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INDIAN LABOUR JOURNAL (A MONTHLY PUBLICATION)

Volume 54 September 2013 No. 9

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

LABOUR BUREAU

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PREFACE

―The Indian Labour Journal‖ earlier known as ―Indian Labour Gazette‖ is a monthly publication being brought out since July, 1943. This publication is the only official publication of its kind in the country disseminating latest labour statistics and research in the field of labour which has immense utility for diverse stakeholders such as Employers‘ and Employees‘ Organizations, Research Scholars, Central and State Governments, Autonomous Bodies, Courts, Universities etc.

The September issue of the Journal is special issue in which Labour Bureau attempts to bring out major developments in the field of labour that have taken place during the period July, 2012 to June, 2013 in the form of a special article titled ―66

th Year of Independence – a Kaleidoscopic View of Labour

Activities‖ to mark the India‘s Independence.

Suggestions for further improvement of the publication are welcome.

DALJEET SINGH

DIRECTOR GENERAL

LABOUR BUREAU,

SHIMLA-171004

INDIAN LABOUR JOURNAL

Published Monthly by

LABOUR BUREAU SHIMLA/CHANDIGARH

(First Published in July, 1943 as Indian Labour Gazette)

Vol.54 September, 2013 No 9

CONTENTS Page

SPECIAL ATRICLE

Sixty Six Year of Independence- a Kaleidoscopic View of Labour Activities 891

LABOUR ACTIVITIES

Labour Situation 909

Industrial Disputes 912

NEWS IN BRIEF

(a) INDIAN LABOUR

ICICI Bank Trains Women Staff in Self-Defence, Ensures Safe Travel 913

Skills Shortage Delays Infrastructure Projects: Study 913

Child Labour Rampant in Rajasthan: NCPCR 913

Govt Draws Up Penalties for Workplace Harassment 914

Tapering Growth Forces Cos to Lay Off, Put Freeze on Hiring 914

Rubber Board Turns to NREGA to Raise Output 914

Industries/Services declared Public Utility Services under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 915

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 916

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers 916

( b) FOREIGN LABOUR

Indians in S Arabia Told to Get Final Exit Visa Immediately 917

Major New Initiative to Protect Women and Girls from Modern-Day Slavery 917

ILO Calls for Bold Steps by G20 to Cut Unemployment 917

US Immigration Bill Unlikely to Hit Indian IT Firms: Nasscom 918

Consumers More Confident, Less Worried about Jobs: Nielsen Survey 918

Euro Zone Bounces Back to Growth, China Stalls 918

Desi IT Creates More Jobs in US than American Peers 919

LABOUR DECISIONS

Termination of Service of a Contractual Appointment is not Entitled for Re-employment as

of Right as the Termination is not Amounts to Retrenchment

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LABOUR LITERATURE

Important Articles of Labour Interest Published in the Periodicals Received in the Labour

Bureau

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STATISTICS

Section A- Monthly Statistics 925

Section B- Serial Statistics 967

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SPECIAL ATRICLE

SIXTY SIX YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE- A KALEIDOSCOPIC VIEW OF

LABOUR ACTIVITIES *

Policymakers are usually focused on short-run economic management issues. But the

short run has to be a bridge to the long run. The central long-run question facing India is where will good jobs come from? Productive jobs are vital for growth. And a good job is the best form of inclusion. More than half of our population depends on agriculture, but the experience of other countries suggests that the number of people dependent on agriculture will have to shrink if per capita incomes in agriculture are to go up substantially. While industry is creating jobs, too many such jobs are low productivity non-contractual jobs in the unorganized sector, offering low incomes, little protection, and no benefits. Service jobs are relatively high productivity, but employment growth in services has been slow in recent years. India's challenge is to create the conditions for faster growth of productive jobs outside of agriculture, especially in organized manufacturing and in services, even while improving productivity in agriculture. The benefit of rising to the challenge is decades of strong inclusive growth. (Economic Survey, 2012-13)

For higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill

training and employment services, Government‘s responsibilities would be to protect and safeguard the interests of workers, create a healthy work environment. Government‘s attention is also focused on promotion of welfare and providing social security to the labour force both in organized and unorganized sectors, in tandem with the process of liberalization.

1. Highlights of Important Labour Related Activities 1.1 The Unorganized Workers Social Security Act 2008 and National Social Security Fund: The Act provides for constitution of a National Social Security Board and State Social Security Boards which will recommend social security schemes for unorganized workers. The National Social Security Board was constituted in August 2009. It has made some recommendations regarding extension of social security schemes to certain additional segments of unorganized workers. A National Social Security Fund with initial allocation of Rs.1000 crore to support schemes for weavers, toddy tappers, rickshaw pullers, beedi workers, etc. has also been set up. 1.2 Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY): The scheme provides smart card-based cashless health insurance cover of Rs.30,000 per family per annum on a family floater basis to BPL families in the unorganized sector with the premium shared on 75:25 basis by central and state governments. In case of states of the north-eastern region and Jammu and Kashmir, the premium is shared in the ratio of 90:10. The scheme provides for portability of smart card by splitting the card value for migrant workers. As on 31 December 2012, the scheme is being implemented in 27 states/ UTs with more than 3.34 crore smart cards issued. 1.3 The Ministry of Labour & Employment continues to have consultation with the social partners to obtain a consensus for enacting new laws or bringing about changes in the existing laws. The objective of the Ministry is to knit the views of all the social partners in framing the policy for working class. Accordingly, the Ministry of Labour & Employment held several tripartite meetings of various Committees / Boards during the year which, inter-alia, include:-

i. The meetings of Central Board of Trustees (EPF) held on 25.05.2012, 07.08.2012 and 25.02.2013.

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ii. The meetings of Executive Committee of Employees Provident Fund held on

06.08.2012 and 25.02.2013. iii. The meetings of the Committee on Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) held

on 16.03.2012, 10.11.2012 and 08.02.2013. iv. The meetings of Standing Committee, Employees State Insurance Corporation held on

02.06.2012, 10.11.2012 and 20.01.2013. v. The meeting of Governing Body of Central Board for Workers Education held on

10.09.2012. vi. The meeting of General Council, V.V.Giri National Labour Institute held on

26.12.2012. vii. The meeting of Executive Council, V.V.Giri National Labour Institute held on

24.05.2012 and 17.12.2012. viii. The meeting of the Central Advisory Committee on Iron Ore Mines, Manganese Ore

Mines & Chrome Ore Mines Labour Welfare Fund was held on 18.04.2012. ix. The meeting of the Central Advisory Committee on Limestone & Dolomite Mines

Labour Welfare Fund held on 06.08.2012. x. The meetings on Conventions were held on 25.09.2012.

xi. 45th

Session of Standing Labour Committee was held on 04.01.2013.

1.4 Maintenance of harmonious industrial relations remains an avowed objective of Ministry of Labour & Employment. Due to constant endeavor of the Industrial Relations Machineries of both Centre and the States, the overall industrial relations climate has generally remained peaceful and cordial. The number of incidences of strikes and lockouts which were 389 in 2007 has exhibited a declining trend and were 182 (Provisional) in 2012. The mandays lost on account of these disturbances were 27.17 million in 2007 and 1.79 million in 2012 (provisional) and show variations over this period. As regards the spatial/industry wise dispersion of the incidences of strikes and lockouts, there exits widespread variation among different States/UTs. Wage & Allowance, Bonus, Personnel, Indiscipline & Violence and Financial Intermediaries (excluding insurance & pension funds) are the major reasons for these strikes and lockouts. 1.5 The 101

st Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) held during 30

th May to

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June, 2012 in Geneva was attended by a 30 member Indian tripartite delegation led by Shri Malikarjun Kharge, Hon‘ble Minister for Labour & Employment. Besides officials from Ministry of Labour & Employment, the delegation included 9 representatives from Workers (Central Trade Union Organizations) and 9 representatives from Central Organization of Employers in the ILC. The plenary session of the ILC had a detailed discussion on the theme of Future strategies, activities and programs of ILO. Hon‘ble Minister for Labour & Employment delivered his speech on this theme. The conference also adopted reports of various Committees on Social Protection Floor, Youth Employment and Fundamental Principles & Rights at Work. 1.6 In pursuance of excellence in vocational training, a new strategic framework for skill development for early school leavers and existing workers has been developed since May, 2007 in close consultation with industry, State Governments and experts. The Scheme offers multi-entry and multi-exit options, flexible delivery schedule and lifelong learning. Modular Employable Skills (MES) Framework envisaged under this Scheme involves the ‗minimum skills set‘ which is sufficient for gainful employment. Emphasis in the curricula is mainly on soft skills. Courses are also available for persons who have completed 5

th standard and have attained

the age of 14 years. Central government is facilitating and promoting training while industry, private sector and State Governments are associated with training the persons through Vocational Training Providers. 2. Wage Fixation under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 The Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India is responsible for fixing/ revising the Minimum Wages in respect of the scheduled employments falling in the Central Sphere while the State Governments and Union Territories are the appropriate authorities in respect of deciding the Scheduled Employments falling in the State Sphere and fixing/revising


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the Minimum Wages therein. As per the information received so far during the period July, 2012 to June, 2013, Minimum Wages were fixed/revised in 45 scheduled employments in C.L.C. (Central Sphere), 58 scheduled employments in Uttarakhand and 7 scheduled employments in Tripura. 3. Bonded Labour 3.1 The practice of bonded labour system has been abolished throughout the country with the enactment of Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. Its practice has been made a cognizable offence punishable by law. 3.2 Though the responsibility of implementing the Act lies with the State Governments, the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments by providing a Central assistance on matching grants (50:50) basis for the rehabilitation of bonded labour under a Centrally Sponsored Plan. The scheme was launched by Ministry of Labour & Employment in May, 1978. The said Plan Scheme has been drastically modified in May 2000 to provide for 100 per cent assistance for conducting district wise surveys for identification of bonded labour, awareness generation activities, and evaluatory studies. An amount of Rs.793.00 lakh has been released up to 31.03.2012 to the State Governments for conducting survey of Bonded Labour, evaluatory studies and awareness generation. The Rehabilitation grant has also been raised from Rs.10,000/-per identified bonded labour to Rs.20,000/-per identified bonded labour. Further, in the case of North-Eastern States, 100 per cent rehabilitation grant is provided in case they fail to provide their matching contribution. Besides, the State Governments have also been advised to integrate/dovetail the Centrally Sponsored Scheme for rehabilitation of bonded labour with other ongoing poverty alleviation schemes. A Special Group has been constituted under the Chairmanship of the Secretary (Labour and Employment) to review the implementation of the Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act, 1976. 4. Rural Labour It has always been endeavors of the Govt. to improve the status of the rural labour as they do not enjoy the benefit of most of the labour enactments and the employer-employee relationship. Presently, the following schemes under major poverty alleviation and employment generation programmes are in operation in rural areas: MGNREGA: This flagship programme of the government aims at enhancing livelihood security of households in rural areas by providing at least one hundred days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work with the stipulation of one-third participation of women. The MGNREGA provides wage employment while also focusing on strengthening natural resource management through works that address causes of chronic poverty like drought, deforestation, and soil erosion and thus encourage sustainable development. The MGNREGA is implemented in all districts with rural areas. Out of total outlay of Rs.33,000 crore approved for 2012-13, Rs.25,894.03 crore has been released and the total fund available with the states including the opening balance of Rs.10,009.09 crore is Rs.41,788.74 crore. Of this, Rs.28,073.51 crore has been utilized (as on 31.01.2013) and about 4.39 crore households have been provided employment of 156.01 crore persondays of which 82.58 crore (53 per cent) were availed of by women, 34.56 crore (22 per cent) SCs, and 24.90 crore (16 per cent) by STs. At national level, with the average wage paid under the MGNREGA increasing from Rs.65 in FY 2006-07 to Rs.115 in FY 2011-12, the bargaining power of agricultural labour has increased as even private sector wages have increased as shown in many studies. Improved economic outcomes, especially in watershed activities, and reduction in distress migration are its other achievements. Wages under the MGNREGA are indexed to the consumer price index for agricultural labour (CPI-AL). While some initiatives have been taken recently, with better planning of project design, capacity building of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs), skill upgradation for enhanced employability, and reduction of transaction costs, gaps in implementation could be plugged to a greater extent and the assets so created could make a much larger contribution to increasing land productivity.


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National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) - Aajeevika: The Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY)/NRLM a self-employment programme implemented since April 1999 aims at lifting the assisted rural poor families (swarozgaris) above the poverty line by providing them income-generating assets through a mix of bank credit and government subsidy. The rural poor are organized into self-help groups (SHGs) and their capacities built through training and skill development. The scheme is implemented with active involvement of PRIs. Since the inception of the SGSY 42.05 lakh SHGs have been formed, of which approximately 60 per cent are women SHGs. Total investment under the SGSY is Rs.42,168.42 crore comprising Rs.28,824.53 crore as credit and Rs.13,343.89 crore as subsidy. Approximately 168.46 lakh swarozgaris have been assisted with bank credit and subsidy. The SGSY now restructured as the NRLM has been renamed Aajeevika and implemented in mission mode across the country since 2011. The main features of Aajeevika are: a) one woman member from each identified rural poor household to be brought under the SHG network, b) ensuring 50 per cent of the beneficiaries from SC/STs, 15 per cent from minorities, and 3 per cent persons with disability while keeping in view the ultimate target of 100 per cent coverage of BPL families, c) training for capacity building and skill development, d) ensuring revolving fund and capital subsidy, e) financial inclusion, f) provision of interest subsidy, g) backward and forward linkages, and h) promoting innovations. Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yoyana (PMGSY): The PMGSY was launched in December 2000 as a fully funded centrally sponsored scheme with the objective of providing connectivity to the eligible unconnected habitations in the core network with a population of 500 persons and above (as per Census 2001) in plains areas and 250 persons and above in hill states, tribal areas, desert areas, and in the 82 selected tribal and backward districts under the IAP. Since inception, projects totalling about 4,74,528 km of road to connect 1,26,176 habitations have been cleared with an estimated cost of Rs.1,42,946 crore including upgradation. A sum of Rs.1,02,658 crore had been released to the states and about Rs.96,939 crore spent by December 2012. A total of 3,63,652 km road length has been completed and new connectivity has been provided to over 89,382 habitations by the states. Work on a road length of about 1,07,739 km is in progress. Indira Awas Yojana (IAY): The IAY is one of the six components of Bharat Nirman. During 2012-13, as against a physical target of 30.10 lakh houses, 25.35 lakh houses were sanctioned and 13.88 lakh had been constructed as on 31 December 2012. The unit assistance provided to rural households for construction of a dwelling unit under the IAY has been revised w.e.f. 1

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April 2013 from Rs.45,000 to Rs.70,000 in plain areas and from Rs.48,500 to Rs.75,000 in hilly/difficult areas/Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts. Since the inception of this scheme till 31 December 2012, 301 lakh houses have been constructed. Under the Homestead Scheme, the unit assistance for purchase/acquisition of house sites for those rural BPL households who have neither land nor a house site will be enhanced from Rs.10,000 to Rs.20,000 w.e.f. 1

st April 2013

to be shared by the centre and states in a 50:50 ratio. For effective monitoring of the IAY, MIS software 'Awaasoft' has been put in place. 5. Unorganised Worker 5.1 The term ‗unorganised worker‘ has been defined under the Unorganised Workers‘ Social Security Act, 2008, as a home based worker, self-employed worker or a wage worker in the unorganised sector and includes a worker in the organised sector who is not covered by any of the Acts mentioned in Schedule-II of Act i.e. The Employee‘s Compensation Act, 1923, The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947, The Employees‘ State Insurance Act, 1948, The Employees Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. As per the survey carried out by the National Sample Survey Organisation in the year 2009-10, the total employment in both organized and unorganized sector in the country was of the order of 46.5 crore. Out of this, about 43.7 crore were in the unorganized sector. Of the 43.7 workers in unorganized sector, 24.6 crore were employed in agriculture sector, 4.4 crore in construction, and remaining were in manufacturing activities, trade and transport, communication & services. A large number of unorganized workers are home based and are engaged in occupations such as beedi rolling, agarbatti making, papad making, tailoring, and embroidery work.


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5.2 The unorganized workers suffer from cycles of excessive seasonality of employment, lack of a formal employer-employee relationship and inadequate social security protection. Keeping this in view, many acts have been brought into force to provide protection to them. Similarly, various welfare schemes have also been put in place by the Government. Some of the important Acts/Schemes are, Social Security Act, 2008; Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana; Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana; Indira Gandhi National Old Age Pension Scheme; Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana; Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Act, 2005 etc. The Govt. has also constituted funds for some specific categories of workers in the unorganised sector like beedi workers, cine workers and certain non-coal mine workers. The funds are used to provide various kinds of welfare activities to the workers in the field of health care, housing, education assistance for children, water supply etc. 6. Contract Labour Contract labour generally refers to workers engaged by a contractor for the user enterprises. It is a significant and growing form of employment. These workers are millions in number and are engaged mainly in agricultural operations, plantation, construction industry, ports & docks, oil fields, factories, railways, shipping, airlines, road transport, etc. The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 was enacted to protect and safeguard the interests of these workers. It applies to every establishment/ contractor in which 20 or more workmen are employed. It also applies to establishments of the Government and local authorities. The Central Government and State Governments, in their capacity as ―appropriate‖ Governments, are required to set up Central and State Advisory Contract Labour Boards to advise respective Governments on matters arising out of the administration of the Act as are referred to them. The Central Advisory Contract Labour Board (CACLB) is a statutory body, tripartite in constitution and quasi-judicial in nature. The non-official members hold office for a term of three years. Till date, 82 meetings of the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board have been held. Every establishment and contractor, to whom the Act applies, has to register itself/obtain a license for execution of contract work. The interests of contract workers are protected in terms of wages, hours of work, welfare, health and social security. The amenities to be provided to contract labour include canteen, rest rooms, first aid facilities and other basic necessities at the work place such as drinking water etc. The liability to ensure payment of wages and other benefits is primarily that of the contractor, and, in case of default, that of the principal employer. 7. Child Labour 7.1 Our Constitution provides for protection of children from involvement in economic activities and avocations unsuited to their age. Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution strongly reiterates this commitment and this is also provided for in the Fundamental Rights. Government of India stands committed to the elimination of child labour in the country. Realizing the multifaceted nature of this problem, Government had embarked on a holistic and multi-pronged programme to eliminate child labour from the country in a phased manner, beginning with children working in hazardous occupations and processes and progressively covering those working in other occupations also. On the one hand, it provides for legal action for enforcement purposes and on the other, it also focuses on general development programmes for the economic empowerment of the families of children as well as project based action in areas of high concentration of child labour. 7.2 As per the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, employment of children below the age of 14 years is prohibited in notified hazardous occupations and processes. The Act also regulates employment of children in non-hazardous occupations and processes. There are at present 18 hazardous occupations and 65 processes, where employment of children is prohibited. The Act provides for constitution of the Child Labour Technical Advisory Committee (which is a body of experts) to advise the Central Government on inclusion of additional occupations and processes to the Schedule of the Act. Under the Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act, 1986 during the last five years more than 13.5 lakh inspection were carried out, resulting in 0.47 lakh prosecutions out of which more than 3400 convictions were obtained. As per 2001 census, the total number of working children between the age group 5-14 years in the country was 1.26 crore. However, in the survey conducted by NSSO, in 2004-05 the numbers of working children


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were estimated at 90.75 lakh. As per NSSO survey 2009-10, the working children are estimated at 49.84 lakh which shows a declining trend. 7.3 Constitutional and legislative provisions providing protection to children against employment has been elaborated in the National Child Labour Policy announced in 1987. The policy addresses the complex issue of Child Labour in a comprehensive, holistic and integrated manner. For rehabilitation of child labour, Government had initiated the National Child Labour Project (NCLP) Scheme in 1988 to rehabilitate working children in 12 child labour endemic districts of the country. Its coverage has increased progressively to cover 271 districts in the country presently. As on date the scheme is in operation in 266 districts. Under the NCLP Scheme, children are withdrawn from work and put into special schools, where they are provided with bridging education, vocational training, mid-day meal, stipend, healthcare facilities etc. and finally mainstreamed to the formal education system. At present, there are around 7000 NCLP schools being run in the country with an enrolment of 3 lakh children. 7.4 Considering that the poverty and literacy are the root causes for child labour, Government is following a multi-pronged strategy to tackle this problem. Educational rehabilitation of these children has to be supplemented with economic rehabilitation of their families so that they are not compelled by their economic circumstances to send their children to work. The Ministry of Labour & Employment is taking various proactive measures towards convergence between the schemes of different Ministries like Ministries of Human Resource Development, Women & Child Development, Housing & Urban Poverty Alleviation, Rural Development, Panchayati Raj Institutions etc. so that child labour and their families get covered under the benefits of the schemes of these ministries also. A Core Group under the Chairpersonship of Union Labour Secretary involving all these ministries has also been formed for convergence on a sustained basis among these Ministries at the national level.

8 Women Labour

8.1 Women form an integral part of the Indian workforce. As per the Registrar General of India, the work participation rate for women was 25.5 per cent in 2011, which was 25.6 per cent in 2001, 22.27 per cent in 1991 and 19.67 per cent in 1981. It continues to be substantially less in comparison to the work participation rate of men. In 2011, the work participation rate for women in rural areas was 30.0 per cent as compared to 15.4 per cent in the urban areas. In the rural areas, women are mainly involved as cultivators and agricultural labourers. In the urban areas, maximum of the women workers are working in the unorganized sectors such as household industries, petty trades and services, buildings and construction. 8.2 In so far as the organized sector is concerned, in March 2010, women workers constituted 20.4 per cent of the total organized sector employment in the country which is higher by 0.5 per cent as compared to the preceding year. As on 31st March, 2010, about 58.59 lakh women workers were employed in the organized sector (Public and Private Sector). Of this, nearly 32 lakh were employed in community, social and personnel services. 8.3 The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 provides for payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of similar nature without any discrimination and also prevent discrimination against women employees while making recruitment for the same work or work of similar nature, or in any condition of service subsequent to recruitment such as promotions, training or transfer. The provisions of the Act have been extended to all categories of employment. The Act is implemented at two levels viz. Central level and State level. 8.4 A separate Cell for Women Labour was set up in the Ministry of Labour and Employment in 1975. DGE&T under the Ministry of Labour & Employment is the nodal agency in providing vocational training in traditional and contemporary courses and certification to women to meet the trained skill workforce to the industry and service sector in the country. These courses help women to achieve their career goals and become independent. The Women


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Vocational Training Programme is dedicated to planning and implementing long term policies related to women‘s vocational training in the country. 8.5 In this period of economic liberalization and globalization, the quality of women‘s employment will depend upon several factors. The foremost among these are access to education and opportunities for skill development. The solution lies in creating awareness among women about their legal rights and duties and by providing them adequate opportunities to upgrade their skill level. The emphasis should be on effective enforcement of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976. Proper enforcement of these Acts will create on enabling environment for women workers. Besides these proactive measures, policies which encourage education, skill development, and training among women also need to be given priority. 9. Inter-State Migrant Labour and Emigration 9.1 The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 was enacted to protect the rights and safeguard the interests of migrant workers. According to the 2001 Census, 314.54 million persons had changed their place of residence within the country and out of this, 29.90 million or 9 per cent left their place for work. 9.2 The Act regulates the employment of inter-state migrant workmen and to provide their conditions of service. The Act is implemented both by the Central and State governments in their respective jurisdictions. It applies to every establishment, and the contractor, who employ five or more inter-state migrant workmen. The Act has provision for issue of Passbook to every inter-state migrant workmen with full details, payment of displacement allowance equivalent to 50 per cent of monthly wages or Rs.75/- whichever is higher, payment of journey allowance including payment of wages during the period of journey, suitable residential accommodations, medical facilities and protective clothing, payment of wages, equal pay for equal work etc. 9.3 The problem of migration is sought to be checked through a multi dimensional course of action through rural development, provision of improved infrastructural facilities, equitable dispersal of resources to remove regional disparities, employment generation, land reforms, increased literacy, financial assistance etc. In order to generate better employment opportunities at State level, the Government have launched a number of schemes like Swarnjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna (SGSY), Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), Sampoorna Gramin Rozgar Yojana (SGRY), National Food for Work Programme (NFFWP), Indra Awass Yojna (IAY), Integrated Wastelands Development Programme (IWDP), Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP), Desert Development Programme (DDP) etc. Further, the Government have also enacted the National Rural Employment Guarantee Act to provide 100 days guaranteed employment to rural households. 9.4 Ministry of Labour & Employment and State Governments of Andhra Pradesh and Odisha have signed an MoU in June 2012 to facilitate strengthening of Inter-State Coordination Mechanism for smooth implementation of the activities in source and destination areas of migrant workers. Similar MoU is being proposed among the State Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgrah. 10. Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) 10.1 Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)‘s [CLC(C)] Organisation, also known as Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM), which is an attached office of the Ministry of Labour and Employment has been entrusted with the task of maintaining harmonious Industrial Relations, enforcement of Labour Laws and verification of Trade Union Membership in central sphere. 10.2 During the year 2011-12 the CIRM intervened in 747 threatened strikes and its conciliatory efforts succeeded in averting 731 strikes, which represent a success rate of 97.9 per cent. The officers of the CIRM implement Awards issued by the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Courts. During the year 2011-2012, 2416 awards (including those brought forward from the previous year) were received. Out of these 566 were implemented,


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implementation of 975 awards were stayed by the High Courts and implementation of remaining Awards were pending due to other reasons. 11. Industrial Relations The Ministry monitors the extent of industrial harmony based on the information that it collects on the number and spatial dispersion of strikes, lockouts, number of workers involved and mandays lost, number of units reporting retrenchment and the extent of layoffs. During 2012 (Provisional), there were 276 industrial disputes (Strikes and Lockouts) in both State and Central Spheres resulting in work-stoppages, which involved 1,225,042 workers with a time-loss of 3,389,586 or 3.39 million man-days as against 389 disputes involving 734,723 workers with a time-loss of 14,332,393 or 14.33 million man-days during 2011 (Provisional). In 2012, the Public Sector accounted for 1.71 million man-days or 50.43 per cent of the total time-loss. The Central Sphere registered a time-loss of 1.51 million man-days or 44.60 per cent of the total time-loss whereas the State Sphere registered a time-loss of 1.88 million man-days or 55.40 per cent of the total time-loss in 2012 (Provisional). The State and Central Spheres taken together, Tamil Nadu alone was responsible for a time loss of 0.82 million man-days or 24.25 per cent followed by Haryana, West Bengal, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka with 0.38, 0.37, 0.33, 0.28 and 0.26 million man-days or 11.16, 10.95, 9.73, 8.23 and 7.81 per cent respectively of the total time loss. Amongst the various industry divisions, ‗Manufacturing‘ registered a time-loss of 1.55 million man-days, which accounted for 45.65 per cent of the total time-loss. ‗Charter of Demands‘ was the main cause amongst the cause groups registered a time-loss of 0.86 million man-days or 25.4 per cent followed by ‗Government Economic Policy‘ and ‗Wages and Allowances‘ with 0.72 and 0.68 million man-days or 21.3 and 20.0 per cent respectively. 12. Employment and Training 12.1 Skill development is critical for achieving faster, sustainable and inclusive growth on the one hand and providing decent employment opportunities to the growing young population of India on the other. Technological changes, changes in financial markets, the emergence of global markets for products and services, international competition are among the more significant developments that are transforming the world of work. Skill building and training, a central pillar of decent work, is a means to empower people, improve the quality and organization of work, enhance citizens‘ productivity, raise workers‘ incomes, promote job security and social equity and help individuals become more employable in rapidly changing internal and external labour markets. 12.2 Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGE&T) continue to improve quality of productivity throughout the economy by systematic supply of trained manpower to the Industry through various vocational training programmes. The DGE&T has developed a new strategic framework for Skill Development under Skill Development Initiative (SDI) Scheme namely Modular Employable Skill (MES) for the early school leavers and existing workers especially in the unorganized sector in close consultation with industries, State Governments and experts. The scheme has been operationalised since May, 2007. The MES is ‗Minimum Skill Set‘ which is sufficient for gainful employment in the world of work. 12.3 Employment Service and Vocational Guidance Training Programmes are being operated through a countrywide network of Employment Exchanges, Industrial Training Institutes and a number of other specialized institutions, both at the Centre and in the State/Union Territories. There were 966 Employment Exchanges (including University Employment Information and Guidance Bureau) and 10341 ITIs /ITCs (both Government and Private) with a seating capacity of 14.53 lakhs functioning at the end of December, 2011. One of the most important roles played by the Employment Exchanges is to motivate and guide the unemployed youth for taking up self employment ventures in view of shrinking in wage paid jobs. In 22 selected Employment Exchanges, Special Cells for Promotion of Self-Employment have been working. Upto the end of October, 2012, 1.16 lakh persons had been placed in self-employment, out of which 0.91 lakh (79.09 %) were men and 0.244 lakh (20.91 %) were women. About 2.20 lakh persons were on the Live Register, aspirants of seeking Self-


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Employment assistance during the period under reference. The Self Employment Promotion Cells also continued to function during 2012-13. 13. Social Security

13.1 The social security legislations in India derive their strength and spirit from the Directive Principles of State Policy as contained in the Constitution of India. With a view to promote welfare and provide social security to the labour force, Govt. has enacted a number of legislations in the area of social security for the workers. The important among them are as under. 13.2 The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952- The Employees‘ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu & Kashmir. Presently, the Act is applicable to 187 specified industries/classes of establishments as is specified in Schedule I of the Act any activity notified by the Central Government in the Official Gazette and employing 20 or more persons. At present three schemes viz., the Employees Provident Fund Scheme, 1952; the Employees Pension Scheme, 1995, and the Employees Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme 1976 are in operation under the Act. The Central Board of Trustees consisting of a Chairman and representatives of the Central Government, State Governments and the Employers‘& Employees‘ Organisations administers the EPFO. The Central Provident Fund Commissioner is the Chief Executive Officer of the Employees‘ Provident Fund Organisation and is ex-officio Member of the Board. Apart from the Central Office located at Delhi, the EPF Organisation has a number of field offices throughout the country. As many as 6,63,556 establishments with 826.61 lakh subscribers have been covered under the EPF Scheme by the end of 31

stMarch,

2012. 13.3 Employees’ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 – The Employees‘ Provident Funds & Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 initially provided for framing of the Scheme– Employees‘ Provident Funds Scheme, 1952 that came into force with effect from 1.11.1952. It aims at making provision for the future of the covered employees after they retire and also for their dependants in case of unfortunate death. An employee with a pay up to Rs.6500/- p.m. is eligible for membership of the Fund from the very date of joining an establishment. The rate of Provident Fund contribution is 12 per cent (in case of General Establishments) and 10 per cent (in case of notified Establishments) of the monthly wages of the subscribers. 13.4 Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976- The scheme became operational w.e.f. 1.8.1976 and covers all employees who are members of the Provident Fund Scheme. Under the scheme, member-employees are not required to contribute while the employers are required to contribute to the Insurance Fund at the rate of 0.5 per cent of the wages of the members. At the end of 2011-12, the EPFO had cumulative investment of Rs. 10,657.59 crore under the Scheme. 13.5 The Employees Pension Scheme, 1995: The Employees‘ Pension Scheme (EPS) came into effect from 16.11.1995 replacing the Employees‘ Family Pension Scheme, 1971. The scheme derives its financial resource by partial diversion of 8.33 per cent from the employer‘ share of Provident Fund Contribution. The Central Government contributes @ 1.16 per cent in the Employees Pension Fund. Minimum 10 years eligible service is required for entitlement to pension. Superannuation pension is payable on attaining the age of 58 years. Pension on a discounted rate is also payable on attaining the age of 50 years provided the member is not in service. Where eligible service is less than 10 years, the member has an option to obtain scheme certificate or claim withdrawal benefits. During 2011-12, Rs. 14,767.47 crore were received as Pension Fund Contribution, out of which Rs.13417.47 crore were collected from employers‘ share and Rs.1300 crore were contributed by the Central Government. At the end of 2011-12, the EPFO had cumulative investments of Rs.1,61,780.08 crore under the EPS scheme.

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maternity, employment injury and death due to employment injury. The Act applied to any premises/precincts where 10 or more persons are employed. A factory or an establishment located in a geographical area notified for implementation of the Scheme falls under the purview of the Act. Employees of the aforesaid categories of factories and establishments, drawing wages upto Rs. 15,000/- a month, are entitled to social security cover under the ESI Act. The wage ceiling for purpose of coverage of employees is revised from time to time, to keep pace with rising cost of living and subsequent wage hikes. The Act is being implemented area-wise in a phased manner. The ESI Scheme is operated in 807 centres situated in 29 States/Union Territories. As on 31.03.2012, 1.71 crore insured persons and about 6.63 crore beneficiaries are covered under the Scheme. The number of factories and establishments covered by the end of the year had gone up to about 5,80,028. The ESI Scheme is administered by a statutory body called the Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), which has members representing Employers, Employees, Central and State Governments, Medical Profession and the Parliament. The ESI Scheme is mainly financed by contributions from the employers and employees. The rates of the employers‘ and the employees‘ share of contribution are 4.75 % and 1.75% respectively. The State Governments‘ share of the expenditure on the provision of medical care is to the extent of 12.5%. All contributions received under the ESI Act and all other money belonging to the fund which is not immediately required for defraying day to day expenses are invested in the manner prescribed statutorily. As on 30.09.2012, the total investment of fund was Rs. 30,047.72 crore. The Scheme provides full medical facilities from primary health care to super speciality treatment in respect of the insured persons their family members. The medical care under the Scheme is administered by the State Governments, except in Delhi. The Corporation also directly run 34 Hospitals as on 30.10.2012.

13.7 International Agreements - With a view to provide adequate Social Security cover to Indian employees deployed abroad the Government of India has entered into bilateral Social Security Agreements (SSAs) with some countries. SSA, a bilateral instrument to protect the interests of Indian professionals as well as self-employed Indians working in foreign countries, was initiated by signing an SSA between India and Belgium on 3 November 2006. So far India has signed 15 SSAs with Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Hungary, Denmark, Czech Republic, Republic of Korea, Norway, Finland, Canada, Sweden, and Japan. These SSAs facilitate mobility of professionals between two countries by exempting them from double payment of social security contributions and enables them to enjoy the benefits of exportability and totalization. 13.8 Maternity Benefit Act, 1961- The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 regulates the employment of women in factories, mines, the circus industry, plantations and shops or establishments employing 10 or more persons except the employees who are covered under the Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948 for certain periods before and after child birth and provides for maternity and other benefits. It extends to the whole of India, except the State of Sikkim. It also provides for maternity leave and payment of certain monetary benefits to women workers subject to fulfillment of certain conditions during the period when they are out of employment on account of pregnancy. The services of a woman worker cannot be terminated during the period of her absence on account of pregnancy except for gross misconduct. Maximum period for which a woman can get maternity benefit is twelve weeks. The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 was amended in 2008 to enhance the medical bonus from Rs.1000/- to Rs.2500/-and to empower the Central Government to enhance the medical Bonus before every three years, by notification in the Official Gazette subject to maximum of Rs. 20,000/- . The Medical Bonus has further been increased from Rs. 2500/- to Rs.3500/-w.e.f. 19.12.2011. 13.9 The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972- The Act provides for compulsory payment of gratuity to employees engaged in factories, mines, oil fields, plantation, ports, railway companies, motor transport undertakings, shops or other establishments on the termination of his employment after he has rendered continue service for not less than 5 years on his superannuation, or on his retirement or resignation, or on his death or disablement due to accident or disease. Provided that the completion of continuous service of 5 years shall not be necessary where the termination of the employment of any employees is due to death or disablement. For every completed year of service or part thereof in excess of six months, the


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employer pays gratuity to an employee at the rate of fifteen days wages based on the rate of wages last drawn. As per section 4(3) of the Act, the amount of the gratuity payable to an employee shall not exceed Rs.10,00,000/-. 14. Workers’ Education Programme 14.1 Central Board for Workers Education (CBWE), Ministry of Labour & Employment, was established in 1958 to implement Workers Education Scheme at National, Regional, Unit and Village Levels. The CBWE is headed by a Chairman. Its headquarters is at Nagpur. The Chief Executive of the Board is the Director who is assisted by an Additional Director, Deputy Directors, Financial Advisor etc. The Board operates through 50 Regional Directorates and 9 Sub-Regional Directorates. The six Zonal Directorates situated at Delhi, Guwahati, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai and Bhopal to monitor the activities of the Regional Directorates in their respective zone. The Indian Institute of Workers Education (IIWE), Mumbai, an apex level training Institute of the Board, was established in 1970. Training programmes of the Board for workers in organised sector are conducted at three levels-

(i) At the first level, training is imparted to the candidates selected as Education Officers. After successful completion of the training, these Education Officers conduct various programmes from the Regional Directorates.

(ii) At the second level, workers from different establishments, sponsored by trade unions and released by employers are trained. These trained workers are called Trainers.

(iii) At the third level, the Trainers conduct classes for the rank and file of workers in their respective establishments.

14.2 Programmes for representatives from Central Trade Union Organisations / Federations and Voluntary Organisations on different subjects are conducted by the IIWE in addition to giving pre-employment training to Education Officers and reorientation to Regional Directors and Education Officers of the Board as well. In view of the specialized training needs to tackle some of the specific issues by Trade Unions, three cells namely (i) Industrial Health, Safety and Environment (ii) Education for Rural and Unorganised Sector Workers; and (iii) Women and Child Labour have been established in the Institute. 14.3 Initially the Board concentrated its activities in the organized sector. The Board shifted its emphasis to rural sector since 1977- 1978 on the recommendations of Workers Education Review Committee. Initially started with seven pilot projects, the rural workers education programmes have now become a regular and continuing programme. Rural Volunteers are given one week orientation /Refresher Courses at Regional Directorates to assist Education Officers in conducting Rural Awareness Camps. These camps are attended by landless labour, tribal labour, artisans, forest workers and educated unemployed in rural areas etc. Tailor made programmes of one to four days durations, based on the functional and educational needs of workers, for Handloom, Powerloom, Khadi & Village Industries, Industrial Estates, Small Scale Units, Handicrafts, Sericulture, Coir Industry, Beedi Industry and Workers of Weaker Sections such as women workers, handicapped workers, rickshaw drivers, construction workers, civic and sanitation workers are also organized by the Board. During the period from April 2012 to November 2012, the Board has conducted 6,362 programmes of various durations and trained 2,30,937 workers of various sectors. 15. Labour Statistics and Intelligence 15.1 Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) 15.1.1 The Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) functions as a service organization to advise the Government, Industries, Trade Unions and others in regard to matters relating to safety, health and welfare of workers employed in Factories, Ports and Docks. It serves as a technical arm of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India in framing of new legislations, proposing amendments to the


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existing comprehensive legislation on the safety, health and welfare, viz., the Factories Act 1948, framing Model Rules thereunder for the guidance of State Governments, providing technical comments on the draft of ILO Conventions and Recommendations at the consideration/adoption stage, advising the Ministry regarding ratification of ILO Conventions and compiling and preparing annual reports on the details of effect given to the ratified ILO conventions. It also maintains liaison with the State Governments for the effective enforcement of the Factories Act, 1948. Besides the advisory function, the DGFASLI administers the Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 and the Regulations framed thereunder. These Regulations cover safety of all workers engaged in dock work including loading and unloading of cargo etc., within the port premises and chipping and painting of ships. These Regulations have been made in line with the ILO Convention No.152 concerning Occupational Safety and Health in Dock Work to achieve better standards of safety, health and welfare of dock workers. 15.1.2 DGFASLI through its five Labour Institutes at Mumbai, Kolkata, Kanpur, Chennai and Faridabad provided services to industries on various problems concerning occupational safety, health, and well being of the workers in the form of training, advice, consultancy, etc. During the period 54 Consultancy Studies/Survey were completed and reports submitted to units concerned. As required under statutes, 5 Diploma Courses of one year duration for 200 students were held for meeting the requirement of safety officers in industries, 1 programmes on Associate Fellow in Industrial Health of three months duration were held for 50 medical doctors for providing better medical services to the organizations, 2 one Month Certificate course for Supervisors working in Hazardous Processes were held for 33 supervisors for providing competent supervision at workplaces. Besides these, the organization also conducted 28 Workshops and Seminars for 1877 delegates, 67 longer duration programmes for 1447 participants from 680 organisations, 28 Short duration programmes for 702 participants from 195 organisations and 245 Appreciation programmes for 6771 beneficiaries of managerial personnel, trade unions and workers etc. 15.1.3 The Major Hazards & Chemical Safety Division at the Central Labour Institute, Mumbai advises State Governments and MAH units on control of Major Accident Hazards, preparation of emergency plans, Safety Audit, Risk Assessment etc. The services provided by the division are utilized by major accident hazards units, numbering 1756 involved in handling or processing 225 chemicals. 15.2 Labour Bureau 15.2.1 The Bureau is entrusted with the work of compiling and publishing Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial, Rural and Agricultural Workers and a data base on employment, wages, earnings, strikes and lockouts, labour turnover, working and living conditions, etc. Apart from carrying out research studies and surveys on Country‘s Employment & Un-employment scenario and also on labour problems on a countrywide basis, the Bureau brings out Annual Reports on the working of a number of labour enactments. In addition it conducts regular training courses on Labour Statistics, brings out reports, pamphlets and brochures on studies and surveys conducted by it on various labour subjects. The regular publications of the Bureau include ( i )‗Indian Labour Journal‘ (Monthly), ( ii ) ‗Indian Labour Year Book‘, ( iii ) ‗Indian Labour Statistics‘, ( iv ) ‗Pocket Book of Labour Statistics‘, (v) Industrial Disputes in India, (vi) Statistics on Closures, Retrenchments and lay-off in India, (vii) Annual Report on CPI (IW), (viii) Annual Report on CPI-AL/RL, (ix) Wage Rates in Rural India, (x) A.S.I. reports on Absenteeism, Labour Turnover; Employment and Labour cost, (xi) Statistics of Factories, (xii)Report on the working of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948- all annual, and (xiii) Trade Unions in India (Biennial). Some of the important activities undertaken by the Bureau are discussed in the ensuing paragraphs. 15.2.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base: 2001=100: The current series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 had replaced the previous series of CPI –IW on base:1982=100 w.e.f. January, 2006 index. This series is more representative in character as it is based on Working Class Family Income & Expenditure Surveys conducted during 1999-2000 at 78 centres and thus reflects the latest consumption pattern of the industrial workers. The price data is collected in respect of appx. 392


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consumption items at all-India level from 289 markets of the country. The methodology for compilation of indices had been approved by the Technical Advisory Committee on Statistics of Prices and Cost of Living (TAC on SPCL).

15.2.3 As an integral part of the main scheme CPI(IW) on base 2001=100, the Labour Bureau has been undertaking Repeat House Rent Surveys in all the 78 selected centres to collect house rent data from the sampled dwellings on regular basis for compilation of House Rent indices for all the 78 centres. The House Rent Survey is carried out at six monthly intervals known as ―ROUNDS‖ i.e., January to June and July to December from a fixed sample of dwellings at all the 78 centres. In a round of six months 8,246 schedules (7,686 rented schedules + 560 comparable rented schedules) are canvassed. On the basis of these schedules, indices for each of the 78 centres are compiled for utilisation in the compilation of monthly Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base: 2001=100. House Rent index is calculated on the `chain base method‘ once in half year duration and the same is kept constant for the subsequent period of six months i.e. January to June and July to December. So far indices up to 22

nd round

have been compiled and released. The compilation of indices of 23rd

round (January to June, 2013) is in progress. The indices compiled for 23

rd round will be utilised for compilation of

centre-wise indices during the period July to December, 2014. 15.2.4 All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base: 2001=100 from July, 2012 to June, 2013 are presented below:

Year

Month

All-India CPI-IW Numbers on base :

2001=100 (General)

%age of variation over the corresponding month of the

previous year

1 2 3 4

2012 July 212 9.84

August 214 10.31

September 215 9.14

October 217 9.60

November 218 9.55

December 219 11.17

2013 January 221 11.62

February 223 12.06

March 224 11.44

April 226 10.24

May 228 10.68

June 231 11.06

The movement of All-India index from July, 2012 to May, 2013 showed an increasing

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15.2.5 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers- The consumer price index numbers measure the temporal change in retail prices of a fixed basket of goods and services consumed by the target group. Labour Bureau switched over to the new series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100 replacing the old series of CPI Numbers for Agricultural Labourers on base 1960-61=100 w.e.f. November, 1995. In the existing series, the indices are compiled for 20 States and also for all-India as per the methodology approved by the Technical Advisory Committee on Statistics of Prices and Cost of Living. The All-India index is compiled as a weighted average of 20 constituent State indices. For construction of current series of CPI Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers, the rural retail prices of the items included in the index basket are collected regularly from 600 representative sample villages spread over 20 States. The weighting diagram for the series for all the 20 States and all-India was derived from the consumer expenditure data obtained from the fourth Rural Labour Enquiry (1983). The indices of both the series i.e. CPI-AL and CPI-RL are compiled regularly on monthly basis and released on the 20

th of succeeding

month. The all-India index for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers compiled during the period July, 2012 to June, 2013 showed an increasing trend. For Agricultural Labourers, it increased from 656 points in July, 2012 to 729 points in June, 2013. Similarly, the index for Rural Labourers increased from 658 points in July, 2012 to 730 points in June, 2013.

15.2.6 Compilation of Wage Rate Data- The Wage Rate data in respect of eleven agricultural and seven non-agricultural occupations are collected every month from 600 sample villages spread over 66 N.S.S. regions in 20 States, since July, 1986. On the basis of these data, the average daily wage rates are worked out at state level and also at all-India level and published regularly in Indian Labour Journal since April, 1998. Besides, in order to meet the growing demand from users for serial data, consolidate wage rate data are also published in the form of annual report titled ―Wage Rate in Rural India‖. 15.2.7 Collection of Labour Statistics under the Annual Survey of Industries- Under the ASI Scheme, data is being collected by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) and Labour Bureau is disseminating data collected under Labour part i.e. part-1 (Block-E) and part-11 of ASI Schedule. All factories registered under section 2m(i) and 2m(ii) of factories act,1948 and Bidi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment)Act,1966 are covered under ASI. From 1976-77 round of ASI, data under ASI is collected under two schemes viz (i) Census Sector (ii) Sample Sector. All factories(i) employing 100 or more workers,(ii)units in Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura and Andaman &Nicobar Island and (iii) all factories declared submitting Joint Returns as identified by FOD (NSSO) in the frame are covered in Census Sector. All the units which are not covered under the Census Sector, are covered on sample basis under the Sample Sector.

Under the Scheme, statistics are collected and disseminated on Absenteeism, Labour Turnover, Employment, Man-days worked, Labour Cost and Wages and Earning. So far, reports up to ASI 2009-10 in the following two volumes have been released (i)Statistics on Employment and Labour Cost (ii)Absenteeism, Labour Turnover, Employment and Labour Cost, which includes the results to both census and sample sector.

15.2.8 Occupational Wage Survey (OWS) - The survey aims to collect occupation-wise data on wage rates, employment, dearness allowance and earnings in organized sector. So far, five rounds of Occupational Wage survey have been completed and the sixth round, under which 56 industries are proposed to be covered, is in progress. The reports in respect of Four Service Sector Industries, Three Plantation Industries, One Tea Processing Industry, Four Mining Industries, Five Textiles Industries, Textile Garments Industry, Ten Engineering Industries and Nine Engineering Industries under the 6th round of O.W.S. have been released. The frame of Ten Manufacturing Industries has been finalized and the planning of the field survey is under progress. 15.2.9 Compilation of Wage Rate Indices (WRI)- Wage Rate Index numbers depicts movement of relative change experienced in the wage rates over a period of time. These indices are being compiled by the Labour Bureau for selected industries since 1969. Initially, Wage Rate


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Index Numbers were compiled for twelve selected Manufacturing industries. However, during 1976, nine more industries, comprising of three plantations, four mining and two manufacturing, were added to the list of industries for the compilation of index numbers. The present Wage Rate Indices are being compiled on the base year 1963- 1965 = 100. The base year data on wage rates and employment were obtained from the Second Occupational Wage Survey, which was conducted by the Bureau in 1963-65. The main criteria for selecting an industry for compilation of W.R.I. Index were its importance in the national economy and employment in the base year. Fourteen selected manufacturing industries accounted for nearly 67 per cent of the total employment in the Manufacturing Sector during the base year. Similarly, four mining industries together accounted for nearly 95 percent of the total employment is the Mining Sector whereas the three selected plantations industries accounted for almost the entire employment in the Plantation Sector during base year. Further, in each of the selected industries, the selected occupations together accounted for 75 percent or more of the total employment in the industry.

For compiling Wage Rate Index Numbers, the requisite data on minimum and maximum wage rates, which defined as basic wage plus dearness allowance, wherever paid separately, are being collected for the month of January every year. The indices are generated using the Laspeyre‘s formula, which is the ratio of the weighted average of wages of the current year to wages of the base year, employment in the base year as weights. The Wage Rate Indices in respect of 21 industries for the year 2012 has been published in ILJ. Compilation work with regard to the Wage Rate Index for the year 2013 is under progress. In view of the old base of WRI, necessary action for updating the base year from 1963-65=100 to 2008=100 has been initiated. It is proposed to cover 27 industries at the new base. Weighting Diagram, Creation of Master File, Fieldwork and Compilation of Data would be taken up on availability of sufficient manpower. Updation of WRI has been included in the New Plan Scheme, ―Improvement in Labour and Statistical System‖ during the 12

th Five Year Plan.

15.2.10 Rural Labour Enquiries (RLE) – The Rural Labour Enquiries are conducted by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO) alongwith its general employment and unemployment surveys on quinquennial basis. On the basis of each enquiry, the Labour Bureau brings out five analytical reports on various aspects covering Wages & Earnings, Indebtedness, Consumption Expenditure, Employment & Unemployment and General Characteristics of Rural Labour Households. The data relating to the survey conducted during 61st round (July, 2004–June, 2005) had been received and the all five RLE reports have since been released. The work on data relating to the survey conducted during 66

th round (July, 2009–June, 2010) is in

progress. 15.2.11 Improvement of Labour Statistics (ILS)- I - Regular training programmes :

Training programmes on Labour Statistics are being organised under the Improvement of Labour Statistics Training-cum-Liaison Scheme.

The 50th

Central Training Course on Labour Statistics was organised at Labour Bureau, Shimla during 5

th to 7

th September 2012. 34 delegates from various States / Central

Departments participated in this training programme.

II - Training programmes sponsored by National Academy of Statistical Administration (NASA):

Training programme from 08/01/2013 to 12/01/2013 for twenty seven Indian Statistical Service (ISS) probationers 34

th batch.

Training programme from 04/03/2013 to 08/03/2013 for nineteen officers of the State/UT Governments.

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Half day training programme on 14th

October, 2012 for 41 students of MSW from Saurashtra University, Rajkot, Gujarat.

Half day training programme on 30th

November, 2012 for 18 trainees from Maharashtra Institute of Labour Studies, Mumbai.

Training programme on 9th

January 2013 for 8 participants from International Statistical Education Centre (ISEC) Kolkatta.

IV - Training programmes for primary units i.e. factories/establishments:

During July 2012 to June 2013, Labour Bureau‘s Regional Office at Kanpur organised six training programmes at Agra, Gajiabad, Noida, Merath, Kala Amb and Nalagarh for the benefits of primary units in which 249 officers / officials from factories / Establishments took part.

15.2.12 Annual Employment Unemployment Survey - In order to fill the data gap for ascertaining the employment-unemployment scenario in the country, Labour Bureau has been entrusted the task of conducting Annual Employment-Unemployment surveys. So far three such surveys have been conducted, reports prepared and released by the Labour Bureau. The first Nation-wide Employment and Unemployment survey with the coverage of 300 districts spread across 28 States/UTs was launched in April, 2010. About 46,000 household schedules were surveyed during the survey. A multi stage stratified systematic sampling technique was adopted for the survey. The report was released by the Ministry in November, 2010.

The Second Employment-Unemployment Survey (EUS) was launched in July, 2011. In the second EUS survey all the districts in the 35 States/UTs of the country were covered. The sample size in the second EUS was 1.28 lakh household schedules. A multi stage stratified systematic sampling technique was adopted for the survey. The report was released in the month of July, 2012. The major findings of the report are given below:

Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Unemployment Rate (UR) based on all the four approaches at All India Level for 15 year & above

(in percent)

Approaches LFPR WPR UR

Usual Principal Status Approach(UPS) 52.9 50.8 3.8

Usual Principal & Subsidiary Status Approach (UPSS)

55.4 53.6 3.3

Current Daily Status Approach (CDS) 51.5 48.2 6.3

Current Weekly Status Approach (CWS) 55.6 53.0 4.6

The Third Employment-Unemployment Survey (EUS) was launched in October, 2012. In the third survey all the districts in the 35 States/UTs of the country are covered. The sample size in the third EUS is about 1.35 lakh household schedules. A multi stage stratified systematic sampling technique has been adopted for the survey. The report has also been released recently and available on Labour Bureau website.

15.2.13 Quarterly Quick Employment Survey - Labour Bureau has been conducting Quarterly Quick Employment surveys in the selected labour-intensive and export-oriented sectors namely textiles including apparels, metals, gems & jewellery, automobiles, transport, IT/BPO, leather and handloom/powerloom to assess the effect of economic slowdown on employment in India since January, 2009. So far seventeen such surveys have been conducted by Labour Bureau and reports thereon released. According to the survey results, overall estimated employment in all the selected sectors has experienced a net addition of 30.13 lakh starting from


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the first survey (October, 2008 to December, 2008) till the 17th

Survey (January, 2013 to March 2013).

15.2.14 Factories Act, 1948 - Labour Statistics under the Factories Act, 1948 is collected, compiled and disseminated on All-India basis for formulation of Labour Policies. The data is received in the form of consolidated annual returns under the Factories Act, 1948. The returns are received from the Chief Inspector of Factories and the Labour Commissioners of the States/U.Ts. The State Government/U.T. consolidates these returns and sends annual returns to the Labour Bureau in the prescribed proformae. The Bureau in turn tabulates these returns and consolidates the statements at All-India level and brings out report viz., Statistics of Factories on an annual basis. The data after finalization is supplied to various agencies which include I.L.O., C.S.O. and DGFASLI, etc. Besides, the data is also published in other periodic publications of Labour Bureau viz. I.L.J, I.L.Y.B., Pocket Book and I.L.S. etc. During July, 2012 to June, 2013 review/report on Statistics of Factories for 2010 has been released. The review/report for the year 2011 is under progress. 15.2.15 Trade Unions Act, 1926 - Under trade Unions Act, 1926 data of Annual Return received from States/Union Territories are compiled and disseminated at All-India basis for the formulation of Labour policies of Trade Unions. The data is received in the form of consolidated annual returns under the Trade Unions Act, 1926. The returns are received from Registrar of Trade Unions and the Labour Commissioners of States/U.Ts. who consolidate these returns and send annual returns and Labour Bureau consolidates the data at All-India level and brings out Biennial Review on Trade Unions in India. These statistics are supplied to various agencies which include I.L.O., C.S.O. DGFASLI etc. Besides, the data is also disseminated through the various publications of Labour Bureau viz. I.L.J., I.L.Y.B., Pocket Book of Labour Statistics and I.L.S. etc. During July, 2012 to June, 2013 biennial review under this Act i.e. Trade Unions in India-2010 has been released. The biennial review/report for the year 2012 is under progress. 15.2.16 Retail Price Indices for 31 Selected Essential Commodities for Urban Areas - In pursuance of the decision of the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, Labour Bureau has been compiling Retail Price Indices (RPI) in respect of 31 essential commodities for urban areas and All-India composite Index based on the commodity indices. The main purpose of the compilation of RPI is to monitor the movement in retail prices of these essential commodities, so as to take timely remedial action. These indices were compiled on base 1982=100 since July, 1989 on a regular monthly basis till December, 2005. Currently these indices are compiled by utilising the price data collected for 78 important industrial centres under Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 since January, 2006 onwards and are supplied regularly to the Department of Civil Supplies for the use of the Price Surveillance Committee. So far, the indices upto the month of May, 2013 have been compiled and furnished.

15.2.17 Research Section- Research Section brings out two adhoc publications titled ‗Digest of Indian Labour Research‘ and ‗Statistical Profile on Women Labour‘ with the periodicity of 3-5 years. Digest of Indian Labour Research- The Digest attempts to present an annotated bibliography of the research studies conducted in the field of Labour in various Universities, Central and State Government organisations, Research Institutes and individual researchers. The Ninth Digest of Indian Labour Research (2004-2007) was released in the year 2011. Work for bringing out the Tenth Digest of Indian Labour Research (2008-11) is under progress. Statistical Profile on Women Labour-The data for this publication is collected from different sources and publications having salient socio-economic characteristics on women labour. The primary objective of bringing out Statistical Profile on Women Labour is to provide comprehensive and recent most statistics on important aspects on Women Labour in India at one place and also to study the gender variations in the population, employment, employment services and trainings, wages/earnings, participation in trade union movement, social security and working and living conditions in unorganized sector of industries. The Ninth (2009-2011) edition of the profile was released in the year 2013. The Report of Statistical Profile on Women Labour Tenth edition (2012-13) is under progress.


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15.3. V.V.Giri National Labour Institute 15.3.1 V.V. Giri National Labour Institute is a premier institution involved with research, training, education and publication on labour and related issues. The Institute, established in 1974, is an autonomous body of the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India. The Institute was renamed in 1995 in honour of the former President of India, Shri V.V. Giri, a renowned trade union leader. 15.3.2 The Institute has initiated 25 Research Projects on major themes like Employment; Migration; Minimum Wages; Contract Labour; Labour Laws; Rural Labour; Informal Sector; Child Labour; Skill Development; Agrarian Relations; Social Security; Labour History; Gender Issues and Health and Labour. Out of which 17 projects have been completed. 15 research projects were sponsored by Central Ministries/International Institutions. Out of which 7 projects have been completed. The Institute provided technical support for the preparation of the Third Annual Report to the People on Employment 2012. The Institute has the following core competencies in Training and Education: Labour Administration; Industrial Relations; Labour Legislations; Leadership Development; Capacity Building; Rural Labour Camps; Child Labour; Health Issues; Gender Issues in Labour; and Research Methods in Labour. The Institute conducted nearly 114 training programmes during 2012-2013 which were attended by 3113 participants. The Institute is currently empanelled as a training institution for organizing international training programmes under the ITEC/SCAAP scheme of the Ministry of External Affairs, Govt. of India. 7 International Programmes were organised during 2012-2013 on key areas like: Labour and Employment Relations in a Global Economy, Leadership Development, HIV/AIDS and Labour, Social Security, Research Methods, Skill Development & Employment Relations and Gender Issues. These programmes were attended by 162 participants from 62 countries. 15.3.3 The Institute jointly with UN Women published the Research Report, Migration of Women Workers from South Asia to the Gulf, which was released on June 4, 2012. The Institute has signed an MOU with National Labour Law Association, New Delhi for organizing collaborative training programmes and joint research on 11.1.2013. The Institute has signed an MOU with International Training Centre of ILO, Turin. The major objective of this MOU is to expand the collaboration between the two institutions in training activities to promote decent work for all. The two organizations will work together in areas of mutual interest for activities, inter alia, related to (i) organizing collaborative training and education programmes; (ii) developing training modules; and (iii) faculty exchange. Such collaboration is expected to result in up gradation of technical capacities of both the institutions in responding to the challenges emanating from transformations in the world of work.


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LABOUR ACTIVITIES

LABOUR SITUATION

Information relating to Closures, Retrenchments and Lay-offs in respect of various

States/Union Territories in the country for the month of January to June 2013 (Provisional)

received in the Bureau upto 31st July, 2013 is presented in the following Tables:-

Table-I

State-wise Number of Permanent Closures and Workers Affected during

January to June, 2013 (P)

States/Union Territories No. of Units No. of Workers Affected

1. Goa 3 151

2. Karnataka 1 36

3. Tripura 5 58

Total :State Sphere

Central Sphere

Grand Total

9

(-)

9

245

(-)

245

Table-II

Industry-wise Number of Permanent Closures and Workers Affected during


Section

NIC-2008

Description No. of Units

No. of Workers

Affected

A Agriculture, Forestry and fishing

1 7

C Manufacturing 6 198

F Construction 1 36

I Accommodation and Food Service activities

1 4

Total : State Sphere

Central Sphere

Grand Total

9

(-)

9

245

(-)

245

(P): Provisional

- : Nil.

Note: Information within brackets relates to Central Sphere.


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Table-III

State-wise Number of Units affecting Retrenchments and Workers Retrenched thereby during


State/Union Territory No. of Units No. of Workers affected

1. Goa - -

(13) (373)

2. Gujarat 1 109

(-) (-)

3. Karnataka 1 2

(-) (-)

4. Odisha - -

(1) (794)

Total : State Sphere 2 111

Central Sphere (14) (1167)

Grand Total 16 1278

Table-IV

Industry-wise Number of Units affecting Retrenchments and Workers Retrenched during


Section

NIC-2008

Description No. of Units No. of Workers

affected

B Mining and quarrying - -

(6) (225)

C Manufacturing 1 109

(1) (27)

H Transportation - -

(4) (58)

M Professional, scientific and technical activities

1 2

(2) (63)

.. .. - -

(1) (794)

Total: State Sphere 2 111

Central Sphere (14) (1167)

Grand Total 16 1278

(P): Provisional

- : Nil.

.. : Not available.



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Table-V

State-wise Number of Units Affecting Lay-offs, Workers Laid-off and Mandays Lost during


States/Union Territories No. of Units No. of Workers Affected

Mandays Lost

1. Kerala 4 (-)

119 (-)

10254 (-)

Total : State Sphere Central Sphere

Grand Total

4 (-) 4

119 (-) 119

10254 (-)

10254

Table- VI

Industry-wise Number of Units Affecting Lay-offs, Workers Laid-off and Mandays Lost during


Section

NIC-

2008

Description No. of

Units

No. of

Workers

Affected

Mandays Lost

C Manufacturing 3 (-)

83 (-)

7698 (-)

.. .. 1 36 2556 (-) (-) (-)

Total : State Sphere Central Sphere Grand Total

4 (-) 4

119 (-)

119

10254 (-)

10254

Table-VII

Month-wise break-up of Mandays Lost due to Lay-off during January to June, 2013 (P)

Month Mandays Lost

January 1,805 (-)

February 2,737 (-)

March 2,737 (-)

April 2,975 (-)

May .. (..)

June

.. (..)

Total: State Sphere Central Sphere Grand Total

10,254 (-)

10,254

(P): Provisional - : Nil. .. : Not available.



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Industrial Disputes during January to June, 2013 (Provisional)

The statistics of work-stoppages due to Industrial Disputes during January to June 2013 based on the returns received from different State Labour Departments / Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) are presented in the following tables:

As per available information 79 Industrial Disputes resulting in work-stoppages were reported during January to June, 2013 in which 221258 workers were involved and 1360181 mandays lost were reported. Besides, there were 10 disputes which occurred due to reasons other than Industrial Disputes also. In the said disputes 5979 workers were involved and 705187 mandays were lost.

Table VIII

Number of Mandays Lost on Account of Work-stoppages during January to June, 2012 and 2013

Number of Mandays Lost on Account of

Month Industrial Disputes Reasons Other Than Industrial Disputes

2012 (P) 2013 (P) 2012 (P) 2013 (P) 1 2 3 4 5

January 177980 179512 163336 148100 February 740202 517293 150987 137647 March 125222 152223 168259 141615 April 178520 296977 162155 142625 May 125542 166576 162155 135200 June 138199 47600 156955 - Total 1485665 1360181 963847 705187

- = Nil N.B:- Figures for 2013 are not comparable with those for 2012 due to non-receipt of data from various States / Union Territories.

Table IX

State-wise Major* Industrial Disputes in India including Industrial Disputes Due to Reasons other than Industrial Disputes till January to June, 2013 (P)

Name of the State / Union Territory / Sphere / Sector /

Number of Establishments affected

Strike/ Lockout

Cause No. of Workers involved

No. of Mandays

lost (in

000‘s)

Wages lost

(Rs. In Lakhs)

Production loss

(Rs. in Lakhs)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

CENTRAL SPHERE NIL

STATE SPHERE

Haryana

One Unit

(Private Sector)

Strike Labour Enactments/ Agreements

1134 389.0 .. ..

Rajasthan

One Unit

(Private Sector)

Strike Personnel 300 57.6 .. ..

(P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 31st July, 2013 .. = Not reported

* = All disputes in which there was a time loss of 50,000 or more mandays during the period under review or beginning of the disputes are classified as Major disputes


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NEWS IN BRIEF

(a) INDIAN LABOUR The news items reported below have been gleaned from various official and unofficial

sources. Hence, the Labour Bureau is not in a position to vouchsafe the authenticity of the unofficial news items.

ICICI Bank Trains Women Staff in Self-Defence, Ensures Safe Travel - Security for working women remains a concern in most cities across the country. Taking serious note of this, the country‘s largest private sector lender, ICICI Bank, has initiated additional assistance and support to its women employees after working hours. ICICI Bank implemented some measures for women by setting up a team to conduct self-defence training, monitoring their travel after working late and organising quick-reaction mobile vans to handle emergency situations. Women constitute about 25-30 per cent of the bank‘s workforce. At present, ICICI Bank has 17,000 women employees, including probationary officers. According to T. K. Srirang, Senior General Manager, Head - Human Resources, ICICI Bank, in the wake of rising crime, it is important to ensure a conducive workplace and safe atmosphere to employees. The team will focus on three-hour long modules emphasising practical self-defence training and ways to tackle or avoid adverse situation and to create awareness on the legal rights of a woman. The bank plans to conduct 200 such modules this year. ―This programme was launched last month. It‘s about how a woman should respond in an emergency situation or approach a police station and be mentally prepared with basic self-defence in case of an emergency. We have a quick response team that we have launched in Mumbai and Delhi where two mobile vans will be located in each city,‖ Srirang said.

(The Hindu Business Line, 07.07.2013)

Skills Shortage Delays Infrastructure Projects: Study - An acute skills shortage is as responsible for the inordinate delays in big-ticket infrastructure projects as cumbersome red tape and tardy land acquisition, according to a government-commissioned study on projects facing cost over-runs worth lakhs of crores. A staggering 80% of the developers are unable to find skilled project managers and blue-collar workers to execute projects on the ground, the study submitted to the ministry of statistics and programme implementation reveals. This poses a major threat to India's plans to spend a trillion dollars on building infrastructure over the next four years. Cost over-runs due to delayed execution of 551 projects run up to over Rs 1.6 lakh crore, as per an estimate by the ministry, which monitors investments of over Rs 150 crore. Worried that cost and time over-runs in the proposed trillion dollar infrastructure investments would be "a drag on the economy", the ministry had asked Project Management Institute (PMI) India and KPMG to assess the factors causing delays across sectors. "Though some projects are delayed by external factors such as land acquisition or regulatory approvals which are beyond the control of the executing agency, a majority of projects are delayed by factors that can be controlled at the project level through proper planning and project management," the study has said. India needs 4 lakh new qualified project managers every year till 2022, and a radical overhaul of the vocational education system to achieve its infrastructure dreams, notes the study that has now been shared with all core sector ministries and the Planning Commission.

(The Economic Times, 08.07.2013)

Child Labour Rampant in Rajasthan: NCPCR - The National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has expressed serious concern over the mainstreaming of more than 5 lakh school dropout children and over the prevalence of large-scale child labour in Rajasthan. Following a two-day visit to the State, NCPCR member Yogesh Dube said that while the number of such children (school dropouts) had dropped from 1.2 million in 2010 to half a million this year, the situation warranted further action from the authorities. ―We have identified 7,000 habitations where there are no school facilities at all, something that the State government


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should address,‖ Dr. Dube said. ―We have also received numerous complaints about a lot of schools not enforcing the benefits of 25 per cent seats for disadvantaged group of students, mandated under the Right to Education Act. An important factor causing this is the delay in reimbursements [of the cost of admitting such children] to private schools by the government,‖ he said. The NCPCR observed severe mismanagement in the functioning of schools in tribal areas. Dr. Dube, also the chairman of the working committee on child labour in mines, pointed out that large numbers of children from the tribal-dominated southern Rajasthan districts of Udaipur, Banswara and Dungarpur were being trafficked to work in BT cotton fields in Gujarat. He said child labour was widely prevalent across the State with children forming almost 10 per cent of the total labourers in the brick kilns of Bhilwara. Most of these labourers had come to Bhilwara from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh.

(The Hindu, 08.07.2013)

Govt Draws Up Penalties for Workplace Harassment - Sacking, withholding of promotions and increments, and coughing up compensation may be the punishments for sexual harassment at workplace, according to the draft rules being drawn up by the Union government. The law came into force in February and the modalities of it are being drafted by the women and child development ministry. Notably, according to the proposed rules, if the allegations turn out to be false and/or made with a malicious intent, the complainant may face similar penal provisions. The rules suggest the constitution of a local complaints committee which should have a social worker with five years of experience in the relevant field, a person familiar with labour, employment, civil or criminal law. Under the ‗manner of inquiry into the complaint‘, the accused will be required to reply along with list of documents and details of witnesses within 10 days of the complaint made and complaints committee in turn will have to conduct a hearing within 10 days of the receipt of accused‘s version. The rules also suggest the committee should ensure that face-to-face encounter of complainant and accused is avoided. At no point during the proceedings, either of the parties should be allowed to bring in any legal representative to argue their case. To provide relief during the pendency of proceedings, the accused may be restrained from reporting on the work performance or confidential report of the aggrieved and assign it to another officer. According to the proposed rules, the complaints committee may have the right to terminate inquiry proceedings and give an ex-parte decision if the complainant or the accused fails to be present during the hearing without any valid reasons for three consecutive hearings.

(Hindustan Times, 29.07.2013)

Tapering Growth Forces Cos to Lay Off, Put Freeze on Hiring - While fresh hiring has already taken a hit, thanks to the slowing economy, India Inc has for the first time acknowledged that large-scale layoffs are already underway and the job market is likely to get much worse if growth isn't revived fast. "Layoffs of contractual staff have already started and this could soon move to permanent employees," Ficci president Naina Lal Kidwai has said, warning the government of "a grim employment scenario" unless growth is revived urgently. Estimates indicate that about 10 million people join the workforce every year; however, there remains a yawning gap between the skills acquired by these new entrants and skill set required by the employer. An internal note of Ficci states that the job market is 'gloomy' with sectors such as auto, IT and banking seeing thousands of job losses, while most companies have imposed a hiring freeze. "Particularly in the auto sector, which has been operating at low capacity due to weak demand, thousands of temporary staff has already been laid off and fresh hiring is on a complete freeze," Ficci said. Industry-wide surveys conducted by Assocham and Ficci show a steady decline in the number of firms that expect to hire more people, which also euphemistically implies that there are greater pressures to downsize staff numbers. For instance, FICCI's Business Confidence Survey found that just 20% respondents expect hiring to go up in the second quarter of 2013-14, down sharply from 30% of firms who indicated the same in the previous quarter.


Rubber Board Turns to NREGA to Raise Output - The state-run Rubber Board is turning to the rural employment guarantee programme to increase India's natural rubber output from the present 9 million tonne a year. With rising global demand for rubber, the board is keen to extend the area under cultivation. It has identified 400,000 hectare in the North East, 100,000 hectare in


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Odisha and 50,000 hectare each in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh as areas with potential for natural rubber cultivation. The area under rubber cultivation in India stands at 7 lakh hectare. The board, which operates rubber plantation development and rubber development schemes in North East, is facing shortage of funds and labour. To address these issues, the commerce ministry has reached out to the rural development ministry to work out a plan to use rural employment scheme for expansion of rubber cultivation. The initial six to seven years in a rubber plantation are labour intensive—roughly 1,500 man-days are required to raise 1 hectare rubber plantation. Most of this work is unskilled; making the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Scheme an option. "Convergence between the board's schemes and the rural employment programme is a practical and workable option as their objectives are similar," said a senior official involved in preparing the guidelines. Both programmes seek to create durable assets and employment generation for vulnerable people in rural areas, particularly socially disadvantaged communities, improve land productivity and water conservation, and put barren and cultivable waste land to productive use.


Industries/Services Declared/Granted Extension as Public Utility Services under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947– As per the information received in the Bureau, the following Industries/Services have been declared Public Utility Services for a period of six months with effect from the date mentioned against them.

Sl.

No.

Authority Making

Declaration

Industry/Service Date of Declaration

1 Central Government I) Services in the Transport (other than Railways) for the Carriage of passengers or goods (by land or water)

01.07.2013

II) Services in the Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Limited Mysore (Karnataka) and Salboni (West Bengal)

11.07.2013

III) Services in the Industry engaged in manufacture or production of Mineral oil (crude oil) motor and aviation spirit, diesel oil, kerosene oil, fuel oil, diverse hydrocarbon oils and their blends including synthetic fuels, Lubricating oils and the like

16.07.213


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Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers(CPI-IW) on base 2001=100 and Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100 for the month June, 2013

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers- All-India CPI-IW for June, 2013 rose by 3 points and pegged at 231 (two hundred and thirty one). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 1.32 per cent between May and June compared with 0.97 per cent between the same two months a year ago. The largest upward pressure to the change in current index came from Food group contributing 2.98 percentage points to the total change. At item level, Rice, Fish Fresh, Eggs (Hen), Poultry (Chicken), Milk, Onion, Ginger, Chillies Green, Potato, Tomato & other Vegetables, Tea Leaf, Tea (Readymade), Bidi, Cigarette, Electricity Charges, Doctor‘s fee, Medicine (Allopathic), Petrol, etc. are responsible for the rise in index. However, this was compensated by Wheat, Groundnut Oil and Mustard Oil putting downward pressure on the index. The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 11.06 per cent for June, 2013 as compared to 10.68 per cent for the previous month and 10.05 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 14.86 per cent against 13.24 per cent of the previous month and 10.45 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. At centre level, Pune, Bhilai and Guntur recorded the highest increase of 8 points each followed by Jalpaiguri, Asansol, Mumbai, Bokaro, Siliguri and Kanpur (7 points each) and Warrangal and Vijaywada (6 points each). Among others, 5 points rise was registered in 9 centres, 4 points in 8 centres, 3 points in 12 centres, 2 points in 15 centres, and 1 point in 14 centres. On the contrary, a decline of 1 point each was recorded in Amritsar and Coimbatore centres. Rest of the 7 centres‘ indices remained stationary. The indices of 39 centres are above All-India Index and other 38 centres‘ indices are below national average. The index of Bhilwara centre remained at par with all-India index.

(Labour Bureau) Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers - The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) for June, 2013 increased by 10 points each to stand at 729 ( Seven hundred and twenty nine) points for Agricultural Labourers and 730 points (Seven hundred and thirty) for Rural Labourers. The rise/fall in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase which varied between 1 to 18 points in 18 States and a decrease of 1 & 4 points in 2 State. Karnataka with 808 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 566 points stood at the bottom. In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 1 to 18 points in 18 States and a decrease of 4 points in 1 State. It however remained stationery in 1 State. Karnataka with 804 points topped the index table whereas Tripura State with the index level of 597 points stood at the bottom. Andhra Pradesh State registered the maximum increase of 18 points each for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers mainly due to increase in the prices of rice, ragi, pulses, meat goat, fish fresh, milk, chillies green/dry, ginger, mixed spices, vegetables & fruits and gur. On the other hand, Meghalaya State registered the maximum decline of 4 points each for CPI-AL and CPI-RL due to decrease in the prices of rice and chillies green. Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL increased from 12.70% and 12.50% in May, 2013 to 12.85% and 12.65% in June, 2013. Inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL are 13.97% and 13.92 % respectively during June, 2013.

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(b) FOREIGN LABOUR

Indians in S Arabia Told to Get Final Exit Visa Immediately - India has asked its nationals living in Saudi Arabia, who have received their Emergency Certificates (ECs), to get their final exit visa immediately from Saudi officials. The Indian embassy in Riyadh said that it has completed the process of issuing ECs to all those applicants who have verified their personal particulars with the mission. The new Saudi labour law called 'Nitaqat' makes it mandatory for local companies to hire one Saudi national for every 10 migrant workers. As a result, a number of people from foreign countries who were working without valid work permits and runaways have come under the scanner. The Indian embassy has been issuing Emergency Certificates to such nationals to enable them to leave Saudi Arabia. As of May 20, 75,000 Indians had registered with the Indian Embassy in Riyadh and the Consulate in Jeddah to be processed and be send back with 'emergency certificate'. There are over two million Indians in Saudi Arabia.

(The Tribune, 01.07.2013)

Major New Initiative to Protect Women and Girls from Modern-Day Slavery - Over 100,000 girls and women in South Asia are set to benefit from a new initiative by the International Labour Organization and the UK Department for International Development, which aims to prevent trafficking within the region and to the Middle East. The Work in Freedom programme, funded by UK aid, will focus on trafficking in to domestic labour and the garment sector through known labour trafficking routes from Bangladesh, India and Nepal, to Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon and India. Head of the ILO Special Action Programme on Forced Labour, Beate Andrees said, ―trafficking reduces labour to a commodity and opens workers to the worst kind of abuses. Work in Freedom is a major step in helping to prevent women and girls being tricked and trapped into this situation.‖ Tens of thousands of women will receive training as part of the programme, designed to help them avoid being trafficked and to secure a legal contract and a decent wage. This will include improving understanding of their rights, how to organize collectively and vocational training to help ensure access to decent jobs in destination countries. At the same time the programme will crack down on unscrupulous recruitment practices, including the charging of extortionate, illegal recruitment fees. The ILO estimates that over $12billion worth of income a year is withheld from those in forced labour in Asia and the Middle East.

(ILO News, 15.07.2013)

ILO Calls for Bold Steps by G20 to Cut Unemployment - The International Labour Organisation has called for steps to boost domestic demand through higher investment in infrastructure, increase minimum wage and public job schemes in the world's 20 largest economies to reduce unemployment that has shot up in most countries. Painting a bleak picture of the short-term labour market situation, a ILO-OECD study shows unemployment rate of 7% or more in eight of the G20 nations — it was as high as 25% in Spain and South Africa and above 11% in European Union. The unemployment rate was less than 5% in only four countries — China, India, Japan and South Korea. While India's MGNREGS came up for accolades in offering jobs to 40 million workers, ILO said G20 must take bold and decisive action to turn labour markets around. The world is looking to the G20 to agree on an ambitious and coordinated policy framework that can stimulate creation of more and better jobs," said director-general Guy Ryder. In a joint statement during the G20 labour ministers' meeting, the ILO and OECD said the leading economies need to consider a "combination of policies to lift aggregate demand" and enhance investment and entrepreneurship development. ILO said increasing the level of investment in infrastructure can trigger medium and long-term economic growth and productivity while providing short-term job creation. The ILO also outlined the need for


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enhancing skills development programmes and improving the quality of national educational systems, improving availability of credit, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises.

(The Indian Express, 20.07.2013)

US Immigration Bill Unlikely to Hit Indian IT Firms: Nasscom - The proposed US Immigration Reform Bill by the US House of Representatives is unlikely to have damaging provisions affecting the Indian IT industry unlike the legislation passed by the Senate last month, according to IT-BPO trade body Nasscom. Nasscom president Som Mittal said, ―We have spoken to people who are drafting the Bill and they have assured us that they are not interested in having both the displacement and outplacement clause in the Bill when it goes to the House of representatives. They are in favour of skilled workers.‖ The Bill passed by US Senate has damaging inputs for the Indian IT industry especially with regard to the outplacement clause. The clause states that firms with over 15% of their employees on H-1B visas cannot deploy their resource in US companies. ―Nasscom and even the Indian Ambassador have spoken on this matter. We are hopeful that our demands will be considered in the House,‖ Mittal said. The House of Representatives has indicated that it is very unlikely to take up the Bill passed by the Senate and it would have its own piece of legislation. It is also very unlikely that there would be any legislation in the next month as the lawmakers go on one-month recess in August. As the Bill in House of Representatives is in draft stages, there are certain niggling issues. ―There are one or two clauses in the Bill, but we are fine with that. Those clauses are applicable for everyone and we can handle that,‖ the Nasscom president said.

(The Financial Express, 24.07.2013)

Consumers More Confident, Less Worried about Jobs: Nielsen Survey - Global consumer confidence rose in the second quarter with more optimistic perceptions about jobs, personal finances and spending intentions in the United States, China and Japan, a survey shows. Indonesia remained the most bullish consumer market, followed by the Philippines, which pushed India into third place, according to the quarterly survey by global information and insights company Nielsen. Portugal retained its position as the most pessimistic consumer market in the survey, which was taken before a political crisis in Portugal deepened. Hungary and Italy tied for the second most downbeat markets. As government budget cuts, tax rises and high unemployment continued to weigh on households in Europe, consumer confidence declined in 14 of 29 European markets. The Nielsen Global Consumer Confidence Index rose 1 point in the second quarter to 94, after rising 2 points in the previous quarter. A reading below 100, however, signals consumers are pessimistic overall about the outlook. Consumer morale improved in the United States, the world's biggest economy, reflecting increasing employment opportunities, higher home prices and a rising stock market, said Venktatesh Bala, chief economist at The Cambridge Group, a part of Nielsen. "When consumers feel richer and also more secure about getting a job or keeping their job, that naturally makes them more confident ... It's the reverse of what happened in 2008-2009 when job layoffs soared and house prices collapsed along with the bottoming of the stock market," Bala said. The Nielsen survey was conducted between May 13 and May 31 and covered more than 29,000 online consumers across 58 markets.

(The Indian Express, 24.07.2013)

Euro Zone Bounces Back to Growth, China Stalls - Euro zone private industry unexpectedly bounced back to growth this month but its recovery risks being derailed as China's huge manufacturing engine is losing steam, surveys suggested. The euro zone results will provide welcome reading for European Central Bank policymakers who have promised to do whatever it takes to help the economy emerge from the longest recession in its history. But while European manufacturers boosted the private sector back to growth in July for the first time in more than a


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year and a half, China's factories lost further momentum, boding ill for those exposed to the world's second-largest economy. Markit's flash Eurozone Composite PMI, based on surveys of thousands of companies across the region and a reliable indicator of growth, jumped to an 18-month high of 50.4 in July from 48.7 in June. That smashed even the most optimistic forecast in a Reuters poll and is the first month the PMI has been above the 50 mark that divides growth and contraction since January 2012. The upbeat surveys come after official data showed French industrial morale was at its highest in over a year in July while Italian retail sales rose on a monthly basis for the first time in 14 months. Germany's composite reading rose to a five-month high of 52.8 but in France the index held stubbornly below the 50-mark for the 17th month at 48.8, although still an improvement on June's 47.4. China's overall PMI of business conditions fell to 47.7 from June's final reading of 48.2, a third straight month below the watershed 50 line and the weakest level since August 2012. The employment sub-index slid to 47.3 in July, the weakest since the depths of the global financial crisis in early 2009. China's economy grew 7.5% in April-June from a year earlier, the ninth quarter of slowdown in the past 10 quarters.

(The Financial Express, 25.07.2013)

Desi IT Creates More Jobs in US than American Peers - Indian IT companies have a better track record of creating jobs in the US over the past several years compared to their American peers like IBM and Accenture. Yet the proposed new US immigration bill seeks to penalize Indian IT and benefit American IT companies, notes a recent report by brokerage firm JP Morgan. In the last 7 years, Indian IT companies are estimated to have added 30,000-40,000 jobs in the US, excluding green card holders. But IBM has reduced its workforce in the US, and Accenture's addition to its US workforce has been marginal. IBM's US headcount is estimated at 91,000 for 2012, down sharply from 133,789 in 2005, as per data put together by IBM's employee union Alliance@IBM (the company itself stopped giving a geographic breakup of its employee strength in 2010). In contrast, IBM added 1 lakh people in the last seven years, but all of it overseas. Its headcount in India rose from 36,000 in 2005 to an estimated 135,000 in 2012. Some believe it might be closer to 150,000 now. "IBM's focus seems more on margins in the face of stagnant top-line trends; workforce re-organization towards offshore/lower-cost markets (such as India) and away from the US is perhaps one way of accomplishing this," write Viju K George and Amit Sharma of JP Morgan. Accenture's US headcount grew from 32,318 in fiscal 2008 to just 38,000 in fiscal 2012. The percentage of the company's US headcount as part of the total headcount declined from 18.6% to 14.8% during the same period. However, between fiscal 2006 and fiscal 2013, JP Morgan estimates that Indian IT added 38,000 locals to its US workforce. George and Sharma point out how the Senate-passed immigration bill allows firms like IBM and Accenture to avail themselves of H1B visas even as they reduce their employee headcount in the US.

(The Times of India, 26.07.2013)


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LABOUR DECISIONS

Termination of service of a contractual appointment is not entitled for re-employment as of right as the termination is not amounts to retrenchment - In this case, the respondent was appointed on daily wages as a helper in the Water Works Department in the appellant Corporation for two fixed periods, under two separate office orders. The service of the respondent stood terminated on 15.07.1988 after serving a total period of 54 days. The respondent raised an industrial dispute on 07.12.1989 and the same was referred to Labour Court for adjudication. The Labour Court on 18.10.2003 passed an award holding that the Corporation had violated Section 25G and H of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 by not calling the respondent for work before appointing new workmen. The Labour Court then directed the Corporation to reinstate the respondent with continuity in service. The Corporation then preferred Writ Petitions in the High Court, which were dismissed by the learned Single Judge as well as by the Division Bench of the High Court. Aggrieved by the same the Corporation has preferred this appeal. After hearing both the counsel of each party, the apex court opined that the Labour Court as well as the High Court have completely misunderstood the scope of Section 2(oo), (bb), as well as Section 25G and H of the ID Act. The contract of employment and the terms and conditions contained therein are crucial in the application of the above-mentioned provisions. Facts would clearly indicate that the respondent had worked only for 54 days in two fixed periods and on expiry of the second term his service stood automatically terminated on the basis of the contract of appointment. The contract of appointment was signed by the respondent and, therefore, bound by the terms and conditions of the same. Further, the facts in this case clearly show, so found by the Labour Court itself that the respondent had not worked continuously for 240 days in an year to claim the benefit of Section 25F, G and H of the ID Act. Therefore, the only question to be considered is whether termination of service of the respondent on the basis of the contract of appointment would amount to retrenchment within the meaning of Section 25H of the ID Act so as to claim reinstatement. A reference to Section 2(oo) and (bb) of the Act would be apposite. Section 2(bb) says that if the termination of the service of workman is as a result of non-renewal of the contract between the employer and the workman on its expiry of such contract being terminated under a stipulation in that behalf contained therein, the same would not constitute retrenchment. Facts would clearly indicate that the respondent‘s service was terminated on the expiry of the fixed periods mentioned in the office orders and that he had worked only for 54 days. The mere fact that the appointment orders used the expression ―daily wages‖ does not make the appointment ―Casual‖ because it is the substance that matters, not the form. The contract of appointment consciously entered into by the employer and the employee would, over and above the specific terms of the written agreement, indicates that the employment is short-lived and the same is liable to termination, on the fixed period mentioned in the contract of appointment. It was further opined that the respondent is not entitled to the benefit of Section 25H as it will apply only if the respondent establishes that there had been retrenchment. Facts will clearly indicate that there was no retrenchment under Section 2(oo) read with Section 2(bb) of the ID Act. For the above-mentioned reasons the Supreme Court allowed the appeal, set aside the award passed by the Labour Court and confirmed by the High Court. (Bhavnagar Municipal Corporation v. Salimbbhai Umarbhai Mansuri, Current Labour Reports, Vol.29, Part 9, September, 2013, pp. 1-4)

Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where

there is no path and leave a trail.

-Harold R. McAlindon


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LABOUR LITERATURE

IMPORTANT ARTICLES OF LABOUR INTEREST PUBLISHED IN THE PERIODICALS AND NEWSPAPERS RECEIVED IN THE LABOUR BUREAU

EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT

Satoshi Nakano Estimation of Input-Output Tables and Simulations of Employment Inducement Focusing on Small Regions: Case of Kumamoto Prefecture; Japan Labor Review, Vol.10, No.2, Spring 2013; pp. 101-137.

Grace Carswell, Rob Cripps Sounding a Note of Caution: Data on MGNREGA in Tamil Nadu; Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. XLVIII, No.30, July 27, 2013; pp. 25-28.

Santosh Mehrotra The Employment Story: Jobless Growth Reversed; The Economic Times, dated the 9

th

July, 2013; p.10. Charan Singh Need to Focus on Employment Generation;

The Financial Express; dated 18th

July, 2013; p. 9.

Surjit S Bhalla The Unimportance of NREGA; The Financial Express, dated 24

th July, 2013; p. 8.

IMMIGRATION

Bill Keller Liberals Versus Immigration Reform; The Financial Express, dated 9

th July, 2013; p. 7.

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

Dev Nathan Industrial Relations in a Global Production Network: What can be done? Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. XLVIII, No.30, July 27, 2013; pp.29-33.

LABOUR LAWS AND REGULATIONS

Dr. Rajen Mehrotra

Working Together – Trade Union & Management Getting Close to each other without Losing their Identity; Current Labour Reports, Vol. 29, Part-5, May, 2013; pp. 5-11.

H.L.Kumar Security Guards of a Contractor to Get Same Wages of Watchmen by Principal Employer; ibid. pp. 12-14.

Jayant B. Shaligram Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace.. Act, 2013; Current Labour Reports, Vol. 29, Part-6, June, 2013; pp.33-38.

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

Fabio Boccuni and Riccardo Ferrante Exposure Measurement in the Risk Assessment Process of Engineered


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Nanomaterials at the Workplace; Asian- Pacific Newsletter, Vol.19, No.3, December 2012; pp. 72-74.

Lea Pylkkanen SENN 2012-International Congress on Safety of Engineered Nanoparticles and Nanotechnologies in Helsinki, Finland; ibid. pp. 74-76.

WOMEN WORKERS

Margarita Estevez-Abe An International Comparison of Gender Equality: Why Is the Japanese Gender Gap So Persistent? Japan Labor Review, Vol.10, No.2, Spring 2013; pp. 82-100.

WAGES

Krishna M. and Bino Paul G.D. What Explains Wage in India? The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations; Vol. 48, No.3, January, 2013; pp. 487-499.

MISCELLANEOUS

Rabindra K. Mohanty Urban Informal Sector: The Work Culture of Silversmiths in Odisha; The Indian Journal of Industrial Relations; Vol. 48, No.3, January, 2013; pp.500-512.

Ayekpam Ibemcha Chanu and Monalisha Terangpi

HRM Strategies of Women Entrepreneurs of Karbi Anglong District, Assam: An Empirical Study; ibid. pp. 37-42.

Ranjana Padhi The Crisis is Upon Us: Maruti Suzuki and its Workers; Economic & Political Weekly, Vol. XLVIII, No.30, July 27, 2013; pp.15-17.

It is the habit of every aggressor nation to claim that it is

acting on the defensive

-Jawahar Lal Nehru


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STATISTICS

Section A

MONTHLY STATISTICS

Pages

Notes 925

1. Prices and Price Indices

1.1. Industrial Workers’ Consumer Price Index

Table A.1.1.1. Labour Bureau‘s Series of All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers

for Industrial Workers (Base : 2001=100)

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Table A.1.1.2. Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Industrial Workers in respect of 78 constituent centres (Base:

2001=100)

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Table A.1.1.3. Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for

Industrial Workers

936

1.2. Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural

Labourers

Table A.1.2.1-

(a) and (b)

Labour Bureau‘s Series of All-India Average Consumer Price Index

Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base : 1986-

87=100) Group- wise and General

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Table A.1.2.2-

(a) and (b)

Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for

Agricultural and Rural Labourers (Base : 1986-87 = 100)

950

2. Wages and Earnings

Table A 2.1.-

(a) and (b)

Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural & Non-Agricultural

Occupations in Rural India

957

3. Industrial Disputes

Table A 3.1.- Sector/Sphere-wise Number of Disputes, Workers Involved and

Mandays Lost due to Industrial Disputes

965

Table A 3.2.- State-wise Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) 966


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Section B

SERIAL STATISTICS

Pages

Notes 967


1.1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index

Table B.1.1.1 All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial

Workers (Base 2001=100)

969

Table B.1.1.2 Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Industrials Workers (Base : 2001=100)

970

1.2. Agricultural Labourers Consumer Price Index

Table B. 1.2.1

(a) and (b)

All-India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Agricultural Labourers (General & Food) (Base 1986-87=100)

981

Table B.1.2.2

(a) and (b)

Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Agricultural Labourers (General Index on Base : 1986-87=100)

983

1.3. Urban Non-Manual Employees’ Consumer Price Index

Table B. 1.3. All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual

Employees and Consumer Price Index for Rural and Urban Areas

989

1.4. Wholesale Price Index

Table B.1.4. All-India Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices- New Series 990

2. Wages And Earnings

Table B.2.1. Earnings (Basic Wage and Dearness Allowances) of the Lowest-

Paid Workers/Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills

993


Table B. 3.1. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) 995


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SECTION A

MONTHLY STATISTICS

N o t e s


1. 1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index

1. 1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index A.1.1.1. Labour Bureau’s Series of All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers (Base: 2001=100) – The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on Base : 2001=100 General and Group-wise along with Linking Factors with previous base: 1982=100 are presented in Table A.1.1.1. The All India Index is a weighted average of 78 constituent centre Indices compiled by the Labour Bureau. The current series of the Index Numbers has been introduced with effect from January, 2006 index replacing the series on base: 1982=100. The All India General Index as well as Group Indices for previous series on base:1982=100 can be obtained by multiplying the current series indices by the respective Linking Factors. A note on the scope and methods of construction of these index numbers was published in April 2006 issue of the ―Indian Labour Journal‖. The All India Consumer Price Index Number for the month of June, 2013 increased by 3 points and stood at 231. A.1.1.2. Labour Bureau’s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers in respect of 78 constituent centres on Base: 2001=100 – The Consumer Price Index Numbers for industrial workers on Base: 2001=100 for 78 centres compiled by the Labour Bureau are presented group wise in Table A.1.1.2 for the months of May, 2013 and June, 2013.

The Index Numbers measure the extent to which the overall levels of retail prices of goods and services consumed by Industrial Workers has changed when compared with the base period viz., 2001=100. As compared to the previous month the magnitude of rise/fall in the General Index varies from centre to centre. During June, 2013, the index recorded an increase of 8 points in Pune, Bhilai and Guntur followed by Jalpaiguri, Asansol, Mumbai, Bokaro, siliguri and Kanpur (7 points each) and Warrangal and Vijaywada (6 Points each). Among others, 9 centres have recorded rise of 5 points followed by 4 points in 8 centres, 3 points in 12 centres and 2 points in 15 centres and 1 point in 14 centres. A decline of 1 point each was recorded in Amritsar and Coimbatore centres. The remaining 7 centres‘ indices remained stationary.

A 1.1.3. Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Industrial Workers – The average monthly consumer prices of selected articles based on individual quotations obtained from the selected outlets which are utilised in the compilation of Consumer Price Index Numbers (Base: 2001=100) for Industrial Workers for 78 centres for the month of June, 2013 are set out in Table A.1.1.3. The prices reported in the table are averages of open markets prices of specified varieties of an item prevailing in the selected outlets in the selected market(s) in a given centre during the month in case of non-rationed items. So far as rationed items are concerned, the prices for the centres covered under informal rationing are the weighted average prices, the weights being the proportion of the quantity available through Public Distribution System and quantity procured from the open market in different centres in relation to base year requirements of an average family. In case of centres covered under Statutory Rationing the prices are average of the fair prices of variety (ies) of an item distributed through Fair Price Shops. 1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers: A.1.2.1 (a) and (b) Labour Bureau’s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural

and Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-87=100 - All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Agricultural and Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-87=100 replacing the earlier series on base

1960-61=100 were released with effect from November, 1995. The all-India index is a weighted

average of 20 constituent State indices compiled by the Labour Bureau for Agricultural and

Rural Labourers separately. A detailed note on the scope and method of construction of these

indices was published in February, 1996 issue of the Indian Labour Journal.


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The Consumer Price Index Numbers (Base: 1986-87=100) for Agricultural and Rural

Labourers for 20 States and All-India are presented group-wise in Tables A.1.2.1 (a) and (b) for

the months of May, 2013 and June, 2013. These index numbers measure the extent of change in

the retail prices of goods and services consumed by Agricultural and Rural Labourers as

compared with the base period viz., 1986-87. The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100 for June, 2013 increased by

10 points each to stand at 729 (Seven hundred and twenty nine ) points for Agricultural

Labourers and 730 (Seven hundred and thirty) points for Rural Labourers.

A.1.2.2 (a) and (b) Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Agricultural and

Rural Labourers – The monthly consumer prices of selected articles of index basket of

agricultural and rural labourers utilised in the compilation of Consumer Price Index Numbers

(Base: 1986-87=100) for 20 States separately for Agricultural and Rural Labourers for the month

of June, 2013 are given in Tables A.1.2.2. (a) and (b). Though the spatial coverage and the

individual sample village price quotations in both the series relating to the Agricultural and

Rural Labourers are the same, the weighted prices of items at the State level will be slightly

different from each other due to difference in the regional weights in each of the series. 2 Wages and Earnings

A.2.1 (a) and (b) Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural and Non-agricultural Occupations -

As a part of Rural Labour Enquiry, daily wage rates in respect of eighteen agricultural and non-

agricultural occupations from a fixed set of 600 sample villages spread over 66 N.S.S. regions in

20 States are being collected alongwith rural retail price data in Schedule 3.01 (R) by the Field

Operations Division of the National Sample Survey Organisation since 1986-87. On the

recommendations of the Governing Council of the National Sample Survey Organisation in its 61st

meeting, Labour Bureau started the compilation and analysis of Wage Rate Data w.e.f. April,

1998. State-wise and all-India average daily wage rates by occupation and sex for the month of

June,2013 have been presented in Table A.2.1 (a) for agricultural occupations and Table A.2.1 (b)

for non- agricultural occupations.

The average wage rates at all-India level are derived by dividing the sum total of wages of

all the 20 States by the number of quotations. State-wise averages have been restricted only to

those occupations where the number of quotations are five or more in order to avoid inconsistency

in wages paid to different categories of workers on account of difference in number of quotations.

However, for working out all-India averages all the quotations have been taken into account to

arrive at total number of quotations at all-India level. At all-India level also, the number of

quotations for working out occupation-wise averages have been restricted to five or more.

3 Industrial Dispute

A.3.1 Sector / Sphere-wise Number of Disputes, Workers Involved and Mandays Lost due to

Industrial Disputes during January to June, 2013 – These statistics are received in the Bureau

from the State Labour Departments and Regional Labour Commissioners (Central) in the

prescribed format in the shape of monthly voluntary returns covering State and Central Spheres

separately. Information on Strikes and Lockouts is collected by the concerned authorities and

sent to the Bureau every month. Consolidated information for the year 2013 (As on 31-07-2013)

is presented in Table A.3.1.

A.3.2. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) during January to April, 2013- State-wise scenario of Industrial Disputes during January to June, 2013 is presented in Table A.3.2.

NOTES -1. Labour Bureau takes every care to ensure correctness of the information presented in Sections A and B of the Journal. However, any error, if noticed, may kindly be brought to the notice of the Labour Bureau.

2. The indices given in Sections A and B measure the relative change in Consumer Prices over time at each Centre and as such these cannot be used for comparison of costliness among the different Centres.


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1. PRICES AND PRICE INDICES

1.1. Industrial Workers Consumer Price Index

Table A.1.1.1. Labour Bureau‘s Series of All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 (Group-wise and General)

Index Linking Factor May, 2013 June, 2013

General 4.63 228 231

I-A Food 4.58 248 255

I-B Pan, Supari, Tobacco and

Intoxicants

6.16 242 246

II Fuel and Light 4.77 223 224

III Housing 6.18 246 246

IV Clothing, Bedding and

Footwear

3.22 178 179

V Miscellaneous 4.55 190 191

Linking Factor: The All-India General Index as well as Group Indices for previous series on

base: 1982=100 can be obtained by multiplying the current series indices by

the respective Linking Factors.

Forgiveness is a virtue of the brave.

–Indira Gandhi


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Table A.1.1.2 – Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial

Sl.

No

State/Union

Territory/ Centre

Linking factor for

General Index with

previous base

1982=100

General Index Food Index

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ANDHRA PRADESH

1 Godavarikhani N 235 240 252 263

2 Guntur 4.57 227 235 252 266

3 Hyderabad 4.79 206 210 251 259

4 Vijayawada N 234 240 273 285

5 Visakhapatnam 4.64 231 236 262 273

6 Warrangal 4.75 245 251 282 296

ASSAM

7 Doom-Dooma

Tinsukia

4.04 189 190 191 194

8 Guwahati 4.80 193 195 201 205

9 Labac-Silchar 3.65 208 211 215 220

10 Mariani-Jorhat 4.01 192 192 192 193

11 Rangapara-Tezpur 4.17 180 182 194 199

BIHAR

12 Monghyr-Jamalpur 4.30 232 234 235 240

CHANDIGARH

13 Chandigarh 5.26 226 226 246 244

CHHATTISGARH

14 Bhilai 4.20 261 269 256 271

DELHI

15 Delhi 5.60 200 203 214 219

GOA

16 Goa 5.59 251 252 298 300

GUJARAT

17 Ahmedabad 4.62 227 232 258 267

18 Bhavnagar 4.76 218 219 228 227

19 Rajkot 4.38 230 232 253 258

20 Surat 4.54 212 217 250 262

21 Vadodra 4.39 215 215 241 242


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Workers (Group-wise & General 2001=100)

Pan. Supari,

Tobacco and

Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light

Index

Housing Index Clothing, Bedding

& Footwear Index

Misc. Index

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

191 191 169 169 335 335 194 194 180 180

296 296 243 243 180 180 180 180 177 179

246 255 147 146 182 182 147 147 176 177

290 290 157 157 199 199 220 220 190 191

228 228 151 151 311 311 213 215 177 178

225 225 158 158 257 257 170 170 207 207

206 202 164 165 183 183 175 175 192 192

212 211 191 191 185 185 188 188 184 184

249 241 182 182 174 174 183 183 201 201

232 217 247 247 124 124 162 164 213 214

166 145 154 154 101 101 235 239 197 198

266 266 254 254 282 282 186 186 212 212

245 236 202 206 283 283 199 199 154 155

253 266 196 203 504 504 156 156 190 191

220 221 220 220 187 187 192 192 180 181

186 187 193 193 242 242 209 209 205 206

362 362 156 156 202 202 171 171 213 213

183 189 153 154 247 247 188 193 192 197

254 260 156 156 244 244 158 158 194 196

310 310 146 146 187 187 153 153 187 188

291 291 164 164 218 218 134 134 195 196


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Table A.1.1.2. Contd.

Sl.

No

State/Union Territory /

Centre

Linking factor for

General Index with

previous base

1982=100


May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

HARYANA

22 Faridabad 4.79 219 221 246 250

23 Yamunanagar 4.34 227 228 251 253

HIMACHAL PRADESH

24 Himachal Pradesh 4.53 205 208 221 226

JAMMU & KASHMIR

25 Srinagar 5.62 195 199 199 204

JHARKHAND

26 Bokaro N 219 226 217 223

27 Giridih N 272 273 262 258

28 Jamshedpur 4.23 246 251 228 239

29 Jharia 3.72 253 257 244 251

30 Kodarma 3.89 253 258 236 243

31 Ranchi-Hatia 4.20 258 261 235 239

KARNATAKA

32 Bangalore 4.51 237 242 274 284

33 Belgaum 5.02 241 246 280 286

34 Hubli-Dharwar 4.71 245 248 274 276

35 Mercara 4.47 239 243 263 270

36 Mysore N 243 245 284 288

KERALA

37 Ernakulam 4.52 222 226 259 269

38 Mundakayam 4.37 251 255 279 285

39 Quilon 4.61 231 235 247 255


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Pan, Supari,

Tobacco and

Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light

Index


& Footwear Index

Misc. Index

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

220 231 188 188 223 223 168 168 185 186

277 277 191 190 239 239 188 188 190 191

243 245 217 217 183 183 211 211 180 181

318 318 235 254 165 165 238 238 177 178

169 199 356 341 316 316 198 198 166 182

163 163 672 712 289 289 235 237 189 198

230 239 252 251 429 429 175 176 173 175

264 269 379 353 379 379 223 230 207 209

225 225 446 446 247 247 200 201 190 197

226 234 243 248 471 471 193 195 205 207

230 231 168 174 212 212 144 145 230 231

224 240 186 189 219 219 163 163 199 203

221 229 186 192 263 263 150 148 212 217

187 191 342 338 101 101 179 172 234 239

266 249 188 191 239 239 164 165 193 193

224 229 164 158 193 193 181 180 211 211

247 260 397 400 113 113 195 195 207 208

266 265 229 234 221 221 170 175 203 204


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Table A.1.1.2. Contd.

Sl.

No

State/Union Territory/

Centre Linking factor for

General Index

with previous

base 1982=100


May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

MADHYA PRADESH

40 Bhopal 4.83 233 235 246 251

41 Chhindwara 4.03 237 238 254 257

42 Indore 4.73 220 220 254 255

43 Jabalpur 4.53 228 230 254 260

MAHARASHTRA

44 Mumbai 5.18 231 238 248 260

45 Nagpur 4.68 264 266 277 280

46 Nasik 4.94 242 243 257 259

47 Pune 4.96 232 240 266 282

48 Solapur 4.73 234 235 246 247

ORISSA

49 Angul-Talcher N 235 237 233 239

50 Rourkela 4.03 241 242 255 257

PUDUCHERRY

51 Pondicherry 4.88 237 239 297 301

PUNJAB

52 Amritsar 4.09 236 235 254 251

53 Jalandhar N 219 221 241 245

54 Ludhiana 4.12 216 216 247 246

RAJASTHAN

55 Ajmer 4.78 229 232 260 268

56 Bhilwara 4.62 230 231 261 260

57 Jaipur 4.25 224 224 241 240

TAMIL NADU

58 Chennai 4.95 218 222 257 265

59 Coimbatore 4.49 216 215 252 250


933

Pan, Supari,

Tobacco and

Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light

Index


& Footwear Index

Misc. Index

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

274 274 218 218 283 283 155 155 194 195

254 254 343 343 210 210 156 156 196 197

266 266 228 228 176 176 151 151 202 202

290 296 224 224 286 286 124 124 189 190

244 259 260 257 212 212 186 189 207 210

281 284 216 218 367 367 179 179 194 195

237 237 208 208 315 315 174 174 184 185

249 255 205 207 206 206 210 210 211 214

260 260 218 220 263 263 191 191 200 200

265 265 254 247 341 341 185 186 182 183

197 197 202 202 347 347 194 194 172 173

244 244 208 208 153 153 168 170 203 204

246 246 214 214 290 290 184 184 180 181

221 221 234 234 220 220 180 180 190 190

241 241 199 199 179 179 209 209 192 192

295 295 232 232 250 250 183 184 181 183

267 284 273 272 187 187 160 160 182 185

238 243 207 207 220 220 180 182 207 208

285 285 181 181 181 181 165 165 191 193

245 243 183 183 179 179 166 163 197 197


934

Table A.1.1.2. Concld.

Sl.

No

State/Union Territory

Centre

Linking factor for

General Index

with previous

base 1982=100


May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

60 Coonoor 4.58 226 228 250 254

61 Madurai 4.51 218 223 261 271

62 Salem 4.45 217 220 245 249

63 Tiruchirapally 5.01 230 233 265 273

TRIPURA

64 Tripura 4.17 190 190 194 194

UTTAR PRADESH

65 Agra 4.36 235 238 240 243

66 Ghaziabad 4.78 223 226 237 244

67 Kanpur 4.50 230 237 245 258

68 Lucknow N 219 222 241 245

69 Varanasi 4.96 221 224 241 247

WEST BENGAL

70 Asansol 4.37 248 255 239 252

71 Darjeeling 3.80 211 212 229 230

72 Durgapur 5.13 256 257 231 231

73 Haldia 5.64 228 230 228 233

74 Howrah 5.42 213 214 239 241

75 Jalpaiguri 3.96 212 219 224 233

76 Kolkata 5.12 218 220 243 247

77 Raniganj 4.02 211 212 236 238

78 Siliguri N 208 215 235 243


935

Pan, Supari,

Tobacco and

Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light

Index


& Footwear Index

Misc. Index

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

245 245 201 201 290 290 156 153 181 180

292 297 173 173 147 147 177 179 193 192

304 304 178 178 148 148 158 159 195 197

265 277 179 180 254 254 152 154 179 174

286 281 243 243 121 121 156 156 185 186

260 260 215 222 357 357 178 178 176 177

232 232 200 209 258 258 200 200 185 185

243 247 208 218 334 334 188 189 169 171

246 246 204 214 296 296 183 183 157 158

217 217 229 237 283 283 159 159 170 170

227 237 384 383 377 377 192 192 181 185

172 172 277 278 107 107 185 185 177 177

235 250 236 236 599 599 192 192 184 184

271 272 216 216 291 291 154 154 156 157

278 294 251 252 198 198 176 176 153 154

228 225 279 293 104 104 173 184 183 185

267 280 233 234 188 188 201 201 173 174

169 169 247 246 189 189 172 172 158 158

152 166 253 267 103 103 156 156 170 170

N- New Centre in the New Series on base: 2001=100.


936

Table A.1.1.3-Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for Industrial Workers,

June, 2013

Sl.

No

Article Unit Godavri

khani

Guntur Hydera

bad

Vijayawada Vishakha

patnam

Warran

gal

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 Rice Kg. 24.17 38.86 29.22 37.79 36.71 28.77

2 Wheat:

a. Wheat Whole Kg. 25.63 - 29.58 - 26.92 26.19

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 28.31 36.00 23.50 29.75 40.50 39.50

3 Jowar Kg. - - 29.17 - - -

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 77.13 69.00 71.46 74.00 81.82 76.00

5 Moong Dal Kg. 86.25 - 85.21 85.32 89.38 83.75

6 Masur Dal Kg. 59.00 - 59.08 - - 56.88

7 Groundnut oil Litre 124.00 123.01 111.55 102.04 125.57 103.51

8 Mustard Oil Litre - - - - - -

9 Vanaspati Litre - - - - 70.00 -

10 Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 327.50 420.00 386.67 440.00 444.38 400.00

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 150.00 130.00 109.17 110.00 105.00 -

12 Milk Litre 30.00 40.00 50.18 40.00 39.00 40.00

13 Dairy Milk Litre - 34.00 32.66 34.00 34.00 -

14 Pure Ghee Litre - 320.00 376.67 273.00 191.10 -

15 Onion Kg. 20.00 19.00 20.42 20.19 21.69 18.25

16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 8.88 7.50 8.60 15.50 10.47 8.56

17 Sugar Kg. 38.49 36.08 34.42 37.54 40.53 34.88

18 Gur Kg. - - 45.67 45.88 46.13 -

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 29.00 41.00 32.93 42.50 42.50 41.75

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 200.00 280.00 220.00 400.00 240.00 200.00

21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. - - - - - -

22 Kerosene Oil Litre 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 15.00

23 Toilet Soap 75gms. 15.19 15.75 15.50 12.30 15.75 12.45

24 Washing Soap 225 gms.. 9.56 11.70 12.43 13.95 14.06 13.50


937

Doom

Dooma

Tinsukia

Guwa

hati

Labac

Silchar

Mariani

Jorhat

Rangapara

Tezpur

Monghyr

Jamalpur Chandigarh

Bhilai

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

13.96 22.66 12.38 13.35 13.21 25.87 30.00 20.84

0.00

- - - - 16.95 - 21.59

5.05 27.58 4.61 4.59 4.34 20.00 22.00 22.00

- - - - - - - -

66.67 76.00 66.50 71.75 - 76.75 75.00 70.00

90.00 80.00 81.50 84.00 82.00 84.00 80.00 80.00

65.00 56.00 78.50 72.00 72.00 53.88 66.00 59.00

- - - - - - - 154.70

100.00 110.00 117.00 110.00 111.20 91.68 86.00 78.83

90.67 100.00 - 98.50 - 75.00 66.27 70.00

284.33 300.00 350.00 280.00 290.00 320.00 320.00 300.00

140.00 184.00 173.75 260.00 215.00 121.88 110.00 120.00

33.33 40.00 41.50 36.00 35.00 35.00 33.00 36.00

- - - - - - 35.00 -

- - - - - 325.00 305.00 310.00

22.58 21.80 25.00 20.00 20.00 17.00 22.00 22.50

10.67 16.25 15.00 10.00 12.00 25.00 26.67 16.50

37.72 14.39 14.00 22.75 38.00 36.00 35.00 31.82

60.00 - 62.50 - 49.00 40.00 44.00 40.00

16.00 22.00 22.00 21.00 30.00 33.20 34.00 34.00

113.34 160.00 150.00 150.00 120.00 320.00 - 260.00

- - - - - 460.00 - -

16.00 15.00 15.00 15.00 16.00 16.45 14.75 14.95

12.60 11.54 12.60 12.60 12.60 15.75 16.50 15.00

25.20 24.37 15.00 13.23 13.23 13.23 8.33 10.47


938

Table A.1.1.3 Contd.

Sl.

No

Article Unit Delhi Goa Ahmedabad Bhav-

nagar

Rajkot Surat

1 2 3 18 19 20 21 22 23

1 Rice Kg. 15.76 24.78 30.69 32.70 32.11 32.98

2 Wheat: 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

a. Wheat Whole Kg. 8.26 20.09 21.91 19.04 20.40 22.78

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 15.55 24.88 24.93 25.33 25.00 25.70

3 Jowar Kg. - 35.25 0.00 0.00 0.00 34.20

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 74.53 77.04 71.60 70.00 75.00 72.00

5 Moong Dal Kg. 86.00 90.29 74.80 79.33 75.00 77.40

6 Masur Dal Kg. 61.38 62.54 62.20 60.00 0.00 60.00

7 Groundnut oil Litre 152.34 170.00 111.18 116.00 150.00 131.95

8 Mustard Oil Litre 110.00 144.52 98.64 0.00 109.20 109.20

9 Vanaspati Litre 68.72 84.94 65.30 74.00 67.28 70.80

10 Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 323.59 367.50 306.67 200.00 340.00 315.00

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 124.38 410.00 - 100.00 160.00 150.00

12 Milk Litre 36.56 39.54 38.50 35.00 36.00 42.00

13 Dairy Milk Litre 32.00 38.00 38.00 42.00 34.00 38.00

14 Pure Ghee Litre 298.65 315.00 310.00 320.01 289.60 315.00

15 Onion Kg. 19.49 24.36 19.73 20.00 25.00 18.20

16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 29.13 21.83 21.60 22.00 22.00 20.80

17 Sugar Kg. 36.04 34.39 35.84 33.99 34.92 35.21

18 Gur Kg. 39.00 44.69 48.40 40.00 45.00 45.55

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 32.35 25.33 31.20 31.20 31.20 32.00

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 537.50 386.68 282.50 160.00 200.00 246.66

21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. - 0.00 - 0.00 0.00 -

22 Kerosene Oil Litre 14.94 15.65 14.00 14.45 14.51 14.05

23 Toilet Soap 75gms. 13.13 16.00 15.00 18.00 15.00 15.00

24 Washing Soap 225 gms. 13.00 25.20 10.47 22.81 9.75 22.50


939

Vadodara Himachal

Pradesh

Faridabad Yamuna

nagar

Srinagar Bokaro Giridih Jamshedpur

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

29.70 19.01 30.00 32.50 17.07 24.00 24.62 20.19

0.00

20.02 15.55 17.63 17.81 - 18.00 24.00 19.00

26.00 19.57 18.68 19.81 19.83 20.00 21.20 22.00

20.00 - - - - - - -

60.00 75.07 78.00 71.50 - 68.40 74.20 72.00

78.67 77.96 79.50 83.13 78.33 80.00 80.00 80.00

52.50 60.79 63.69 60.00 66.67 54.00 56.00 55.00

115.42 150.40 - - - - - 152.00

0.00 111.20 77.35 82.36 109.83 100.00 100.00 90.13

79.25 67.00 62.75 62.00 75.00 80.00 78.80 75.00

340.00 263.93 262.50 285.00 338.33 340.00 360.00 332.50

140.00 180.00 115.00 91.88 160.00 120.00 140.00 120.00

39.00 31.14 45.19 35.88 29.50 30.00 32.00 36.00

36.00 36.42 29.50 35.00 - 30.00 - 34.00

315.00 308.21 289.60 300.00 295.64 310.00 316.75 330.00

20.00 20.38 18.00 19.00 26.67 16.60 15.20 21.25

21.00 23.86 20.00 20.00 27.00 14.80 24.00 24.00

34.92 25.54 31.90 34.84 13.50 36.00 37.00 37.00

48.00 37.50 43.75 34.00 - 40.00 38.00 40.63

31.20 34.75 32.50 32.00 35.20 40.00 39.20 33.00

320.00 225.42 360.00 320.00 155.00 240.00 278.00 200.00

0.00 - - - 355.00 350.00 262.00 422.50

14.32 14.50 14.00 13.90 17.00 15.28 14.49 14.06

15.00 15.75 14.32 16.50 15.00 15.75 15.75 15.75

19.80 11.51 10.35 10.80 9.00 14.07 22.50 13.23


940


Sl.

No

Article Unit Jharia Kodar-

ma

Ranchi

Hatia

Bangalore Belgaum Hubli

Dharwar

Mercara

1 2 3 32 33 34 35 36 37 38

1 Rice Kg. 24.75 16.68 21.28 40.44 36.88 37.38 28.13

2 Wheat:

a. Wheat Whole Kg. 19.00 16.00 22.42 26.75 24.37 27.77 27.16

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 20.20 20.00 21.50 25.17 0.00 0.00 41.00

3 Jowar Kg. 0.00 - - - 26.00 24.65 -

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 71.44 68.00 71.17 71.00 71.70 72.45 76.75

5 Moong Dal Kg. 80.40 80.00 80.33 87.25 71..50 72.60 86.00

6 Masur Dal Kg. 54.00 44.80 55.67 .- 57.75 58.15 -

7 Groundnut oil Litre - - - 84.32 95.25 87.11 113.00

8 Mustard Oil Litre 85.54 84.63 94.75 - - - -

9 Vanaspati Litre 70.80 75.00 75.00 68.75 78.75 69.98 83.75

10 Goat Meat/ Mutton Kg. 347.60 300.00 300.00 379.17 340.00 345.00 325.00

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 130.00 120.00 143.33 131.17 175.00 108.50 160.00

12 Milk Litre 34.00 38.00 31.67 27.35 42.00 45.00 27.00

13 Dairy Milk Litre - - 30.00 28.00 28.00 29.00 -

14 Pure Ghee Litre 338.13 325.00 310.00 317.34 304.00 304.00 -

15 Onion Kg. 17.68 18.40 16.42 22.96 20.00 20.78 22.53

16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 27.00 16.00 25.00 11.97 15.00 19.50 8.00

17 Sugar Kg. 36.00 36.00 37.50 34.66 32.56 33.90 39.48

18 Gur Kg. 42.00 30.00 40.00 57.38 38.80 43.20 40.50

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 34.00 31.36 40.00 30.75 30.00 25.00 31.88

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 200.00 260.00 293.33 200.00 232.00 256.00 160.00

21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. 200.00 387.00 320.00 - - - -

22 Kerosene Oil Litre 14.23 14.94 13.96 16.12 16.00 15.90 16.80

23 Toilet Soap 75gm 15.75 12.60 16.50 15.75 15.75 15.75 15.75

24 Washing Soap 225 gms. 22.50 22.50 8.04 13.50 14.40 7.97 14.40


941

Mysore Erna-

kulam

Munda-

kayam

Quilon Bhopal Chhind-

wara

Indore Jabalpur Mumbai

39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

41.69 27.03 33.59 26.90 32.75 24.00 24.69 22.30 33.90

0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 -

28.59 6.70 12.79 6.44 16.56 17.52 23.67 19.72 22.60

29.50 35.63 31.20 25.00 19.33 20.00 20.25 20.00 -

- - - - - - - - 35.14

75.25 76.75 69.60 67.50 80.00 66.00 72.76 65.16 80.44

80.00 76.50 83.13 71.00 84.00 71.00 81.26 83.92 85.59

61.00 - 62.45 54.00 50.00 57.62 54.40 63.52

134.90 116.00 160.00 168.50 136.25 152.00 139.31

- - - - 108.33 100.00 95.31 100.00 101.06

65.35 - - 65.00 80.00 65.50 70.00 102.73

340.00 400.00 402.00 440.00 323.33 280.00 339.38 284.00 350.00

68.00 171.25 149.00 130.00 200.00 - 163.33 138.00 560.08

30.00 35.00 34.33 36.00 45.00 30.00 34.00 44.60 51.44

27.00 35.00 35.00 38.00 32.00 36.00 36.00 31.34

304.00 345.00 320.00 307.70 320.00 322.18 315.00

40.00 79.25 81.57 76.13 18.78 19.38 12.38 16.54 21.73

10.00 8.94 10.55 10.75 15.00 14.88 15.00 15.00 20.85

34.95 34.69 34.57 34.75 33.92 34.50 32.71 36.40 38.38

51.05 49.25 51.28 54.00 40.00 33.50 39.38 33.20 57.59

30.00 27.50 21.67 25.00 35.20 35.20 35.20 32.59 38.09

220.00 80.00 216.00 164.00 300.00 240.00 240.00 182.00 -

- - - - - - - - -

15.80 16.00 16.83 15.50 15.51 16.46 15.19 15.30 15.09

15.75 17.25 12.60 16.50 16.50 15.75 15.00 15.75 17.50

16.20 13.95 16.90 14.06 24.30 9.00 23.40 25.20 24.59


942


Sl.

No

Article Unit Nagpur Nasik Pune Sholapur Angul-

Talcher

Rourkela Puducherry

1 2 3 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

1 Rice Kg. 31.98 25.13 31.90 27.48 23.40 26.81 41.14

2 Wheat: 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

a. Wheat

Whole

Kg. 21.72 18.89 23.48 14.48 7.52 - 0.00

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 24.25 24.00 - 26.00 18.89 18.21 38.13

3 Jowar Kg. - 27.83 32.67 24.00 - - -

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 72.67 71.00 77.00 70.00 71.00 80.50 78.13

5 Moong Dal Kg. 86.46 74.83 86.92 83.00 80.00 88.75 81.50

6 Masur Dal Kg. 58.92 60.67 62.42 58.50 70.00 68.45 -

7 Groundnut oil Litre 109.20 127.40 139.00 89.18 110.00 - 96.84

8 Mustard Oil Litre 120.00 145.00 - - 92.82 96.08 -

9 Vanaspati Litre 83.23 67.65 74.42 80.00 80.00 86.25 70.00

10 Goat

Meat/Mutton

Kg. 380.00 340.00 356.67 340.00 348.00 320.00 400.00

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 200.00 500.00 658.33 120.00 140.00 135.00 600.00

12 Milk Litre 40.00 44.00 44.00 40.00 28.00 30.00 28.00

13 Dairy Milk Litre 33.00 32.00 30.00 30.00 - 26.00 26.00

14 Pure Ghee Litre 335.00 315.00 335.00 - 316.75 - 300.30

15 Onion Kg. 24.00 20.83 20.33 17.38 22.00 21.85 20.75

16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 16.00 38.89 21.50 22.50 12.00 15.75 9.88

17 Sugar Kg. 35.71 34.47 33.47 31.27 39.70 40.11 34.44

18 Gur Kg. 50.00 48.00 48.04 39.50 40.50 - 51.00

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 39.59 37.50 25.48 21.34 32.50 35.50 41.38

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 300.00 240.00 280.00 280.00 240.00 240.00 240.00

21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. - - - - 200.00 - -


23 Toilet Soap 75gms 18.33 15.00 17.58 15.75 15.75 16.50 16.50

24 Washing Soap 225 gms. 22.50 17.58 7.50 25.20 22.50 18.00 13.50


943

Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Ajmer Bhilwara Jaipur Chennai Coimba-

tore

Coonoor Madurai

55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

21.95 24.00 24.00 35.00 35.00 36.46 26.96 19.43 14.90 23.89

0.00 0.00 37.34

- 12.07 - 20.92 15.94 18.74 20.18 21.70 13.55 24.31

18.81 18.65 19.88 23.00 23.50 21.04 37.83 38.57 37.94 38.50

- - _ - - - - - - -

75.10 70.00 75.00 76.75 79.90 68.83 77.00 76.84 74.57 73.75

80.00 82.00 80.00 77.50 81.20 75.42 81.98 80.08 79.00 83.38

70.00 65.00 65.00 60.00 59.20 59.58 - - 58.07 -

- - - 150.00 150.00 151.56 117.95 133.69 119.01 116.52

105.00 105.00 110.00 110.00 120.00 107.31 - - -

61.80 65.00 65.00 70.00 - 66.63 78.66 - - 74.88

300.00 310.00 300.00 300.00 290.00 311.67 438.33 400.00 390.00 400.00

200.00 150.00 140.00 250.00 195.00 - 517.71 575.00 160.00 146.25

35.00 35.00 35.00 40.00 35.00 40.00 - 28.00 31.00 30.00

- 38.00 35.00 32.00 30.00 29.00 27.00 32.00 36.00 30.00

300.00 300.00 308.00 310.00 300.00 314.92 290.00 325.01 281.65 327.60

18.30 19.00 21.56 18.00 19.60 18.58 23.23 27.63 78.75 82.50

25.00 25.00 25.00 22.50 21.75 20.00 17.17 9.57 12.75 7.50

35.00 37.00 36.00 36.00 35.01 35.42 22.08 25.94 27.89 26.10

- - - 36.00 37.80 39.65 53.86 54.98 - 53.06

32.00 34.80 32.59 34.00 30.00 34.69 41.75 40.13 41.50 39.50

320.00 280.00 300.00 290.00 220.00 285.00 297.60 300.00 200.00 200.00

- - - - - - - - - -

14.65 14.90 14.31 15.25 15.25 15.25 13.70 13.90 14.10 14.00

13.50 13.13 15.75 16.50 16.50 16.50 16.75 16.50 16.88 16.13

11.25 9.00 13.50 12.15 10.29 10.80 13.50 22.50 13.81 23.85


944

Table A.1.1.3 Concld.

Sl.

No

Article Unit Salem Tiruchira

pally

Tripura Agra Ghaziabad Kanpur Lucknow

1 2 3 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

1 Rice Kg. 26.62 21.28 15.07 25.81 28.00 35.21 29.97

2 Wheat:

a. Wheat Whole Kg. 18.56 17.72 - 15.65 6.64 15.05 14.79

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 34.00 37.50 11.75 19.00 18.64 20.00 20.00

3 Jowar Kg. - - - - - - -

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 69.85 70.75 - 74.00 73.50 71.75 75.00

5 Moong Dal Kg. 77.10 75.50 79.08 80.00 75.00 82.33 81.00

6 Masur Dal Kg. - 63.50 76.49 60.00 60.00 57.82 59.00

7 Groundnut oil Litre 106.34 108.60 - - - -

8 Mustard Oil Litre - - 94.64 68.25 80.00 77.17 90.00

9 Vanaspati Litre - - - 65.00 65.00 60.77 65.00

10 Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 380.00 400.00 403.70 292.00 320.00 320.00 341.25

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 530.00 61.88 159.50 150.00 120.00 126.83 158.13

12 Milk Litre 30.00 32.00 33.70 36.00 40.00 39.33 38.00

13 Dairy Milk Litre 27.00 30.00 - 35.00 37.36 30.00 36.32

14 Pure Ghee Litre - 320.00 - 320.00 330.00 302.66 324.00

15 Onion Kg. 72.00 21.50 21.08 18.60 20.00 24.27 18.88

16 Chillies Dry 100 gms 10.23 9.48 20.20 25.00 24.00 15.83 24.00

17 Sugar Kg. 15.14 19.95 14.16 34.91 35.00 34.63 36.12

18 Gur Kg. - 66.13 52.80 39.25 35.00 39.92 41.50

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 40.50 42.50 19.20 34.80 32.80 32.53 32.80

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 144.00 160.00 122.00 280.00 320.00 370.00 320.00

21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. - - - - - 519.17 -


23 Toilet Soap 75gms 16.50 16.88 12.60 13.13 15.00 15.00 15.75

24 Washing Soap 225gms. 14.18 14.40 14.33 25.20 11.25 10.13 24.98

# Items do not feature in index basket of respective centres.

Notes 1. ―The prices are average prices based on individual quotations obtained from

selected outlets in a given centre and are not comparable between centres as they

relate to different varieties of varying specifications‖.


945

Varanasi Asansol Darjee-

ling

Durga-

pur

Haldia Howrah Jalpai

guri

Kolkata Rani-

ganj

Sili-

guri

72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81

29.07 29.12 18.31 26.53 29.89 27.39 19.98 27.40 29.90 17.00

15.66 8.46 13.36 6.73 6.86 6.75 11.62 6.73 12.67

18.25 18.77 2.23 15.32 13.34 16.07 2.76 16.23 17.79 4.72

- - - - - - - - - -

72.00 80.40 80.00 76.00 78.67 82.00 81.15 80.00 78.00 85.00

84.00 103.75 90.00 110.00 118.33 100.00 81.50 110.00 100.00 100.00

54.00 70.00 65.00 76.00 76.00 76.50 77.25 75.00 75.00 85.00

- - - - 131.33 - - - - -

81.90 94.46 95.55 84.08 89.48 90.27 97.04 95.19 86.45 95.55

65.00 90.00 72.00 85.00 - 90.00 86.50 90.20 90.00 95.00

280.00 360.00 300.00 340.00 380.00 383.33 375.00 402.00 340.00 386.67

150.00 190.00 160.00 250.00 206.67 210.00 198.00 199.00 200.00 200.00

41.00 32.00 25.00 30.00 30.00 30.00 34.25 30.00 28.00 34.00

40.00 26.00 - 19.00 26.00 26.00 - 26.00 - -

323.28 343.90 303.18 393.68 472.11 354.46 - 343.90 289.60 -

18.00 24.70 22.50 20.40 20.80 24.83 22.50 26.00 20.00 28.00

20.00 16.00 12.00 22.00 24.00 15.00 12.00 15.80 16.00 15.00

35.93 36.91 40.00 37.17 38.00 37.88 40.00 37.68 38.00 32.32

40.00 45.25 40.00 40.00 44.00 45.00 43.00 45.40 38.00 45.00

31.20 32.80 22.00 30.00 32.80 32.80 34.00 32.80 32.80 28.00

400.00 200.00 443.33 180.00 200.00 260.00 180.00 250.00 143.33 240.00

560.00 380.00 620.00 420.00 480.00 480.00 - 477.00 150.00

15.68 14.95 15.39 15.00 16.00 25.78 15.15 24.63 15.30 14.72

15.75 16.50 12.60 15.75 16.50 16.50 16.67 16.50 16.50 9.44

25.20 22.50 22.50 18.00 18.76 20.45 22.50 18.00 19.80 18.76

2. Besides these articles, retail prices of a large number of articles (including House Rent)

being paid by working class families and utilized in the compilation of CPI Nos. (on base:

2001=100) for industrial workers are not being published due to resource constraint.

3. The price data of the remaining articles for any particular centre can be made available to

the users on their specific demand.


946

1.2.Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers

Table A.1.2.1 (a) – Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural

Sl.

No.

State

Linking factor

for General

Index a


May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Andhra Pradesh 4.84 771 789 779 807

2 Assam b 692 691 685 686

3 Bihar 6.22 629 636 584 591

4 Gujarat 5.34 726 735 752 763

5 Haryana * 788 792 825 829

6 Himachal Pradesh * 560 566 582 577

7 Jammu & Kashmir 5.98 694 695 726 728

8 Karnataka 5.81 792 808 815 835

9 Kerala 6.56 708 721 713 728

10 Madhya Pradesh 6.04 699 702 686 690

11 Maharashtra 5.85 773 785 798 814

12 Manipur * 658 667 561 574

13 Meghalaya * 725 721 721 713

14 Orissa 6.05 657 667 617 628

15 Punjab c 775 785 793 810

16 Rajasthan 6.15 776 780 760 764

17 Tamil Nadu 5.67 733 745 676 691

18 Tripura * 597 601 591 598

19 Uttar Pradesh 6.60 684 699 684 706

20 West Bengal 5.73 682 690 635 646

All-India 5.89 719 729 704 718

a = The indices for a given month of old base (1960-61) can be obtained by multiplying the

index number of new base (1986-87) of that month by the relevant linking factors which

are applicable to Agricultural Labourers only.


947

Labourers (Group-wise and General) (Base: 1986-87=100)

Pan, Supari, Tobacco

& Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light Index Clothing, Bedding &

Footwear Index

Miscellaneous Index

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1007 1006 757 754 723 727 697 698

923 906 698 699 693 696 570 573

753 770 889 900 785 793 658 659

1035 1056 578 581 573 577 674 679

762 792 998 1002 721 726 567 569

863 971 355 362 483 523 623 633

1095 1133 423 416 663 657 699 706

1074 1103 594 597 708 712 767 772

1133 1154 645 661 672 674 618 618

1008 1009 811 812 677 679 602 604

926 933 828 829 626 627 662 664

1045 1035 1439 1442 674 676 596 599

818 832 714 714 729 729 680 680

1033 1022 903 913 781 790 592 596

949 974 1137 1129 596 597 606 608

1143 1160 1003 998 664 666 713 722

1221 1218 841 846 680 686 831 840

916 911 451 451 630 630 585 586

871 876 779 775 679 684 581 584

801 798 893 888 936 959 753 749

987 994 804 805 700 705 675 677

b & c = To obtain linking factors for Assam and Punjab, please consult article in February, 1996

issue of the Indian Labour Journal.

* = Indices compiled and published for the first time w.e.f. November, 1995.


948

Table A.1.2.1 (b) – Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural

Sl.

No

State General Index Food Index Pan, Supari,

Tobacco &

Intoxicants Index

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 Andhra Pradesh 769 787 780 807 1013 1012

2 Assam 696 696 693 695 918 900

3 Bihar 633 641 582 589 756 772

4 Gujarat 723 733 753 765 1019 1040

5 Haryana 781 785 827 831 787 816

6 Himachal Pradesh 592 601 612 609 965 1074

7 Jammu & Kashmir 692 693 721 722 1184 1214

8 Karnataka 789 804 808 828 1077 1106

9 Kerala 707 720 708 723 1132 1152

10 Madhya Pradesh 709 712 687 691 1000 1001

11 Maharashtra 768 780 791 809 931 937

12 Manipur 660 669 562 574 1043 1033

13 Meghalaya 720 716 717 710 829 842

14 Orissa 658 668 618 629 1023 1017

15 Punjab 768 778 793 809 935 958

16 Rajasthan 764 768 751 754 1119 1137

17 Tamil Nadu 727 737 686 701 1236 1234

18 Tripura 592 597 583 589 917 913

19 Uttar Pradesh 684 698 687 709 872 876

20 West Bengal 689 697 638 649 805 801

All India 720 730 706 720 994 1001


949

Labourers (Group wise and General) (Base: 1986-87=100)

Fuel & Light Index Clothing, Bedding &

Footwear Index

Miscellaneous Index

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

May,

2013

June,

2013

9 10 11 12 13 14

752 749 716 719 698 699

692 693 703 706 565 568

892 903 799 811 661 661

579 582 590 592 672 676

1000 1003 693 696 564 566

365 372 546 605 611 628

421 414 664 657 680 687

597 600 687 692 801 806

643 659 684 686 633 634

809 809 751 756 614 616

822 823 678 679 659 661

1442 1446 684 686 584 586

713 713 657 657 680 681

901 911 777 787 592 596

1126 1117 657 660 605 607

999 995 688 687 684 693

835 839 635 641 754 758

449 449 629 629 582 583

782 777 701 704 551 551

923 920 887 901 766 762

801 803 708 713 670 672


950

Table A.1.2.2 (a) - State-wise monthly consumer prices of selected articles of Agricultural

Sl.

No.

Item Unit Andhra Pradesh Assam Bihar Gujarat

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1. Rice Kg. 16.11 19.77 14.59 16.13

2. Wheat:

(a) Wheat whole Kg. - - 12.45 5.61

(b) Wheat Atta Kg. - 22.78 17.59 22.18

3. Jowar Kg. 21.56 - - -

4. Bajra:

(a) Bajra whole Kg. 19.12 - - 16.07

(b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - 18.69

5. Maize:

(a) Maize whole Kg. - - 12.81 14.88

(b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - 18.67

6. Ragi Kg. 26.29 - - -

7. Arhar Dal Kg. 67.71 69.61 70.02 64.56

8. Groundnut Oil Litre 103.63 - - 135.32

9. Mustard Oil Litre - 108.54 92.57 -

10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 365.26 294.67 303.55 271.51

11. Fish Fresh Kg. 126.82 235.87 133.80 76.86

12. Milk Litre 33.17 37.74 28.92 36.97

13. Onion Kg. 18.83 23.41 16.40 19.23

14. Chillies Dry 100Gms 9.98 16.62 10.58 12.13

15. Potato Kg. 21.33 13.89 10.67 18.95

16. Sugar Kg. 19.12 21.78 36.54 29.80

17. Gur Kg. 45.51 49.90 36.47 41.14

18. Tea Leaf 100Gms 38.15 19.40 26.03 22.18

19. Firewood 40 Kg. 130.94 122.04 203.12 70.52

20. Kerosene Oil Litre 15.00 16.58 16.73 14.39


951

Labourers for the month of June, 2013 (Base: 1986-87=100)

Haryana Himachal

Pradesh

Jammu &

Kashmir

Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh

8 9 10 11 12 13

24.93 18.15 22.69 12.20 21.48 17.80

- - - - 4.13 15.14

17.75 7.71 19.63 25.58 30.50 18.27

- - - 20.95 - 16.31

16.08 - - - - -

20.25 - 15.45 - - 14.15

- 15.50 - - - -

- - - 17.74 - -

74.00 73.57 - 72.55 67.85 70.36

- - - 100.31 - 138.09

80.79 108.26 106.05 - - 86.00

293.33 252.22 285.60 324.37 406.08 283.22

90.00 138.00 155.71 227.62 56.16 120.36

35.73 31.00 27.37 26.90 34.03 28.38

18.32 18.33 21.69 20.16 66.43 13.60

13.58 14.44 19.90 10.31 9.39 10.57

17.02 15.67 18.41 22.58 25.57 15.12

29.67 13.50 17.46 21.28 30.56 21.73

37.92 37.22 38.44 43.34 49.63 34.15

21.82 29.22 31.98 28.86 24.36 19.38

222.40 N.A. 142.97 93.09 135.23 144.16

14.09 14.66 14.46 16.35 16.22 15.72


952

Table A.1.2.2 (a) concld.

Sl.

No.

Item Unit Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa

1 2 3 14 15 16 17

1. Rice Kg. 13.50 14.33 16.16 16.16

2. Wheat:

(a) Wheat whole Kg. 11.02 - - -

(b) Wheat Atta Kg. - - 23.33 17.95

3. Jowar Kg. 18.08 - - -

4. Bajra:

(a) Bajra whole Kg. 17.65 - - -

(b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - -

5. Maize:

(a) Maize whole Kg. - - - -

(b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - -

6. Ragi Kg. - - - 16.59

7. Arhar Dal Kg. 69.96 83.13 76.75 70.69

8. Groundnut Oil Litre 128.65 - - 85.53

9. Mustard Oil Litre - 112.25 98.22 98.78

10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 324.80 - - 297.68

11. Fish Fresh Kg. 163.18 161.67 170.00 123.82

12. Milk Litre 36.54 38.67 36.11 21.92

13. Onion Kg. 16.95 25.44 30.00 19.62

14. Chillies Dry 100 gm. 10.03 15.22 15.33 10.96

15. Potato Kg. 19.29 18.33 15.33 12.22

16. Sugar Kg. 24.59 39.44 21.56 27.49

17. Gur Kg. 21.05 - - 40.34

18. Tea Leaf 100 gm. 21.41 18.13 23.13 28.20

19. Firewood 40. Kg. 156.60 240.00 139.44 123.27

20. Kerosene Oil Litre 15.42 16.56 32.22 15.81

- = Items do not feature in the Index Basket.

N.A. = Not Available.


953

Punjab Rajasthan Tamil

Nadu

Tripura Uttar

Pradesh

West Bengal

18 19 20 21 22 23

25.92 29.12 6.86 15.77 15.01 21.79

14.17 11.42 - - 8.54 -

17.95 18.83 35.21 23.11 16.44 12.16

- 19.84 20.75 - 15.94 -

- 15.22 21.37 - 14.14 -

- 14.31 - - 14.27 -

21.39 - - - - -

- - 25.03 - - -

- 74.24 75.29 - 71.07 71.08

- 140.67 105.90 - - -

98.34 87.13 - 109.44 80.63 91.75

283.55 290.80 394.56 387.78 288.27 350.01

- - 105.77 167.78 124.32 131.89

34.41 31.99 25.77 30.22 31.69 25.26

18.91 13.92 39.03 25.00 16.92 18.50

14.60 10.09 9.31 16.78 12.17 12.41

14.19 15.55 26.66 17.00 13.68 10.47

35.70 25.93 13.56 13.50 19.05 29.33

37.03 37.41 52.60 47.88 35.45 38.04

20.77 20.15 40.24 16.00 27.25 19.07

242.99 180.17 160.93 125.56 221.20 178.68

14.80 15.19 14.01 15.25 15.54 15.27

Note:- The prices are average prices based on individual quotations obtained from the selected

outlets of the sample villages of a given State and are not comparable with each other due

to their varying specifications. Besides, the prices of all the items utilised in compilation

of C.P.I. Numbers for Agricultural Labourers are not being published due to resource

constraints.


954

Table A.1.2.2 (b) - State-wise monthly consumer prices of selected articles of Rural Labourers

Sl.

No.

Item Unit Andhra

Pradesh

Assam Bihar Gujarat Haryana Himachal

Pradesh

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1. Rice Kg. 16.12 20.06 14.62 16.31 24.92 19.20

2. Wheat:

(a) Wheat whole Kg. - - 12.43 5.61 - -

(b) Wheat Atta Kg. - 22.82 17.56 22.02 17.74 8.62

3. Jowar Kg. 21.55 - - - - -

4. Bajra:

(a) Bajra whole Kg. 19.13 - - 16.03 - -

(b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - 18.68 15.88 -

5. Maize:

(a) Maize whole Kg. - - 12.83 14.88 20.25 -

(b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - 18.73 - 15.50

6. Ragi Kg. 26.28 - - - - -

7. Arhar Dal Kg. 67.79 69.59 70.10 64.60 74.00 73.57

8. Groundnut Oil Litre 103.57 - - 135.43 - -

9. Mustard Oil Litre - 108.49 92.57 97.29 81.04 108.26

10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 365.36 293.10 305.34 271.98 293.33 252.22

11. Fish Fresh Kg. 127.01 237.50 133.49 76.98 90.00 138.00

12. Milk Litre 32.85 37.76 28.89 36.98 35.78 31.00

13. Onion Kg. 18.84 23.37 16.37 19.19 18.29 18.33

14. Chillies Dry 100Gms 9.97 17.04 10.58 12.13 13.58 14.44

15. Potato Kg. 21.36 13.91 10.71 18.94 17.03 15.67

16. Sugar Kg. 20.30 21.90 36.59 29.71 29.81 13.50

17. Gur Kg. 45.66 50.87 36.47 41.14 37.95 37.22

18. Tea Leaf 100gms. 37.98 19.38 26.05 22.11 21.82 29.22

19. Firewood 40. Kg. 131.00 120.80 204.63 70.15 222.40 N.A.

20. Kerosene Oil Litre 15.00 16.54 16.73 14.38 14.08 14.66


955

for the month of June, 2013 (Base: 1986-87=100)

Jammu &

Kashmir

Karnataka Kerala Madhya

Pradesh

Maha-

rashtra

Manipur Megha-

laya

Orissa Punjab

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

21.70 13.03 21.42 17.72 14.40 14.30 16.28 16.17 25.93

- - 4.08 15.07 11.80 - - - 14.17

19.55 25.64 30.36 18.27 - - 23.33 17.98 17.95

- 20.94 - 16.27 17.93 - - - -

- - - - 17.76 - - - -

15.23 - - 14.15 - - - - -

- - - - - - - - 21.39

- 17.67 - - - - - 16.60 -

- 72.56 68.37 70.01 70.10 83.13 76.75 70.87 -

- 100.20 - 138.34 128.62 - - 85.46 -

105.75 - - 86.30 - 112.25 98.22 98.91 97.82

286.36 325.81 403.86 283.45 325.49 - - 299.65 284.15

155.71 229.31 56.23 120.33 164.43 161.67 170.00 123.83 -

27.24 26.88 34.06 28.47 37.22 38.67 36.11 21.92 34.27

21.94 20.13 66.34 13.60 16.97 25.44 30.00 19.61 18.90

19.46 10.34 9.39 10.56 9.94 15.22 15.33 10.95 14.59

18.38 22.55 25.50 15.15 19.31 18.33 15.33 12.28 14.19

17.63 21.90 30.81 21.60 25.33 39.44 21.56 27.30 35.68

38.39 43.30 49.61 34.14 21.07 - - 40.36 37.06

30.73 28.84 24.52 19.39 21.43 18.13 23.13 28.19 20.76

141.08 93.23 135.17 143.96 156.40 240.00 139.44 123.79 244.06

14.90 16.36 16.22 15.72 15.28 16.56 32.22 15.80 14.78

- = Items do not feature in the Index Basket.

N.A.= Not available


956

Table A.1.2.2 (b)-Concld.

Sl.

No.

Item Unit Rajasthan Tamil

Nadu

Tripura Uttar

Pradesh

West

Bengal

1 2 3 19 20 21 22 23

1. Rice Kg. 29.03 7.44 15.59 15.04 21.81

2. Wheat:

(a) Wheat whole Kg. 11.88 - - 9.00 -

(b) Wheat Atta Kg. 18.82 35.39 23.11 16.36 12.40

3. Jowar Kg. 19.84 20.40 - 15.98 -

4. Bajra:

(a) Bajra whole Kg. 15.46 21.36 - 14.12 -

(b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - - -

5. Maize:

( a ) Maize whole Kg. 14.10 - - 14.26 -

(b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - - -

6. Ragi Kg. - 25.00 - - -

7. Arhar Dal Kg. 75.32 75.13 - 71.06 71.43

8. Groundnut Oil Litre 141.64 106.82 - - -

9. Mustard Oil Litre 87.60 - 109.44 80.68 91.71

10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 289.28 395.85 387.78 288.16 350.17

11. Fish Fresh Kg. - 106.03 167.78 123.16 131.55

12. Milk Litre 31.99 25.76 30.22 31.81 25.34

13. Onion Kg. 13.84 39.81 25.00 16.98 18.48

14. Chillies Dry 100gm. 10.11 9.30 16.78 12.13 12.41

15. Potato Kg. 15.47 26.67 17.00 13.85 10.47

16. Sugar Kg. 27.81 13.69 13.50 18.29 29.95

17. Gur Kg. 37.36 52.62 47.88 35.43 38.06

18. Tea Leaf 100 gm. 20.13 40.17 16.00 27.04 19.11

19. Firewood 40. Kg. 179.41 160.74 125.56 222.22 179.86

20. Kerosene Oil Litre 15.19 14.01 15.25 15.51 15.26

Note:-The prices are average prices based on individual quotations obtained from the selected outlets of the

sample villages of a given State and are not comparable with each other due to their varying

specifications. Besides, the prices of all the items utilized in compilation of C.P.I. Numbers. for

Rural Labourers are not being published due to resource constraints.


957

2. WAGES AND EARNINGS

Table A.2.1 (a) - Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural Occupations in Rural India during

June, 2013 (By States and Sex).

( in Rupees)

Sl.

No

States Ploughing Sowing

Men Women Children Men Women Children

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 Andhra Pradesh 244.78 - - 205.03 158.72 -

2 Assam 176.21 @ - 158.57 157.67 -

3 Bihar 191.33 - - 178.46 149.80 @

4 Gujarat 161.03 - - 137.50 117.78 -

5 Haryana 306.00 - - 232.00 @ -

6 Himachal Pradesh 266.25 - - 260.00 @ -

7 Jammu & Kashmir 360.13 - - 251.67 - -

8 Karnataka 228.71 @ - 190.71 127.86 @

9 Kerala 587.87 - - 505.60 @ -

10 Madhya Pradesh 135.36 @ - 128.17 108.89 -

11 Maharashtra 230.40 143.75 - 194.83 121.40 -

12 Manipur 231.11 - - 220.00 @ -

13 Meghalaya 171.43 @ - @ @ -

14 Orissa 163.69 - - 147.54 @ -

15 Punjab 304.00 - - 271.00 - -

16 Rajasthan 237.50 @ - 197.27 151.43 -

17 Tamil Nadu 355.35 - - 240.95 187.44 -

18 Tripura 158.89 - - 158.89 - -

19 Uttar Pradesh 175.83 @ - 170.00 137.94 -

20 West Bengal 221.33 - - 171.84 167.11 @

All India 218.41 128.51 - 186.71 145.92 98.67


958

Table A.2.1 (a) Contd.

Sl. No States Weeding Transplantng


1 2 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 Andhra Pradesh @ 157.64 @ @ 160.95 -

2 Assam 146.90 @ - 148.00 160.00 -

3 Bihar 151.54 138.00 @ 159.91 143.41 @

4 Gujarat 123.93 117.50 - 110.00 107.00 -

5 Haryana 224.67 @ - 225.75 225.75 -

6 Himachal Pradesh @ @ - - - -

7 Jammu & Kashmir 278.00 - - 273.57 @ -

8 Karnataka 178.33 123.19 @ 190.75 123.57 -

9 Kerala @ 333.96 - @ 316.23 -

10 Madhya Pradesh 124.74 105.29 - 140.00 110.00 -

11 Maharashtra 175.00 114.76 @ 146.36 107.50 -

12 Manipur 210.00 @ - 220.00 @ -

13 Meghalaya 162.50 115.00 @ @ @ -

14 Orissa 128.57 113.33 - 126.67 116.00 -

15 Punjab @ - - 294.00 - -

16 Rajasthan 233.75 208.75 - @ @ -

17 Tamil Nadu - 143.53 @ @ 148.76 -

18 Tripura 158.89 - - 158.89 - -

19 Uttar Pradesh 177.95 150.00 @ 171.45 136.67 132.50

20 West Bengal 175.66 171.42 @ 171.28 164.20 @

All India 171.19 151.11 105.56 178.01 158.40 116.11


959

Harvesting Winnowing Threshing

Men Women Children Men Women Children Men Women Children

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

217.67 142.59 - @ @ - 181.67 @ -

178.33 165.00 - @ @ - @ @ -

159.75 145.82 @ 154.02 135.00 - 136.15 125.42 -

129.40 119.38 - 127.19 122.50 - 137.31 142.50 -

232.00 228.29 - 221.14 @ - 228.29 @ -

260.00 @ - - - - - - -

249.44 - - @ - - @ - -

191.00 127.22 @ 184.00 127.14 - 168.13 117.14 -

356.67 298.75 - - @ - @ @ -

139.64 120.38 - 126.00 93.00 - 130.00 119.44 -

197.81 128.33 - 207.00 154.00 - 182.92 110.50 -

@ @ - 216.00 @ - @ @ -

@ @ - @ @ - - - -

148.00 @ - @ @ - 163.33 @ -

@ @ - @ - - @ - -

272.22 250.00 - - - - 256.67 @ -

217.22 145.68 @ 178.48 133.75 - 150.56 116.00 -

158.89 - - 158.89 - - - - -

169.92 143.00 @ 143.33 138.00 - 136.00 @ -

186.36 169.93 @ 174.98 156.67 @ 187.37 166.47 @

190.24 158.08 110.17 171.82 141.27 @ 181.31 147.75 @

- = Indicates that the particular category of workers, i.e. men/women/children were not engaged

in that operation either because of their non-availability; or the activity connected with the

occupation was not undertaken in the State; or the activity was out of season in the State, etc.


960

Table A.2.1 (a) Concld.

Sl.

No

States Picking* Herdsman


1 2 24 25 26 27 28 29

1 Andhra Pradesh @ 148.59 @ 140.95 - @

2 Assam - - - - - @

3 Bihar @ @ - 102.47 @ 73.33

4 Gujarat 145.91 142.27 - 126.67 @ -

5 Haryana 226.80 @ - @ - -

6 Himachal Pradesh @ @ - - - -

7 Jammu &

Kashmir

- - - - - -

8 Karnataka 157.00 104.00 - 168.00 @ -

9 Kerala - - - - - -

10 Madhya Pradesh @ @ @ 85.32 74.95 59.03

11 Maharashtra 143.33 110.42 @ 132.53 108.33 118.75

12 Manipur - - - 202.50 - -

13 Meghalaya @ @ - @ - -

14 Orissa 152.86 @ - 97.86 @ @

15 Punjab @ - - - - -

16 Rajasthan - - - 162.50 @ -

17 Tamil Nadu @ @ - - - -

18 Tripura - - - - - -

19 Uttar Pradesh @ @ - @ - -

20 West Bengal @ - - @ - 78.18

All India 158.65 134.88 @ 116.21 85.24 72.97

* = Picking includes picking of cotton bolls/seed pods, jute stalks and tea leaves etc.

@ = Number of quotations are less than five.


961

Well digging

Cane crushing


30 31 32 33 34 35

@ @ - @ @ -

@ - - - - -

193.19 @ - 140.83 - -

184.00 @ - @ - -

@ - - @ - -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

213.00 @ - 182.50 @ -

641.25 - - - - -

142.72 117.65 - @ @ -

286.07 187.50 - @ @ -

@ - - @ - -

- - - - - -

209.09 - - @ - -

@ - - - - -

316.88 - - - - -

313.44 @ - 233.57 @ -

- - - - - -

@ - - 121.00 @ -

272.79 - - - - -

265.54 142.88 - 175.19 121.11 -


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A.2.1. (b) – Average Daily Wage Rates for Non-agricultural Occupations in Rural India during

Sl

No

States Carpenter Blacksmith Cobbler

Men Women Children Men Women Children Men Women Children

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 Andhra Pradesh 243.72 - - 191.93 - @ 133.65 - -

2 Assam 267.04 - - 223.64 - - 182.00 - -

3 Bihar 246.15 - - 206.81 - - 143.50 - -

4 Gujarat 245.88 - - 193.00 - - @ - -

5 Haryana 336.58 - - 243.89 - - 218.29 - -

6 Himachal Pradesh 378.89 - - 334.29 - - @ - -

7 Jammu&Kashmir 387.62 - - 358.18 - - - - -

8 Karnataka 241.36 - - 191.46 - - 146.14 - -

9 Kerala 611.90 - - 494.44 - - @ - -

10 Madhya Pradesh 167.79 - - 149.85 - - 117.99 - -

11 Maharashtra 247.02 - - 226.08 - - 163.72 - -

12 Manipur 277.78 - - 230.00 - - 221.25 - -

13 Meghalaya 214.44 - - 205.00 - - 144.29 - -

14 Orissa 256.88 - - 147.27 - - 122.86 - -

15 Punjab 395.27 - - @ - - - - -

16 Rajasthan 340.26 - - 260.00 - - 200.00 - -

17 Tamil Nadu 429.75 - - 304.81 - - 191.67 - -

18 Tripura 211.25 - - 150.00 - - 150.00 - -

19 Uttar Pradesh 283.98 - @ 250.29 - @ 173.16 - -

20 West Bengal 220.56 - - 159.02 - - 144.54 - -

All India 279.93 - @ 213.45 - @ 153.96 - -

- = Indicates that the particular category of workers, i.e. men/ women /children were not

engaged in that operation either because of their non-availability; or the activity connected

with the occupation was not undertaken in the State; or the activity was out of season in the

State, etc.


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June, 2013 (By States and Sex)

( in Rupees)

Mason Tractor driver


12 13 14 15 16 17

297.04 - - 237.22 - -

278.33 - - 268.00 - -

282.89 - - 180.53 - -

320.42 - - 161.88 - -

350.75 - - 305.92 - -

373.33 - - @ - -

383.10 - - - - -

256.96 - - 187.98 - -

604.69 - - 565.00 - -

217.57 - - 173.33 - -

306.73 - - 233.44 - -

302.50 - - 323.33 - -

236.67 - - - - -

275.67 - - 204.55 - -

405.27 - - 325.83 - -

423.57 - - 274.41 - -

457.86 - - 345.57 - -

211.25 - - 211.25 - -

329.50 - - 204.35 - -

249.92 - - 243.13 - -

312.50 - - 226.03 - -

@ = Number of quotations are less than five.


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Table A.2.1 (b) Concld.

( in Rupees)

Sl

No States Sweeper Unskilled labourers

( Unspecified)


1 2 18 19 20 21 22 23

1 Andhra Pradesh @ @ - 179.46 125.17 89.72

2 Assam - - - 175.37 143.93 100.00

3 Bihar 113.33 @ - 160.26 133.06 @

4 Gujarat @ @ - 120.00 111.76 -

5 Haryana 209.40 188.00 - 252.42 234.33 -

6 Himachal Pradesh - - - 233.33 254.00 -

7 Jammu & Kashmir - - - 312.50 - -

8 Karnataka 123.33 75.71 - 141.70 96.73 @

9 Kerala - @ - 482.89 344.00 -

10 Madhya Pradesh 114.47 96.79 @ 108.91 96.29 67.60

11 Maharashtra 183.33 - - 148.17 102.17 103.75

12 Manipur - @ - 174.44 160.00 -

13 Meghalaya - - - 150.00 101.67 @

14 Orissa @ @ - 155.44 137.89 @

15 Punjab @ @ - 259.00 @ -

16 Rajasthan @ @ - 238.81 215.25 -

17 Tamil Nadu @ @ - 246.05 183.18 @

18 Tripura - - - 158.89 - -

19 Uttar Pradesh 163.29 126.93 @ 174.37 147.02 111.54

20 West Bengal @ - - 161.65 146.04 101.97

All India 133.74 113.09 @ 182.53 138.84 91.79

Note:- The average daily wage rates at all-India level are derived by dividing the sum total of

wages by number of quotations of all the states taken together.

-


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3. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES

Table A.3.1 Sector/Sphere-wise Number of Disputes, Workers involved and Mandays Lost

due to Industrial Disputes during January to June, 2013 (P)

Sphere/

Item Public Sector Private Sector Total

Number of Number of Number of

Dis-

putes

Workers

Involved

Mandays

Lost

Dis-

putes

Workers

Involved

Mandays

Lost

Dis-

putes

Workers

Involved

Mandays

Lost

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

(i) Central Sphere

Strikes 22 87695 288599 3 5987 20514 25 93682 309113

Lockouts - - - - - - - - -

Strikes &

Lockouts

(Total-i)

22 87695 288599 3 5987 20514 25 93682 309113

(ii) State Sphere

Strikes 2 107001 161205 40 17173 545048 42 124174 706253

Lockouts - - - 12 3402 344815 12 3402 344815

Strikes &

Lockouts

(Total-ii)

2 107001 161205 52 20575 889863 54 127576 1051068

Grand Total

(Total-i+ ii)

24 194696 449804 55 26562 910377 79 221258 1360181

(P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 31st July, 2013

- = Nil


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Table A.3.2- Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts)

during January to June, 2013 (P)

State/Union Territory Number of

Disputes Workers

Involved

Mandays Lost

1 2 3 4

Andhra Pradesh 4 1416 139872

Arunachal Pradesh .. .. ..

Assam - - -

Bihar 1 227 5902

Chhattisgarh - - -

Goa 2 579 9554

Gujarat 9 9280 22426

Haryana 3 2084 204452

Himachal Pradesh .. .. ..

Jammu & Kashmir .. .. ..

Jharkhand .. .. ..

Karnataka 14 63159 121779

Kerala 17 5681 248159

Madhya Pradesh - - -

Maharashtra .. .. ..

Manipur - - -

Meghalaya - - -

Mizoram - - -

Nagaland - - -

Orissa .. .. ..

Punjab 4 108201 228405

Rajasthan 9 2480 179180

Sikkim - - -

Tamil Nadu 11 5876 139642

Tripura - - -

Uttarakhand .. .. ..

Uttar Pradesh .. .. ..

West Bengal 5 22275 60810

A & N Islands - - -

Chandigarh - - -

Dadra & Nagar Haveli - - -

Delhi .. .. ..

Daman & Diu - - -

Lakshadweep .. .. ..

Puducherry - - -

All India 79 221258 1360181

(P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 31st July,

2013

- = Nil .. = Not reported


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SECTION B

SERIAL STATISTICS

N O T E

1 Prices and Price Indices

1.1. Industrial Worker’s Consumer Price Index

B.1.1.1. All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers – The All India

Consumer Price Index Numbers (General and Food) on base 1982=100 were being published

since their first release with effect from October, 1988 index replacing the old series on base:

1960=100. The Labour Bureau has released the new series of Consumer Price Index Numbers

for Industrial Workers on base: 2001=100 with the index of January, 2006 which has replaced

the previous series on base: 1982=100. The indices for the old base (1960=100) series can be

derived by multiplying the 1982 series indices by the Linking Factors, which are 4.93 for the

general index and 4.98 for the food index. Similarly, the indices for 1982 series can be derived

by multiplying the 2001 series indices by the Linking factors, which are 4.63 and 4.58 for

General and Food group respectively. The Annual Average (Calendar year 1990 to 2011 as well

as Financial year 1990-91 to 2010-2011) and monthly All India Index Numbers (General&

Food) from June, 2012 to June, 2013 have been presented in Table B.1.1.1.

B.1.1.2. Labour Bureau’s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers – Serial Statistics in respect of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 1982=100 and new series on base: 2001=100 (General Index only) for 78 centres are set out in Table B.1.1.2. 1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers B.1.2.1 (a) and (b). All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural

Labourers (Base: 1986-87=100) – Serial statistics relating to the All-India Consumer Price

Index Numbers (General and Food) for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100

separately for Agricultural Years from 1995-96 to 2010-11, Financial Years from 1995-96 to

2011-12 and Calendar Years from 1995 to 2011, alongwith month-wise indices and 12-monthly

moving averages from June, 2012 to June, 2013 are presented in Tables B.1.2.1 (a) and (b)

respectively

B.1.2.2 (a) and (b) Labour Bureau’s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural

Labourers and Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-87=100 – Serial statistics in respect of

Consumer Price Index Numbers (General Index) for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers

(Base: 1986-87=100) for 20 States are given in Tables B.1.2.2 (a) and (b) respectively.


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1.3. Urban Non-Manual Employees Consumer Price Index / Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas

B.1.3. Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual Employees (Base:1984-85=100) and Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas on base: 2010=100

Consumer Price Index for Urban Non-Manual Employees on base: 1984-85=100 were compiled and published by the Central Statistical Organisation (CSO), New Delhi. The Price collection for CPI (UNME) was discontinued with effect from April, 2008. As decided by the National Statistical Commission, linked all-India CPI (UNME) numbers for the year 2008 to 2010 are given in Serial Statistics.

The Central Statistics Office (CSO) releases Consumer Price Indices (CPI) on base 2010=100 for all-India and States/UTs separately for rural, urban and combined every month with effect from January, 2011. Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural areas for the period June, 2012 to June, 2013 have been presented in Table B.1.3.


B.1.4. All India Index Numbers of Wholesale prices (Base: 2004-05=100) – The current series of Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India on base 2004-05=100 was released w.e.f. September, 2010 by replacing the earlier series. These Index Numbers are compiled and published by the Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, New Delhi. The indices for the period 1991 to 2011 (Annual Averages) and June, 2012 to June, 2013 (Monthly Figures) are set out in Table B.1.4.

2. Wages and Earnings

B.2.1. Earnings(Basic Wage and Dearness Allowance) of the Lowest-paid Workers/Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills – The information concerning earnings of cotton producing Centres/States received from the State Governments, Employers‘ Associations and Individual Units is presented in Table B.2.1. The earnings of workers include minimum basic wage and dearness Allowance by whatever name called. The dearness allowance is linked to the Working Class Consumer Price Index Numbers of different Centres and varies from month to month according to the variation in the index.


B.3.1. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) – Industrial Disputes Statistics for the Years 2006 to 2013 are presented in Table B.3.1


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1. PRICES AND PRICE INDICES

1.1 Industrial Workers’ Consumer Price Index

Table B.1.1.1 – All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial

Workers (General & Food)

Year/

Month

Annual Average Indices for

Calendar Year Twelve monthly

moving average

of General Index

Financial year

General

Index

Food

Index

Year General

Index

Food

Index

I- Base 1982=100 1991 212 222 - 1991-92 219 230 1992 237 251 - 1992-93 240 254 1993 252 265 - 1993-94 258 272 1994 278 296 - 1994-95 284 304 1995 306 331 - 1995-96 313 337 1996 334 359 - 1996-97 342 369 1997 358 380 - 1997-98 366 388 1998 405 437 - 1998-99 414 445 1999 424 444 - 1999-2000 428 446 2000 441 452 - 2000-01 444 453 2001 458 462 - 2001-02 463 466 2002 477 474 - 2002-03 482 477 2003 496 490 - 2003-04 500 495 2004 514 504 - 2004-05 520 506 2005

536 520 - 2005-06* 540 526 II- Base 2001=100

2006 123 122 2006-07 125 126 2007 131 134 2007-08 133 136

2008 142 149 2008-09 145 153

2009 157 169 2009-10 163 176 2010 176 190 2010-11 180 194

2011 192 204 2011-12 195 206

2012 June 208 222 200

July 212 227 201

Aug 214 230 203

Sept 215 232 204

Oct 217 233 206 Nov. 218 235 208

Dec 219 235 209

2013 Jan 221 235 211

Feb 223 238 213

Mar 224 240 215

Apr 226 245 217

May 228 248 219

June 231 255 221

*The Financial year average is based on 9 months from April, 2005 to Dec., 2005


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Table B.1.1.2- Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers of Industrial Workers

(General Index)

Year/

month

Godavari

khani

Guntur Hyderabad Vijaya

wada

Vishakha-

pattanam

Warrangal DoomDooma

Tinsukia

Base Year 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100

L. Factor 5.60 5.23 * * 4.05

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

I- Base-1982=100

1991 208 203 210 202 195

1992 239 227 238 237 216

1993 256 237 249 243 233

1994 281 258 264 274 255

1995 305 283 293 300 281

1996 332 308 319 324 309

1997 356 331 343 344 320

1998 394 377 388 399 362

1999 414 395 410 415 386

2000 431 419 436 440 389

2001 438 438 444 464 384

2002 473 468 469 501 398

2003 504 496 484 526 416

2004 510 512 501 530 430

2005 523 532 525 555 450

II. Base 2001=100

Linking Factor

with previous

base: 1982=100 * 4.57 4.79 * 4.64 4.75 4.04

2006 125 120 116 119 119 123 116

2007 135 126 123 126 126 133 125

2008 150 139 135 137 135 149 133

2009 169 161 152 161 153 172 147

2010 193 181 165 180 173 199 160

2011 200 194 174 188 192 204 170

2012 June 221 206 189 202 213 221 180

July 221 206 192 211 216 225 184

Aug 221 205 192 214 218 227 185

Sept 222 206 193 214 218 229 187

Oct 222 210 195 216 220 230 190

Nov. 223 215 197 222 223 233 194

Dec 224 217 198 222 223 234 189

2013 Jan 233 219 199 223 223 239 191

Feb 235 218 200 229 226 239 191

Mar 237 223 200 228 225 238 191

Apr 233 223 202 230 227 239 189

May 235 227 206 234 231 245 189

June 240 235 210 240 236 251 190


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Guwa

hati

Labac

Silchar

Mariani

Jorhat

Rangapara

Tezpur

Monghyr

Jamalpur

Chandigarh Bhilai

1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 * 1966= 100

* 3.96 3.95 4.29 5.29 3.49 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

208 193 205 209 212 216 196 235 217 229 230 234 236 214 252 233 244 246 242 252 229 280 251 264 266 267 271 250 312 274 296 295 288 294 272 341 295 324 323 316 315 302 357 312 339 340 331 345 323 405 345 389 390 379 401 361 436 375 416 412 415 447 373 460 370 418 408 416 460 390 471 372 411 419 416 488 407 480 374 411 417 435 514 413 496 383 432 427 459 526 439 516 411 441 433 479 560 459 531 415 449 439 511 615 480

4.80 3.65 4.01 4.17 4.30 5.26 4.20

115 121 116 114 126 125 121

120 130 127 126 134 131 132

128 143 133 131 145 140 145

143 155 147 144 162 155 162

156 178 158 154 182 175 180

168 186 171 163 199 197 206

185 196 184 170 213 212 239

189 200 186 175 215 217 246

187 201 186 175 217 218 249

188 201 188 178 219 221 250

190 205 192 181 225 220 250

193 209 193 181 224 219 250

192 206 192 179 222 219 250

193 204 190 179 222 225 251

190 204 189 179 229 224 251

191 205 187 178 230 225 251

191 204 191 180 230 226 257

193 208 192 180 232 226 261

195 211 192 182 234 226 269


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Table B.1.1.2 Contd.

Year/

month

Delhi Goa Ahmedabad

Bhavnagar Rajkot Surat Vadodra

Base Year 1960= 100 1966= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100

L. Factor 4.97 3.40 4.78 4.99 * * * 1 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

I- Base-1982=100 1991 218 223 218 220 215 229 218 1992 247 257 241 244 237 252 240 1993 272 285 250 259 246 260 252 1994 299 310 279 294 276 292 278 1995 327 339 303 318 296 320 303 1996 346 373 333 350 332 356 332 1997 380 416 357 373 350 373 350 1998 447 451 399 425 393 417 385 1999 480 482 422 447 409 432 405 2000 514 520 441 466 430 446 430 2001 529 555 460 483 433 474 453 2002 550 577 476 492 447 484 467 2003 570 592 488 504 457 490 470 2004 598 614 507 523 465 490 485 2005 648 634 519 537 496 505 500

II. Base 2001=100

Linking Factor

with previous

base: 1982=100 5.60 5.59 4.62 4.76 4.38 4.54 4.39

2006 122 121 120 119 118 118 120

2007 128 130 129 129 126 127 127

2008 137 144 138 135 132 134 133

2009 147 164 151 147 146 146 147

2010 163 188 171 174 174 162 167

2011 176 203 186 189 193 174 180

2012 June 188 219 205 205 215 192 198

July 194 227 208 208 218 195 200

Aug 195 231 212 210 221 197 203

Sept 197 230 214 211 222 199 203

Oct 198 227 213 211 225 199 203

Nov. 198 227 214 211 224 199 205

Dec 199 229 215 213 225 199 205

2013 Jan 200 237 220 213 227 207 208

Feb 202 241 222 214 227 207 209

Mar 204 244 222 217 229 207 210

Apr 206 247 226 219 230 211 210

May 200 251 227 218 230 212 215

June 203 252 232 219 232 217 215


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Faridabad Yamuna-nagar

Himachal

Pradesh

Srinagar Bokaro Giridih Jamshedpur

1960= 100 1965= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100

* 5.53 3.75 5.47 4.68

23 24 25 26 27 28 29

201 201 205 202 204

224 218 226 231 226 244 235 244 252 239

268 259 268 271 260 295 292 292 303 280

326 315 314 321 321 359 335 340 347 340

426 378 386 414 385

435 392 407 471 397 443 412 430 480 405

469 428 447 520 419 480 443 454 547 431

499 462 466 574 456

532 486 488 599 479 550 521 510 632 508

4.79 4.34 4.53 5.62 * * 4.23

122 127 120 118 121 134 126

130 133 126 125 130 146 132

145 145 135 134 142 156 142

160 162 147 155 158 177 157

182 183 161 159 168 204 182

194 197 172 172 192 232 213

205 213 186 192 210 148 232

213 216 192 194 212 252 237 213 218 195 194 217 261 237

212 221 195 193 216 258 237 213 222 195 195 217 259 239

214 225 196 196 217 260 239

210 224 196 194 217 262 237

212 225 198 194 217 262 239

216 226 199 198 219 263 241

218 228 199 197 219 264 242

219 230 201 199 220 272 243

219 227 205 195 219 272 246

221 228 208 199 226 273 251


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Year/

month

Jharia Kodarma Ranchi Hatia Bengluru Belgaum Hubli Dharwar

Base Year 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100

L. Factor 4.63 5.43 * 5.66 * * 1 30 31 32 33 34 35

I- Base-1982=100 1991 198 192 214 204 218 215 1992 218 215 233 230 243 246 1993 226 228 247 248 256 259 1994 244 248 269 272 285 280 1995 262 265 292 305 327 314 1996 286 290 320 331 353 337 1997 301 310 340 361 380 362 1998 353 359 402 391 423 409 1999 363 379 414 405 457 430 2000 363 368 418 425 473 434 2001 365 373 426 438 486 451 2002 374 388 433 452 514 471 2003 393 402 438 476 535 494 2004 414 426 470 501 563 520 2005 442 471 497 533 588 544

II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor

with previous base: 1982=100 3.72 3.89 4.20 4.51 5.02 4.71

2006 126 132 125 125 125 123

2007 136 140 133 136 133 132

2008 146 149 148 150 144 147

2009 161 169 170 167 162 164

2010 180 190 199 181 179 182

2011 198 215 220 194 200 200

2012 June 220 233 229 218 211 217

July 224 238 239 220 215 223

Aug 227 242 241 219 210 224

Sept 231 245 248 211 221 224

Oct 235 249 249 220 215 220

Nov. 239 249 249 220 220 224

Dec 237 247 249 219 222 234

2013 Jan 247 250 252 223 225 234

Feb 253 249 257 226 232 237

Mar 251 247 257 233 228 236

Apr 253 249 257 236 239 239

May 253 253 258 237 241 245

June 257 258 261 242 246 248


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Mercara Mysore ErnakulamAluva

Mundakayam Quilon Bhopal

Chhindwara Indore

1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1966= 100 1960= 100

* 5.19 4.67 * 5.46 2.59 5.18 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43

229 220 230 227 248 241 250 243 243 249 252 268 263 267 269 273 278 288 291 284 292 304 311 314 325 312 314 315 339 348 355 362 351 344 344 375 371 384 391 377 359 356 418 404 419 395 436 403 406 444 423 443 428 444 419 425 458 442 453 449 451 420 445 457 458 451 457 488 429 470 458 478 469 486 510 437 488

474 490 489 522 525 448 511 491 515 500 533 537 460 521 495 542 514 546 561 474 537

4.47 * 4.52 4.37 4.61 4.83 4.03 4.73

114 123 125 124 126 127 127 122

121 130 131 130 129 135 137 131

135 142 142 145 143 145 150 140

154 160 153 159 154 161 162 152

172 174 167 174 172 185 177 168

188 187 185 191 195 205 195 181

209 204 199 212 203 218 211 197

211 209 202 216 207 223 215 202

215 203 202 217 206 229 221 206

216 204 203 220 208 228 229 206

218 206 204 221 209 228 228 208

219 213 205 224 213 227 227 209

221 218 212 231 221 225 231 207

223 221 215 235 222 225 231 210

226 225 218 238 224 226 236 212

230 226 218 243 230 228 236 213

236 239 221 246 230 231 234 218

239 243 222 251 231 233 237 220

243 245 226 255 235 235 238 220


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Year/

month

Jabalpur Mumbai Nagpur Nasik Pune Solapur Angul Talcher

Base Year 1949= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100

L. Factor 6.41 5.12 4.99 * * 5.03 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 I- Base-1982=100

1991 232 226 223 228 217 224 1992 254 255 253 255 253 260 1993 272 273 268 270 266 264 1994 301 306 292 296 296 289 1995 315 339 314 322 330 327 1996 339 363 342 353 359 357 1997 356 400 370 377 388 371 1998 409 453 427 423 448 431 1999 435 468 438 432 466 450 2000 446 505 461 465 493 467 2001 458 528 483 498 516 471 2002 468 558 495 514 528 486 2003 488 583 503 532 554 501 2004 508 604 524 554 574 529 2005 540 611 554 576 589 539

II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base: 1982=100

4.53 5.18 4.68 4.94 4.96 4.73 *

2006 128 126 130 124 127 123 120

2007 135 134 140 130 136 139 128

2008 148 144 151 139 146 149 143

2009 159 159 174 157 162 160 160

2010 184 174 203 181 181 179 181

2011 198 192 220 204 200 199 200

2012 June 209 212 239 218 214 214 220

July 218 214 244 223 218 215 224

Aug 219 216 247 228 219 218 227

Sept 220 219 249 233 222 218 228

Oct 220 221 249 233 224 222 230

Nov. 220 222 247 235 224 225 229

Dec 219 223 246 234 225 223 229

2013 Jan 220 224 250 234 227 222 232

Feb 221 226 254 234 228 225 234

Mar 224 228 254 234 227 231 233

Apr 225 229 256 235 230 233 233

May 228 231 264 242 232 234 235

June 230 238 266 243 240 235 237


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Table B.1.1.2 contd.

Rourkela Pondicherry Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Ajmer Bhilwara Jaipur

1966= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1966=100 1960= 100

3.59 * 5.19 * 5.01 3.20 5.17

51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58

194 229 204 207 217 215 210 216 256 220 219 243 240 228 232 279 238 237 253 253 245 254 313 261 262 280 290 269 275 344 278 285 305 310 291 303 387 298 301 332 333 321 341 428 314 320 357 350 346 390 464 369 374 392 393 387 396 467 379 381 411 420 390 406 477 388 396 433 439 403 407 482 403 413 452 460 423 416 510 418 431 472 474 442 432 543 431 441 487 488 452 453 556 452 469 510 505 467 473 580 492 504 537 532 495

4.03 4.88 4.09 * 4.12 4.78 4.62 4.25

124 123 130 126 129 122 125 127

137 130 139 131 134 129 133 134

149 146 149 141 146 138 144 145

166 163 163 155 160 152 158 159

186 173 190 174 175 175 176 179

204 184 208 190 188 191 192 192

222 212 227 201 199 213 213 213

223 214 229 206 204 218 218 217

230 213 232 207 212 222 221 221

230 216 235 209 212 221 219 222

232 216 235 211 214 221 221 222

233 218 235 211 213 222 221 221

230 220 232 213 212 221 222 222

229 220 234 212 215 224 224 226

233 225 233 217 216 224 224 227

233 226 235 218 216 227 228 227

237 234 238 222 217 230 231 225

241 237 236 219 216 229 230 224

242 239 235 221 216 232 231 224


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Year/

month

Chennai

Coimbatore Coonoor

Madurai Salem Tiruchira-pally

Base Year 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 * *

L. Factor 5.05 5.35 4.80 5.27 59 60 61 62 63 64

I- Base-1982=100 1991 208 197 217 209 198 215

1992 238 228 245 240 223 240 1993 258 245 262 256 241 259

1994 287 272 291 281 287 295

1995 330 303 325 318 322 330 1996 356 330 348 346 348 364

1997 382 354 377 366 364 406 1998 425 383 404 401 394 435

1999 446 402 414 423 414 463 2000 475 432 433 440 432 481

2001 487 441 445 446 443 488

2002 513 472 473 459 464 533 2003 533 495 497 482 483 568

2004 549 500 501 496 482 544 2005 565 508 511 509 481 579

II. Base 2001=100 Linking. Factor with previous base 1982=100

4.95 4.49 4.58 4.51 4.45 5.01

2006 118 119 115 116 114 119

2007 124 127 122 121 122 126

2008 135 137 134 134 134 141

2009 149 151 148 147 151 156

2010 161 166 168 162 163 174

2011 171 176 182 174 172 184

2012 June 197 189 203 199 193 207

July 200 192 207 200 193 213

Aug 201 196 208 199 192 214

Sept 202 198 209 200 193 213

Oct 200 202 208 203 197 216

Nov. 203 207 211 207 201 221

Dec 206 209 212 209 200 218

2013 Jan 209 212 214 211 200 220

Feb 211 208 215 211 202 226

Mar 209 210 215 211 209 231

Apr 210 213 220 212 213 229

May 218 216 226 218 217 230

June 222 215 228 223 220 233


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Tripura Agra Ghaziabad Kanpur Lucknow Varanasi Asansol

Darjeeling

1961= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100

4.37 * * 4.69 5.12 4.77 4.55

65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72

217 210 216 222 234 206 199 239 229 237 243 255 223 218 257 239 247 256 268 238 232 273 262 266 278 289 260 255 301 289 295 307 312 284 271 321 313 321 328 347 307 292 337 334 347 351 371 322 304 383 384 406 411 450 381 355 409 398 440 428 473 400 384 416 403 448 428 466 412 382 424 418 467 447 477 431 393 435 435 475 459 486 456 399 568 438 493 471 504 472 423 460 480 519 489 531 491 431 468 514 555 520 571 509 440

4.17 4.36 4.78 4.50 * 4.96 4.37 3.80

115 128 125 125 121 122 124 120

123 136 132 132 129 131 138 130

131 146 142 141 144 142 151 142

144 168 159 158 163 160 171 153

156 193 182 183 185 183 195 170

167 208 198 200 195 194 211 184

175 216 205 209 198 205 226 192

175 217 208 211 203 209 230 193

178 222 211 216 208 212 231 195

181 227 215 222 209 216 239 200

185 227 218 221 209 214 241 203

187 228 221 221 208 215 242 204

185 225 218 221 212 217 243 204

185 230 218 222 212 218 243 204

182 229 220 225 217 219 246 205

182 230 222 226 217 221 244 204

184 233 228 228 220 223 247 211

190 235 223 230 219 221 248 211

190 238 226 237 222 224 255 212


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Table B.1.1.2 Concld.

Year/

month

Durgapur

Haldia Howrah Jalpaiguri Kolkata Raniganj Siliguri Base Year 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960= 100 1960=

100

L. Factor * * 4.12 4.16 4.74 4.40 73 74 75 76 77 78 79

I- Base-1982=100 1991 221 228 230 199 218 201 1992 242 248 253 221 238 218 1993 262 268 271 232 257 229 1994 286 288 293 252 280 249 1995 312 328 323 280 312 274 1996 346 359 346 299 340 298 1997 368 385 364 312 359 314 1998 430 433 439 379 416 357 1999 443 464 482 399 437 373 2000 472 481 499 400 451 380 2001 509 533 519 407 492 399 2002 553 582 542 417 530 416 2003 564 590 556 421 541 426 2004 581 608 587 440 565 450 2005 592 624 620 452 587 471

II. Base 2001=100

Linking. Factor with previous

base 1982=100 5.13 5.64 5.42 3.96 5.12 4.02 *

2006 121 116 121 117 121 124 124

2007 130 124 130 125 132 132 135

2008 140 131 139 136 142 140 144

2009 155 144 154 150 156 156 156

2010 178 161 171 167 172 169 173

2011 193 185 183 179 185 180 187

2012 June 207 211 202 190 200 195 195

July 225 216 201 192 202 199 200

Aug 224 217 203 193 202 199 201

Sept 226 217 206 200 205 201 201

Oct 228 219 207 204 207 203 207

Nov. 230 219 207 205 210 204 208

Dec 230 219 205 201 209 203 207

2013 Jan 248 223 205 205 208 203 207

Feb 247 223 207 205 209 203 203

Mar 252 224 206 206 210 204 207

Apr 255 226 212 212 214 207 208

May 256 228 213 212 218 211 208

June 257 230 214 219 220 212 215

* No Linking Factor as these centres were not covered in any of the earlier series Linking Factor - Figures on previous base : 1982=100 and 1960=100 (General Index) can be obtained by multiplying the index numbers of new base: 2001=100 by the respective linking factors given against each centre and rounding off the result to the nearest whole number.


981

1.2 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers

Table B.1.2.1 (a)-Year-wise All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural

Labourers ( General & Food on Base:1986-87=100 ) Year/

Month


Agricultural

Year

Twelve

Monthly

moving average

of General

Index

Financial Year Calendar Year

General

Index

Food

Index

General

Index

Food

Index

Year General

Index

Food

Index

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1995-96 240@ 242@ - 237

@@

239

@@

1995 239$ 242$

1996-97 260 264 - 256 260 1996 249 253

1997-98 269 269 - 264 264 1997 262 262

1998-99 299 305 - 293 299 1998 287 293

1999-2000 309 314 - 306 312 1999 304 310

2000-2001 304 299 - 305 303 2000 307 307

2001-2002 311 304 - 309 302 2001 307 300

2002-2003

2003-2004

323

332

316

326

-

-

318

331

312

325

2002

2003

315

328

308

322

2004-2005 342 335 - 340 333 2004 337 331

2005-2006 358 351 - 353 345 2005 348 341

2006-2007 388 384 - 380 376 2006 372 366

2007-2008

2008-2009

417

462

416

464

-

-

409

450

406

452

2007

2008

402

439

400

440

2009-2010 530 540 - 513 522 2009 494 500

2010-2011 577 582 564 572 2010 553 562

2011-2012 622 610 611 602 2011 602 598

2012-2013 692 679 672 658 2012 652 638 2011-2012 June 2012-2013

646 630 622

July 656 643 627 August 666 654 631 September 673 663 636 October 680 668 641 November 685 672 647 December 688 674 652 January 694 679 659 February 700 686 665 March 704 689 672 April 711 695 678 May 719 704 685 June 729 718 692 Note: -(i) Agricultural Year ( July to June ). (ii) Financial Year ( April to March ). (iii) New series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers on Base:

1986-87=100 released w.e.f. November, 1995. To obtain indices on Base : 1960-61=100, the index figures need to be multiplied by the linking factor as below :-

General Index – 5.89 Food Index – 6.38 @ = Average based on 8 months i.e. Nov., 95 to June, 96 only. @@ = Average based on 5 months i.e. Nov., 95 to March, 96 only $ = Average based on 2 months i.e. Nov., 95 and Dec., 95 only.


982

Table B.1.2.1 ( b)-Year-wise All India Average Consumer Price Index Numbers or Rural Labourers ( General & Food on Base:1986-87=100 )

Year/

Month


Agricultural

Year

Twelve

Monthly

moving average

of General

Index

Financial Year Calendar Year

General

Index

Food

Index

General

Index

Food

Index

Year General

Index

Food

Index

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1995-96 240@ 242@ - 238

@@

240

@@

1995 239$ 242$

1996-97 260 264 - 256 260 1996 250 253

1997-98 270 270 - 266 265 1997 263 263

1998-99 299 305 - 294 300 1998 288 293

1999-2000 310 313 - 307 311 1999 305 310

2000-2001 306 300 - 307 303 2000 308 307

2001-2002 313 305 - 311 303 2001 309 302

2002-2003 325 317 - 321 312 2002 318 309

2003-2004 335 327 - 333 326 2003 331 323

2004-2005 344 335 - 342 333 2004 340 332

2005-2006 360 352 - 355 346 2005 351 341

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

389

418

462

529

577

623

693

384

416

463

541

582

611

681

-

-

-

-

382

409

451

513

564

611

673

376

406

452

523

573

603

660

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

373

403

440

494

552

602

654

366

399

440

500

563

599

640 2011-2012 June

2012-2013

648 632 623

July 658 645 628

August 667 656 632

September 675 665 638

October 681 671 643

November 686 674 648

December 689 677 654

January 695 681 660

February 701 687 667

March 705 691 673

April 711 697 680

May 720 706 686

June 730 720 693

Note: -(i) Agricultural Year ( July to June ). (ii) Financial Year (April to March).

(iii) New series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Rural Labourers on Base: 1986-

87=100 was introduced for the first time w.e.f. November, 1995.

@ = Average based on 8 months i.e. Nov., 95 to June, 96 only.

@@ = Average based on 5 months i.e. Nov., 95 to March, 96 only

$ = Average based on 2 months i.e. Nov., 95 and Dec., 95 only.


983

Table B.1.2.2.(a)-State-wsie Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Agricultural Labourers ( General Index on Base: 1986-87=100 )

Agricultural

Year/Month

Andhra

Pradesh


Pradesh

Jammu &

Kashmir

Karnataka

Linking factor 4.84 b 6.22 5.34 * * 5.98 5.81

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1995-96 @ 243 244 223 241 235 220 226 251

1996-97 268 259 250 254 265 240 252 266

1997-98 282 281 252 270 278 256 269 276

1998-99 309 311 285 297 306 283 303 306

1999-2000 318 323 300 310 312 294 323 316

2000-2001 317 322 282 314 313 292 326 302

2001-2002 328 320 290 320 322 298 331 309

2002-2003 342 330 299 332 329 308 344 325

2003-2004

2004-2005

347

357

343

347

311

324

339

350

341

359

321

325

345

348

341

340

2005-2006 371 362 347 369 376 343 359 341

2006-2007 401 388 384 403 403 367 392 367

2007-2008 430 417 411 424 447 376 413 406

2008-2009 484 451 446 459 498 406 453 458

2009-2010 552 520 500 538 588 455 524 535

2010-2011 603 580 532 583 642 484 568 595

2011-2012 668 622 552 627 690 513 608 665

2012-2013 733 682 617 694 765 555 671 750

2011-2012

June

2012-2013

689 652 574 652 721 530 628 696

July 693 665 587 661 730 538 639 702

August 697 670 595 669 743 546 645 706

September 703 674 603 676 757 555 654 713

October 710 681 609 677 756 556 660 725

November 718 682 611 683 759 559 665 739

December 725 681 610 683 763 556 669 746

January 734 688 619 691 765 554 676 758

February 749 691 627 698 773 556 682 765

March 752 688 634 707 775 555 688 767

April 758 686 640 718 784 557 689 775

May 771 692 629 726 788 560 694 792

June 789 691 636 735 792 566 695 808


984

Table B.1.2.2.(a)-Concld.

Agricultural

Year/Month

Kerala Madhya

Pradesh

Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa

Linking factor 6.56 6.04 5.85 * * 6.05

1 10 11 12 13 14 15

1995-96 @ 259 237 248 244 252 236

1996-97 281 261 256 252 264 254

1997-98 292 273 266 268 282 262

1998-99 305 300 291 292 321 289

1999-2000 312 313 304 312 338 316

2000-2001 321 310 303 316 346 304

2001-2002 321 310 306 304 351 300

2002-2003 330 318 321 300 343 298

2003-2004

2004-2005

342

351

318

330

335

350

308

310

350

360

314

320

2005-2006 356 352 368 328 382 334

2006-2007 374 388 402 337 410 365

2007-2008 403 412 432 367 439 400

2008-2009 454 459 475 407 484 438

2009-2010 496 525 562 455 540 495

2010-2011 562 569 619 527 576 538

2011-2012 601 615 691 594 633 562

2012-2013 665 679 760 639 706 631

2011-2012

June

2012-2013

610 636 715 618 664 590

July 618 648 730 625 672 600

August 624 662 745 628 683 610

September 630 668 749 629 698 612

October 640 675 756 631 704 620

November 652 673 763 633 708 625

December 661 676 768 632 709 626

January 670 679 759 634 711 632

February 676 684 761 642 713 636

March 686 688 763 644 715 638

April 698 691 764 650 713 645

May 708 699 773 658 725 657

June 721 702 784 667 721 667

Note:- Agricultural Year ( July to June )

@ = Average based on 8 months i.e. from November, 1995 to June, 1996 only.


985

Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh West Bengal

c 6.15 5.67 * 6.60 5.73

16 17 18 19 20 21

244 238 246 220 232 230

263 261 261 240 264 247

278 268 264 263 268 259

306 290 291 312 298 308

314 310 302 331 307 303

316 311 299 324 301 292

326 309 311 322 312 303

331 325 344 325 323 305

343

355

323

346

349

347

326

337

331

343

321

333

380 377 355 351 371 342

417 413 371 383 408 365

448 439 403 407 433 395

501 490 455 433 469 432

586 573 514 466 535 504

624 608 565 514 566 561

685 668 605 548 595 592

756 749 686 587 672 655

713 692 635 565 621 612

726 701 638 571 638 625

739 717 644 572 653 636

743 728 653 581 672 641

749 734 662 590 674 647

752 739 666 589 671 651

749 746 681 588 667 652

755 758 686 587 671 660

760 765 696 583 676 658

765 768 709 591 677 658

772 773 722 592 681 663

775 776 733 597 684 682

785 780 765 601 699 690

* = Indices for the State compiled and published for the first time w.e.f. November, 1995.

b & c = To obtain linking factors for Assam and Punjab on Base 1986-87=100, please consult

article published in February, 1996 issue of the Indian Labour Journal.


986

Table B.1.2.2 (b).-State-wise Labour Bureau‘s Series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for

Rural Labourers ( General Index Base: 1986-87=100 )

Agricultural

Year/Month

Andhra

Pradesh_


Pradesh

Jammu &

Kashmir

Karnataka

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1995-96 @ 244 243 223 241 237 221 225 250

1996-97 269 258 250 254 266 240 250 266

1997-98 282 278 254 270 279 258 266 276

1998-99 309 310 287 298 306 284 297 306

1999-2000 318 321 302 311 312 295 316 316

2000-2001 318 321 284 315 314 294 319 304

2001-2002 328 320 292 322 323 304 324 311

2002-2003 343 330 301 333 330 314 337 326

2003-2004

2004-2005

348

357

344

348

313

326

341

351

342

361

326

331

340

344

341

340

2005-2006 371 364 348 371 378 350 359 341

2006-2007 401 390 384 403 404 377 393 367

2007-2008 429 419 412 425 445 388 413 407

2008-2009 482 454 447 460 495 420 451 459

2009-2010 550 524 500 538 583 474 521 534

2010-2011 599 583 532 583 638 503 564 594

2011-2012 665 625 555 626 685 535 602 665

2012-2013 732 686 620 692 759 582 668 747

2011-2012

June

2012-2013

687 654 577 652 715 553 620 695

July 692 667 590 660 724 561 632 701

August 696 673 598 668 736 571 638 704

September 702 677 606 675 750 577 649 712

October 709 685 612 676 750 580 655 723

November 717 687 614 681 753 586 660 736

December 724 685 612 682 757 582 666 744

January 733 693 622 690 759 578 674 754

February 747 695 630 697 768 581 681 763

March 751 692 637 706 769 582 687 765

April 757 690 643 715 779 587 687 772

May 769 696 633 723 781 592 692 789

June 787 696 641 733 785 601 693 804


987

Kerala Madhya

Pradesh

Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Orissa

10 11 12 13 14 15

260 239 247 245 250 236

284 262 256 253 263 254

294 274 266 268 281 262

306 300 291 293 319 289

314 314 303 312 336 315

324 313 303 317 343 304

324 314 307 304 348 300

332 323 321 301 340 299

343

352

324

336

336

350

309

311

349

358

314

320

359 358 368 328 379 335

378 392 400 338 408 366

404 415 428 368 436 400

456 463 470 407 481 439

502 532 557 456 535 496

566 576 613 529 572 538

604 622 683 596 629 563

668 688 754 641 701 631

615 645 708 619 659 591

622 657 722 626 667 601

628 670 738 629 678 611

634 676 743 630 692 612

644 684 750 632 698 621

655 682 757 634 702 626

664 687 762 633 702 627

673 689 754 636 706 632

679 693 756 644 707 636

689 696 758 646 710 639

697 699 759 652 708 646

707 709 768 660 720 658

720 712 780 669 716 668


988

Table B.1.2.2 (b) - Concld.

Agricultural

Year/Month

Punjab Rajasthan Tamil

Nadu

Tripura Uttar

Pradesh

West

Bengal

1 16 17 18 19 20 21

1995-96 @ 247 239 244 219 231 232

1996-97 265 262 260 237 262 248

1997-98 281 270 265 261 267 260

1998-99 309 292 290 308 297 309

1999-2000 317 310 301 328 307 304

2000-2001 320 312 299 318 303 293

2001-2002 330 311 311 316 316 305

2002-2003 336 326 343 318 326 308

2003-2004

2004-2005

347

359

323

345

348

348

318

329

335

346

324

336

2005-2006 384 375 355 344 372 346

2006-2007 419 412 370 373 409 368

2007-2008 449 438 402 399 434 398

2008-2009 501 486 452 429 469 435

2009-2010 585 567 509 462 532 506

2010-2011 622 600 559 512 563 564

2011-2012 681 661 603 547 597 597

2012-2013 749 740 683 586 672 662

2011-2012

June

2012-2013

709

687 634 562 623 619

July 722 696 637 570 640 632

August 733 712 643 572 654 642

September 736 723 652 581 671 647

October 742 727 661 591 673 654

November 745 733 664 591 670 658

December 743 738 678 589 666 659

January 748 749 683 587 671 666

February 753 755 693 581 675 665

March 757 758 704 587 676 664

April 763 760 716 589 681 669

May 768 764 727 592 684 689

June 778 768 737 597 698 697

Note: – Agricultural Year ( July to June )

@ = Average based on 8 months i.e. from November, 1995 to June, 1996 only.


989

1.3. Urban Non-Manual Employees’ Consumer Price Index

Table B.1.3. All India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Urban Non-Manual Employees

(Base: 1984-85=100)

Year/Month General Index

1 2

1990 156

1991 177

1992 199

1993 212

1994 231

1995 254

1996 276

1997 297

1998 330

1999 348

2000 366

2001 386

2002 402

2003 416

2004 432

2005 451

2006 478

2007 509

2008 548

2009 612

2010 687

Consumer Price Index for Rural and Urban Areas on base: 2010=100*

Year/Month Rural Urban

General Index General Index

2012 June 120.5 118.5

July 122.6 119.9

August 124.3 121.1

September 125.6 121.9

October 126.6 122.6

November 126.9 123.4

December 126.8 124

2013 January 127.3 124.9

February 128.1 125.8

March 128.3 126.5

April 128.7 127.4

May 129.8 128.4

June 132.1 130.5

* New series of CPI has been introduced w.e.f. Jan., 2011 in place of UNME.

Source: Central Statistical Organisation, New Delhi.


990


Table B.1.4 – Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices in India

Year/

Month

All

Commodities

I. Primary Articles II. Fuel Power

Light and

Lubricants All Food

Articles

Non-Food

Articles

Minerals

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

I Base 1981-1982=100

1991 201.4 210.0 230.3 221.8 112.1 193.3 1992 224.7 233.2 266.8 231.6 115.5 219.3 1993 242.1 245.3 281.8 238.5 128.5 254.3 1994 267.4 273.7 303.6 285.5 141.6 278.3 1995 292.4 301.4 331.1 322.1 151.5 284.1 1996 309.0 320.7 362.7 327.0 156.4 311.2 1997 325.6 335.5 384.3 335.1 160.9 355.8 1998 348.2 371.9 431.8 368.2 163.7 380.7 1999 360.3 388.1 454.3 378.9 168.8 403.0

II Base 1993-94=100

2000 152.8 161.5 170.0 144.6 110.2 196.0 2001 160.7 167.0 174.3 152.6 118.4 224.8 2002 164.7 171.7 178.6 158.6 119.4 234.9 2003 173.4 180.0 181.0 182.4 118.3 250.6 2004 184.9 187.5 185.1 190.7 223.8 273.5 2005 193.7 191.3 192.4 180.2 298.6 300.8 2006 203.0 203.4 205.6 182.6 397.4 322.2 2007 212.8 220.8 220.0 206.1 430.1 322.9 2008 232.2 243.0 234.6 234.4 616.4 354.5 2009 237.0 264.0 264.0 237.2 605.9 334.3

III Base: 2004-05 = 100

2010 140.1 175.9 174.6 155.9 244.0 144.2

2011 153.4 197.1 190.4 183.1 299.2 163.3

2012 Jun. 164.7 215.0 209.4 194.1 326.6 181.1 July 165.8 219.1 212.4 199.7 336.5 179.5 Aug 167.3 221.8 211.8 207.4 356.6 181.7

Sept. 168.8 221.6 213.1 203.2 352.2 188.5 Oct. 168.5 219.4 212.7 198.8 339.8 189.8

Nov. 168.8 221.1 213.8 201.4 344.7 188.7 Dec. 168.8 219.9 211.2 203.5 347.0 190.4

2013 Jan. 170.3 223.6 214.7 206.9 353.6 193.4

Feb 170.9 224.4 215.4 206.8 357.8 195.5

Mar 170.6 223.6 214.3 206.9 357.4 195.9

Apr 171.5 228.0 219.8 209.7 355.0 194.6

May 171.6 229.3 223.1 208.5 346.5 192 Jun. 172.7 232.5 229.8 208.8 324.9 194


991

III Manufactured Products

All Food

Products

Beverages

Tobacco &

Tobacco

Products

Textiles Wood &

Wood

Products

Paper &

Paper

Products

Leather &

leather

Products

Rubber

& Plastic

Products

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

198.1 201.1 258.1 183.4 159.5 251.1 234.9 167.9

220.8 221.1 288.7 198.4 273.8 301.0 227.4 183.3

238.0 240.1 302.4 212.7 366.3 324.5 240.1 189.2

261.7 264.4 332.4 246.9 414.6 330.8 256.7 195.3

288.8 278.4 367.9 287.9 438.3 362.3 274.7 228.3

301.9 289.5 387.3 303.0 445.5 377.4 280.6 242.5

314.2 316.4 430.7 307.8 474.8 371.6 287.1 245.5

328.7 340.0 471.5 318.6 598.2 382.7 296.8 247.4

336.6 344.8 501.4 321.2 622.3 395.1 312.2 245.5

140.2 147.2 177.1 118.6 185.1 159.5 151.8 125.3 144.2 144.9 190.7 120.5 172.5 174.1 144.0 125.8 146.6 150.8 202.7 120.0 178.8 172.9 131.0 130.6

154.0 163.0 205.0 128.3 179.2 173.8 142.3 134.4 164.3 173.5 212.8 137.5 179.5 173.7 152.4 135.1 170.6 176.2 223.8 129.7 187.5 177.1 166.0 137.4 176.3 180.7 238.6 131.6 204.7 188.0 162.0 145.4 185.5 186.9 262.9 132.2 215.5 193.6 166.2 156.0 201.2 205.2 287.5 135.8 229.3 200.3 167.2 165.4 205.9 233.6 305.5 143.3 236.8 204.3 166.7 168.6

128.1 140.9 143.1 115.3 147.5 123.1 127.6 123.2

137.5 149.1 159.4 128.8 157.7 130.8 128.3 132.9

145.3 157.6 171.3 130.2 167.8 134.5 133.0 135.9

146.1 160.8 171.8 130.0 170.9 134.7 135.1 136.7

147.2 164.9 174.9 130.7 171.2 135.6 135.1 137.2

148.0 167.3 176.0 131.8 171.0 136.3 134.5 137.7

147.9 166.7 177.2 131.8 171.2 136.5 134.3 137.7

148.0 166.6 176.9 132.2 172.9 137.0 133.1 137.8

148.0 166.7 177.1 132.5 173.5 137.7 135.1 138.6

148.5 166.6 178.4 132.2 173.9 139.4 134.5 139.2

148.6 166.7 178.5 132.8 173.4 139.4 134.1 139.3

148.4 164.9 178.1 132.7 173.5 140.0 134.3 139.4

148.7 165.8 181.2 133.6 174.0 140.0 135.1 139.5

149.1 167.1 181.9 135.0 174.3 140.7 136.1 139.7

149.3 167.7 181.4 135.3 175.3 140.5 138.1 142.4


992

Table B.1.4 Concld.

Year/ Month III Manufactured Products

Chemicals &

Chemical

Products

Non-metallic

Mineral

Products

Basic Metals

Alloys & Metal

Products

Machinery &

Machine tools

Transport

Equipment and

parts

1 16 17 18 19 20

I Base 1981-82=100

1991 162.4 208.7 231.8 200.4 197.1

1992 186.7 229.4 250.9 226.8 215.5

1993 204.8 248.3 270.8 235.8 222.1

1994 225.1 270.9 293.1 254.6 234.4

1995 246.7 305.4 324.4 280.2 250.5

1996 257.3 331.0 337.4 292.0 263.4

1997 267.3 341.3 346.6 299.4 272.7

1998 277.1 351.0 352.4 303.0 283.1

1999 289.9 369.0 357.6 307.6 295.4

II Base 1993-94=100

2000 161.9 128.4 139.1 120.2 141.1

2001 168.4 145.6 140.9 128.5 146.5

2002 172.0 142.6 143.2 130.0 147.9

2003 176.9 146.7 160.1 132.0 147.0

2004 180.1 154.9 195.5 137.7 152.1

2005 186.9 167.1 218.8 146.1 159.0

2006 192.5 186.4 225.0 152.7 161.8

2007 201.3 204.8 244.6 164.9 164.9

2008 218.2 215.5 285.5 173.4 174.4

2009 224.9 221.9 257.4 172.7 175.6

III Base: 2004-05 = 100 2010 122.1 143.6 137.3 120.3 119.4 2011 132.1 150.3 152.3 124.2 123.6 2012 Jun. 141.9 161.3 166.8 127.7 128.2

July 142.6 162.8 166.6 128.2 128.8 Aug 143.4 164.5 166.5 128.3 129.1

Sept. 144.0 164.5 167.1 128.4 129.9 Oct. 144.2 164.0 166.6 128.6 130.3

Nov. 144.1 163.1 166.5 128.8 130.8 Dec. 144.5 162.4 165.4 128.9 131.2

2013 Jan. 145.6 164.8 165.3 129.3 131.4

Feb 145.8 165.6 165.1 129.3 132.0

Mar 145.5 167.7 164.8 129.5 132.3

Apr 145.8 166.6 164.3 129.6 132.4

May 146.1 164.8 163.8 130.1 132.1

Jun. 146 166.6 163 130.4 132.7

Note : Linking factor for deriving the General Indices on base: 1981-82=100 to Base 1993-94 is

2.478 and from base 1993-94=100 to base 2004-05 is for All commodities = 1.873, Primary

article =1.881, Fuel & Power = 2.802, Manufactured products = 1.663

Source: Office of the Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi.


993

2. WAGES AND EARNINGS

Table B.2.1 – Earnings (Basic Wage, Dearness Allowances) of the Lowest Paid Workers/

Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills for the month of June, 2013.

Year/ Month

Ahmedabad Bangalore Vadodara Mumbai Coimbatore & Chennai

1 2 3 4 5 6

1985 793.15 876.48 766.00 874.54 934.21

1990 1147.88 1379.74 1118.89 1313.78 1507.45

1995 1825.00 2397.19 1792.94 2237.85 2740.68

1996 1996.05 2591.10 1963.43 2389.95 2953.13

1997 2155.88 2840.36 2122.65 2622.11 3178.79

1998 2348.78 3073.17 2314.56 2958.08 3523.80

1999 2543.10 3199.73 2507.78 3084.01 3732.75

2000 2646.28 3353.44 2610.72 3294.36 3954.97

2001 2751.31 3451.66 2715.14 3455.99 4062.23

2002 2849.90 3567.03 2799.20 3642.14 4287.30

2003 2930.80 3749.72 2891.41 3811.69 4438.76

2004 3019.05 3944.89 2981.75 3941.44 4583.10

2005 3100.05 4191.63 3062.36 3996.49 4726.11

2006 3273.76 4447.32 3235.24 4227.16 4859.40

2007 3539.73 4821.78 3490.90 4472.78 5137.83

2008 3767.74 5275.10 3726.69 4799.79 5559.81

2009 4076.37 5903.63 4034.08 5267.03 6164.64

2010 4623.52 6431.40 4579.07 5782.10 6648.95

2011 5054.33 6880.72 5007.73 6369.27 7065.77

2012 5554.74 7469.64 5505.81 7023.55 8065.37

2012 June 5541.37 7565.33 5492.34 6951.47 7978.60

July 5622.20 7529.06 5573.11 7084.54 8186.85

Aug. 5622.20 7671.66 5573.11 7151.08 8311.80

Sept. 5703.03 7494.03 5653.88 7217.62 8353.45

Oct. 5812.03 7529.06 5761.57 7317.42 8395.10

Nov. 5865.92 7671.66 5815.42 7383.96 8311.80

Dec. 5838.98 7850.53 5788.49 7417.23 8436.75

2013 Jan. 5865.92 7814.26 5815.42 7450.49 8561.70

Feb. 5892.87 7956.86 5842.34 7483.76 8686.65

Mar. 6027.59 8064.43 5976.95 7550.30 8769.60

Apr. 6082.70 8135.73 6030.80 7616.84 8686.65

May 6082.70 8420.93 6030.80 7650.11 8728.30

June 6190.48 8457.51 6138.49 7716.64 9061.15

N.B.- Yearly figures indicate average of twelve calendar months and the monthly figures relate

to a standard month of 26 days.


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Table B.2.1 concld.

Year/ Month

Delhi Indore Kanpur Nagpur Solapur Kolkata

1 7 8 9 10 11 12

1985 734.12 755.14 824.70 658.96 723.32 814.33

1990 1070.33 1143.01 1232.60 956.25 1045.37 1195.16

1995 1739.63 1810.43 1949.70 1520.00 1744.67 1887.30

1996 1831.84 1970.78 2078.29 1638.04 1889.84 2099.53

1997 2013.39 2061.69 2243.55 1794.01 1981.08 2229.42

1998 2307.43 2256.09 2553.60 1988.73 2249.74 2452.04

1999 2524.99 2466.82 2743.61 2140.61 2399.14 2728.51

2000 2693.26 2540.94 2750.02 2195.02 2474.53 2796.11

2001 2775.73 2675.21 2839.01 2322.34 2489.57 2964.03

2002 2881.49 2792.85 2931.94 2383.55 2572.85 3292.82

2003 2981.47 2912.04 2995.84 2422.82 2636.12 3347.73

2004 3113.99 2986.63 3112.39 2496.74 2789.17 3478.77

2005 3350.68 3057.48 3279.56 2637.64 2841.65 3599.75

2006 3544.08 3255.16 3592.54 2338.85 2239.55 3797.02

2007 * 3474.05 3833.84 3097.41 * 4097.84

2008 * 3676.41 4062.10 3318.05 * 4420.66

2009 * 3939.07 4487.57 3726.56 * 4775.49

2010 * 4418.29 5238.85 4391.43 * 5362.25

2011 * 4748.82 5731.94 4800.80 * 5755.50

2012 * 5189.95 6104.54 5212.98 * 6134.40

2012 June * 5044.39 6090.36 5134.99 * 5938.98

July * 5247.66 6062.01 5185.58 * 5938.98

Aug. * 5247.66 6118.71 5251.15 * 6286.02

Sept * 5247.66 6261.81 5324.22 * 6286.02

Oct. * 5458.79 6403.56 5404.78 * 6286.02

Nov. * 5458.79 6431.91 5476.91 * 6454.29

Dec. * 5458.79 6403.56 5513.44 * 6454.29

2013 Jan. * 5546.99 6403.56 5513.44 * 6454.29

Feb. * 5546.99 6403.56 5491.90 * 6633.07

Mar. * 5546.99 6431.91 5499.39 * 6633.07

Apr. * 5644.02 6518.31 5549.98 * 6633.07

May * 5644.02 6546.66 5608.99 * 6643.58

June * 5644.02 6603.36 5652.09 * 6643.58

New series on Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base 2001=100 has been

introduced w.e.f. the index of January 2006.

Centre linking factor on base 2001=100 is: Ahmedabad (4.62), Bangalore (4.51), Vadodara (4.39), Mumbai

(5.18), Coimbatore / Chennai (4.95), Delhi(5.60), Indore(4.73),Kanpur(4.50), Nagpur (4.68), Sholapur

(4.73) and Kolkata (5.12)

* Earning of Delhi and Sholapur Centres have been discontinued due to closure of Textile Mills.

Source: Monthly returns received from the selected centres.


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3. INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES

Table B.3.1- Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) during the period 2006 to 2013

Year Number of

Disputes Workers Involved Mandays Lost (‗000 )

1 2 3 4

2006

430 1810348 20324

2007

389 724574 27167

2008

421 1579298 17433

2009 345 1867204 17622

2010 371 1074473 23131

2011(P) 389 734723 14332

2012(P)

276 1225042 3390

2013(P)

(Jan. to June)

79 221258 1360

(P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till

31st July, 2013

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