(a) whether the Government are aware of the reported wide-spread corruption in several employment exchanges;
(b) if so, whether any inquiry has been conducted in this regard during the last two years;
(c) if so, the findings thereof; and
(d) the number of officers and employees found guilty after the said inquiry along with the number of officers/employees punished out of them as on date?
MINISTER OF LABOUR (SHRI SHARAD YADAV)
a) to d) A statement is laid on the table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 567 BY SHRI MANSUKHBHAI D. VASAVA REGARDING CORRUPTION IN EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES, FOR REPLY ON 6.5.2002.
Employment Exchanges, except the Central Employment Exchange (CEE), function under the financial and administrative control of the respective State/UT Governments. State/UT Governments take necessary action to ensure free and fair services to the job-seekers. Ministry of Labour in the Central Government has not received any specific complaint regarding corruption in the Employment Exchanges, including Central Employment Exchange.