MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THEMINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI HARISH RAWAT)
(a) & (b): Yes, the Ministries/Departments and PSUs may outsource certain routine services e.g. cleaning,
maintenance, moving papers/dak etc in the interest of the economy and efficiency under Rule 178 of General
Financial Rules (GFR). These Rules also provide for the Ministries/Departments intending to out-source
service and to prescribe detailed instructions and procedures for this purpose without contravening the
basic guide-lines contained in General Financial Rules. Rule 180
(iv) of GFR stipulates inclusion of the
statutory and contractual obligation to be complied with by the contractor.
Further, any establishment, whether in Public Sector or Private Sector, can engage contract labour in a
job unless the specific job in a specified establishment is prohibited under provisions of Section 10 of
the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.
The number, type of job and period of the out-sourcing depend on the quantum and Schedule of the project
and as such no separate centralized data on out-sourcing is maintained. However, the number of contract
labourers covered by licenses in the central sphere during the last three years and the current year is
as under:-
Year No. of contract labourers
2006-07 1001947
2007-08 1313746
2008-09 1377610
2009-10 1387784 (provisional)
(c) to (e): In the Central sphere, the officer of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)’s organization conduct
inspection regularly under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 and take action by filing
prosecution cases against the defaulting employers and contractors.
Details of Inspection conducted and prosecution launched during the last three years and current
year under Contract Labour Act, 1970.
S. Activity 2006-07 2007-08 2008-09 2009-10
No. (Prov)
1 No. of Prosecutions 2648 3675 3573 2401 launched
2 No. of convictions 887 1228 733 775
3 No. of contract 1001947 1313742 1377610 1126010 labourers covered by licenses
4 No. of licenses 8186 5657 7419 3961 revoked/cancelled
5 No. of registration 51 14 35 18 certificates revoked/cancelled
