(a) whether any commission or high powered Tripartite Committee is working to fix wages
and service conditions of Public Sector Undertaking employees;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether a similar commission/committee has been set up to fix the wages and service
conditions of the employees working in textiles,engineering, paper, sugar and distillery
industries in the private sector; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF THE STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SHRI OSCAR FERNANDES)
(a): No, Sir.
(b): Does not arise.
(c)& (d): The Ministry of Labour and Employment has constituted Industrial Tripartite
Committees (ITCs), one each for Cotton Textiles,Jute, Road transport,Electricity Generation
and Distribution, Engineering, Sugar and Plantation industry. These are non-statutory Standing
Committees constituted with the objective of providing a forum whereby the social partners
through dialogue can appreciate the problems of industries and workers affected by economic
reforms.