Question : APPOINTMENT ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND

(a) The number of employees died while mining during each of the last three years ;

(b) C8The details of compensation disbursed among the family of victims; and

(c) the number of persons appointed on compassionate ground during the said period?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES (DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY)

(a) As per the information received from Ministry of Labour & Employment, the number of employees who died while mining during each of the last three years is as follows :-



Years	Number of employees killed
Coal Mines	Non-Coal Mines
2003	113 62
2004	96	64
2005	120	61
2006	113	54

(upto Sep.2006)

data for 2005 & 2006 are provisional

No person died while working in the Mines of PSUs under the administrative control of Ministry of Mines during the last three years.

(b)&(c)Workmen`s Compensation Act, 1923 is being implemented by the respective State Governments through Commissioner for Workmen Compensation appointed by them under section 20 of the Act. No PSUs under the Ministry of Mines has disbursed any compensation/ given compassionate appointment as no miner has died in their Mines during the last three years.

Question : APPOINTMENT ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND

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