MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF MINES (DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY)
On the basis of the information furnished by the Ministry of Labour & Employment,
the reply to the question is as under:
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. Safety measures for workers working in the mines are prescribed in the
Mines Act, 1952 and the rules and regulations made thereunder.
(c) & (d) The number of cases where the management were found lacking in the implementation of
the safety measures during last three years is given below:
Year No. of cases
2004 33700
2005 34596
2006 28164
(e) Directorate General Mines Safety (DGMS), under the administrative control of Ministry of
Labour & Employment, has been entrusted with the responsibility to ensure that the provisions
of safety prescribed in the statutes are strictly complied with.DGMS also carries out
periodical inspections of mines to oversee the compliance of safety laws and to take actions
like pointing out contraventions, issue improvement notices, withdraw permissions, issue
orders for prohibition of employment and launch prosecutions against the offenders in the
court of law. DGMS also issues guidelines for safety operations, generates safety awareness
through information dissemination; and carries out interactions at various fora to promote
safety and welfare of the workers working in various mines in the country.
