Question : ACCIDENTS IN MINES

(a) the number of mine accidents occurred in the country during the last three years, mine-wise;

(b) the number of people died in the said accidents;

(c) the details of assistance provided to their families during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to check such incidents; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES(DR. DASARI NARAYANA RAO)

As per the information furnished by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, the point-wise reply is as under: .

(a)&(b): The year-wise details of accidents and fatalities in mines for the last three years is as under:

S.No.	Year	No. of fatal accidents	No. of workers died
1.	2002	133	161

2.	2003	135	175

3.	2004	149	164

Details relating to mine-wise accidents are being collected.

(c ): The details are being collected.

(d) and (e): To minimize the occurrence of accidents in mines, the Directorate General of Mines Safety(DGMS) enforces the safety laws as contained in the Mines Act, 1952 and the rules and regulations framed thereunder. The Government is also promoting a number of other initiatives for mines safety such as
(i) organizing conferences on safety in mines,
(ii) self-regulation by managements,
(iii) workers` participation in safety management,
(iv) tripartite and bipartite reviews at various levels,
(v) training of work persons,
(vi) observance of safety weeks and safety campaigns, and National Safety Awards.

Question : ACCIDENTS IN MINES

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