MINISTER OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE)
(a): The list incorporating names and locations of the central public sector
undertakings is placed as Annexure-I.
The Casual Labour are governed by the guidelines/instructions issued by Department of
Personnel & Training from time to time and engagement of contract labour is regulated
under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970. The Casual and Contract
Labour are engaged by the PSUs as per their terms of contract and requirement and no
centralized data is maintained. However, the estimated number of contract labour engaged
by licensed contractors in central sphere in the last three years is as under:
Year No. of contract labour covered by such licenses
2009-10 13.73lakhs
2010-11 14.89 lakhs
2011-12# 13.07 lakhs
(b): The contract labour can be engaged by an establishment in any kind of job,
process or work unless that job, process or work is prohibited by the Government through
a Notification in that particular establishment.
(c): No Centralized data is maintained.
(d) & (e): Complaints are received in the field offices of Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) Organization under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970,
Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and by other laws applicable on contract labour falling under
the Central Sphere and such complaints are investigated and action is taken. Social
security aspects of contract workers under Employees Provident Fund and Miscellaneous
Provision Act, 1952 and Employees State Insurance Act, 1948 are enforced by the Employees
Provident Fund organization and Employees State Insurance Corporation respectively provided
the establishments in which outsourced workers are working are covered under the said Acts.
(f): Apart from the prosecutions, Central Government has prohibited employment of
contract labour in various establishments in central sphere through 84 Notifications
issued from time to time under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.
The details of prosecution launched and persons / employers convicted during last three
years under the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970, Minimum Wages Act,
1948 and Building And Other Construction Workers Act, 1996 is at Annexure-ll.
