(a) whether the Government maintained the data on workers employed in both organised and unorganised
sectors of the Food Processing Industry (FPI);
(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and gender-wise; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government for the benefit of workers employed in FPI?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES
(DR. CHARAN DAS MAHANT)
(a) & (b): Central Statistics Office (CSO) has been releasing information on different characteristics of factories
registered under Factory Act, 1948 through their publication Annual Survey of Industries (ASI). As per the latest
ASI for 2011-12 (provisional), the total number of persons engaged in registered food processing units is 17.77 lakh.
As per ASI for 2010-11, the total number of workers in food processing units employed directly, indirectly, through
contract labour as well as family members was 16.62 lakh. Out of 9.03 lakh workers directly employed, 2.59 lakh
and 6.44 lakh workers were female and male respectively. State-wise information on employment available upto
2010-11, is given at Annexure-I.
Information on unregistered food processing sector is released by National Sample Survey (NSS) Office every five
years. As per the latest NSS 67th Round in 2010-11, the total number of workers in unregistered food processing
sector were 47.9 lakh. Out of this, 11.9 lakh and 36.0 lakh workers were female and male respectively.
(c):The workers employed in food processing sector are covered under various labour welfare and social security
legislations relating to minimum wages, accidental & social security benefits, occupational safety & health and
industrial relation etc.