Question : EXPLOITATION OF CONTRACT WORKERS

(a) whether the officers of Coal India Limited (CIL) are exploiting the contract workers more than the private sector;

(b) if so, the details in this regard;

(c) the number of regular employees and contract workers in CIL separately as on date;

(d) the pay scales of the regular employees of CIL and the pay scales for the contract workers working in the same grade;

(e) whether CIL is a profit making company and has got continuous work; and

(f) if so, the reasons for engaging contract workers?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COAL (SHRI PRATIK PRAKASHBAPU PATIL)

(a) No, Sir.

(b) In view of reply to part (a) above, question does not arise.

(c) the details of number of regular employees and the workers engaged by the contractors in Coal India Limited and its subsidiaries are as under:

Company	Regular Employees	Contract Workers
ECL	78258	6524
BCCL	65088	1414
CCL	50175	1013
WCL	57109	3277
SECL	76851	9504
MCL	22025	5190
NCL	16339	4233
CMPDIL	3147	0
NEC	2547	413
CIL	975	79
Total	372514	31647

(d) the pay scales of regular employee are fixed in accordance with National Coal Wage Agreement (NCWA)which is decided by Joint Bipartite Committee for the Coal Industry (JBCCI). The contract workers are engaged by contractors who have been awarded work after successfully competing in the tender process. The contract workers are paid as per the notification of Ministry of Labour, Government of India under the Minimum Wages Act,1948 from time to time.

(e) Yes, Sir.

(f) the contract workers are not engaged where the job is perennial in nature. Certain jobs are outsourced and the contractors engage their own employees in the jobs as per their requirement.

Question : EXPLOITATION OF CONTRACT WORKERS

Answer given by the minister

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