DHOTRE AND SHRI MANGANI LAL MANDAL. (a): The details of mine workers killed/seriously injured in the mine accidents during the last three years, State‐wise is given at Annexure‐I (Coal) and Annexure‐II (Non‐Coal). (b): The broad reasons for such accidents are as follows:‐ i) Roof and Side fall; ii) Wheel and Trackless Transport vehicles: iii) Explosives and Blasting iv) Failure of Bench and Dump; v) Fall of Persons and fall of Objects. (c): The details of compensation paid to families of the victims are not centrally maintained. The compensation is paid by the respective mine management based on the amount determined by the Compensation Commissioner under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923.
ANNEXURE-I LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.177 DATE 26.3.2012 Statewise, yearwise details of accidents in coal mines during 2009-2012
State Year No. of Fatal Accident
No. of persons No. of Serious Accident
No of persons Seriously Injured Killed Seriously
Injured
Andhra Pradesh 2009 17 20 6 375 378
2010 11 13 7 281 285
2011 8 8 1 292 294
2012 4 4 0 39 39
Arunachal Pradesh 2009 1 1 0 0 0
Assam 2010 1 1 0 0 0
2011 2 2 0 0 0
Chhattisgarh 2009 10 10 2 30 32
2010 12 25 6 24 24
2011 13 13 0 23 24
2012 1 1 1 3 3
Gujarat 2009 1 1 0 0 0
Jharkhand 2009 24 28 5 58 58
2010 26 28 4 42 43
2011 18 19 2 54 59
2012 7 7 0 4 4
Madhya Pradesh 2009 9 9 1 33 35
2010 22 24 4 39 41
2011 9 9 0 31 33
2012 2 2 0 5 5
Maharashtra 2009 5 7 0 24 24
2010 7 8 2 27 27
2011 9 9 3 34 35
2012 0 0 0 1 1
Odisha 2009 3 3 0 6 6
2010 2 2 0 5 5
2011 6 6 0 9 9
2012 0 0 0 1 1
Rajasthan 2010 1 1 0 2 2
Tamil Nadu 2009 3 3 0 8 9
2010 2 2 0 3 4
2011 2 2 0 4 4
2012 0 0 0 1 1
Uttar Pradesh 2009 3 3 0 1 1
2010 3 3 0 3 3
2011 2 2 0 1 1
West Bengal 2009 7 8 0 101 103
2010 10 10 0 52 52
2011 8 8 1 36 37
2012 1 1 0 9 9
All India 2009 83 93 14 636 646
2010 97 117 23 478 486
2011 77 78 7 484 496 2012 15 15 1 63 63
Note : Data for the years 2010, 2011 & 2012 are provisional. fg Data for the year 2012 is upto 29.02.2012. Annexure ‐ II Statewise, yearwise details of accidents in non‐ coal mines during 2009‐2012
State Year No. of FatalAccident
No. of persons No. of Serious Accident
No of persons Seriously Injured
Killed Seriously Injured
Andhra Pradesh 2009 3 3 0 0 0
2010 14 28 2 5 5
2011 11 12 3 6 6
2012 1 1 0 0 0
Arunachal Pradesh 2011 1 1 0 2 2
Assam 2009 0 0 0 15 15
2010 2 2 0 13 13
2011 4 4 0 11 11
2012 1 1 0 1 1
Bihar 2010 0 0 0 1 2
Chhattisgarh 2009 0 0 0 14 14
2010 1 1 0 6 6
2011 1 1 0 7 7
Goa 2009 4 4 0 0 0
2010 2 2 0 0 0
2011 1 1 0 1 1
2012 1 1 0 0 0
Gujarat 2009 2 2 0 0 0
2010 2 2 1 1 1
2011 4 4 2 2 2
2012 1 1 0 0 0
Himachal Pradesh 2009 0 0 0 1 1
2011 0 0 0 1 1
Haryana 2009 4 4 0 0 0
Jharkhand 2009 5 7 0 6 6
2010 3 3 0 7 8
2011 2 4 0 9 9
2012 0 0 0 1 1
Karnataka 2009 2 2 0 22 22
2010 5 6 0 13 13
2011 4 4 0 1 1
Kerala 2009 2 4 1 0 0
2010 0 0 0 1 1
Madhya Pradesh 2009 0 0 0 2 5
2010 2 2 0 1 1
2011 2 2 0 1 1
Maharashtra 2009 0 0 0 1 1
2010 1 1 0 0 0
2011 3 3 1 1 1
Odisha 2009 2 2 0 5 5
2010 5 5 0 2 2
2011 2 2 0 10 10
2012 0 0 0 1 1
Rajasthan 2009 10 12 0 28 32
2010 21 48 1 11 11
2011 18 19 4 25 26
2012 0 0 0 3 3
Tamil Nadu 2009 4 6 3 0 0
2010 3 4 1 1 1
2011 3 4 0 2 2
Tripura 2011 0 0 0 1 1
Uttarakhand 2009 1 1 0 0 0
West Bengal 2009 1 1 0 0 0
2010 1 1 0 0 0
2011 1 1 0 0 0
All India 2009 40 48 4 94 101
2010 62 105 5 62 64
2011 57 62 10 80 81
2012 4 4 0 6 6 Note : Data for the years 2009,2010, 2011 & 2012 are provisional. Data for the year 2012 is upto29.02.2012. ACCIDENTS IN MINES 26th March, 2012 LSQ 1858 KUMARI SAROJ PANDEY Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) the number of accidents occurred in mines and the number of persons killed therein during the last three years, State‐wise; (b) whether any committee has been constituted to find out reasons for such accidents; (c) if so, the details of the suggestions given by the committee; and (d) the action taken so far on these suggestions? MINISTER OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a): The details of mine workers killed in mine accidents during the last three years, State‐wise is given at Annexure‐ I (Coal) and Annexure –II (Non‐Coal).
(b)to(d) No Madam. However, fatal and serious accidents are inquired into, to find out the causes and circumstances leading to such accidents by Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) under the provisions of the Mines Act, 1952. Based on the conclusions drawn in such enquiries following actions are taken:‐ (i) Suspension, cancellation of statutory certificates of persons held responsible. (ii) Prosecution against the delinquent in Court of Law. (iii) Suspension of operation, stoppage of work in the mines till danger is removed. (iv) Withdrawal of permission, exemption etc. (v) Issue of Notices and prohibitory orders; (vi) Issue of Technical Circulars, Guidelines and Instructions.
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1858 DATE 26.3.2012
Annexure‐I
Statewise, yearwise details of accidents in coal mines during 2009‐2012
State Year No. of Fatal Accident No. of persons killed
Andhra Pradesh 2009 17 20
2010 11 13
2011 8 8
2012 4 4
Arunachal Pradesh 2009 1 1
Assam 2010 1 1
2011 2 2
Chhattisgarh 2009 10 10
2010 12 25
2011 13 13
2012 1 1
Gujarat 2009 1 1
Jharkhand 2009 24 28
2010 26 28
2011 18 19
2012 7 7
Madhya Pradesh 2009 9 9
2010 22 24
2011 9 9
2012 2 2
Maharashtra 2009 5 7
2010 7 8
2011 9 9
2012 0 0
Odisha 2009 3 3
2010 2 2
2011 6 6
2012 0 0
Rajasthan 2010 1 1
Tamil Nadu 2009 3 3
2010 2 2
2011 2 2
2012 0 0
Uttar Pradesh 2009 3 3
2010 3 3
2011 2 2
West Bengal 2009 7 8
2010 10 10
2011 8 8
2012 1 1
All India 2009 83 93
2010 97 117
2011 77 78
2012 15 15
Note : Data for the years 2010, 2011 & 2012 are provisional.
Data for the year 2012 is upto 29.02.2012.
Annexure‐II Statewise, yearwise details of accidents in non‐ coal mines during 2009‐2012
State Year No. of Fatal Accident No. of persons killed
Andhra Pradesh 2009 3 3
2010 14 28
2011 11 12
2012 1 1
Arunachal Pradesh 2011 1 1
Assam 2009 0 0
2010 2 2
2011 4 4
2012 1 1
Bihar 2010 0 0
Chhattisgarh 2009 0 0
2010 1 1
2011 1 1
Goa 2009 4 4
2010 2 2
2011 1 1
2012 1 1
Gujarat 2009 2 2
2010 2 2
2011 4 4
2012 1 1
Himachal Pradesh 2009 0 0
2011 0 0
Haryana 2009 4 4
Jharkhand 2009 5 7
2010 3 3
2011 2 4
2012 0 0
Karnataka 2009 2 2
2010 5 6
2011 4 4
Kerala 2009 2 4
2010 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 2009 0 0
2010 2 2
2011 2 2
Maharashtra 2009 0 0
2010 1 1
2011 3 3
Odisha 2009 2 2
2010 5 5
2011 2 2
2012 0 0
Rajasthan 2009 10 12
2010 21 48
2011 18 19
2012 0 0
Tamil Nadu 2009 4 6
2010 3 4
2011 3 4
Tripura 2011 0 0
Uttarakhand 2009 1 1
West Bengal 2009 1 1
2010 1 1
2011 1 1
All India 2009 40 48
2010 62 105
2011 57 62
2012 4 4
Note : Data for the years 2009,2010, 2011 & 2012 are provisional. Data for the year 2012 is upto 29.02.2012.
FIRE ACCIDENT RELATED DEATH IN FACTORIES 26th March, 2012
LSQ 1928 SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) whether the Government has an assessment of the number of fire‐accident related deaths of labourers in factories during the last three years; (b) if so, the State‐wise details thereof; (c) whether the Government is taking any steps to enforce strict fire‐safety regulations in factories across the nation; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor? MINISTER OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a)&(b) As per the information received from Chief Inspector of Factories of the State Governments and Union Territories, the details of the persons killed and injured in fire accidents in factories during 2008, 2009 and 2010 is given as Annexure‐I. (c)&(d) The Government of India has framed a comprehensive legislation i.e. the Factories Act, 1948, for taking care of occupational safety, health and welfare issues of the workers employed in factories. The responsibility of enforcement of the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 and Rules framed thereunder lies with the respective State Governments and Union Territories. The provisions contained under Section 7‐A and Section 38 and the rules prescribed thereunder are sufficient to take care of the fire and safety issues as far as the Manufacturing Sector is concerned. (e) Does not arise. LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1928 DATE 26.3.2012 Annexure‐I State‐wise No. of Dangerous Occurrences with/ without injuries, Number of Deaths and No. of Non fatal injuries due to Fire Accidents in Factories during 2008 States/ Union Territories No. of Dangerous
Occurrences with/ without injuries due to fire accident
No. of Deaths due to fire accident
No. of Non fatal injuries due to fire accident
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 0 0 0 Andhra Pradesh 0 3 19 Assam 2 0 0 Bihar 0 0 0 Chandigarh 0 0 0 Chhattisgarh NA NA NA Daman & Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Jammu & Kashmir 1 1 0 Jharkhand 0 0 0 Karnataka 0 6 20 Kerala 10 2 8 Madhya Pradesh 0 1 1 Maharashtra 0 6 41 Manipur NA NA NA Meghalaya 0 0 0 Nagaland 0 0 0 Ordisha 2 6 19 Puducherry 0 0 0 Punjab 0 3 0 Rajasthan 0 0 18 Tamil Nadu 0 5 17 Tripura 0 0 0 Uttar Pradesh* 0 5 1 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 West Bengal 14 1 38 Total 50 51 202 Note: There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim # : Fire and Explosion NA: Not Available Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/UTs State‐wise No. of Dangerous Occurrences with/ without injuries, Number of Deaths No. of Non fatal injuries due to Fire Accidents in Factories during 2010
States/ Union Territories No. of Dangerous Occurrences with/ without injuries
No. of Deaths No. of Non fatal injuries
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 0 0 0 Andhra Pradesh NA NA NA Assam 0 0 0 Bihar 0 0 0 Chandigarh 0 0 0 Chhattisgarh NA NA NA Daman & Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haveli
0 0 0
Delhi NA NA NA
Goa NA NA NA Gujarat NA NA NA Haryana NA NA NA Himachal Pradesh NA NA NA Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 Jharkhand NA NA NA Karnataka 0 4 10 Kerala 3 1 8 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 10 Maharashtra 0 8 45 Manipur NA NA NA Meghalaya 0 0 2 Nagaland NA NA NA
Odisha NA NA NA Puducherry NA NA NA Punjab NA NA NA Rajasthan 0 3 4 Tamil Nadu NA NA NA Tripura 0 0 0 Uttar Pradesh* 0 4 0 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 West Bengal NA NA NA Total 3 20 79
Note: There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim # : Fire and Explosion NA: Not Available (Information yet to be received from CIF of States/UTs) Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/UTs Information as received on 24.11.11 State‐wise No. of Dangerous Occurrences with/ without injuries, Number of Deaths and No. of Non fatal injuries due to Fire Accidents in Factories during 2009
States/ Union Territories No. of Dangerous Occurrences with/ without injuries due to fire accident
Goa 0 0 0 Gujarat 37 7 72 Haryana NA NA NA Himachal Pradesh NA NA NA Jammu & Kashmir 1 1 0 Jharkhand 0 0 1 Karnataka 0 9 21 Kerala 5 1 3 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 0 Maharashtra 0 19 55 Manipur NA NA NA Meghalaya 0 0 0 Nagaland 0 0 0 Ordisha 7 6 21 Puducherry 0 0 0 Punjab 0 3 3 Rajasthan 0 9 8 Tamil Nadu 0 22 30 Tripura 0 2 0 Uttar Pradesh* 0 10 2 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 West Bengal 16 0 44
Total 67 100 285
Note: There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim # : Fire and Explosion NA: Not Available Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/UTs BEEDI WORKERS 26th March, 2012 LSQ 1970 SHRI KAPIL MUNI KARWARIYA SHRI BHUPENDRA SINGH SHRI C. RAJENDRAN Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) the State‐wise total number of male and female beedi workers in the country as on date; (b) whether inspite of various welfare schemes being implemented for them, they continue to face certain problems specially with regard to health and medical facilities; (c) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to redress their grievances; (d) whether the Government is considering to open some more hospitals in the districts dominated by beedi workers including Beena city of Madhya Pradesh; (e) if so, the details thereof; (f) whether the Government has carried out any assessment regarding the number of beedi workers who lost their jobs during each of the past three years and the current year; and (g) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to rehabilitate them and providing them jobs again? MINISTER OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a): The details are at Annexure‐I. (b)&(c): Improvement in health care facilities is an ongoing process. A decision has also been taken to cover Beedi Workers under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana. (d)&(e): No such proposal is under consideration for Beena city in Madhya Pradesh. However recently, Government has sanctioned 4 Hospitals and 40 dispensaries for Beedi Workers in such places where there is concentration of beedi workers. (f)&(g): No such assessment has been carried out. However, the Government has initiated action for providing vocational training to Beedi Workers to provide them an opportunities for alternative source of employment. LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1970 DATE 26.3.2012 Annexure‐I Details of Male and Female Identified Beedi Workers
Region State Male Female Total Ajmer Rajasthan 3603 36713 40316
SILICOSIS DEATH IN MINES SECTOR 26th March, 2012 LSQ 1987 SHRI RAMESH BAIS SHRI LALCHAND KATARIA SHRI JEETENDRA SINGH BUNDELA SHRI UDAY SINGH SHRI P. C. MOHAN SHRI GOPINATH PANDURANG MUNDE KM. MEENAKSHI NATRAJAN Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) whether a large number of labourers engaged in mining sector, slate pencil cutting, quartz grinding industries etc., are dying of silicosis disease and other occupational related diseases; (b) if so, the details thereof, sector‐wise; (c) the details of compensations provided to families of such workers who died of various occupational related diseases; and (d) the steps taken by the Government to ensure the compliance of regulations framed for the safety and health of such workers? MINISTER OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a)&(b): The details of the death of labourers due to occupational diseases in the mining and manufacturing sectors are not centrally maintained. As per information received from Chief Inspector of Factories of the State
Governments and Union Territories, the statistical data related to occupational related diseases during the years 2008, 2009 and 2010 is given at Annexure‐I. The details of occupational diseases reported in Coal Mines and Non Coal Mines is given at Annexure –II and III respectively. (c): The details of compensations provided to families of such workers who died of various occupational related diseases is not centrally maintained. The compensation is paid based on the amount determined by the Compensation Commissioner under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923. (d): The Factories Act, 1948 is the principal legislation for regulating various aspects relating to safety, health and welfare of workers employed in factories. The State Governments and the Union Territories frame their rules under the Act and enforce provisions of the Act and Rules through their respective State Factories Directorates/ Inspectorates. The Statute stipulate a system approach to identify, assess and prevent hazards at the workplace so as to reduce industrial injuries and diseases. Adequate provisions for safety in mines are provided in the Mines Act, 1952 and the Coal Mines Regulations 1957, Metalliferous Mines Regulations 1961 and Oil Mines Regulations, 1984. Regular inspections are carried out by the officers of Directorate General of Mines Safety to implement the health and safety norms provided under the said Act and Regulations. LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1987 DATE 26.3.2012
Annexure-I STATE WISE DETAILS OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES REPORTED IN FACTORIES FOR THE 2008, 2009 and 2010
State Occupational Disease 2008 2009 2010
Gujarat Byssionosis nil nil 2
Gujarat Noise Induced Hearing Loss nil nil 14
Gujarat Asbestosis nil nil 21
Gujarat Silicosis nil nil 14
Maharashtra Noise Induced Hearing Loss 1 nil nil
Kerala Lead poisoning 1 nil nil
Maharashtra Occupational or contact dermatitis 11 nil nil
Maharashtra Nasal Septum Perforation nil 5 nil
West Bengal Byssionosis nil 5 *
West Bengal Silicosis nil 23 *
Total 13 33 51
Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/UTs. # Information not avaialable ANNEXURE –II Details of Occupational Diseases reported from Coal Mines
Karnataka 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2006 ‐ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2007 ‐ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 Karnataka 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 2009 ‐ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2010 ‐ 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2011 Odisha 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Total 55 3 34 6 2 22 1 CHILD LABOUR IN HAZARDOUS FACTORIES 26th March, 2012 LSQ 2054 SHRI JAGDISH SHARMA SMT. SUMITRA MAHAJAN SHRI VILAS BABURAO MUTTEMWAR PROF. RANJAN PRASAD YADAV SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI SHRI S. SEMMALAI SHRI P.L. PUNIA Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) the details of the industries where employment of children as per the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 is strictly prohibited; (b) the steps taken by the Government to abolish child labour in such industries; (c) the outcome of the efforts in this regard; (d) whether the existing Child labour laws is in contrast with the Right to Education Act as Children can not be both working and studying simultaneously; (e) if so, the reactions of the Government thereto; (f) whether the Government proposes to constitute a regional level committee to monitor the companies employing child labour; and (g) if so, the details thereof; MINISTER OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a): The details of the industries where employment of children as per the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 is prohibited is at Annexure‐I. (b)&(c): The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 18 Occupations and 65 Processes. Government is implementing the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme in 266 districts of 20 States. Under the Scheme, children withdrawn from work are enrolled
in the Special Schools where they are provided with bridging education, vocational training, nutrition, stipend, health care facilities etc. before mainstreaming into formal education system. As per the available information 3,76,945 children have been mainstreamed during last three years and current year (upto June, 11) through NCLP Scheme. (d)&(e): Section 3 of the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 18 Occupations and 65 Processes. The Act regulates the working conditions of children where they are not prohibited from working by Section 3 of the Act. Right to Education Act, 2009 provide free and compulsory education to the children between 6‐14 years as fundamental right and there is no provision of banning the children working beyond school hours. Under Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, there is no ban on children working beyond school hours in those occupations and processes where they are not prohibited from working under Section 3 of the Act. (f)&(g): Any person who employs a child in any occupation or process where employment of children is prohibited under the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, is liable for punishment with imprisonment for term which shall not be less than 3 months but which may extend to one year or with fine ranging from Rs.10,000/‐ to Rs.20,000/‐. Inspectors, appoint they detect any child labour they rescue them and impose penalty on the offending employers. ANNEXURE‐I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2054 FOR ANSWER ON 26.3.2012 REGARDING CHILD LABOUR IN HAZARDOUS FACTORIES BY SHRI JAGDISH SHARMA & OTHERS. List of Occupations & Processes prohibited under the Act. Part A Occupations (Non Industrial Activity) Any occupation concerned with: ‐ (1) Transport of passengers, goods or mails by railways; (2) Cinder picking, clearing of an ash pit or building operation in the railway premises; (3) Work in a catering establishment at a railway station, involving the movement of a vendor or any other employee of the establishment from the one platform to another or in to or out of a moving train; (4) Work relating to the construction of a railway station or with any other work where such work is done in close proximity to or between the railway lines; (5) A port authority within the limits of any port; (6) Work relating to selling of crackers and fireworks in shops with temporary licenses; (7) Abattoirs/Slaughter House; (8) Automobile workshops and garages; (9) Foundries; (10) Handling of toxic or inflammable substances or explosives; (11) Handloom and power loom industry; (12) Mines (underground and under water) and collieries; (13) Plastic units and fibreglass workshops; (14) Domestic workers or servants; (15) Dhabas (roadside eateries), restaurants, hotels, motels, tea shops, resorts, spas or other recreational centers; and (16) Diving. (17) Caring of elephant. (18) Working in the circus. Part B Processes (Industrial Activity) (1) Beedi‐making. (2) Carpet‐weaving including preparatory and incidental process thereof”; (3) Cement manufacture, including bagging of cement. (4) Cloth printing, dyeing and weaving including processes preparatory and incidental thereto: (5) Manufacture of matches, explosives and fire‐works.
(6) Mica‐cutting and splitting. (7) Shellac manufacture. (8) Soap manufacture. (9) Tanning. (10) Wool‐cleaning. (11) Building and construction industry including processing and polishing of granite stones” (12) Manufacture of slate pencils (including packing). (13) Manufacture of products from agate. (14) Manufacturing processes using toxic metals and substances such as lead, mercury, manganese, chromium, cadmium, benzene, pesticides and asbestos. (15) “Hazardous processes” as defined in Sec. 2 (cb) and ‘dangerous operation’ as notice in rules made under section 87 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) (16) Printing as defined in Section 2(k) (iv) of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) (17) Cashew and cashewnut descaling and processing. (18) Soldering processes in electronic industries. (19) Aggarbatti’ manufacturing. (20) Automobile repairs and maintenance including processes incidental thereto namely, welding, lathe work, dent beating and painting. (21) Brick kilns and Roof tiles units. (22) Cotton ginning and processing and production of hosiery goods. (23) Detergent manufacturing. (24) Fabrication workshops (ferrous and non‐ferrous) (25) Gem cutting and polishing. (26) Handling of chromite and manganese ores. (27) Jute textile manufacture and coir making. (28) Lime Kilns and Manufacture of Lime. (29) Lock Making. (30) Manufacturing processes having exposure to lead such as primary and secondary smelting, welding and cutting of lead‐painted metal constructions, welding of galvanized or zinc silicate, polyvinyl chloride, mixing (by hand) of crystal glass mass, sanding or scraping of lead paint, burning of lead in enamelling workshops, lead mining, plumbing, cable making, wiring patenting, lead casting, type founding in printing shops. Store typesetting, assembling of cars, shot making and lead glass blowing. (31) Manufacture of cement pipes, cement products and other related work. (32) Manufacture of glass, glass ware including bangles, florescent tubes, bulbs and other similar glass products. (33) Manufacture of dyes and dye stuff. (34) Manufacturing or handling of pesticides and insecticides. (35) Manufacturing or processing and handling of corrosive and toxic substances, metal cleaning and photo engraving and soldering processes in electronic industry. (36) Manufacturing of burning coal and coal briquettes. (37) Manufacturing of sports goods involving exposure to synthetic materials, chemicals and leather. (38) Moulding and processing of fiberglass and plastic. (39) Oil expelling and refinery. (40) Paper making. (41) Potteries and ceramic industry. (42) Polishing, moulding, cutting, welding and manufacturing of brass goods in all forms. (43) Processes in agriculture where tractors, threshing and harvesting machines are used and chaff cutting. (44) Saw mill – all processes. (45) Sericulture processing. (46) Skinning, dyeing and processes for manufacturing of leather and leather products. (47) Stone breaking and stone crushing. (48) Tobacco processing including manufacturing of tobacco, tobacco paste and handling of tobacco in any form. (49) Tyre making, repairing, re‐treading and graphite beneficiation.
(50) Utensils making, polishing and metal buffing. (51) ‘Zari’ making (all processes)’. (52) Electroplating; (53) Graphite powdering and incidental processing; (54) Grinding or glazing of metals; (55) Diamond cutting and polishing; (56) Extraction of slate from mines; (57) Rag picking and scavenging; (58) Processes involving exposure to excessive heat (e.g. working near furnace) and cold; (59) Mechanised fishing; (60) Food Processing; (61) Beverage Industry; (62) Timber handling and loading; (63) Mechanical Lumbering; (64) Warehousing; (65) Processes involving exposure to free silica such as slate, pencil industry, stone grinding, slate stone mining, stone quarries, and agate industry. WAGES TO MANUAL SCAVENGERS 7th May, 2012 LSQ 4908 SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) whether the Government has received any complaints regarding the wages being paid to manual scavengers in most States is lower than the set amount according to the minimum wages Act; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government is taking any steps to ensure that they are paid the right amount for the work they do; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor? MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a) & (b): Under the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 both the Central and State Governments are the appropriate Governments to fix and revise the minimum wages in the scheduled employments under their respective jurisdictions. The Central Government has not received any complaint regarding the wages being paid to manual scavengers in most of the States being lower than the minimum wages fixed for this category. (c) to (e): Under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, in the Central Sphere, the enforcement is carried out through the Inspecting Officers of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) Compliance in the State sphere is ensured through the State Enforcement Machinery. The designated officers conduct regular inspections and in the event of detection of any case of non‐payment or under‐payment of minimum wages, they advise the employers to make payment of the shortfall of wages. In case of non‐compliance, penal provisions against the defaulting employers are also invoked. SAFETY OF LABOURERS AT WORK PLACE 7th May, 2012
LSQ 5050 SHRI ASHOK TANWAR Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) whether the Government is satisfied with the level of standards of safety, health and environment extended to the labourers/workers in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the Government has chalked out any plan to further improve the safety of labourers/workers at workplace; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) the number of complaints registered for safety lapses at workplace during the last three years and the current year, State‐wise alongwith the action taken against the guilty? MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a) & (b): Adequate statutory provisions exist under the Factories Act, 1948, the Mines Act, 1952, the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 and Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 to ensure occupational safety and health of workers in the factories, ports, docks and mines. (c) & (d): The Government has declared a National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Workplace on 20th February, 2009. Moreover the statutory provisions are reviewed and necessary amendments are enacted from time to time. (e): As per the information received from the Chief Inspector of Factories (CIFs) of the States/Union Territories the details of state‐wise prosecutions and convictions under Section92 and 96A of the Factories Act, 1948 during 2008, 2009, and 2010 are given at Annexure‐IA, Annexure‐IB and Annexure‐IC. The details of prosecutions Launched and Convictions in respect of the major ports during the year 2008, 2009 and 2010 are given in Annexure‐II. The state‐wise details of complaints received for safety lapses at work place during the last three year & the current year along with action taken in respect of construction Establishments of Central sphere under Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 is given in Annexure‐III. The details of complaints received from Mines area during the last three years and the current year state‐wise are given in Annexure –IV. The Action taken after inspections & enquiries under the Mines Act, 1952 are given at Annexure‐V. The detail of prosecutions launched during 2009 to 2011 under the Mines Act, 1952 are given at Annexure –VI. Annexure‐IA LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5050 FOR 7.05.2012 State‐wise Prosecution and Convictions under Section 92 & Section 96A under the Factories Act, 1948 for the year 2008 States/ Union Territories
Tripura 10 33 2 2 0 10000 Uttar Pradesh 2165 96 125 112 0 1312700 Uttarakhand .. .. .. .. .. .. West Bengal 458 95 21 21 0 359700 Total 54084 12432 10920 8263 5 47525439 Note: There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim .. : Data not received from CIF Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/UTs
Annexure‐IB State‐wise Prosecution and Convictions under Section 92 & Section 96A under the Factories Act, 1948 for the year 2009 Sl States/UTs Pending
Prosecution and Convictions under Section 92 & Section 96A under the Factories Act, 1948 for the year 2010
States/ Union Territories Pending from previous year
Launched during the year
Decided during the year
Convictions Imprisonment (Person)
Total fine imposed(Rs.)
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
0 0 0 0 0 0
Andhra Pradesh 149 54 57 46 0 219000
Assam 0 4 0 10 0 0
Bihar 41 3 0 0 0 0
Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chhattisgarh 621 230 168 168 69 4453500
Daman & Diu & Dadra & Nagar Haweli
0 0 0 0 0 0
Delhi .. .. .. .. .. ..
Goa 29 8 8 8 0 111000
Gujarat 25268 2359 1319 829 0 3798750
Haryana 6031 1395 1440 976 0 4826400
Himachal Pradesh .. .. .. .. .. ..
Jammu & Kashmir 72 0 19 0 0 0
Jharkhand 164 27 0 0 0 0
Karnataka 483 235 161 101 0 2202101
Kerala 51 43 23 22 0 373440
Madhya Pradesh 3222 174 124 0 0 2593300
Maharashtra 1262 552 577 577 0 5283050
Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0
Odisha 1189 138 15 15 0 230000
Puducherry 1 13 12 8 0 307000
Punjab 548 1039 239 33 1 2519300
Rajasthan 932 74 134 39 2 271500
Tamil Nadu .. .. .. .. .. ..
Tripura 28 22 25 25 1 305394
Uttar Pradesh 2081 108 98 85 0 216810000
Uttarakhand 142 25 0 0 0 80000
West Bengal .. .. .. .. .. ..
Total 42314 6503 4419 2942 73 244383735
Note: There are no registered factories in Arunachal Pradesh, Lakshadweep, Mizoram and Sikkim .. : Data not yet received from CIF Source: Data collected by DGFASLI through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/UTs
Annexure‐II Details of prosecutions Launched, Decided & Convicted in the Major Ports of India under the Dock Worker (Safety, Health and Welfare), Act, 1986.
Annexure‐ III State‐wise detail of complaints received for safety lapses at work place during the last three year & the current year along with action taken in respect of construction Establishments of Central sphere under Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
ANNEXURE – IV Total number of complaint received during 2009 to 2012 (Up to April 2012) under the Mines Act, 1952. YEAR STATE Total No. of Complaints 2009 Jharkhand 05
4. West Bengal 04 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 5. Tamilnadu ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 05 ‐‐ ‐‐ 6. Maharashtra 02 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 7. Chhattisgarh ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 01 ‐‐ ‐‐ 8. Uttar Pradesh ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 01 ‐‐ ‐‐ 9. Odisha 02 ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 10. Karnataka ‐‐ ‐‐ ‐‐ 02 ‐‐ ‐‐ SAFETY OF MINE WORKERS 27th August, 2012 LSQ 2306 SHRI ASHOK TANWAR Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) the steps the Government has taken to ensure the safety of mine workers in the wake of recent mine accidents;
(b) whether the Government has come out with a comprehensive policy on compensation to workers who die of mine accidents; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the total budgetary allocation for the last three years in respect to safety of mines? MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a): Adequate provisions for safety in mines are provided in the Mines Act, 1952 and the rules and regulations framed thereunder. Regular inspections are also being carried out by the officers of Directorate General of Mines Safety to implement the health and safety norms provided under the said Act and the Rules and Regulations. Such statutory provisions are reviewed from time to time and necessary amendments are enacted. (b) & (c): Adequate provisions relating to compensation already exist under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923. (d): No data on budgetary allocation on safety in all the mines in the country is centrally available. However, the total budget allocated for safety (under both capital and revenue head) in Coal India Limited for the past three financial years are given at Annexure‐I. ANNEXURE OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2306 DATED 27.08.2012 Annexure‐I Year Total allocation for safety in Coal India Limited (CIL) (in lakh rupees)
Note:‐ Figures are un‐audited and provision. VIOLATION OF MINES SAFETY 27th August, 2012 LSQ 2333 SHRI HARISH CHOUDHARY SHRI M. ANJAN KUMAR YADAV Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a)the number of mine safety violation cases during the last three years which have been brought to the notice of Director‐General of Mines Safety along with State‐wise details thereof; and (b)the action taken by the Government in such cases along with outcome of each case? MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a): The number of violations observed State‐wise during the last three years by Directorate General of Mines Safety(DGMS) are given at Annexure‐I. (b): DGMS has issued Improvement Notices, Prohibitory Orders and has launched prosecutions in such cases. The details are given at Annexure‐II.
ANNEXURE OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2333 DATED 27.08.2012 ANNEXURE ‐I STATE WISE DETAILS OF VIOLATIONS ISSUED UNDER THE MINES ACT, 1952.
Name of State 2009 2010 2011
Andaman & Nicobar 10 10 10
Andhra Pradesh 3267 3499 3480
Arunachal Pradesh 19 21 20
Assam 316 339 337
Bihar 105 113 112
Chhattisgarh 939 1006 1000
Goa 901 965 959
Gujarat 1322 1416 1408
Haryana 402 431 429
Himachal Pradesh 364 390 388
Jharkhand 3583 3838 3817
Jammu and Kashmir 48 51 51
Karnataka 2050 2196 2184
Kerala 192 205 204
Madhya Pradesh 1552 1662 1653
Maharashtra 1284 1375 1368
Meghalaya 86 92 92
Odisha 2299 2463 2449
Rajasthan 2481 2658 2643
Tamil Nadu 1744 1868 1858
Tripura 29 31 31
Uttar Pradesh 125 133 133
Uttaranchal 345 369 367
West Bengal 1303 1396 1388
total 24766 26527 26383
Annexure‐II Improvement Notices & Prohibitory Orders issued under the Mines Act, 1952 during the last three years: YEAR No. of Improvement Notices No. of Prohibitory Orders
2009 155 131 2010 189 210 2011 441 515
Number of Prosecutions launched under the Mines Act, 1952 during the last three years: YEAR No. of Prosecutions Launched
2009 39 2010 39 2011 38
RISE IN ACCIDENTS IN FACTORIES 27th August 2012 LSQ 2353 SHRI SHIVARAMAGOUDA SHIVANAGOUDA Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a)whether the accidents in factories are on the rise in the country; (b)if so, the details thereof; and (c)the steps taken by the Government to ensure safety of workers in factories sites? MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a) & (b): As per the available information the fatal and non‐fatal injuries for the year 2009, 2010 and 2011 are showing a declining trend which is given at Annexure‐I. (c): The Government of India has framed a comprehensive legislation i.e. the Factories Act, 1948, for taking care of the occupational safety, health & welfare issues of the workers employed in factories. The Act has provisions related to hazardous processes, working hours, penal provisions etc. and the Rules prescribed there under are sufficient to ensure safety of the workers as far as the manufacturing sector is concerned. The Ministry of Labour & Employment had declared the National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at Workplace. The purpose of this Policy is to establish a preventive safety and health culture in the country through elimination of the incidents of work related injuries, diseases, fatalities, disasters and to enhance the well‐being of employees in all the sectors of economic activity in the country. ANNEXURE OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2353 DATED 27.08.2012 Annexure‐I Total Number of Fatal and Non‐Fatal Injures in the Registered Factories under the Factories Act, 1948. Sr. No. Years No. of Fatal Injuries Number of Non‐Fatal
Data collected by Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) through correspondence with Chief Inspector of Factories of States/Union Territories. ACCIDENTS IN MINES 27th August, 2012 LSQ 2391 SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN SHRI JOSE K. MANI SHRI SANJAY NIRUPAM SHRI M. B.RAJESH
Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a)the number of major accidents took place in mines during the last three years and the number of workers killed therein, State‐wise and mine‐wise; (b)whether enquiries were held in this regard; (c)the major safety lapses found in these enquiries; (d)the measures taken/proposed to be taken to ensure safety of workers in mines; and (e)the compensation provided to families of mines workers who killed in those accidents particularly to fifteen mine workers who killed recently in Meghalaya? MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE) (a): The details of fatal accidents which took place in mines during the last three years, State‐wise and mine‐wise are given at Annexure‐I. (b): Yes, the enquiries into each fatal accident were conducted and the cause and circumstances leading to accident were identified. (c): Major safety lapses found during enquiries are as given below:‐ # Non-compliance of Support Rules in Underground workings # Non-compliance of prescribed safety measures # Non-compliance of Traffic Rules in Opencast workings # Working without forming proper benches and roads in Opencast mines # Failure to comply electrical safety (d): Adequate provisions for safety in mines are provided in the Mines Act, 1952 and the rules and regulations framed thereunder. Regular inspections are also being carried out by the officers of Directorate General of Mines Safety to implement the health and safety norms provided under the said Act and Regulations. Such statutory provisions are reviewed from time to time and necessary amendments are enacted. (e): The details of compensation paid to families of the victims are not centrally maintained. The compensation is paid by the respective mine management based on the amount determined by the Compensation Commissioner under the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923. As per the information provided by the State Government of Meghalaya, no report of missing labourers was filed with the Police and during the search and rescue operations, the authorities/agencies did not find any victim alive or dead inside the mine. The State Government has informed that there is no receipt of any claim for compensation in this case. ANNEXURE OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2391 DATED 27.08.2012 Annexure – I Details of fatal accident in coal mines during 2009‐2011 under the Mines Act, 1952.
Rajasthan Marble GUNAWATI RANGE MARBLE MINE(PLOT NO.‐195) 31‐Jan‐11 1
Rajasthan Marble ULLORI RANGE MARBLE MINE(QL NO.‐105) 06‐Mar‐11 1
MINE SAFETY RULES 3rd December, 2012 LSQ 1385 SHRI KACHHADIA NARANBHAI SARDAR PARTAP SINGH BAJWA Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) whether the Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS) is unable to carry out its responsibilities in efficient manner due to shortage of supervisory staffs; (b) if so, the action taken to overcome the said problem; (c) the details of the current safety standards inside Indian mines; (d) whether the Government has any proposal for improvement of the current safety standards in line with international mining laws; (e) if so, the details thereof; and (f) whether the Government public sector undertakings are part of the International Society of Mines Safety Professionals (ISMSP)? MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH) (a) & (b): No Madam. A Work Study was conducted in Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS) and 196 new posts including 105 posts of inspecting officers have been created. Actions to fill up the posts have already been taken up with Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) and Staff Selection Commission (SSC) and 32 Inspecting Officers have recently joined. The set norms and targets assigned to each inspecting officer regarding inspection, enquiries, permissions, approval etc. are achieved within specified timeframe.
Rajasthan Marble KALANADA RANGE MARBLE MINE (ML NO.52/3) 15‐Apr‐11 1
Rajasthan Marble ULLORI RANGE MARBLE MINE (PLOT NO.94) 05‐May‐11 1
Rajasthan Marble MASARO KI OBERI SERPENTINE MINE 10‐Jun‐11 1
Rajasthan Marble MORWAD MARBLE MINE 21‐Jun‐11 1
Rajasthan Marble KALANADA RANGE MARBLE MINE (QL NO.‐51/3) 16‐Jul‐11 1
Rajasthan Marble BORAWAR KUMARI RANGE MARBLE MINE(QL‐8) 13‐Sep‐11 1
Rajasthan Stone SEPATPURA MASONARY STONE MINE(M.L.105/94 20‐Jul‐11 1
Rajasthan Stone MASONARY STONE MINE 11‐Nov‐11 1
Tamil Nadu Granite ATHANAVOOR GRANITE MINE 03‐Dec‐11 2 Tamil Nadu Limestone ALANGULAM LIMESTONE MINE 01‐Jan‐11 1
Tamil Nadu Oil CAUVERY PROJECT DRILLING KARAIKAL ASSET. 30‐Jul‐11 2
Uttar Pradesh Stone BILLI MARKUNDI STONE MINE(LN 7407 A) 07‐Jan‐11 1 West Bengal Oil GP‐33 AT BAIGACHI 25‐Feb‐11 1 West Bengal Stone SULUNGA STONE MINE 15‐Oct‐11 2
(c): The details of current safety standards in Indian Mines are given at Annexure‐1. (d) & (e): Adequate provisions for safety in mines are provided in the Mines Act, 1952 and the rules and regulations framed thereunder. Such statutory provisions are reviewed from time to time and necessary amendments are enacted for improvement of the current safety standards in line with international mining laws. (f): No such information is centrally maintained. ANNEXURE – I Trend in fatal accidents and fatality rates per 1000 persons employed ( Ten yearly average )
COAL MINES NON‐COAL MINES
Decade Av. No. Acc. Av. No. of Fatality Av. No. Acc. Av. No. of Fatality
of Acc. rate Fatalities rate of Acc. rate Fatalities rate
1901‐10 74 0.76 92 0.93 16 0.47 23 0.67
1911‐20 139 0.94 176 1.29 29 0.57 37 0.73
1921‐30 174 0.99 219 1.24 43 0.54 50 0.66
1931‐40 172 0.98 228 1.33 35 0.41 43 0.51
1941‐50 226 0.87 273 1.01 26 0.24 31 0.29
1951‐60 223 0.61 295 0.82 64 0.27 81 0.34
1961‐70 202 0.49 259 0.62 72 0.28 85 0.33
1971‐80 187 0.4 264 0.55 66 0.27 74 0.3
1981‐90 162 0.3 185 0.34 65 0.27 73 0.31
1991‐00 140 0.27 170 0.33 65 0.31 77 0.36
2001‐10 87 0.22 109 0.28 49 0.3 58 0.35
2011‐11 65 0.17 67 0.18 47 0.25 53 0.29
N.B. Data for the period 2011 are provisional. Trend in Incidence of Accidents in Mines
COAL METAL OIL
YEAR Number of accidents Number of accidents Number of accidents
Fatal Serious Total Fatal Serious Total Fatal Serious Total
1999 127 595 722 59 207 266 2 23 25
2000 117 661 778 50 160 210 1 27 28
2001 105 667 772 62 178 240 9 21 30
2002 81 629 710 50 174 224 2 31 33
2003 83 563 646 51 147 198 1 21 22
2004 87 962 1049 55 150 205 2 38 40
2005 96 1106 1202 47 93 140 1 15 16
2006 78 861 939 54 63 117 4 15 19
2007 76 923 999 53 63 116 3 16 19
2008 80 686 766 49 63 112 5 20 25
2009 83 636 719 33 76 109 3 18 21
2010 97 479 576 56 46 112 4 16 20
2011 65 490 555 42 65 107 5 19 24
2012 81 368 449 28 29 57 2 7 9 N.B. Data for the years 2011 to 2012 are provisional and figures for 2012 are upto 30.09.2012.
EMPLOYMENT IN SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR 3rd December, 2012 LSQ 1386 SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a) the number of employment opportunities created by solar energy sector in the country during the last three years and the current year; and (b) the year‐wise and State‐wise details thereof? MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH) (a) The employment opportunity in solar power project is considerably high during erection and commissioning as compared to the operation and maintenance of the power plant. Approximately 40 person power is required during erection and commissioning of 1‐2 MW PV Project which is spread over a period of around four and half months. This increases by approximately 15 person power for every addition of 1 MW. The employment of persons is much higher in case of solar thermal power projects wherein 500 persons are employed in a 20 MW capacity solar thermal power project during erection and commissioning which is spread over a period of around 12 months. The total employment opportunity created in setting up of grid connected solar power project during the first phase of Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission i.e. 2010‐13 is around 21,000. At operation and maintenance stage, as per rough estimate, one to two persons are required per MW depending on the project size. Therefore, the employment for 1000MW would be around 1500. The employment opportunity created in the off‐grid and decentralized solar applications is around 15,000 and that in the manufacturing sector is around 12,000 numbers. The total employment opportunity thus created comes to around 47,000. The indirect employment potential is also there which is much larger (b) Erection and commissioning of the grid connected solar power projects have taken place during 2011‐12. The state wise employment opportunity created is at Annexure. Annexure Statement referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Un‐Starred Question Number 1386 due for reply on 03‐12‐2012 State Wise Employment Opportunity created in grid connected solar power projects:
S. No. State Employment Opportunity created in Nos. 1 Andhra Pradesh 17102 Chhattisgarh 703 Haryana 1304 Maharashtra 6255 Odisha 1906 Punjab 1307 Rajasthan 153758 Tamil Nadu 160
ASSISTANCE TO NGOS FOR WORKERS 3rd December, 2012 LSQ 1509 SHRI KAPIL MUNI KARWARIYA Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐ (a)whether the Government has provided any financial assistance to non‐governmental organisations to start projects for the benefit of workers in various parts of the country including Uttar Pradesh during the past three years; and (b)if so, the details thereof? MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH) (a) & (b): The Ministry of Labour & Employment is implementing National Child Labour Project (NCLP) and Grant‐in‐Aid (GIA) Schemes for elimination and rehabilitation of Child Labour and awareness generation among the Women Labour. Under the NCLP Scheme, about 7311 Child Labour special schools are in operation in 267 districts for which funds are released to the NCLP Project Society chaired by District Magistrate, who in turn allocates the funds to the Child Labour special schools. Wherever the NCLP Scheme is not in operation, GIA Scheme is implemented. Under GIA Scheme, funds are directly released by Central Government to the NGOs to run Child Labour special schools. The Grant‐in‐Aid Scheme for Women Labour is also being operated through NGOs, under which financial assistance to an extent of 75% of the project cost is provided to the NGOs for undertaking awareness generation campaign in relation to organizing working women, educating them about their rights and duties, legal aid to working women and conducting seminars and workshops to raise the consciousness of society about the problems of women labour. The details of funds released under the GIA Scheme for Child Labour and Women Labour during last three years are given at Annexure‐I and Annexure‐II respectively. Annexure‐I Referred in Reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1509 for 03.12.2012 by Shri Kapil Muni Karwariya regarding Assistance to NGOs for Workers. (1) Funds released under NCLP Scheme Year Allocated Budget Estimated
(Rupees in crore) Financial Assistance (Rupees in crore)
Financial Assistance to Uttar Pradesh under the Scheme (Rupees in crore) out of Col.(3)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2009‐10 92.63 92.37 16.272010‐11 135.00 92.57 17.732011‐12 143.00 142.66 16.00 (2) Financial Assistance under the Grant‐in‐Aid Scheme Year Allocated
Budget Estimated (Rupees in crore)
Financial Assistance (Rupees in crore)
Number of NGOs received Financial Assistance
Financial Assistance to NGOs in Uttar Pradesh under the Scheme (Rupees in lakh) out of Col. (3)
Number of NGOs in Uttar Pradesh who received Financial Assistance
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
2009‐10
1.00 1.00 30 24.35 9
2010‐11
1.00 0.88 20 4.20 2
2011‐12
1.00 0.74 18 7.79 3
Annexure‐II Referred in Reply to the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1509 for 03.12.2012 by Shri Kapil Muni Karwariya regarding Assistance to NGOs for Workers. Financial Assistance given in Grants‐in‐Aid Scheme for Women Labour Year Funds sanctioned
(Rupees in lakhs) Funds released (Rupees in lakhs)
Number of NGOs received Financial Assistance
(1) (2) (3) (4)
2009‐10 46.00 15.03 20
2010‐11 75.00 * 13.51 21
2011‐12 68.00 * 15.28 39
* Combined allocation to Women Cell and Planning Unit of Ministry of Labour & Employment. No financial assistance was received by any NGO in Uttar Pradesh under the Grants‐in‐Aid Scheme for Women Labour during the last three years. CHILD LABOUR IN HAZARDOUS INDUSTRIES 10th December, 2012 LSQ 2669 SHRI K. D. DESHMUKH SHRIMATI MANEKA SANJAY GANDHI SHRI SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN SHRI MATI PRIYA SUNIL DUTT Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:‐
(a) the details of occupation including processes notified as hazardous for child labour in the country; (b) whether a number of children are being employed in such occupation in various parts of the country including industries in Delhi; (c) if so, the number of child labourers employed including those killed in such hazardous occupation during the last three years and the current year, State‐wise and year‐wise; (d) the action taken against employers employing child labour during the said period; and (e) the details of the scheme/programmes undertaken for the rehabilitation of child labourers and the effective steps taken for the eradication of child labour in the country? MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND LABOUR (SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH) (a) The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 18 Occupations and 65 Processes. The details of occupations and processes where child labour is prohibited under Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, are at Annexure‐I. (b) & (c) As per 2001 Census, the total number of working children between the age group 5‐14 years in the country was 1.26 crore out of which 12 lakh children were found working in hazardous occupations and processes. However, in the Survey conducted by NSSO, in 2004‐05 the numbers of working children were estimated at 90.75 lakh. As per NSSO survey 2009‐10, the working children are estimated at 49.84 lakh which shows a declining trend. As per information available from States/UTs no child labour has been reported killed in hazardous occupation during last three years. (d) As per the data received from various States, the details of inspections carried out, prosecutions launched and convictions made under the Child Labour Act during the last three years and current year are given as under: Year No. of inspections No.of prosecutions No.of convictions
2009 317083 11418 1312
2010 239612 8998 1308
2011 84935 4590 774
2012** 25158 774 167
**The information yet to be received from many States. (e): Under the Child Labour Policy, Government of India follows a multi‐pronged approach with the following three major elements: # Legal Action Plan # Focus on general development programmes for the benefit of the families of child labour; and # Project‐based action in areas of high concentration of child labour. The Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986, prohibits the employment of children below the age of 14 years in 18 Occupations and 65 Processes. The Act regulates the working conditions of children where they are not prohibited from working. Any person who employs a child in any occupation or process where employment of children is prohibited under the Child Labour Act, is liable for punishment with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than 3 months but which may be extended to one year or with fine ranging from Rs.10,000/‐ to Rs.20,0007‐. Sn pursuance of the National Child Labour Policy, the National Child Labour Project Scheme was started in 1988. The scheme seeks to adopt a sequential approach with focus on the rehabilitation of children working in hazardous occupations and processes in the first instance. The scheme is being implemented in 266 districts. Under the Project, children rescued/withdrawn from work are enrolled in the special schools, where they are provided with bridge education, vocational training, nutrition, stipend, health care, etc. before being mainstreamed into formal education system. Where NCLP Scheme is not functioning, Grant in Aid Scheme is in operation under which grants are released to NGOs directly to run special schools for child labour rescued/withdrawn. Further, the Ministry launches awareness generation campaigns against the evils of child
labour and enforcement of child labour laws through electronic and print media at the centre as weli as at the district level. ANNEXURE‐I ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2669 FOR ANSWER ON 10.12.2012. List of Occupations & Processes prohibited under the Act. Part A Occupations (Non Industrial Activity) Any occupation concerned with: ‐ (1) Transport of passengers, goods or mails by railways; ` (2) Cinder picking, clearing of an ash pit or building operation in the railway premises; (3) Work in a catering establishment at a railway station, involving the movement of a vendor or any other employee of the establishment from the one platform to another or in to or out of a moving train; (4) Work relating to the construction of a railway station or with any other work where such work is done in close proximity to or between the railway lines; (5) A port authority within the limits of any port; (6) Work relating to selling of crackers and fireworks in shops with temporary licenses; (7) Abattoirs/Slaughter House; 8) Automobile workshops and garages; (9) Foundries; (10) Handling of toxic or inflammable substances or explosives; (11) Handloom and power loom industry; (12) Mines (underground and under water) and collieries; (13) Plastic units and fibreglass workshops; (14) Domestic workers or servants; (15) Dhabas (roadside eateries), restaurants, hotels, motels, tea shops, resorts, spas or other recreational centers; and (16) Diving. (17) Caring of elephant. (18) Working in the circus. Part B Processes (Industrial Activity) (1) Beedi‐making.
(2) Carpet‐weaving including preparatory and incidental process thereof; (3) Cement manufacture, including bagging of cement. (4) Cloth printing, dyeing and weaving including processes preparatory and incidental thereto: (5) Manufacture of matches, explosives and fire‐works. (6) Mica‐cutting and splitting. (7) Shellac manufacture. (8) Soap manufacture. (9) Tanning. (10) Wool‐cleaning. (11) Building and construction industry including processing and polishing of granite stones` (12) Manufacture of slate pencils (including packing). (13) Manufacture of products from agate. (14) Manufacturing processes using toxic metals and substances such as lead, mercury, manganese, chromium, cadmium, benzene, pesticides and asbestos. (15) `Hazardous processes` as defined in Sec. 2 (cb) and `dangerous operation` as notice in rules made under section 87 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) (16) Printing as defined in Section 2(k) (iv) of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) (17) Cashew and cashewnut descaling and processing. (18) Soldering processes in electronic industries. (19) Aggarbatti` manufacturing. (20) Automobile repairs and maintenance including processes incidental thereto namely,welding, lathe work, dent beating and painting. (21) Brick kilns and Roof tiles units. (22) Cotton ginning and processing and production of hosiery goods. (23) Detergent manufacturing. (24) Fabrication workshops (ferrous and non ferrous) (25) Gem cutting and polishing. (26) Handling of chromite and manganese ores. (27) Jute textile manufacture and coir making. (28) Lime Kilns and Manufacture of Lime. (29) Lock Making.
(30) Manufacturing processes having exposure to lead such as primary and secondary smelting, welding and cutting of lead‐painted metal constructions, welding of galvanized or zinc silicate, polyvinyl chloride, mixing (by hand) of crystal glass mass, sanding or scraping of lead paint, burning of lead in enamelling workshops, lead mining, plumbing, cable making, wiring patenting, lead casting, type founding in printing shops. Store typesetting, assembling of cars, shot making and lead glass blowing. (31) Manufacture of cement pipes, cement products and other related work. (32) Manufacture of glass, glass ware including bangles, florescent tubes, bulbs and other similar glass products. (33) Manufacture of dyes and dye stuff. (34) Manufacturing or handling of pesticides and insecticides. (35) Manufacturing or processing and handling of corrosive and toxic substances, metal cleaning and photo engraving and soldering processes in electronic industry. (36) Manufacturing of burning coal and coal briquettes. (37) Manufacturing of sports goods involving exposure to synthetic materials, chemicals and leather. (38) Moulding and processing of fiberglass ana plastic. (39) Oil expelling and refinery. (40) Paper making. (41) Potteries and ceramic industry. (42) Polishing, moulding, cutting, welding and manufacturing of brass goods in all forms. (43) Processes in agriculture where tractors, threshing and harvesting machines are used and chaff cutting. (44) Saw mill ‐ all processes. (45) Sericulture processing. (46) Skinning, dyeing and processes for manufacturing of leather and leather products. (47) Stone breaking and stone crushing. (48) Tobacco processing including manufacUiring of tobacco, tobacco paste and handling of tobacco in any form. (49) Tyre making, repairing, re‐treading and graphite beneficiation. (50) Utensils making, polishing and metal buffing. (51) `Zari` making (all processes)`. (52) Electroplating; (53) Graphite powdering and incidental processing; (54) Grinding or glazing of metals; (55) Diamond cutting and polishing; (56) Extraction of slate from mines;
(57) Rag picking and scavenging; (58) Processes involving exposure to excessive heat (e.g. working near furnace) and cold; (59) Mechanised fishing; (60) Food Processing; (61) Beverage Industry; (62) Timber handling and loading; (63) Mechanical Lumbering; (64) Warehousing; (65) Processes involving exposure to free silica such as slate, pencil industry, stone grinding, slate stone mining, stone quarries, and agate industry.
