(a) the number of the Trade Unions functioning at present at the national level;
(b) whether any amendment has been made in the Trade Union Act in order to reduce the number of trade unions and to make them effective and democratic; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF LABOUR (SHRI ASHOK PRADHAN)
(a): There are 12 Central Trade Unions Organisations functioning at the national level.
(b) & (c): The Trade Unions Act, 1926 was recently amended and the amended provisions have come into force w.e.f. 09.01.2002. The thrust of the amendments is aimed at reducing multiplicity of trade unions, promoting internal democracy, rank and file leadership of the trade unions and facilitating their orderly growth and regulation.