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Volume 55 September 2014 No. 9

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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, 2013 to June, 2014 in the form of a special article titled ―67

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.55 September, 2014 No 9

CONTENTS Page

SPECIAL ARTICLE

Sixty Seven Year of Independence- A Kaleidoscopic View of Labour Activities 927

LABOUR ACTIVITIES

Labour Situation 945

Industrial Disputes 948

NEWS IN BRIEF

(a) INDIAN LABOUR

Apprentice Act to be Freed From Jail Terms, Compulsory Hiring 950

Jobs to Grow 11.3 Per Cent this Fiscal 950

SC Orders Govt to Pay New NREGA Wages 951

E-Commerce Firms Attract Talent on High Salaries and Esops 951

Less than 20 Per Cent Engineers are Employable for Software Jobs: Survey 951

Employment Grew 34% in 8 Years to 2013: Census 952

Industries/Services declared Public Utility Services under the Industrial Disputes Act 1947 952

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers 953

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers 953

( b) FOREIGN LABOUR

Asian Stimulus Boosts Factories, Euro Zone Still Lags 954

Global Recovery to Stay the Course, No ‗Brutal Slowdown‘ in China: IMF 954

Samsung Stops Biz with Supplier Over Child Labour Issues 954

Microsoft to Cut up to 18,000 Jobs as Nadella Streamlines 955

Carlos Slim Calls for Three-Day Working Week to Improve Quality of Life 955

Youth in Jordan Face Difficult Transition from School to Decent Work 955

LABOUR DECISIONS

Under Section 30(1) of the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, no appeal is maintainable

against any order passed by the Commissioner unless a substantial question of law is

involved

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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 963

Section B- Serial Statistics 1007

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SPECIAL ARTICLE*

SIXTY SEVEN YEAR OF INDEPENDENCE- A KALEIDOSCOPIC VIEW OF

LABOUR ACTIVITIES *

The ultimate goal of economic policy is to create a sustained renaissance of high growth in which hundreds of millions of good quality jobs are created. Good quality jobs are created by high productivity firms, so it is important to create an atmosphere that enables firms to grow. While the productivity of the firms is the consequence of decisions of managers of firms, these actions are strongly shaped by govt. policies, laws and regulations. In the past, though the govt. had taken numerous initiatives which have induced productivity and growth, they were taken in sporadic and episodic manner. This has proved to be a constraint for growth and employment generation. Hence, it is imperative to institutionalise the process of change so that a continuous improvement takes place at all times regardless of the nature of crisis and the persons making decisions.

In the present article, we have discussed about important labour related activities during last one year regarding rural labour, unorganised worker, contract labour, child labour, women labour, industrial relations, employment and training, social security, and labour statistics and intelligence etc.

1. Highlights of Important Labour Related Activities

1.1 Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojana (RSBY): The RSBY, a smart card-based cashless health insurance scheme, including maternity benefit, provides cover of Rs.30,000 per family per annum on a family floater basis to BPL families in the unorganized sector. As of now there are about 6.85 crore targeted BPL families and 70.98 lakh reported hospitalization cases. As on 31 March 2014, more than 3.69 crore families were covered under the RSBY. The benefits of RSBY are being extended to all unorganized workers in a phased manner.

1.2 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 that will recommend social security schemes for unorganized workers. A National Social Security Fund with initial allocation of Rs.1000 crore to support social security schemes for weavers, toddy tappers, rickshaw pullers, beedi workers, etc. has also been set up. Further, Rs.500 crore has been added to the fund.

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 13.01.2014 and 05.02.2014. ii. The meetings of Executive Committee of Employees Provident Fund held on

10.01.2014.

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iii. The meetings of the Committee on Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) held on 19.09.2013 and 28.01.2014.

iv. The meetings of Standing Committee, Employees State Insurance Corporation held on 03.06.2013 and 22.01.2014.

v. The meeting of Medical Benefit Council held on 12.04.2013. vi. The meeting of Governing Body of Central Board for Workers Education held on

24.07.2013. vii. The meeting of Executive Council, V.V.Giri National Labour Institute held on

22.07.2013. viii. Standing Tripartite Committee (STC) has been constituted to examine the base year

revision of CPI-IW Numbers. The meetings of STC were held on 02.07.2013 and 28.02.2014.

ix. 46th

Session of Standing Labour Committee was held on 30.01.2014.

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. While the number of incidences of strikes and lockouts reported during 2008 were 421, these figures stood at 125 (Provisional) upto September, 2013 and exhibited a declining trend over this period. Similarly, the figures for mandays lost were 17.43 million in 2008 and 2.46 million (Provisional) upto September, 2013. 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 102nd

Session of the International Labour Conference (ILC) was held from 5-20 June, 2013 in Geneva. A 29 member Indian tripartite delegation led by Shri Kodikunnil Suresh, Hon‘ble MOS (Labour & Employment) attended the ILC. Besides officials from Ministry of Labour & Employment, the delegation included 9 representatives each from Workers (Central Trade Union Organizations) and Central Organization of Employers side in the ILC. The conference was followed by 318

th Session of the Governing Body meeting of ILO on June 21.

Various Ministers, Vice-Ministers and Deputy Ministers were accredited for participation in this ILC. Heads of States and Governments with more than 4000 participants representing governments, employers and workers from the ILO Member States attended the conference. A total of 170 member States were represented at the ILC.

1.6 The Ministry of Labour & Employment launched Skill Development Initiative Scheme (SDIS) 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 operationalized since May, 2007. During XI Plan period (2007-12), against an approved outlay of Rs.550 crore, an amount of Rs.407 crore was spent and 13.67 lakh persons were trained or directly tested under the scheme. Cabinet Committee on Skill Development Initiative Scheme has approved the continuation of Skill Development Initiative Scheme for XII Plan period with certain changes on 13.08.2013.

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 the Minimum Wages therein. As far the information received so far during the period July, 2013 to June, 2014, Minimum Wages were fixed/revised in 45 scheduled employments in C.L.C. (Central Sphere), 2 scheduled employments in Andhra Pradesh, 4 in


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Assam, 3 in Gujarat, 2 in Haryana, 1 in Karnataka, 1 in Kerala, 2 in Madhya Pradesh, 17 in Nagaland, 7 in Tripura, 1 in West Bengal, and 1 in A & N Islands.

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 and made a cognizable offence punishable by law.

3.2 Though the responsibility of implementing the Act lies with the State Government, 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 Scheme for rehabilitation of bonded labour. 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 evalu atory studies. 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. A sum of Rs.8100.12 lakh has been released under the scheme to the State Governments upto 31.03.2014 for rehabilitations of 279388 bonded labourers. 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 endeavor 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:

Mahatma Gandhi NREGA: Mahatma Gandhi NREGA aims at providing not less than 100 days of guaranteed wage employment in a financial year to every rural household, with a stipulation of one-third participation of women, through creation of assets that address causes of chronic poverty like drought, deforestation, and soil erosion, thus encouraging sustainable development. With an outlay of Rs.33,000 crore in 2013-14, the scheme provide 219.72 crore persondays of employment to 4.78 crore households with an average wage employment of 46 persondays. The share of women, SC, and ST persondays in this period was 53 per cent, 23 per cent and 17 per cent respectively. With wages indexed to the consumer price index for agricultural labour (CPI-AL), the average wage under the scheme has increased from Rs.65 in FY 2006-07 to Rs.132 in FY 2013-14, resulting in improvement in the bargaining power of agriculture labour. It has also led to improved economic outcomes, especially in watershed activities, and reduction in distress migration.

National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM) - Aajeevika: The NRLM aims at organizing all rural poor households and continuously nurturing and supporting them till they emerge out of abject poverty, by organizing one woman member from each household into affinity- based women self-help groups (SHGs) and their federations at village and higher levels by 2024-25. The objective is to ensure that each family, once it is in the SHG network for a period of 6-8 years is able to achieve household food security and have 3-4 stabilized livelihoods through a strong convergence with panchayati raj institutions (PRIs). The mission has covered 97,391 villages and mobilized around 20 lakh SHGs, of which 3.8 lakh are new. During 2013-14,


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Rs.22121.18 crore of SHG bank credit has been disbursed. For 2014-15, Rs.3560 crore has been allocated to NRLM.

Indira Awaas Yojana (IAY): The IAY aims at providing dwelling units to houseless below poverty line (BPL) households identified by the gram sabhas and those living in dilapidated and kutcha houses, with a component for providing house sites to the landless poor as well. Under the IAY, a shelterless BPL family is given assistance of Rs.70,000 in plains areas and Rs.75,000 in hilly/difficult areas/Integrated Action Plan (IAP) districts for construction of a new house. For upgradation of kutcha or dilapidated houses, Rs.15,000 is provided. For purchase of house sites, Rs.20,000 is provided. The physical target for construction during 2013-14 is 24.81 lakh houses, of which 10.93 lakh have been constructed and 23.76 lakh are under construction. During 2013-14, a total of Rs.13,894.90 crore was allocated for construction of 24.81 lakh houses and ` 12,970 crore was released.

Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY): The PMGSY is a fully funded centrally sponsored scheme with the objective of providing all-weather road connectivity to all eligible unconnected habitations in rural areas of the country having population of 500 persons and above in plains areas and 250 persons and above (as per the 2001 census) in special category states, selected tribal and desert areas. It also permits upgradation of existing rural roads. Since inception, projects for providing new connectivity to 1,44,717 habitations with a road length of 5,44,462 km have been cleared at an estimated cost of Rs.1,82,560 crore including upgradation. A total of 3,99,979 km road length has been completed and new connectivity has been provided to over 97,838 habitations up to March 2014. During 2013-14, 25,316 km of all-weather road including new connectivity to 6560 habitations has been completed at an expenditure of Rs.13,095 crore. Upgradation of selected existing roads has also been taken up.

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 which 24.6 crore workers 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.

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. In order to protect them, various welfare schemes have been put in place by the Government of India. 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; Swaran Jayanti Gram Swarojgar 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.


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6. Contract Labour

Contract labour generally refers to workers engaged by a contractor for the user enterprises. 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. The Act 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 Government of India stands committed to the elimination of child labour in the country. 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 approach 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 10 lakh inspection were carried out, resulting in approximately 0.42 lakh prosecutions out of which about 7000 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, as per NSSO survey 2009-10, the working children are estimated at 49.84 lakh as against 90.75 lakh in 2004-05.

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


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districts of the country. As on date the scheme is sanctioned in 270 districts. Under the NCLP Scheme, children are withdrawn from work and put into special training centres, 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 6000 NCLP training centres being run in the country with an enrolment of approximately 2.80 lakh children. As on 31.12.2013, more than 10 lakh working children have already been mainstreamed to regular education system under the NCLP Scheme.

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 to send their children to work. The Government 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, etc. so that child labour and their families get covered under the benefits of the schemes of these ministries also.

8 Women Labour

8.1 Women form an integral part of the Indian workforce. According to the information provided by the office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, as per Census 2011, the total number of female workers in India is 149.8 million comprising of 121.8 and 28.0 million in rural and urban areas respectively. Out of total 149.8 million female workers, 35.9 million females are working as cultivators and another 61.5 million are agricultural labourers. Of the remaining, 8.5 million are in household Industry and 43.7 million are classified as other workers. As per Census 2011, the work participation rate for women is 25.51 per cent as compared to 25.63 per cent in 2001. The work participation rate of women was however 22.27 per cent in 1991. The work participation rate for women in rural areas is 30.02 per cent as compared to 15.44 per cent in the urban areas.

8.2 In so far as the organized sector is concerned, in March 2011, women workers constituted 20.5 per cent of total employment in organized sector in the country which is higher by 0.1 per cent as compared to the preceding year. As per the last Employment Review by Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGE&T), on 31st March, 2011, about 59.54 lakh women workers were employed in the organized sector (Public and Private Sector). Of this, nearly 32.14 lakh were employed in community, social and personnel service sector.

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 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 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.


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In order to protect the rights and safeguard the interests of migrant workers, the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 was enacted.

9.2 The Act, which regulates the employment of inter-state migrant workmen and provides for their conditions of service, 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 wage 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.

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 2012-13 the CIRM intervened in 802 threatened strikes and its conciliatory efforts succeeded in the averting 794 strikes, which represent a success rate of 99.0 per cent and during the 2013-14 for the period of April to September, CIRM intervened in 216 threatened strikes and its conciliatory efforts succeeded in the averting 206 strikes, which represent a success rate of 95.4 per cent. An important function of CIRM is the enforcement of Labour Laws in the establishments for which the Central Government is the Appropriate Government. There are approximately 1.5 lakh establishments in the Central Sphere. The Inspecting Officers of CIRM inspect these establishments under different Labour enactments through routine Inspections and Special Drives for Inspections under the crash inspection programmes and taskforce inspections to secure benefits of the beneficial legislations to workers.

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 2013 (Provisional), there were 194 industrial disputes (Strikes and Lockouts) in both State and Central Spheres resulting in work-stoppages, which involved 1,054,764 workers with a time-loss of 3,614,704 or 3.61 million man-days as against 447 disputes involving 1,307,505 workers with a time-loss of 12,876,144 or 12.88 million man-days during 2012 (Provisional). In 2013, the Public Sector accounted for 1.59 million man-days or 44 per cent of the total time-loss. The Central Sphere registered a time-loss of 1.30 million man-days or 36 per cent of the total time-


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loss whereas the State Sphere registered a time-loss of 2.31 million man-days or 64 per cent of the total time-loss in 2013 (Provisional). The State and Central Spheres taken together, Kerala alone was responsible for a time loss of 0.62 million man-days or 17.27 per cent followed by Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal with 0.43, 0.36, 0.34, 0.32 and 0.31 million man-days respectively. Amongst the various industry divisions, ‗Charter of Demands‘ registered a time-loss of 1.12 million man-days, which accounted for 70.7 per cent of the total time-loss. ‗Wages and Allowances‘ was the main cause amongst the cause groups registered a time-loss of 0.17 million man-days or 10.7 per cent followed by ‗Government Economic Policy‘ and ‗Other Reasons‘ with 0.14 and 0.13 million man-days or 9.0 and 8.7 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 for 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. Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGE&T) continues to improve quality of productivity throughout the economy by systematic supply of trained manpower to the Industry through various vocational training programmes.

12.2 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. The total number of Employment Exchanges functioning at the end of December, 2012 is 956 (including 75 University Employment Information and Guidance Bureaux); and the total number of Industrial Training Institutes (both Government and Private) is 10341 with a seating capacity of around 14.53 lakh. 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 September, 2013, 1.30 lakh persons had been placed in self-employment. About 2.21 lakh persons were on the Live Register, aspirants of seeking Self-Employment assistance during the period under reference. The Self Employment Promotion Cells continued to function during 2013-14.

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. These provide for mandatory social security benefits either solely at the cost of the employers or on the basis of joint contribution of the employers and the employees. 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 Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 – The main objective of the Act is to impose an obligation upon the employers to pay compensation to workers for accidents arising out of and in the course of employment. The Act applies to the persons employed in factories, mines, plantations, mechanically propelled vehicles, construction works and certain other hazardous occupations. The Act provides for payment of compensation to the employees and their dependents in case of injury and accident (including certain occupational diseases) arising out of and in the course of employment and resulting in disablement or death. The rate of compensation


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in case of death is an amount equal to fifty per cent of the monthly wages of the deceased workman multiplied by the relevant factor or an amount of Rs.120000, whichever is more. Where permanent total disablement results from the injury, the compensation will be an amount equal to sixty per cent of the monthly wages of the injured workman multiplied by the relevant factor or an amount of Rs.140000, whichever is more.

13.3 Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948 - The Employees‘ State Insurance Act, 1948 applies to factories employing 10 or more persons. The provisions of the Act are being brought into force area-wise in stages. The Act contains an enabling provision under which the ―appropriate government‖ is empowered to extend the provisions of the Act to other classes of establishments industrial, commercial, agricultural or otherwise. Under these provisions, the State Governments have extended the provisions of the Act to shops, hotels, restaurants, cinemas including preview theatres, road motor transport undertakings, newspaper establishments, educational and medical institutions employing 10 or more employees. Employees of factories and establishments covered under the Act drawing monthly wages upto Rs.15000 per month and Rs.25000 per month for persons with disabilities are covered under the Scheme. The ESI Scheme is now operated in 810 centres situated in 29 States/Union Territories. As on 31.03.2013, 1.86 crore insured persons and about 7.21 crore beneficiaries were covered under the Scheme. The number of factories and establishments covered by the end of the year had gone up to about 6,66,161. 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 31.12.2013, the total investment of fund was Rs. 34569.97 crore. The Scheme provides full medical facilities from primary health care to super speciality treatment in respect of the insured persons and their family members. The medical care under the Scheme is administered by the State Governments, except in Delhi. The Corporation also directly runs 35 Hospitals as on 31.12.2013.

13.4 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 or 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.

13.5 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.

13.6 Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance Scheme, 1976- The scheme became operational w.e.f. 01.08.1976 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.


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13.7 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. As on 28.02.2014, the EPFO had cumulative investments of Rs.98355.92 crore under the EPS scheme.

13.8 Maternity Benefit Act, 1961- The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 regulates the employment of women in factories, mines, the circus industry, plantation units and shops or establishments employing 10 or more persons except the employees covered under the Employees State Insurance (ESI) Act, 1948 for certain periods before and after 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 Act has been amended in 2008. A Medical Bonus of Rs.3500 is being provided from 19.12.2011 under the Act.

13.9 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972- The Act provides for a scheme of compulsory payment of gratuity to employees engaged in factories, mines, oil fields, plantations, 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. Payment of Gratuity is an employer‘s liability under the extant provisions of the Act. For every completed year of service or part thereof in excess of six months, the 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.1000000.

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. Its headquarters is at Nagpur. 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 next level, workers from different establishments, sponsored by trade unions and released by employers are trained.


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(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 Director 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 in 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 to December, 2013, the Board has conducted 6058 programmes of various durations and trained 214517 workers of various sectors.

15. Occupational Safety & Health; Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI)

15.1 The Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) functions as a service organization to advise 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 legislation, proposing amendments to the 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 drafts 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.

15.2 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 49 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, 2 programmes on Associate Fellow in Industrial Health of three months duration were held for 54 medical doctors for providing better medical services to the organizations, 3 one Month Certificate course for


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Supervisors working in Hazardous Processes were held for 50 supervisors for providing competent supervision at workplaces. Besides these, the organization also conducted 27 Workshops and Seminars for 2118 delegates, 52 longer duration programmes for 932 participants from 673 organisations, 36 Short duration programmes for 1024 participants from 254 organisations and 238 Appreciation programmes for 6063 beneficiaries of managerial personnel, trade unions and workers etc.

15.3 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.

16 Labour Statistics; Labour Bureau

16.1 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 Quick Employment & Un-employment Schemes 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.

16.2 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 392 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).

As an integral part of 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 and 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 25

th round

have been compiled and released. The indices compiled for 25th

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All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers on base: 2001=100 from June, 2013 to June, 2014 is 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

2013 June 231 11.06

July 235 10.85

August 237 10.75

September 238 10.70

October 241 11.06

November 243 11.47

December 239 9.13

2014 January 237 7.24

February 238 6.73

March 239 6.70

April 242 7.08

May 244 7.02

June 246 6.49

The movement of All-India index from June, 2013 to June, 2014 showed an increasing trend. The index increased from 231 in June, 2013 to 243 in November, 2013. It witnessed a decline in December, 2013 and further in January, 2014. However, it again increased in February, 2014 and continued till 2014 when it reached the peak level of 246 points.

The rate of inflation is shown in column 4. It remained at double digit level between June and November, 2013. A respite came in December, 2013 when it declined to 9.13 per cent. The declining trend continued till March, 2014. However, a marginal rise was experienced in April, 2014. Thereafter, it again went down and reached the lowest level of 6.49 per cent in June, 2014.

16.3 Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers- Labour Bureau has been compiling and maintaining consumer price index numbers which measure the temporal change in retail prices of a fixed basket of goods and services consumed by the target group. In the existing series of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers on base 1986-87=100, which replaced the old series of CPI Numbers for Agricultural Labourers on base 1960-61=100 w.e.f. November, 1995, the indices are compiled for 20 States. Besides, All-India Index is also compiled as a weighted average of 20 constituent State indices. These indices are compiled as per the methodology approved by the Technical Advisory Committee on Statistics of Prices and Cost of Living. For construction of current series of CPI


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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 movement of All-India Index for Agricultural Labourers during the period July, 2013 to June, 2014 showed a fluctuating trend. It showed an increasing trend during the first five months to reach a level of 777 points in November, 2013. After showing a declining trend during December, 2013 and January, 2014, it remained static at 757 points in February, 2014. Thereafter, it started increasing and finally settled at 785 points in June, 2014. Almost a similar trend was observed in the case of All-India Index for Rural Labourers also.

16.4 Compilation of Wage Rate Data- Daily Wage Rate data in respect of agricultural and non-agricultural occupations are collected and compiled from 600 sample villages spread over 66 N.S.S. regions in 20 States on monthly basis w.e.f. April, 1998. The average daily wage rate data was collected for 11 agricultural and 7 non-agricultural occupations till October, 2013. However, November, 2013 onwards, Labour Bureau started collecting and compiling wage rate data for 25 occupations (12 agricultural and 13 non-agricultural) as recommended by the Working Group for revision of categorization of non-agricultural occupations for collection of wage rates under the chairmanship of Dr. T.S. Papola. The occupation and sex-wise wage rate data for the year 2013-14 were compiled and published regularly in Indian Labour Journal. Besides, a publication titled ‗Wage rates in Rural India‘ containing wage rate data for July, 2012 to June, 2013 was also brought out.

16.5 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.

16.6 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 51st Central Training Course on Labour Statistics was organised at Labour Bureau,

Shimla during 4th

to 6th

September 2013. In which 27 delegates from various States / Central Departments participated.

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

Training programme on 8th

January, 2014 for 24 participants from International Statistical Education Centre (ISEC), Kolkata.

Training programme from 13/01/2014 to 17/01/2014 for 21 Indian Statistical Service (ISS) probationers 35

th batch.

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Half day training programme on 28th

November, 2013 for 14 trainees from Maharashtra Institute of Labour Studies, Mumbai.

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

During July, 2013 to June, 2014, Labour Bureau‘s Regional Office Kanpur organised three training programmes at Faridabad, Rishikesh and Dehradun for the benefits of primary units in which 107 officers / officials from factories / Establishments took part.

16.7 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-I (Block-E) and part-II 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 2011-12 in the following two volumes, which includes the results of both census and sample sectors, have been released: (i) ASI Volume-I - Statistics on Employment and Labour Cost (ii) ASI Volume-II - Absenteeism, Labour Turnover, Employment and Labour Cost.

16.8 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.

16.9 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 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 in 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.

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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 2013 has been published in ILJ. Compilation work with regard to the Wage Rate Index for the year 2014 is under progress.

16.10 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 and reports prepared and released by the Labour Bureau. The fourth Annual Employment-Unemployment survey is in progress.

The latest report released under the Annual Employment-Unemployment survey is the Third Annual Employment-Unemployment survey (EUS) in September, 2013. 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. Based on the survey results, Labour Force Participation Rate (LFPR), Worker Population Ratio (WPR) and Unemployment Rate (UR) for persons aged 15 years and above at All India level 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 persons aged 15 year & above

(in percent)

Approaches LFPR WPR UR

Usual Principal Status Approach (UPS) 50.9 48.5 4.7

Usual Principal & Subsidiary Status Approach (UPSS) 53.1 51.0 4.0

Current Daily Status Approach (CDS) 50.2 47.6 5.2

Current Weekly Status Approach (CWS) 52.0 49.7 4.5

Youth Employment-Unemployment Scenario – In the Third Annual Employment-Unemployment survey, a special volume on Youth Employment-Unemployment scenario in the country was also prepared in order to study the labour force behavior for this category of persons. In the report, estimates have been derived for employment structure of various age groups 15-24 years, 18-29 years and 15-29 years to assess the extent of unemployment, broad activity by educational qualifications and kind of activities pursued across different states by these age groups. The Unemployment Rate for these age groups based on different approaches is given below:

Unemployment Rate based on different approaches at All India level (in per cent)

Approach 15-24 Years 15-29 Years 18-29 Years

UPS 18.1 13.3 13.0

UPSS 15.3 11.3 11.0

CDS 17.2 13.0 12.7

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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 twenty such surveys have been conducted by Labour Bureau and reports thereon released. According to the survey results, overall estimated employment in all selected sectors has experienced a net addition of 33.25 lakh starting from the first survey (October, 2008 to December, 2008) till the 20

th Survey (October, 2013 to December 2013).

16.11 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, 2013 to June, 2014 review/report on Statistics of Factories for 2011 has been finalized. The review/report for the year 2012 is under progress.

16.12 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, 2013 to June, 2014 data tables under this Act for the year 2011 has been finalized. The review/report for the year 2012 is under progress.

16.13 Research Section- Research Section brings out two ad-hoc 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 Tenth Digest of Indian Labour Research (2008-2011) has been released in the year 2014. Work for bringing out the Eleventh Digest of Indian Labour Research (2012-14) 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 of 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 Tenth edition (2012-2013) of the profile has been released in the year 2014. The Report of Statistical Profile on Women Labour Eleventh edition (2014-15) is under progress.


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17. Labour Research & Training; V.V.Giri National Labour Institute

17.1 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.

17.2 The Institute has initiated 23 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. 11 research

projects were sponsored by International Institutions. The Institute provided technical support

for the preparation of the Fourth Annual Report to the People on Employment 2013. 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 123 training programmes during 2013-14 which were attended

by 3975 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 2013-2014 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 and one special programme on Skill Development of the Officials

of Afghanistan. These programmes were attended by 208 participants from 50 countries.

17.3 Second SAARC Regional Workshop on Child Labour was organised during May 29-

31, 2013 in New Delhi to share experiences and to draw lessons from the successful experiences

of different countries in the SAARC region. The Workshop was organised by Ministry of

Labour & Employment, Government of India, V.V.Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI)

and the ILO. Officials from all SAARC Countries participated in the Workshop. In all 60

Officials participated in the Workshop. The Institute organized Workshop on ‗ILO Convention

181: Issues and Challenges in the Context of Private Placement Agencies in India‘ on July 22,

2013. ILO‘s International Training Centre, Turin conducted a Training Programme on Social

Dialogue, Labour Law and Labour Administration for Officials of Islamic Republic of

Afghanistan at V.V.Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI) during December 2-6, 2013. The

programme was attended by 21 Afgan Officials. The Xth

International Conference on Labour

History was organized by V.V. Giri National Labour Institute and the Association of Indian

Labour Historians from 22-24 March 2014 at V.V. Giri National Labour Institute. The theme of

the conference was Labour History – A Return to Politics? Two books viz., Towards a New

History of Work edited by Prof. Sabyasachi Bhattacharya and Working Lives and Worker

Militancy: The Politics of Labour in Colonial India, edited by Prof. Ravi Ahuja were released

during the conference. The Institute prepared the Fourth Annual Report to the People on

Employment, 2013.


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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, 2014 (Provisional)

received in the Bureau upto 31st July, 2014 is presented in the following Tables:-

Table-I

State-wise Number of Permanent Closures and Workers Affected during

January to June, 2014 (P)

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

1. Karnataka 1 63

2. Tripura 10 353

Total :State Sphere

Central Sphere

Grand Total

11

(-)

11

416

(-)

416

Table-II

Industry-wise Number of Permanent Closures and Workers Affected during


Section

NIC-2008

Description No. of Units

No. of Workers

Affected

C Manufacturing 10 413

G Wholesale and retail trade 1 3

Total : State Sphere

Central Sphere

Grand Total

11

(-)

11

416

(-)

416

(P)= Provisional

- = Nil.

.. = Not available.

Note: (i) Information within brackets related to Central Sphere.

(ii) Information about remaining States/Union Territories may be treated as either ‗NIL‘ or

‗Not reported‘.


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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. Maharashtra - -

(1) (373)

2. Puducherry 5 35

(-) (-)

Total : State Sphere 5 35

Central Sphere (1) (373)

Grand Total 6 408

Table-IV

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


Section

NIC-2008

Description No. of Units No. of Workers

affected

.. .. 5 35 (1) (373)

Total: State Sphere 5 35

Central Sphere (1) (373)

Grand Total 6 408

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. Andhra Pradesh 1

(-)

115

(-)

8740

(-)

2. Karnataka 3

(-)

51

(-)

261

(-)

3. Kerala 4

(-)

367

(-)

17249

(-)

4. Puducherry 8

(-)

3630

(-)

90659

(-)


Central Sphere

Grand Total

16

(-)

16

4163

(-)

4163

116909

(-)

116909 (P)= Provisional - = Nil. .. = Not available. Note: (i) Information within brackets related to Central Sphere.

(ii) Information about remaining States/Union Territories may be treated as either ‗NIL‘ or ‗Not reported‘.


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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 15

(-)

4048

(-)

108169

(-)

.. .. 1 115 8740

(-) (-) (-)


Central Sphere

Grand Total

16

(-)

16

4163

(-)

4163

116909

(-)

116909

Table-VII

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

Month Mandays Lost

January 46,866

(-)

February 32,641

(-)

March 21,798

(-)

April 15,604

(-)

May ..

(..)

June ..

(..)

Total: State Sphere

Central Sphere

Grand Total

1,16,909

(-)

1,16,909

(P)= Provisional

- = Nil.

.. = Not available.

Note: (i) Information within brackets related to Central Sphere. (ii) Information about remaining States/Union Territories may be treated as either ‗NIL‘

or ‗Not reported


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Industrial Disputes during January to June, 2014 (Provisional)

The statistics of work-stoppages due to Industrial Disputes during January to June,

2014 based on the returns received from different State Labour Departments / Regional Labour

Commissioners (Central) are presented in the following tables:

As per available information 81 Industrial Disputes resulting in work-stoppages were

reported during January to June, 2014 in which 352479 workers were involved and 1329590

mandays lost were reported. Besides, there were 9 disputes which occurred due to reasons other

than Industrial Disputes also. In the said disputes 5935 workers were involved and 430465

mandays were lost.

Table VIII

Number of Mandays Lost on Account of Work-stoppages during

January to June, 2013 and 2014

Number of Mandays Lost on Account of

Month Industrial Disputes Reasons Other Than Industrial Disputes

2013 (P) 2014 (P) 2013 (P) 2014(P)

1 2 3 4 5

January 183112 160010 148100 154035

February 1270002 766512 143127 141430

March 162349 126185 147595 135000

April 275609 122505 148605 ..

May 199588 94648 153805 ..

June 256843 59730 174359 ..

Total 2347503 1329590 915591 430465

(P) = Provisional and based on the returns /clarifications received in the Bureau till 15th

September, 2014.

- = Nil

.. = Not available

N.B:- Figures for 2014 are not comparable with those for 2013 due to non-receipt of data from

various States / Union Territories.


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Table IX

State-wise Major* Industrial Disputes in India including Industrial Disputes

Due to Reasons other than Industrial Disputes till June, 2014 (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)

Lockout Non implementation of labour agreement

1134 115.668 .. ..

Rajasthan

One unit (Private Sector)

Strike Charter Of Demands

4638 78.846 311 4600

One Unit

(Private Sector) Strike followed

by Lockout

Indiscipline 1035 60.584 85.876 656.30


September, 2014.

.. = Not available

* = All disputes in which there was a time-loss of 50,000 or more mandays during the period

under review or since the 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. Apprentice Act to be Freed From Jail Terms, Compulsory Hiring - Keeping with its intent to skill India's increasingly young workforce, the new government is overhauling the moribund 53-year-old apprenticeship law governing on-the- job training, whose draconian provisions include one that puts employers behind bars, forcing industry to stay away from a system used to train millions of people globally. The NDA government has decided to drop the clause that mandates imprisonment of company directors that fail to implement the Apprenticeship Act of 1961 and amend its other archaic provisions. It has also decided to do away with an amendment proposed by the UPA mandating employers to absorb at least half of its apprentices in regular jobs. ―The performance of the Apprenticeship Training Scheme (ATS), which was first launched on a voluntary basis in 1959, is dismal with a large number of training facilities available in the industry going waste, depriving unemployed youth,‖ the labour ministry has argued in its proposal to change the law, that the previous government had sought to reform but couldn't. Skill development efforts under the law have had little transformative effect on the abilities of India's workforce. With employers avoiding apprenticeships due to fears of imprisonment, the government has proposed replacing prison terms with monetary fines for every violation of the law. More flexibility will also be granted to firms on their apprenticeship responsibilities. To make the scheme more attractive for youth, who shun the scheme for its limited options and low stipends that range from Rs 2,100 per month in the first year to Rs 3,100 per month in their fourth year of training, the government has proposed raising the stipends to at least 70 percent of the minimum wages.

(The Economic Times, 03.07.2014)

Jobs to Grow 11.3 Per Cent this Fiscal - Positive market fuelled by government incentives and increased consumer spending will lead to a job growth of 11.3 per cent this fiscal, says a study by staffing firm, TeamLease Services. Salary increments for this fiscal were between 5 per cent and 14 per cent across industries compared to a 3.8-10 per cent during the same period last year. The 'TeamLease Jobs & Salary Primer' states that niche-skilled employees have received a 20 per cent raise this fiscal. Those employed in the power and energy have received the largest percentage of salary growth rate of 13.5 per cent while IT and knowledge services gave their employees a raise of 12 per cent. Those working in the FMCD (fast-moving consumer durables), FMCG, construction, real estate, media and entertainment and retail had increments upwards of 10 per cent, stated the report. "This is an interesting period for India as the cautious optimism that we have been seeing for the past 24 months seems to be finally making way for a more buoyant outlook," said Rituparna Chakraborty, senior VP and co-founder TeamLease Services. "Salary and job growth will move upwards for the next 12 months at least before the actual effects of the new government are felt," added Chakraborty. The salary growth rates and salary increments were calculated based on earnings between December 2013 and June 2014 across 81,000 candidates. The study also showed that salary differences between temporary and permanent jobs have shrunk. Firms are hiring more workforce on contract and the gap is 4-5 per cent in industrial, manufacturing and allied sectors.

(The Economic Times, 04.07.2014)


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SC Orders Govt to Pay New NREGA Wages - The paltry Rs. 353 crore increase on last year's 33,000 crore budget allocation for implementation of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) may not fit the bill as the Supreme Court ordered implementation of new wages effective since April 1. The UPA government had on February 13 notified new wages for states. For Bihar, wages increased by 16.6% to Rs. 153 a day while in Jharkhand it went up by 14.9% to Rs. 158. Wages in Andhra Pradesh, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura were increased by 14.8%. Despite the annual increase in wages under MGNREGA since 2011, minimum wages in more than a dozen states are still higher. This was the reason why the Karnataka High Court had directed the Centre to pay MGNREGA wages in accordance with the Karnataka State Minimum Wages Act. The Centre had appealed against the HC order in the SC, but in January, the apex court refused to stay the HC order saying payment of minimum wages was mandatory under law. This forced the UPA government to revise the wages under MGNREGA. But the revised wages, as specified in the February 13 notification and effective from April 1, is estimated to cost the exchequer an additional Rs 1,000 crore. However, the increase of Rs 353 crore might not be enough to implement the rural employment guarantee schemes. A bench of Justices S J Mukhopadhaya and S A Bobde disposed of the Centre's appeal saying implementation of the new wage structure as per the February 13 notification had rendered the petition infructuous. However, it kept open the question — should states pay minimum wages as provided under the law while implementing MGNREGA — open for future and said if any challenge was made to the notification, then the court concerned would decide it on its own merit uninfluenced by the Karnataka HC judgment. When the national job scheme was started in 2006, the minimum wage for agricultural labourers in each state was taken as the standard wage for MGNREGA workers. However, in 2008, the Centre decided to revise the MGNREGA wage rate by indexing it to consumer price index for agricultural labourers.

(The Times of India, 12.07.2014)

E-Commerce Firms Attract Talent on High Salaries and Esops - It is not just the private equity investors moving towards the Indian e-commerce sector, even those with expertise in technology, logistics and finance are choosing to work with e-tailers that are yet to break even, leaving more established companies in core sectors. Fat pay cheques, healthy annual hikes, employee stock ownership plans (Esops), vibrant and jovial work culture and bigger responsibilities prompt them to move towards e-commerce over core sectors. The average age of employees in most e-commerce companies vary between 25 and 35. Hence, it's not unusual for e-tailers like Flipkart, Myntra, Amazon and Shopclues to attract such talent by the droves for middle and senior management roles, especially from IT product development companies, FMCG sector and supply chain and logistics firms. According to hiring experts, incentives vary according to experience. While it is primarily hefty pay for entry-level employees from premier institutes, more experienced professionals are buoyed by Esops. ―In technology domain, freshers from IITs get almost double of what an Infosys or Wipro will offer. In logistics, if somebody switches from say Snapdeal to Flipkart, the raise is typically around 30-40%,‖ said Kris Lakshmikanth, CEO and managing director of executive search firm Head Hunters. ―People who have done reasonably well in their sectors, want more challenges and are willing to take risks, opt for e-commerce,‖ said Shopclues CEO Sanjay Sethi.

(The Financial Express, 14.07.2014)

Less than 20 Per Cent Engineers are Employable for Software Jobs: Survey - Less than 20 per cent of the estimated six lakh engineering students, who graduate every year, are ―employable‖ for software jobs, claims a survey. According to the Aspiring Minds‘ National Employability Report for Engineering Graduates, only 18.43 per cent of engineers that graduate are employable for software jobs. The report is based on a sample of more than 1.20 lakh engineering students from over 520 colleges across India. All these students graduated in 2013.


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Out of over 1.2 lakh candidates, 91.82 per cent lack programming and algorithm skills, 71.23 per cent lack soft and cognitive skills, 60 per cent lack domain skills, 73.63 per cent lack English speaking and comprehension skills and 57.96 per cent lack analytical and quantitative skills. ―The low employability among engineering graduates is a cumulative outcome of poor education standards and higher demand of skilled employees thereby creating a drastic skill gap in the country,‖ Aspiring Minds CEO & Co-founder Himanshu Aggarwal said. Corporates generally look for candidates who have their basic skills in order and do not require much training upon being hired. Hence, candidates with lower quality of skills in comparison to basic job requirements are left out in the entire process, Mr. Aggarwal added.

(The Hindu, 16.07.2014) Employment Grew 34% in 8 Years to 2013: Census - As job growth lagged the rate of economic expansion in the last decade, the government‘s sixth economic census shows that the growth in the number of establishments were 41.7% between 2005-06 and 2013-14 while employment grew by 34.4%. This means an annual growth of 5.2% in number of enterprises and 4.25% rise in jobs. The latest census shows, both in number of firms and employment, the last decade fared better than the previous census period (1998-2005) when the growth in number of firms was an annual 4.8% while employment rose 2.49%. Provisional results of the latest census, revealed by the government show India now has 58.47 million establishments — 35.02 million (or 59.9%) in rural and 23.45 million (40.1%) in urban areas — spread across manufacturing and services, excluding farming, public administration, defence and social services. The number of units have grown by 45.57% in urban areas and 39.28% in rural areas since 2005 while employment has risen by 31.59% and 37.46%, respectively. National Statistical Commission chairman Pronab Sen attributes the trend to growing entrepreneurship among Indians and a spurt in small enterprises. ―Basically what it means is higher growth in enterprises at the lower scale of employment or faster growth in smaller establishments. The employment growth of 34% in eight years means an annual average growth of 4.25% which is substantial given that the labour force has risen by 2.5%. Clearly, entrepreneurship is growing,‖ Sen said. Indeed, going by the census data of total employment at 127.71 million and the total number of establishment at 58.47 million, the average number of workers in an establishment comes to a measly 2.2 per unit.


Industries/Services Declared/Granted Extension as Public Utility Services under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947– As per the information received in the Bureau, the Services in the Uranium Industry has been declared Public Utility Services for a period of six months with effect from 20th July, 2014.

The man who has confidence in himself gains the

confidence of others.

-Hasidic saying


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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 July, 2014

Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers- The All-India CPI-IW for July, 2014 increased by 6 points and pegged at 252 (two hundred and fifty two). On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 2.44 per cent between June, 2014 and July, 2014 when compared with the rise of 1.73 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 4.42 percentage points to the total change. The House Rent index further accentuated the overall index by 1.08 percentage points. At item level, Rice, Eggs, Milk, Onion, Chillies Green, Tomato, Potato and other Vegetables & Fruits, Sugar, Tea (Readymade), Pan Finished, Doctors‘ Fee, College Fee, Petrol, Rail Fare, etc. are responsible for the increase in index. However, this increase was restricted to some extent by Wheat, Soft Coke, Medicine (Allopathic), etc., putting downward pressure on the index. The year-on-year inflation measured by monthly CPI-IW stood at 7.23 per cent for July, 2014 as compared to 6.49 per cent for the previous month and 10.85 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. Similarly, the Food inflation stood at 8.11 per cent against 5.88 per cent of the previous month and 14.10 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year. At centre level, Nagpur recorded the maximum increase of 12 points followed by Ludhiana (10 points). Among others, 9 points rise was observed in 7 centres, 8 points in 3 centres, 7 points in 9 centres, 6 points in 23 centres, 5 points in 14 centres, 4 points in 10 centres, 3 points in 4 centres, 2 points in 4 centres and 1 point in 2 centres. The indices of 35 centres are above and other 41 centres are below national average. The indices of Ernakulam and Varanasi are 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 July, 2014 increased by 14 points each to stand at 799 (Seven hundred and ninety nine) points and 801 (Eight hundred and one) points respectively. The rise in index varied from State to State. In case of Agricultural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 4 to 22 points in 20 States. Haryana with 877 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 648 points stood at the bottom. In case of Rural Labourers, it recorded an increase between 3 to 22 points in 20 States. Haryana with 870 points topped the index table whereas Himachal Pradesh with the index level of 684 points stood at the bottom. The Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural and Rural Labourers in respect of Haryana State registered the maximum increase of 22 points each mainly due to increase in the prices of wheat-atta, pulses, mustard oil, fish fresh, milk, onion, vegetables & fruits, sugar, gur, barber charges and washing soap. Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL and CPI-RL increased from 7.68% and 7.81% in June, 2014 to 7.97% and 8.10% in July, 2014. Inflation based on food index of CPI-AL and CPI-RL are 6.97% and 7.08% respectively during July, 2014.

(Labour Bureau)


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(b) FOREIGN LABOUR

Asian Stimulus Boosts Factories, Euro Zone Still Lags - Manufacturing activity in Asian industrial powerhouses China and Japan gained pace in June, fuelled by improving demand at home, but euro zone growth faltered as main motor Germany slowed. Business surveys confirmed factory output expanded across Asia, following months of decline in its two biggest economies, as massive stimulus packages from the authorities in Beijing and Tokyo begin to take effect. China‘s final HSBC/Markit Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 50.7, slightly below a flash reading but above the 50 mark that separates growth from contraction for the first time in six months. The official China PMI, which is geared more towards bigger state-owned firms, hit a six-month high of 51.0. Markit‘s final manufacturing PMI for the euro zone fell to 51.8 in June, from May‘s 52.2, the lowest reading since November. Japan‘s PMI topped the 50-point mark for the first time in three months. But, with an April sales-tax rise still acting as a drag, Bank of Japan‘s business optimism gauge dipped in the second quarter. Still, firms are optimistic, declaring readiness to boost capital investment and output. In Indonesia, factory activity grew at its fastest pace on record and in India, the continent's third-largest economy, it hit a four-month high. British factories followed Asia's lead, increasing activity at the fastest rate in seven months while creating new jobs in at the briskest pace in more than three years.


Global Recovery to Stay the Course, No ‘Brutal Slowdown’ in China: IMF - Global economic activity should strengthen in the second half of this year and accelerate in 2015 although momentum could be weaker than expected, IMF chief Christine Lagarde said, adding that the Fund did not expect a sharp slowdown in China. Lagarde said central banks' accommodative policies could have only limited impact on demand and that countries should also act to boost growth by investing in infrastructure, education and health, provided their debt stays sustainable. "Global activity is picking up but the momentum could be less strong than we had expected because potential growth is weaker and investment ... remains subdued." Lagarde estimated that growth in China this year would be between 7 and 7.5 percent. "Despite the many responses to the crisis ... recovery is modest, laborious, fragile, and measures to boost demand, despite the goodwill of central banks, will find their limits," she told a conference in southern France. "We must therefore take steps to boost efforts to strengthen growth," she added. "This is the opportunity in a number of countries to relaunch investment, without threatening the viability of public finances." After a first quarter that was "much more disappointing than expected", there was now a "sensible rebound" in the U.S. economy, she said. The euro zone is slowly coming out of recession and it is crucial that countries continue to carry out reforms, including completing the banking union, Lagarde said.

(The Economic Times, 07.07.2014) Samsung Stops Biz with Supplier Over Child Labour Issues - Samsung Electronics said it halted business with a supplier in China over suspected use of child workers, the first time it has taken such a step, after criticism that its monitoring of labour practices at suppliers was inadequate. The decision comes less than a week after US-based China labour watch said it found ―at least five child workers‖ without contracts at the supplier and called Samsung‘s monitoring process to halt such practices ―ineffective‖. Samsung, the world‘s biggest smartphone maker, said it conducted three audits since 2013 of the supplier, a wholly owned subsidiary of South Korea‘s Shinyang Engineering, the latest of which ended on June 25. But another probe prompted by the watchdog‘s report led to evidence of what Samsung called suspected child labour, pointing to holes in the tech giant‘s ability to enforce its labour guidelines for Chinese suppliers. ―The Chinese authorities are also looking into the case,‖


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Samsung said in its statement. It said it would permanently cut all ties with the supplier if the allegations were true, in line with its zero-tolerance policy on child workers.

(The Financial Express, 15.07.2014) Microsoft to Cut up to 18,000 Jobs as Nadella Streamlines - Microsoft said it would eliminate as many as 18,000 jobs, the largest round of cuts in its history, as chief executive officer Satya Nadella integrates Nokia‘s handset unit and slims down the software-maker. The restructuring, amounting to about 14% of its workforce, includes 12,500 Nokia factory and professional positions — half the number of employees added in the acquisition. At Microsoft, cuts will be in sales, marketing and engineering. The reductions are expected to be completed by June 30, 2015, and will result in a pretax charge of $1.1 billion to $1.6 billion, Microsoft said in a statement. The layoffs, the first since Nadella took over the helms of the company five months ago, however, will have ―minimal‖ impact on India, which is an important geography for the US-based giant. When asked about the restructuring impact, a Microsoft India spokesperson said: ―We have about 6,500 employees in India, which also includes employees from Nokia. The impact will be minimal. It will be very very small.‖ Nadella, who took over from Steve Ballmer in February, is retooling the company‘s structure as it seeks to compete with nimbler rivals offering mobile and Internet-based software and services. Microsoft has only undertaken a companywide restructuring affecting thousands of workers once before, in 2009, at the start of the recession. During that year, the company cut 5,800 jobs, or about 5% of its workforce at the time. As the technology industry shifts towards mobile computing and cloud-based services, other companies have also sought to keep up by streamlining and firing workers. Hewlett-Packard in May disclosed 16,000 more job cuts after reporting an 11th straight quarter of declining sales. IBM also started dismissing workers earlier this year.


Carlos Slim Calls for Three-Day Working Week to Improve Quality of Life - Mexican billionaire tycoon, Carlos Slim, has called for the introduction of a three-day working week, offset by longer hours and a later retirement, as a way to improve people‘s quality of life and create a more productive labour force. Slim made the comments when speaking to a business conference in Paraguay, suggesting that the workforce could be spread over a full week, with employees working up to 10 or 11 hours a day. ―With three work days a week, we would have more time to relax; for quality of life,‖ the Financial Times reports Slim saying. The business conference, Growing Together – States and Enterprises, was held in Asuncion and was attended by business and political leaders from across Latin America. ―Having four days [off] would be very important to generate new entertainment activities and other ways of being occupied,‖ Slim said. He said current retirement ages come from a time of lower life expectancies, and should rise to 70 or 75. Slim – routinely identified as one of the two richest people in the world – is the CEO of Telmex, a fixed phone line communications company which recently offered its employees a new form of contract. Telmex employees who joined in their teens can access early retirement, and anyone who wants to work beyond retirement can do so at full pay but a reduced load of four days a week. Some small companies in Australia have instigated a four-day week flexible workplace policy, and advocates cite improvements in employee health and environmental impact as possible benefits.

(The Guardian, 21.07.2014)

Youth in Jordan Face Difficult Transition from School to Decent Work - Despite having good access to education, the number of youth in the labour market in Jordan is very low, especially among young women, a new ILO study finds. The study – published in June and titled “Labour market transitions of young women and men in Jordan’’ – shows that periods of


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transition from school to work in the country can be extremely long in Jordan. While some young people move swiftly from school to their current job, those who do not experience a direct transition take almost three years to find stable or satisfactory employment. The study is based on a ―school-to-work transition survey‖ conducted by Jordanian Department of Statistics, and is part of the ILO Work4Youth Project, a partnership between the ILO and The MasterCard Foundation. Jordan is one of 28 countries around the world to take part in the project. The survey, which covered 5,405 young people aged between 15 to 29, found that 60 per cent of youth in Jordan are inactive, or not in the labour force. This is only partially explained by the country‘s wide access to education. Young women are particularly likely to remain inactive; one-third of them are inactive and not in school. While Jordan‘s youth unemployment rate is slightly lower than other countries in the region, it still reached 24.1 per cent at the time of the survey (2012-2013) – almost twice the global average. At 41.8 per cent, the female youth unemployment rate is more than double the male youth unemployment rate of 18.7 per cent. The study found that male youth unemployment rates drop as the level of education increases. In contrast, the unemployment rates among female youth in Jordan remain stubbornly above 40 per cent regardless of the level of education attained. According to the study, a majority of young men and women in employment have written contracts and enjoy social benefits. However, a large number of youth work in informal jobs, earning below the average wage and working an excessive number of hours.

(ILO News, 21.07.2014)

A principle is the expression of perfection, and as imperfect beings

like us cannot practise perfection, we devise every moment limits of its

compromise in practice.

-Mahatma Gandhi


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LABOUR DECISIONS

Under Section 30(1) of the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923, no appeal is maintainable

against any order passed by the Commissioner unless a substantial question of law is

involved - In this case, the appellant, mother of deceased who lost his life due to a motor

accident while driving a Toyota Qualis vehicle, raised a claim petition before the Commissioner

for Workmen's Compensation, Bangalore for payment of compensation. The claim petition

alleged that the deceased was employed as a driver on a monthly salary by the owner of the

vehicle. The vehicle being insured with the respondent-company, the claimant sought recovery

of the amount from the company in terms of provisions of the Workmen's Compensation Act,

1923, now re-christened as the Employee's Compensation Act, 1923. The insurance company

contested the claim primarily on the ground that the jural relationship of employer and employee

did not exist between the owner and the deceased. It was also contended that it was the

negligence of the deceased that had caused the accident thereby disentitling the claimant to any

compensation. On the pleadings of the parties, the Commissioner came to the conclusion that the

deceased was indeed working as a paid driver of the owner of the vehicle and that the claimant

was entitled to receive an amount of Rs.4,48,000/- towards compensation having regard to the

fact that the deceased was just about 20 years of age at the time of accident and was receiving

Rs.4,000/- per month towards salary. An award for the said amount was accordingly made by the

Commissioner with interest @12% per annum against the respondent-company who had

admittedly underwritten the risk in terms of a policy issued by it. Aggrieved by the award made

by the Commissioner, the respondent-company preferred an appeal before the High Court of

Karnataka which has been allowed by a Single Judge of that Court. The High Court was of the

view that the relationship between the deceased and his brother the owner of the vehicle he was

driving was not satisfactorily proved to be that of an employee and an employer and that the

only remedy which the appellant, mother of the deceased had, was by way of a claim for

payment of compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act. Hence the present appeal. Appearing

for the appellant the learned counsel strenuously argued that the High Court was in error in

entertaining the appeal and in reversing the view taken by the Commissioner by re-appraising

the evidence on record. He urged that the High Court remained oblivious of the provisions of

Section 30(1) of the Act which clearly stipulate that no appeal shall lie against any order of the

Commissioner unless a substantial question of law fell for consideration. No such question of

law arose for consideration nor was the same framed or addressed by the High Court in the

course of the judgment. The reasoning given by the High Court was, according to the learned

counsel, vague and based entirely on surmises and conjectures hence unsustainable in law.

Agreeing to it, the apex court opines that in terms of the 1st proviso of Section 30(1) of the Act,

no appeal is maintainable against any order passed by the Commissioner unless a substantial

question of law is involved. This necessarily implies that the High Court would in the ordinary

course formulate such a question or at least address the same in the judgment especially when

the High Court takes a view contrary to the view taken by the Commissioner. The Commissioner

for Workmen's Compensation had, in the case at hand, appraised the evidence adduced before

him and recorded a finding of fact that the deceased was indeed employed as a driver by the

owner of the vehicle no matter the owner happened to be his brother. That finding could not be

lightly interfered with or reversed by the High Court. The High Court overlooked the fact that

the respondent-owner of the vehicle had appeared as a witness and clearly stated that the

deceased was his younger brother, but was working as a paid driver under him. The only reason


958

which the High Court has given to upset the finding of the Commissioner is that the

Commissioner could not blindly accept the oral evidence without analysing the documentary

evidence on record but failed to appreciate as to what was the documentary evidence and what

was the contradiction, if any, between such documents and the version given by the witnesses

examined before the Commissioner. In the present case, the High Court has neither referred to

nor determined any question of law much less a substantial question of law existence whereof

was a condition precedent for the maintainability of any appeal under Section 30. Inasmuch as

the High court remained oblivious of the basic requirement of law for the maintainability of an

appeal before it and inasmuch as it treated the appeal to be one on facts it committed an error

and hence, the apex court allowed the appeal, set aside the order of the High Court and restored

that passed by the Commissioner.

(Smt. T.S. Shylaja Vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. & ANR., All India Services Law

Journal, Volume-116, Part-I, May, 2014, pp. 52-55)

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

there is no path and leave a trail.

-Harold R. McAlindon


959

LABOUR LITERATURE

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

DEVELOPMENT /ECONOMIC

DEVELOPMENT

Debrupa Chakraborty and

Shyamasree Dasgupta

Assessing Information Gap in Industrial

Performance Analysis for Sustainable

Development: Insights from Case Study of

Paper Industry in India; The Journal of

Industrial Statistics; Vol.3, No.1, March, 2014;

pp. 23-39.

D. Jeevan Kumar The Gandhian Vision of Sustainable

Development; Southern Economist, Vol. 53,

No.4, June 15, 214; pp. 43-44.

EMPLOYMENT AND

UNEMPLOYMENT

Matthias Pilz & Dipl.-Kffr. Sarah

Pierenkemper

Apprenticeship Programs - Lessons from

Germany & German Companies in India; The

Indian Journal of Industrial Relations, Vol. 49,

No.3, January, 2014; pp. 389-400.

Santanu Paul The Impact of Technology on Skill

Development; ibid, pp. 401-408.

Neeti Sharma Private Sector in Vocational Education; ibid, pp.

409-421.

Dr. Harender Raj Gautam Employment Opportunities in Food Processing

Industry for Rural Areas; Kurukshetra, A

Journal on Rural Development, Vol.62, No.7,

May 2014; pp. 3-5.

Hitoshi Nagano Trends in Corporate Hiring of Recent

Graduates: Focus on Developments since the

Global Financial Crisis; Japan Labor Review,

Vol.11, No.2, Spring 2014; pp. 23-36.

LABOUR LAWS AND

REGULATIONS

Martin Rama Which Labour Reforms will make a Difference?

The Economic Times dated 4th

July, 2014; p.6.

Bibek Debroy Contracts and Unions; ibid, p. 6.


960

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH &

SAFETY

Surintorn Kalampakorn,

Wonpen Kaewpan

Ageing Workers in Thailand; Asian-Pacific

Newsletter, Vol. 21, No.1, April, 2014; pp. 13-

15.

PRODUCTIVITY

Rajarshi Majumder and

Dipa Mukherjee

Efficiency and Regional Comparative

Advantage: Revisiting the Factory Sector in

India; The Journal of Industrial Statistics; Vol.3,

No.1, March, 2014; pp. 1-22.

WORKER’S EDUCATION

Motohisa Kaneko Higher Education and Work in Japan:

Characteristics and Challenges; Japan Labor

Review, Vol.11, No.2, Spring 2014; pp. 5-22.

MISCELLANEOUS

Manohar S Dhanurkar The Implications of Global Crisis on Small

Countries; Southern Economist, Vol. 53, No.4,

June 15, 2014; pp. 9-12.

Munavver Azeem

Mullappallykayamkulath

Financial Inclusion - A Case Study of

MGNREGs in Malappuram District; ibid, pp.

30-34.

Sonali Roy Chowdhury and

Sadhan Kumar Ghosh

Geographic Concentration and Regional

Specialization of Manufacturing Industries in

West Bengal; The Journal of Industrial

Statistics; Vol. 3, No.1, March, 2014; pp. 40-

60.

Mahadesh K.C. and G.H. Nagaraju Abandon in Primary Education: A Case Study;

Southern Economist, Vol.53, No.3, June 1,

2014; pp.9-12.

A .Ashwini Rodrigues Need for Self Defence Skills for Young Girls: A

Study; ibid, pp. 13-14.

G.H.Nagaraj Tribal Education with Reference to Soligas;

ibid, pp. 35-39.

Dr. Rajen Mehrotra Transparency Imperatives by Companies-Social

Performance Indicators under Global Reporting

Initiative (GRI); Current Labour Reports,

Vol.30, Part-5, May, 2014; pp. 5-10.

Kala Seetharam Sridhar Creating a more Equal India; The Financial

Express, dated the 18th

July, 2014; p. 12.


961

STATISTICS

Section A

MONTHLY STATISTICS

Pages

Notes 963

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)

965

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)

966

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

Industrial Workers

974

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

984

Table A.1.2.2-

(a) and (b)

Average Monthly Consumer Prices of Selected Articles for

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

988

2. Wages and Earnings

Table A 2.1.-

(a) and (b)

Average Daily Wage Rates for Agricultural & Non-Agricultural

Occupations in Rural India

995

3. Industrial Disputes

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

Mandays Lost due to Industrial Disputes

1005

Table A 3.2.- State-wise Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) 1006


962

Section B

SERIAL STATISTICS

Pages

Notes 1007


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)

1009

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

Industrials Workers (Base : 2001=100)

1010

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)

1021

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)

1023

1.3. Consumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas

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

Employees/Cunsumer Price Index for Urban and Rural Areas

1029

1.4. Wholesale Price Index

Table B.1.4. All-India Index Numbers of Wholesale Prices- New Series 1030

2. Wages And Earnings

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

Paid Workers/Operatives in Cotton Textile Mills

1033


Table B. 3.1. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) 1035


963

SECTION A

MONTHLY STATISTICS

N o t e s


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, 2014 increased by 2 points and stood at 246. 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, 2014 and June, 2014.

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, 2014, Goa, Madurai, Vishakhapathnam, Bengluru and Kodarma recorded the maximum increase of 6 points each followed by Ahmedabad and Hubli Dharwar (5 points each). Among others, 4 points rise was observed in 8 centres, 3 points in 11 centres, 2 points in 16 centres and 1 point in another 16 centres. On the contrary, a decline of 8 points was reported in Giridih, 2 points each in Yamunanagar and Sholapur, and 1 point in 5 centres. Indices of remaining 12 centres experienced no change. 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, 2014 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.


964

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, 2014-June, 2014. 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 (Base: 1986-87=100) for June, 2014 increased by 8

and 7 points respectively to stand at 785 (Seven hundred and eighty five) points and 787 (Seven

hundred and eighty seven) points. 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, 2014 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- In pursuance of the recommendations of the Technical Working Group on rural retail prices set up by the NSSO in 1974, Labour Bureau has been compiling and maintaining average daily wage rate data in respect of agricultural and non-agricultural occupations based on the data collected by the Field Operation Division of National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) from a fixed set of 600 sample villages spread over 66 NSS region in 20 states. Though these wage rate data have been collected since 1986-87, their regular compilation and dissemination started w.e.f April, 1998. The average daily wage rate data was collected for eleven agricultural and seven non-agricultural occupations till October, 2013. However, following the recommendations of the Working Group constituted by the CSO on advice of the National Statistical Commission (NSC), wage rate data is now being collected for 25 occupations (12 agricultural and 13 non-agricultural). The daily wage rate data received from the field are first normalized for eight working hours a day. The simple arithmetic average of these normalized daily wage rates is worked out for each of the 20 states. 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. These averages are restricted only to those occupations where the numbers of quotations are five or more in order to avoid the apparent inconsistency in wages paid to different categories of workers on account of differences in number of quotations. The month-wise average daily wage rates are thus worked out at State level and also at all-India level are released regularly to the users through various sources. State-wise and all-India average daily wage rates by occupation and sex for the month of June, 2014 have been presented in Table A.2.1 (a) for agricultural occupations and Table A.2.1 (b) for non-agricultural occupations.

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, 2014 – 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 2014 (As on 15

th

September, 2014.) is presented in Table A.3.1. A.3.2. Industrial Disputes (All Strikes and Lockouts) during January to June 2014- State-wise scenario of Industrial Disputes during January to June, 2014 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.


965

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, 2014 June, 2014

General 4.63 244 246

I-A Food 4.58 267 270

I-B Pan, Supari, Tobacco and

Intoxicants

6.16 263 265

II Fuel and Light 4.77 239 239

III Housing 6.18 260 260

IV Clothing, Bedding and

Footwear

3.22 188 188

V Miscellaneous 4.55 203 204

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.

Those who cannot work with their hearts achieve but a hollow, half-hearted

success that breeds bitterness all around -APJ Abdul Kalam


966

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,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

ANDHRA PRADESH

1 Godavarikhani N 262 263 290 292

2 Guntur 4.57 247 249 272 275

3 Hyderabad 4.79 215 215 259 260

4 Vijayawada N 238 241 270 278

5 Visakhapatnam 4.64 244 250 274 288

6 Warrangal 4.75 254 258 297 304

ASSAM

7 Doom-Dooma

Tinsukia

4.04 206 210 213 219

8 Guwahati 4.80 210 214 223 231

9 Labac-Silchar 3.65 242 244 259 263

10 Mariani-Jorhat 4.01 214 216 225 227

11 Rangapara-Tezpur 4.17 211 210 242 241

BIHAR

12 Monghyr-Jamalpur 4.30 247 250 255 260

CHANDIGARH

13 Chandigarh 5.26 244 243 264 263

CHHATTISGARH

14 Bhilai 4.20 274 277 271 274

DELHI

15 Delhi 5.60 219 222 237 243

GOA

16 Goa 5.59 260 266 311 324

GUJARAT

17 Ahmedabad 4.62 232 237 262 270

18 Bhavnagar 4.76 223 224 228 228

19 Rajkot 4.38 236 236 257 257

20 Surat 4.54 219 222 248 253

21 Vadodra 4.39 225 226 244 245


967

Workers (Group-wise & General 2001=100)

Pan. Supari,

Tobacco and

Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light

Index

Housing Index Clothing, Bedding

& Footwear Index

Misc. Index

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

207 207 181 183 377 377 199 198 189 190

305 305 297 297 187 187 182 182 199 199

256 256 153 153 185 185 151 151 189 189

293 294 162 162 216 216 216 215 201 201

264 264 159 159 326 326 225 225 190 191

246 246 162 163 262 262 175 174 211 212

232 228 165 164 185 185 179 179 211 212

223 228 196 193 189 189 203 203 207 211

268 248 215 218 178 178 196 196 218 219

221 227 247 247 126 126 166 166 226 226

159 155 159 159 101 101 250 250 210 210

262 265 271 272 292 292 193 193 223 223

244 244 228 228 308 308 204 204 167 167

271 262 205 204 516 516 165 166 203 209

225 225 265 265 199 199 196 196 195 197

191 194 189 189 249 249 215 215 211 212

349 349 168 168 204 204 173 173 223 229

189 205 160 160 254 254 196 196 206 207

260 260 165 165 251 251 165 165 206 206

321 333 156 157 208 208 154 154 201 204

324 324 176 176 232 232 156 156 213 213


968

Table A.1.1.2. Contd.

Sl.

No

State/Union Territory /

Centre

Linking factor for

General Index with

previous base

1982=100


May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

HARYANA

22 Faridabad 4.79 221 221 259 259

23 Yamunanagar 4.34 243 241 285 282

HIMACHAL PRADESH

24 Himachal Pradesh 4.53 219 221 234 237

JAMMU & KASHMIR

25 Srinagar 5.62 216 216 224 223

JHARKHAND

26 Bokaro N 249 251 249 252

27 Giridih N 297 289 274 272

28 Jamshedpur 4.23 264 266 250 255

29 Jharia 3.72 278 277 262 259

30 Kodarma 3.89 279 285 270 282

31 Ranchi-Hatia 4.20 283 285 260 267

KARNATAKA

32 Bengluru 4.51 248 254 286 292

33 Belgaum 5.02 250 254 281 285

34 Hubli-Dharwar 4.71 264 269 278 282

35 Mercara 4.47 252 253 280 278

36 Mysore N 257 259 292 294

KERALA

37 Ernakulam 4.52 247 247 304 302

38 Mundakayam 4.37 263 267 295 297

39 Quilon 4.61 258 259 288 287


969

Pan, Supari,

Tobacco and

Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light

Index


& Footwear Index

Misc. Index

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

255 254 193 193 238 238 177 182 149 150

287 273 205 205 254 254 196 196 172 172

278 275 221 222 197 197 234 234 190 193

320 320 254 254 178 178 263 263 196 196

244 244 370 370 325 325 228 228 202 202

191 191 748 625 372 372 242 242 211 212

247 247 252 252 452 452 188 188 187 188

207 206 422 422 499 499 246 246 219 221

233 234 454 452 358 358 207 211 217 210

240 240 263 253 496 496 233 234 225 225

249 266 177 181 219 219 154 150 215 224

260 267 212 214 237 237 167 170 244 256

260 282 205 208 335 335 168 169 234 240

223 225 341 344 102 102 187 187 240 255

288 288 205 204 264 264 169 177 213 215

240 241 160 160 201 201 194 194 228 231

298 296 402 404 124 124 191 194 212 222

299 301 248 248 234 234 187 184 211 216


970

Table A.1.1.2. Contd.

Sl.

No

State/Union Territory/

Centre Linking factor for

General Index

with previous

base 1982=100


May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

MADHYA PRADESH

40 Bhopal 4.83 249 250 266 267

41 Chhindwara 4.03 243 242 263 261

42 Indore 4.73 231 231 266 263

43 Jabalpur 4.53 239 240 273 273

MAHARASHTRA

44 Mumbai 5.18 253 257 272 279

45 Nagpur 4.68 274 276 284 284

46 Nasik 4.94 250 253 264 269

47 Pune 4.96 253 252 293 291

48 Solapur 4.73 257 255 270 267

ORISSA

49 Angul-Talcher N 253 254 255 259

50 Rourkela 4.03 255 258 270 275

PUDUCHERRY

51 Pondicherry 4.88 254 257 317 323

PUNJAB

52 Amritsar 4.09 255 255 280 280

53 Jalandhar N 236 239 265 271

54 Ludhiana 4.12 230 230 260 260

RAJASTHAN

55 Ajmer 4.78 237 239 274 278

56 Bhilwara 4.62 239 240 269 271

57 Jaipur 4.25 235 235 255 253

TAMIL NADU

58 Chennai 4.95 227 229 261 264 59 Coimbatore 4.49 231 232 272 272


971

Pan, Supari,

Tobacco and

Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light

Index


& Footwear Index

Misc. Index

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

280 280 216 216 296 296 155 155 213 214

282 282 343 343 214 214 170 171 195 195

297 318 227 228 179 179 154 154 223 225

309 311 226 226 299 299 124 124 195 196

275 275 300 305 235 235 191 191 222 223

288 294 236 237 384 384 186 188 202 209

238 238 228 230 325 325 180 180 193 193

288 288 227 229 215 215 225 225 230 230

306 306 246 247 272 272 204 204 223 223

314 324 246 246 365 365 189 192 194 193

224 224 215 215 358 358 199 199 181 182

248 245 290 290 154 154 176 176 217 217

259 259 247 248 301 301 193 192 186 186

244 262 246 246 231 231 184 194 204 203

252 257 227 227 187 187 232 232 201 201

295 296 201 202 255 255 180 187 196 196

284 284 293 293 190 190 162 162 191 193

259 259 181 181 226 226 187 187 227 229

331 340 186 186 193 193 173 173 204 204

275 277 186 186 186 186 171 168 210 216


972

Table A.1.1.2. Concld.

Sl.

No

State/Union Territory

Centre

Linking factor for

General Index

with previous

base 1982=100


May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

60 Coonoor 4.58 236 240 255 261

61 Madurai 4.51 231 237 276 288

62 Salem 4.45 229 231 252 255

63 Tiruchirapally 5.01 251 252 298 300

TRIPURA

64 Tripura 4.17 207 207 214 216

UTTAR PRADESH

65 Agra 4.36 253 254 260 260

66 Ghaziabad 4.78 238 238 251 251

67 Kanpur 4.50 252 254 276 278

68 Lucknow N 239 241 269 273

69 Varanasi 4.96 243 245 270 274

WEST BENGAL

70 Asansol 4.37 274 278 267 274

71 Darjeeling 3.80 230 233 253 257

72 Durgapur 5.13 280 281 255 257

73 Haldia 5.64 241 242 251 252

74 Howrah 5.42 229 230 267 267

75 Jalpaiguri 3.96 238 241 252 252

76 Kolkata 5.12 238 240 272 275

77 Raniganj 4.02 227 227 258 257

78 Siliguri N 230 231 259 259


973

Pan, Supari,

Tobacco and

Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light

Index


& Footwear Index

Misc. Index

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

255 276 230 231 307 307 165 165 192 194

341 344 176 176 156 156 185 185 202 200

346 346 184 191 157 157 163 163 219 219

278 278 180 180 274 274 159 159 185 186

298 294 265 265 123 123 160 160 203 203

274 277 238 238 370 370 195 195 194 197

256 256 223 223 266 266 214 214 205 205

259 266 225 225 350 350 198 198 186 187

273 277 224 226 310 310 193 201 170 170

235 235 255 255 298 298 174 174 189 189

252 252 407 405 432 432 210 210 191 191

185 189 312 311 107 107 192 195 185 190

269 270 238 238 666 666 207 207 196 196

289 289 220 220 299 299 161 161 162 162

284 290 255 255 203 203 181 181 162 164

238 238 343 370 104 104 190 190 202 210

307 308 244 244 192 192 215 215 188 188

182 182 251 251 192 192 187 187 167 167

175 177 301 301 103 103 172 178 177 183

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


974

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

June, 2014

Sl.

No

Article Unit Godavr-

ikhani

Guntur Hydera-

bad

Vijayawa-

da

Vishakhapatnam

Warran-

gal

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

1 Rice Kg. 27.73 41.79 29.24 37.05 38.97 30.43

2 Wheat:

a. Wheat Whole Kg. 31.00 - 30.56 - 29.39 29.13

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 27.88 42.25 23.94 32.25 43.00 42.25

3 Jowar Kg. - - 25.83 - - -

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 72.25 67.50 70.59 70.19 81.00 73.50

5 Moong Dal Kg. 106.38 - 106.04 105.13 117.50 108.50

6 Masur Dal Kg. 71.00 - 70.75 - - 72.25

7 Groundnut oil Litre 94.11 93.49 88.67 81.57 93.11 82.28

8 Mustard Oil Litre - - - - - -

9 Vanaspati Litre - - - - 72.38 -

10 Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 440.00 470.00 426.67 450.00 460.00 440.00

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 122.50 135.00 115.83 125.00 107.50 -

12 Milk Litre 40.00 45.00 54.40 41.00 44.00 51.88

13 Dairy Milk Litre - 40.00 35.00 40.00 40.00 -

14 Pure Ghee Litre - 390.01 460.00 364.00 341.25 -

15 Onion Kg. 20.75 23.38 19.71 20.50 24.88 19.25

16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 9.00 8.50 8.19 16.25 12.00 10.00

17 Sugar Kg. 37.49 36.56 33.71 36.78 39.84 35.18

18 Gur Kg. - - 42.33 45.82 43.25 -

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 31.50 41.00 33.83 42.50 43.00 42.75

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 240.00 360.00 220.00 380.00 280.00 200.00

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. 16.88 16.13 17.12 13.50 17.63 13.95

24 Washing Soap 225 gms.. 9.31 17.55 12.99 14.40 14.06 15.30


975

Doom

Dooma

Tinsukia

Guwa

hati

Labac

Silchar

Mariani

Jorhat

Rangapara

Tezpur

Monghyr Jamalpur

Chandigarh

Bhilai

10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

15.95 25.96 15.46 17.52 17.29 28.78 30.67 21.22

- - - - - 17.91 - 22.23

5.05 24.65 4.89 4.57 4.47 21.00 21.67 26.00

- - - - - - - -

80.00 79.50 77.50 79.00 - 76.00 76.33 67.00

110.00 100.00 100.00 110.00 110.00 92.50 103.33 90.00

83.33 60.00 89.00 80.00 80.00 68.50 75.00 67.50

- - - - - - - 112.50

105.00 108.00 109.00 105.00 110.00 91.00 87.00 86.00

100.00 106.00 - 100.00 - 75.00 77.00 79.63

300.00 358.75 400.00 310.00 315.00 350.00 320.00 340.00

173.33 160.00 240.00 300.00 200.00 130.00 110.00 230.00

35.00 45.00 45.00 37.00 37.50 35.00 40.00 42.00

- - - - - - 40.00 -

- - - - - 325.00 375.00 350.50

28.67 28.25 28.75 24.00 22.50 20.00 23.00 21.25

13.33 16.00 15.00 12.00 12.00 25.00 28.67 17.00

38.00 37.13 40.00 36.00 36.50 35.75 36.00 34.04

58.67 - 70.00 - 50.00 38.00 43.00 40.00

17.00 22.00 24.00 21.00 38.00 31.20 34.00 32.00

113.34 180.00 187.50 150.00 125.00 380.00 - 260.00

- - - - - 480.00 - -

16.00 15.00 14.89 15.00 16.00 17.64 15.07 14.95

14.40 11.54 13.20 14.40 14.40 16.50 16.50 15.75

26.10 26.10 13.23 13.23 13.23 12.50 8.33 10.47


976

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. 22.11 25.09 31.36 33.74 34.64 34.97

2 Wheat:

a. Wheat Whole Kg. 9.20 21.24 21.61 19.43 20.77 21.28

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 18.68 24.88 24.50 30.00 25.00 25.80

3 Jowar Kg. - 31.33 - - - 34.20

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 79.22 73.81 72.42 75.00 80.00 70.65

5 Moong Dal Kg. 104.47 110.83 88.60 100.00 88.33 86.15

6 Masur Dal Kg. 68.19 70.29 69.46 68.67 0.00 65.80

7 Groundnut oil Litre 170.00 159.27 83.25 105.00 100.00 89.18

8 Mustard Oil Litre 112.03 136.61 84.11 0.00 72.80 109.20

9 Vanaspati Litre 77.06 91.42 74.23 75.00 67.28 80.00

10 Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 347.19 380.42 340.00 200.00 370.00 360.00

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 134.69 506.68 - 100.00 175.00 180.00

12 Milk Litre 37.94 41.67 42.50 36.67 39.92 46.80

13 Dairy Milk Litre 38.00 39.00 43.60 46.00 40.00 44.00

14 Pure Ghee Litre 363.28 363.33 369.00 365.00 316.75 385.00

15 Onion Kg. 25.16 28.75 23.03 21.25 15.42 23.75

16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 25.19 21.50 27.00 25.00 24.83 24.00

17 Sugar Kg. 35.34 34.30 35.82 34.87 35.15 35.57

18 Gur Kg. 39.09 44.33 47.73 37.33 48.08 49.70

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 32.95 29.20 32.00 32.00 31.20 34.00

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 545.00 343.32 320.00 160.00 200.00 320.00

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

22 Kerosene Oil Litre 14.96 15.58 14.00 15.05 14.59 14.05

23 Toilet Soap 75gms. 15.47 17.50 16.80 15.00 15.00 16.50

24 Washing Soap 225 gms. 13.00 25.80 10.47 21.60 7.42 23.69


977

Vadodara Himachal

Pradesh

Faridabad Yamuna-

nagar

Srinagar Bokaro Giridih Jamshed-

pur

24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

30.08 19.55 29.50 45.00 18.90 26.42 26.01 25.11

19.72 16.33 16.56 16.66 - 20.00 25.00 22.00

26.00 10.88 19.77 19.43 21.99 22.00 20.00 26.00

25.00 - - - - - - -

65.00 78.00 79.00 73.75 - 75.25 70.00 73.13

80.00 94.29 100.00 103.75 94.17 110.00 100.00 100.00

64.00 72.07 72.50 70.00 70.17 68.00 66.25 68.00

81.90 147.88 - - - - - 130.00

- 107.85 89.00 77.35 109.00 100.00 88.00 87.38

80.00 77.95 76.75 74.00 88.83 80.00 89.00 80.00

360.00 287.14 306.25 320.00 340.00 380.00 360.00 352.50

140.00 165.00 132.50 142.50 198.33 120.00 130.00 146.25

44.00 35.16 45.00 45.00 31.33 40.00 34.25 38.00

44.00 41.50 38.00 40.00 - 38.00 - 38.00

385.00 371.07 343.90 370.00 325.80 350.00 343.90 385.00

20.00 21.70 22.25 22.50 25.00 24.00 19.00 24.00

24.00 24.86 21.00 22.00 29.00 16.00 25.00 24.00

33.15 26.21 29.98 33.57 13.50 36.25 36.50 37.00

48.00 38.41 40.00 40.00 - 40.00 40.00 40.00

32.00 33.80 32.00 32.80 35.20 40.00 39.20 31.20

360.00 240.83 400.00 375.00 188.33 280.00 250.00 200.00

0.00 - - - 380.00 400.00 220.00 400.00

13.91 14.75 14.22 14.00 17.42 15.14 14.62 14.23

16.50 16.64 15.75 16.50 15.00 17.25 18.00 18.00

19.80 11.99 10.18 11.25 9.00 26.10 22.50 12.50


978


Sl.

N

o

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. 25.95 22.27 24.17 40.71 30.94 34.10 29.36

2 Wheat:

a. Wheat Whole Kg. 18.21 17.50 26.00 29.65 28.27 27.33 32.31

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 20.00 21.00 24.00 26.54 0.00 0.00 44.13

3 Jowar Kg. - - - - 27.00 26.00 -

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 68.94 71.00 71.67 73.92 69.00 75.50 80.19

5 Moong Dal Kg. 99.37 92.25 102.33 111.92 95.00 100.00 115.63

6 Masur Dal Kg. 63.76 60.00 70.00 . 70.50 67.50 -

7 Groundnut oil Litre - - - 87.42 85.41 74.66 112.38

8 Mustard Oil Litre 83.72 86.45 88.00 - - - -

9 Vanaspati Litre 76.00 77.50 82.00 70.17 80.37 78.36 90.63

10 Goat Meat/

Mutton

Kg. 375.00 370.00 380.00 410.83 360.00 372.52 368.00

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 126.00 140.00 130.00 136.67 148.75 100.00 143.50

12 Milk Litre 36.00 40.00 40.00 30.00 42.00 45.00 30.00

13 Dairy Milk Litre - - 38.00 30.00 30.00 32.00 -

14 Pure Ghee Litre 370.00 349.69 326.66 364.00 384.00 384.00 -

15 Onion Kg. 21.96 23.25 24.00 26.23 22.50 23.82 20.76

16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 22.00 16.00 21.40 11.10 13.13 20.50 8.87

17 Sugar Kg. 36.32 36.13 38.00 33.51 33.59 33.82 35.79

18 Gur Kg. 39.92 40.00 42.00 50.70 40.00 40.00 48.75

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 32.80 26.80 40.00 33.00 33.00 28.00 30.75

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 320.00 270.00 321.00 226.68 288.00 300.00 160.00

21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. 240.00 355.00 360.00 - - - -

22 Kerosene Oil Litre 14.26 14.97 14.66 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50

23 Toilet Soap 75gm 18.00 14.40 17.25 17.75 18.00 18.00 17.25

24 Washing Soap 225 gms. 23.68 20.45 7.50 14.40 14.40 7.51 14.40


979

Mysore Erna-

kulam

Munda

-ayam

Quilon Bhopal Chhind

-wara

Indore Jabalpur Mumbai

39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47

41.02 26.89 32.42 27.03 32.42 25.91 26.78 22.95 44.84

-

33.98 6.70 11.77 6.36 20.64 18.68 27.47 23.20 28.24

35.50 34.50 34.33 28.00 20.00 22.00 20.25 21.20 -

- - - - - - - - 35.52

79.00 76.25 79.08 64.50 70.00 66.00 70.62 69.60 82.56

100.00 96.75 98.17 97.38 100.00 98.00 95.26 98.00 106.45

67.75 - 73.21 - 68.00 64.00 68.76 60.00 73.87

83.26 - - 116.00 120.00 144.00 85.09 151.00 125.91

- - - - 90.00 90.00 81.45 99.00 99.04

95.50 - - - 75.00 69.00 79.31 69.36 100.64

362.50 420.00 420.00 480.00 400.00 280.00 380.00 300.00 385.94

80.00 172.50 142.50 152.50 220.00 100.00 186.67 144.00 626.56

32.00 35.00 34.33 36.00 46.25 42.00 38.00 47.40 56.38

30.00 35.00 - 35.00 42.00 38.00 42.00 36.00 34.00

364.00 415.00 - - 400.00 325.80 400.00 325.78 380.94

23.75 31.00 33.67 28.25 20.00 13.88 14.50 16.62 24.69

10.00 9.20 10.50 10.50 15.00 14.50 16.88 14.80 22.17

34.91 34.50 34.84 35.25 35.78 33.67 32.63 34.90 37.66

50.00 49.50 50.71 49.50 40.00 31.00 39.75 34.90 57.47

33.00 31.00 31.00 30.50 35.20 32.80 32.80 32.80 39.59

220.00 80.00 216.00 176.00 300.00 240.00 320.00 181.60 -

- - - - - - - - -

17.50 16.75 17.00 17.00 15.92 16.85 15.19 15.30 15.11

17.25 18.75 13.80 18.00 17.25 15.75 15.56 15.75 17.06

16.20 14.40 16.90 14.06 27.00 9.00 18.00 27.00 22.84


980


Sl.

N

o

Article Unit Nagpur Nasik Pune Sholapur Angul-

Talcher

Rourkel

a

Puducherry

1 2 3 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

1 Rice Kg. 34.78 28.01 38.36 27.62 25.76 27.81 39.89

2 Wheat:

a. Wheat

Whole

Kg. 25.30 20.58 27.57 17.12 7.54 - 28.74

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 25.50 25.00 - 27.00 17.31 16.85 43.50

3 Jowar Kg. - 31.00 32.00 30.00 - - -

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 72.17 69.00 76.40 68.50 70.00 70.00 80.63

5 Moong Dal Kg. 109.58 100.00 106.33 97.00 90.00 115.00 103.00

6 Masur Dal Kg. 66.79 64.00 73.19 70.00 88.00 80.00 -

7 Groundnut oil Litre 89.23 100.10 112.78 78.72 160.00 - 83.26

8 Mustard Oil Litre 108.00 134.00 - - 90.00 93.28 -

9 Vanaspati Litre 89.71 62.79 84.17 80.00 85.00 99.00 79.75

10 Goat

Meat/Mutton

Kg. 386.67 400.00 396.67 360.00 390.00 370.00 440.00

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 201.67 600.00 798.33 150.00 180.00 165.00 687.50

12 Milk Litre 43.83 50.00 48.00 42.00 30.00 32.00 30.00

13 Dairy Milk Litre 39.00 40.00 32.00 38.00 - 30.00 26.00

14 Pure Ghee Litre 391.67 385.00 430.00 0.00 405.00 - 364.00

15 Onion Kg. 21.52 15.92 24.83 16.25 19.80 24.00 22.75

16 Chillies Dry 100 gms. 16.00 42.00 25.50 29.50 15.00 15.00 14.90

17 Sugar Kg. 34.40 34.50 33.99 32.50 36.00 36.00 34.95

18 Gur Kg. 49.83 48.00 47.83 37.50 40.00 - 47.75

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 38.78 37.20 28.80 23.12 33.20 30.00 42.38

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 300.00 240.00 293.32 320.00 240.00 280.00 400.00

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


23 Toilet Soap 75gms 17.50 17.25 17.25 17.25 17.25 17.25 18.38

24 Washing Soap 225 gms. 22.50 18.00 8.33 26.10 22.50 18.00 14.85


981

Amritsar Jalandhar Ludhiana Ajmer Bhilwara Jaipur Chennai Coimba

-tore

Coonoor Madurai

55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64

28.00 26.00 25.00 38.00 33.00 38.75 27.05 23.36 17.32 30.76

- 16.00 - 21.97 17.91 20.89 19.01 21.21 11.66 21.75

22.00 21.00 20.00 24.00 25.00 23.00 40.24 43.00 43.63 44.38

- - - - - - - - - -

75.75 70.00 70.00 80.00 77.50 70.75 78.35 83.50 75.82 86.25

106.00 90.00 90.00 110.00 107.13 87.50 107.71 108.45 100.25 117.50

79.50 80.00 72.00 62.50 70.00 67.00 - - 70.07 -

- - - 115.00 135.00 140.00 85.31 95.03 99.55 95.14

93.60 105.00 100.00 115.00 115.00 103.75 - - -

74.10 75.00 70.63 70.00 - 75.00 74.28 - - 74.00

320.00 340.00 360.00 320.00 290.00 330.00 476.67 440.00 430.00 445.00

200.00 150.00 160.00 250.00 195.00 - 462.00 610.00 160.94 117.50

40.00 40.00 40.00 44.00 36.50 44.00 - 28.00 32.25 30.00

- 40.00 40.00 34.00 33.00 34.00 27.00 31.00 34.00 34.00

375.00 380.00 385.00 370.00 360.00 334.85 366.67 450.00 364.00 364.00

17.50 25.00 20.00 15.75 19.50 15.50 22.90 24.00 30.00 20.75

29.00 25.00 27.25 23.00 21.75 27.00 17.30 10.50 11.38 9.50

35.65 36.00 35.56 36.25 35.13 35.64 22.19 27.35 28.39 27.57

- - - 35.90 38.38 39.00 52.82 49.20 - 42.25

34.00 34.80 34.00 32.80 34.00 32.80 42.33 42.75 43.00 40.50

380.00 360.00 320.00 290.00 245.00 320.00 382.67 320.00 280.00 200.00

- - - - - - - - - -

15.05 14.91 14.31 17.25 17.25 17.25 13.70 13.90 14.10 14.00

15.75 16.88 16.88 16.50 16.50 16.50 18.19 19.60 19.50 18.19

10.13 11.25 14.63 11.93 10.29 10.80 14.60 22.50 15.30 25.20


982

Table A.1.1.3 Concld.

Sl.

No

Article Unit Salem Tiruchir

apally

Tripura Agra Ghaziab-

ad

Kanpur Lucknow

1 2 3 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

1 Rice Kg. 30.60 23.80 17.32 27.79 27.93 38.95 29.96

2 Wheat:

a. Wheat Whole Kg. 20.66 15.83 - 14.86 13.15 14.09 19.41

b. Wheat Atta Kg. 40.50 40.00 14.25 18.50 19.84 19.00 22.00

3 Jowar Kg. - - - - - - -

4 Arhar Dal Kg. 75.90 72.00 - 70.40 74.25 74.00 74.25

5 Moong Dal Kg. 100.50 99.00 79.60 90.00 88.50 96.25 120.00

6 Masur Dal Kg. - 65.50 81.00 70.00 76.00 66.33 70.50

7 Groundnut oil Litre 74.44 90.50 - - - - -

8 Mustard Oil Litre - - 93.00 70.98 75.50 76.44 90.00

9 Vanaspati Litre - - - 75.00 75.00 77.00 78.00

10 Goat

Meat/Mutton

Kg. 400.00 440.00 419.00 320.00 380.00 339.17 380.00

11 Fish Fresh Kg. 625.00 70.00 209.15 127.50 140.00 155.13 160.00

12 Milk Litre 30.00 40.00 38.80 40.00 42.00 43.83 40.00

13 Dairy Milk Litre 27.00 37.00 - 36.66 39.70 38.00 48.00

14 Pure Ghee Litre - 400.00 - 340.00 370.00 380.00 390.00

15 Onion Kg. 22.75 27.25 28.59 22.50 20.00 23.83 22.00

16 Chillies Dry 100

gms 10.58 10.65 23.40 28.00 20.00 18.00 28.00

17 Sugar Kg. 15.17 21.65 22.86 34.51 35.50 35.12 36.35

18 Gur Kg. - 50.00 50.00 40.00 40.00 38.54 43.00

19 Tea Leaf 100gms 41.50 42.00 20.00 34.80 34.80 33.20 32.80

20 Fire Wood 40 Kg. 184.00 160.00 131.00 320.00 450.00 400.00 360.00

21 Soft Coke 40 Kg. - - - - - 516.67 -


23 Toilet Soap 75gms 18.38 18.94 13.80 16.50 15.00 16.50 18.00

24 Washing Soap 225gms 14.18 14.63 12.79 25.38 11.25 10.35 26.10

# 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‖.


983

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

32.91 31.69 21.01 29.86 33.87 31.55 21.69 29.55 32.88 18.71

17.71 8.63 13.36 6.73 6.86 6.75 12.10 6.73 - 13.73

20.00 21.72 2.08 15.12 11.36 17.65 2.97 18.22 16.78 4.38

- - - - - - - - - -

70.20 79.25 80.00 75.00 78.33 80.00 80.45 76.00 72.00 80.00

110.00 110.00 110.00 120.00 120.67 100.00 100.00 129.00 110.00 102.50

72.00 80.00 76.00 82.00 90.00 87.80 81.90 85.00 80.00 84.33

- - - - 180.00 - - - - -

87.36 91.68 81.90 83.72 89.18 91.00 91.00 95.55 83.72 94.64

80.00 95.00 78.50 92.00 - 90.00 90.00 90.00 90.00 99.33

360.00 400.00 400.00 400.00 400.00 421.67 420.00 438.00 380.00 406.67

160.00 250.00 170.00 300.00 250.00 255.00 250.00 266.75 250.00 220.00

45.00 34.00 30.00 34.00 35.00 32.34 35.00 34.00 30.00 36.67

46.00 28.00 - 19.00 28.00 28.00 - 28.00 - -

359.20 434.40 415.00 470.60 506.80 463.59 - 434.40 325.80 -

21.80 25.20 32.40 26.00 21.50 29.23 35.00 30.20 23.07 26.25

32.00 15.50 12.00 24.00 24.00 16.00 12.00 16.80 14.00 12.00

35.70 35.65 34.57 37.83 36.77 36.63 32.13 37.17 35.87 35.97

40.00 45.00 50.00 40.00 42.00 45.00 42.00 45.00 38.00 45.00

32.80 33.20 24.00 33.00 34.00 32.80 33.30 33.20 34.00 32.00

480.00 280.00 495.00 220.00 240.00 290.00 250.00 320.00 140.00 286.67

560.00 400.00 640.00 420.00 480.00 480.00 - 481.00 150.00 -

15.90 15.41 15.39 15.50 16.00 25.82 15.20 25.73 16.00 14.72

17.25 17.25 13.80 17.25 16.50 17.25 18.00 17.25 16.50 14.17

26.10 22.50 22.50 18.00 18.76 20.45 23.69 18.00 22.50 26.10

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.


984

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,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

1 2 3 4 5 6 7

1 Andhra Pradesh 4.84 829 840 833 848

2 Assam b 762 769 754 761

3 Bihar 6.22 715 723 669 679

4 Gujarat 5.34 784 787 790 795

5 Haryana * 846 855 870 878

6 Himachal Pradesh * 636 636 657 656

7 Jammu & Kashmir 5.98 748 749 764 766

8 Karnataka 5.81 835 846 838 850

9 Kerala 6.56 796 805 800 807

10 Madhya Pradesh 6.04 720 723 687 687

11 Maharashtra 5.85 820 833 840 858

12 Manipur * 741 755 652 671

13 Meghalaya * 778 792 771 787

14 Orissa 6.05 727 733 686 692

15 Punjab c 832 835 869 870

16 Rajasthan 6.15 839 838 801 801

17 Tamil Nadu 5.67 782 785 708 709

18 Tripura * 695 708 696 712

19 Uttar Pradesh 6.60 749 751 766 768

20 West Bengal 5.73 740 753 688 704

All-India 5.89 777 785 757 766

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.


985

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

Pan, Supari, Tobacco

& Intoxicants Index

Fuel & Light Index Clothing, Bedding &

Footwear Index

Miscellaneous Index

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

1109 1116 796 796 800 820 756 757

1052 1043 751 752 756 772 645 650

875 871 1001 1002 894 896 702 710

1165 1173 686 686 676 675 760 762

859 849 1149 1190 791 800 617 620

1006 1016 369 369 573 578 727 730

1259 1271 564 564 724 719 757 766

1155 1170 662 668 781 787 867 875

1245 1296 770 779 730 731 694 704

1118 1132 867 879 727 721 701 716

1016 1025 881 886 669 669 713 721

1129 1120 1481 1496 782 785 624 629

911 905 744 761 822 831 721 730

1033 1005 1009 1022 859 868 638 641

991 999 1136 1158 641 643 633 634

1212 1220 1167 1167 795 787 762 759

1350 1365 919 916 737 740 927 931

1005 1033 479 479 718 722 691 694

909 918 790 792 725 727 615 618

856 850 933 934 1098 1107 833 836

1079 1088 870 875 774 779 740 745

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.


986

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,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 Andhra Pradesh 826 838 832 847 1112 1119

2 Assam 767 774 763 771 1051 1040

3 Bihar 719 727 668 677 878 874

4 Gujarat 783 787 793 798 1157 1165

5 Haryana 839 848 874 883 888 877

6 Himachal Pradesh 673 670 690 683 1104 1113

7 Jammu & Kashmir 743 744 754 756 1335 1345

8 Karnataka 830 840 828 839 1161 1176

9 Kerala 796 806 797 805 1248 1298

10 Madhya Pradesh 740 743 688 689 1109 1122

11 Maharashtra 817 830 833 851 1019 1029

12 Manipur 744 758 652 671 1125 1116

13 Meghalaya 774 787 768 784 923 916

14 Orissa 727 733 686 693 1028 1002

15 Punjab 825 830 869 871 980 989

16 Rajasthan 825 823 792 790 1187 1195

17 Tamil Nadu 777 781 717 719 1361 1375

18 Tripura 685 699 683 700 1020 1047

19 Uttar Pradesh 748 750 768 770 910 919

20 West Bengal 751 763 692 707 862 856

All India 780 787 760 769 1087 1097


987

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

Fuel & Light Index Clothing, Bedding &

Footwear Index

Miscellaneous Index

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

May,

2014

June,

2014

9 10 11 12 13 14

791 791 785 800 758 759

746 747 759 772 640 646

1002 1004 884 889 707 715

687 688 686 685 756 758

1149 1190 744 750 612 614

379 379 669 677 727 729

559 559 723 720 738 744

663 669 750 756 909 918

767 776 743 744 710 721

865 876 852 850 714 733

874 879 738 739 715 723

1485 1499 794 796 614 618

744 761 733 739 723 732

1005 1018 850 856 636 640

1126 1146 701 709 631 634

1175 1175 788 780 729 729

911 909 686 689 852 858

477 477 712 716 664 668

793 796 757 759 580 582

962 962 1072 1080 845 849

868 873 783 788 737 742


988

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. 17.31 21.99 17.61 18.80

2. Wheat: - - - -

(a) Wheat whole Kg. - - 13.50 5.19

(b) Wheat Atta Kg. - 24.78 19.30 22.23

3. Jowar Kg. 24.23 - - -

4. Bajra: - - - -

(a) Bajra whole Kg. 19.67 - - 15.96

(b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - 18.23

5. Maize: - - - -

(a) Maize whole Kg. - - 13.56 15.77

(b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - 20.53

6. Ragi Kg. 26.72 - - -

7. Arhar Dal Kg. 68.21 75.40 71.47 70.13

8. Groundnut Oil Litre 88.07 - - 91.32

9. Mustard Oil Litre - 106.77 92.80 -

10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 390.70 308.06 348.00 289.79

11. Fish Fresh Kg. 153.99 246.91 144.26 125.96

12. Milk Litre 36.38 44.71 31.35 41.31

13. Onion Kg. 18.75 25.65 20.44 18.27

14. Chillies Dry 100Gms 10.52 15.44 11.62 13.39

15. Potato Kg. 26.26 22.81 20.19 21.40

16. Sugar Kg. 18.06 21.81 36.52 29.73

17. Gur Kg. 44.09 54.89 37.55 41.31

18. Tea Leaf 100Gms 38.12 21.46 28.94 23.24

19. Firewood 40 Kg. 144.29 130.76 231.60 70.52

20. Kerosene Oil Litre 15.00 16.96 16.90 14.65


989

Labourers for the month June, 2014 (Base: 1986-87=100)

Haryana Himachal

Pradesh

Jammu &

Kashmir

Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh

8 9 10 11 12 13

25.26 20.51 22.60 8.81 23.01 15.28

- - - - - -

- - - - 4.12 8.38

18.80 10.29 20.97 26.74 33.19 19.89

- - - 22.65 - 18.04

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

12.21 - - - - -

- - - - - -

20.10 - 18.66 - - 13.60

- 17.00 - - - -

- - - 19.88 - -

73.17 77.86 - 72.92 70.40 71.72

- - - 92.08 - 115.44

78.90 106.13 101.79 - - 84.32

310.54 271.11 322.63 336.57 428.37 296.96

93.33 150.00 183.57 248.29 81.97 121.22

40.30 34.00 30.57 29.00 34.95 32.82

16.51 19.33 23.56 19.39 31.65 16.17

13.98 15.44 21.34 11.28 9.86 11.72

18.38 22.22 24.10 26.95 29.98 20.38

27.88 18.03 14.87 21.23 31.52 16.09

36.40 36.78 39.70 41.43 45.83 33.24

21.41 28.78 34.46 31.46 25.62 19.82

264.94 N.A. 211.83 108.16 169.24 166.55

14.05 15.28 14.46 17.09 16.75 16.12


990

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. 15.90 18.08 16.28 17.78

2. Wheat: - - - -

(a) Wheat whole Kg. 9.87 - - -

(b) Wheat Atta Kg. - - 24.56 18.37

3. Jowar Kg. 19.70 - - -

4. Bajra: - - - -

(a) Bajra whole Kg. 18.76 - - -

(b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - -

5. Maize: - - - -

(a) Maize whole Kg. - - - -

(b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - -

6. Ragi Kg. - - - 20.07

7. Arhar Dal Kg. 70.41 86.38 80.38 71.48

8. Groundnut Oil Litre 105.17 - - 85.53

9. Mustard Oil Litre - 112.44 101.22 97.05

10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 355.71 - - 350.48

11. Fish Fresh Kg. 121.89 187.78 180.11 136.16

12. Milk Litre 39.58 41.67 40.78 24.44

13. Onion Kg. 16.81 31.11 33.33 19.89

14. Chillies Dry 100 gm. 11.22 16.11 16.89 12.44

15. Potato Kg. 24.07 25.44 24.33 18.35

16. Sugar Kg. 24.82 41.78 23.33 36.50

17. Gur Kg. 22.31 - - 39.65

18. Tea Leaf 100 gm. 22.20 18.71 24.67 29.50

19. Firewood 40. Kg. 171.05 250.00 148.33 139.51

20. Kerosene Oil Litre 16.22 21.84 34.44 15.97

- = Items do not feature in the Index Basket.

N.A. = Not Available.


991

Punjab Rajasthan Tamil

Nadu

Tripura Uttar

Pradesh

West Bengal

18 19 20 21 22 23

29.06 30.29 6.46 18.84 17.62 23.65

15.16 11.67 - - 7.45 -

19.00 17.98 36.53 25.56 17.26 12.63

- 18.49 22.40 - 22.73 -

- - - -

- 13.06 21.26 - 14.80 -

- - - - - -

- - - - - -

- 13.67 - - 15.70 -

22.74 - - - - -

- - 25.60 - - -

- 73.49 74.93 - 72.00 48.66

- 107.86 91.70 - - -

93.22 82.63 - 113.67 82.08 91.08

312.58 304.34 412.32 434.44 310.29 388.66

- - 143.93 222.22 119.53 140.90

37.19 36.15 28.69 39.11 36.58 27.28

18.82 14.15 26.30 29.89 18.09 22.32

15.21 11.69 10.20 17.78 12.75 14.01

20.61 18.37 30.63 24.50 19.54 15.40

35.55 24.39 13.50 22.58 20.44 30.23

38.56 36.18 47.88 54.78 36.31 38.94

21.26 21.65 41.28 21.11 28.85 20.13

249.97 204.72 177.61 140.25 227.62 184.96

15.71 16.30 14.01 15.40 15.71 15.60

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.


992

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. 17.31 22.35 17.62 19.05 25.25 20.84

2. Wheat: - - - - -

(a) Wheat whole Kg. - - 13.50 5.21 - -

(b) Wheat Atta Kg. - 24.68 19.27 22.18 18.79 10.86

3. Jowar Kg. 24.23 - - - -

4. Bajra: - - - - -

(a) Bajra whole Kg. 19.69 - - 15.94 - -

(b) Bajra Atta Kg. - - - 18.20 12.44 -

5. Maize: - - - - -

(a) Maize whole Kg. - - 13.60 15.77 20.10 -

(b) Maize Atta Kg. - - - 20.59 - 17.00

6. Ragi Kg. 26.67 - - - -

7. Arhar Dal Kg. 68.30 74.59 71.45 70.12 73.32 77.86

8. Groundnut Oil Litre 88.06 - - 91.32 - -

9. Mustard Oil Litre - 106.74 - 93.71 79.02 106.13

10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 390.75 305.23 350.44 290.98 311.81 271.11

11. Fish Fresh Kg. 154.39 248.93 144.55 127.42 93.33 150.00

12. Milk Litre 35.93 44.73 31.33 41.30 40.55 34.00

13. Onion Kg. 18.75 25.64 20.41 18.20 16.51 19.33

14. Chillies Dry 100Gms 10.50 15.12 11.63 13.37 13.97 15.44

15. Potato Kg. 26.29 22.90 20.16 21.36 18.34 22.22

16. Sugar Kg. 19.17 21.93 36.30 29.61 28.06 18.03

17. Gur Kg. 44.16 55.76 37.55 41.30 36.43 36.78

18. Tea Leaf 100gms. 38.02 21.43 29.01 23.14 21.41 28.78

19. Firewood 40. Kg. 144.46 129.67 232.97 70.15 264.95 N.A.

20. Kerosene Oil Litre 15.00 17.07 16.89 14.66 14.05 15.28


993

for the month of June, 2014 (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

20.59 8.98 23.00 15.15 16.89 18.06 16.48 17.80 29.06

- - - - - - -

- - 4.08 8.69 10.69 - - - 15.16

20.89 26.82 33.11 19.90 - - 24.56 18.43 19.00

- 22.67 17.94 19.59 - - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - 18.91 - - -

- - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - -

18.40 - 13.64 - - - - -

- - - - - - - 22.78

- 19.84 - - - - 20.09 -

- 72.96 70.81 71.46 70.59 86.38 80.38 71.54 -

- 92.07 - 115.87 104.89 - 85.46 -

101.80 - - 84.60 - 112.44 101.22 97.24 93.29

322.74 338.26 424.45 297.13 358.08 - - 352.17 312.64

183.57 249.99 82.13 121.19 120.61 187.78 180.11 136.21 -

30.57 28.98 34.95 32.86 40.32 41.67 40.78 24.43 37.13

24.31 19.39 31.70 16.26 16.83 31.11 33.33 19.89 18.81

20.86 11.29 9.86 11.69 11.14 16.11 16.89 12.43 15.21

24.33 26.95 29.91 20.38 24.03 25.44 24.33 18.40 20.61

14.96 22.02 31.75 16.56 25.54 41.78 23.33 36.48 35.56

39.64 41.44 45.78 33.19 22.45 - - 39.68 38.60

33.09 31.46 25.80 19.82 22.19 18.71 24.67 29.47 21.25

208.25 107.99 169.19 166.40 170.80 250.00 148.33 139.91 251.13

14.90 17.11 16.74 16.12 16.05 21.84 34.44 15.95 15.67

- = Items do not feature in the Index Basket.

N.A.= Not available


994

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. 30.88 7.06 18.62 17.63 23.67

2. Wheat: - - - - -

(a) Wheat whole Kg. 11.55 - - 7.78 -

(b) Wheat Atta Kg. 17.93 36.56 25.56 17.18 12.90

3. Jowar Kg. 18.43 22.06 - 22.57 -

4. Bajra: - - - - -

(a) Bajra whole Kg. 12.99 21.26 - 14.83 -

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

5. Maize:

( a ) Maize whole Kg. 13.59 - - 15.64 -

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

6. Ragi Kg. - 25.59 - - -

7. Arhar Dal Kg. 73.79 74.87 - 71.98 53.16

8. Groundnut Oil Litre 108.31 91.92 - - -

9. Mustard Oil Litre 82.81 - 113.67 82.09 91.06

10. Goat Meat/Mutton Kg. 303.78 413.18 434.44 310.71 389.16

11. Fish Fresh Kg. - 144.11 222.22 118.25 139.86

12. Milk Litre 36.19 28.67 39.11 36.58 27.39

13. Onion Kg. 14.14 26.14 29.89 18.11 22.32

14. Chillies Dry 100gm. 11.71 10.18 17.78 12.73 14.03

15. Potato Kg. 18.29 30.70 24.50 19.61 15.42

16. Sugar Kg. 26.36 13.52 16.11 19.35 30.27

17. Gur Kg. 35.83 47.34 54.78 36.26 38.94

18. Tea Leaf 100 gm. 21.65 41.22 21.11 28.50 20.15

19. Firewood 40. Kg. 205.63 177.45 140.25 229.17 186.27

20. Kerosene Oil Litre 16.31 14.01 15.40 15.67 15.60

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.


995

2. WAGES AND EARNINGS

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

June, 2014 (By States and Sex).

( in Rupees)

Sl.

No

States Ploughing/Tilling Workers Sowing (including Planting/

Transplanting/Weeding workers)

Men Women Children Men Women Children

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

1 Andhra Pradesh 252.56 @ - 169.89 145.58 -

2 Assam 218.57 @ - 194.69 176.50 -

3 Bihar 218.18 @ - 205.65 169.37 @

4 Gujarat 189.82 @ - 176.83 170.00 -

5 Haryana 371.67 - - 327.14 303.33 -

6 Himachal Pradesh 371.71 - - 337.50 @ -

7 Jammu & Kashmir 401.79 @ - 372.08 @ -

8 Karnataka 279.04 @ - 222.50 158.13 @

9 Kerala 675.14 - - 586.62 445.42 -

10 Madhya Pradesh 167.77 @ - 160.39 141.17 @

11 Maharashtra 247.33 176.43 - 217.86 149.79 @

12 Manipur 255.56 @ - 243.33 @ -

13 Meghalaya 243.33 @ - 201.11 138.75 @

14 Orissa 197.29 @ - 182.00 @ -

15 Punjab 342.29 - - 296.25 @ -

16 Rajasthan 274.17 @ - 246.43 @ -

17 Tamil Nadu 433.16 - - 308.62 180.71 -

18 Tripura 210.00 - - 210.00 - -

19 Uttar Pradesh 195.45 @ - 195.61 155.20 @

20 West Bengal 284.98 @ - 197.48 182.66 -

All India 261.03 195.75 - 226.50 182.46 108.67


996

Table A.2.1 (a) Contd.

Sl. No States Harvesting/Winnowing/

Threshing workers

Picking Workers (including

Tea, Cotton, Tobacco & other

commercial crops)*


1 2 9 10 11 12 13 14

1 Andhra Pradesh 229.34 162.56 @ 166.71 140.77 @

2 Assam 198.93 187.08 - @ @ -

3 Bihar 196.86 175.97 @ @ @ @

4 Gujarat 169.31 165.86 - 160.83 155.65 -

5 Haryana 343.33 342.50 - @ @ -

6 Himachal Pradesh 312.43 306.40 - - - -

7 Jammu & Kashmir 360.42 @ - - - -

8 Karnataka 221.15 148.15 @ 234.00 145.42 @

9 Kerala 519.14 404.62 - - - -

10 Madhya Pradesh 165.25 149.36 @ 167.14 152.86 @

11 Maharashtra 225.89 158.39 @ 212.00 168.00 @

12 Manipur 273.75 228.33 - - - -

13 Meghalaya @ @ - @ @ -

14 Orissa 194.17 190.56 - @ @ -

15 Punjab 274.29 @ - @ @ -

16 Rajasthan 320.00 251.43 - - - -

17 Tamil Nadu 344.15 234.65 - @ 183.75 -

18 Tripura 210.00 - - - - -

19 Uttar Pradesh 205.65 167.41 135.00 @ @ -

20 West Bengal 198.29 187.15 - @ @ -

All India 229.28 192.77 150.00 191.44 157.89 170.83


997


( in Rupees)

Horticulture Workers

( including Nursery growers)

Fishermen Inland Fishermen Costal/Deep Sea

Men Women Children Men Women Children Men Women Children

15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

@ @ - 153.54 @ - - - -

- - - @ - - - - -

159.38 148.13 - 285.56 - - - - -

174.60 @ - @ - - - - -

@ - - @ - - @ - -

@ @ - - - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

228.46 159.62 - 227.50 - - @ - -

@ @ - - - - - - -

120.00 106.67 - @ - - - - -

228.57 142.86 - @ @ - @ - -

@ @ - - - - - - -

158.33 120.00 - - - - - - -

130.00 @ - @ - - - - -

264.17 - - - - - - - -

@ - - - - - - - -

309.64 156.98 - @ - - - - -

- - - - - - - - -

@ @ - @ - - - - -

257.55 @ - 380.90 - - @ - -

215.02 152.17 - 276.67 150.00 - 308.00 - -


998


Sl.

No

States Loggers and Wood Cutters Animal husbandry workers: including

Poultry workers, dairy workers &

Herdsman


1 2 24 25 26 27 28 29

1 Andhra Pradesh 251.59 @ - 152.40 @ @

2 Assam 212.00 - - 244.44 - -

3 Bihar 260.13 @ - 164.02 130.00 94.83

4 Gujarat 189.00 @ - 140.00 145.00 -

5 Haryana @ - - 274.40 @ -

6 Himachal Pradesh @ - - @ @ -

7 Jammu & Kashmir 465.79 - - 412.86 - -

8 Karnataka 282.88 - - 208.16 151.00 @

9 Kerala 940.68 - - 521.90 - -

10 Madhya Pradesh 141.20 133.57 - 102.52 85.53 74.14

11 Maharashtra 245.13 @ - 174.80 160.00 @

12 Manipur @ - - 231.43 - -

13 Meghalaya 190.00 - - 145.56 116.00 -

14 Orissa 215.63 - - 122.41 107.50 @

15 Punjab @ - - 227.77 @ -

16 Rajasthan 228.33 @ - 193.33 @ -

17 Tamil Nadu 394.99 @ - 349.00 @ -

18 Tripura 310.00 - - 210.00 - -

19 Uttar Pradesh 255.43 @ - 204.09 @ -

20 West Bengal 281.62 - - 170.24 179.67 102.96

All India 303.67 164.17 - 179.11 133.54 84.42


999

Table A.2.1 (a) Concld.

( in Rupees)

Packaging Labourers General Agricultural

Labourers including Watering

& Irrigation workers etc.

Plant protection workers

(applying pesticides,

treating seeds, etc.)


30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38

@ @ - 209.34 137.94 @ 302.80 @ -

@ @ - 190.36 185.00 - @ - -

162.08 @ - 195.86 146.51 @ 240.75 @ -

154.29 @ - 148.75 145.77 - 156.67 - -

@ - - 332.91 325.71 - 323.33 - -

@ @ - 302.43 302.00 - @ @ -

@ - - 349.23 @ - @ - -

235.29 168.33 - 200.54 146.90 - 256.82 - -

- - - 574.52 401.17 - 669.95 - -

131.91 116.83 @ 146.29 131.46 110.00 164.50 - -

213.64 139.29 - 199.52 134.70 @ 260.00 @ -

@ - - @ - - - - -

@ - - 176.25 126.25 @ @ - -

@ @ - 170.24 154.29 @ @ - -

300.00 @ - 275.73 @ - 288.44 - -

@ @ - 258.46 215.71 - @ - -

450.00 @ - 317.23 184.58 - 563.68 @ -

- - - 210.00 - - - - -

@ @ - 189.70 167.32 139.58 213.33 @ -

238.06 @ - 187.47 176.16 - 193.42 164.10 -

222.85 170.90 @ 218.42 169.80 114.53 283.29 168.53 -

- = 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. * =Picking includes picking of tea, cotton bolls, tobacco & other commercial crops

@ =Number of quotations are less than five.


1000

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

Sl

No

States Carpenter Blacksmith Mason


1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

1 Andhra Pradesh 270.62 - - 210.89 @ @ 324.32 - -

2 Assam 315.03 - - 280.59 - - 338.54 - -

3 Bihar 302.50 - - 267.06 - - 335.29 - -

4 Gujarat 330.83 - - 228.22 - - 370.34 - -

5 Haryana 441.83 - - @ - - 470.18 - -

6 Himachal Pradesh 464.00 - - 381.83 - - 469.56 - -

7 Jammu&Kashmir 481.90 - - 443.75 - - 482.38 - -

8 Karnataka 315.56 - - 266.25 - - 333.15 - -

9 Kerala 687.94 - - 642.63 - - 689.83 - -

10 Madhya Pradesh 208.79 - - 184.32 @ - 253.09 - -

11 Maharashtra 294.72 @ - 260.57 @ - 349.81 - -

12 Manipur 336.67 - - 304.29 - - 361.11 - -

13 Meghalaya 253.33 - - 238.75 - - 262.22 - -

14 Orissa 278.59 - - 184.71 - - 296.77 - -

15 Punjab 420.73 - - 406.00 - - 420.07 - -

16 Rajasthan 397.25 - - 275.83 @ - 470.24 - -

17 Tamil Nadu 482.83 - - 423.39 - - 521.66 @ -

18 Tripura 310.00 - - 200.00 - - 358.89 - -

19 Uttar Pradesh 332.90 - @ 293.98 - @ 369.13 - -

20 West Bengal 284.10 - - 236.82 - - 299.33 @ @

All India 333.50 @ @ 270.85 264.00 @ 365.88 268.00 @


1001

June, 2014 (By States and Sex)

( in Rupees)

Weavers Beedi Makers Bamboo, Cane Basket Weavers


12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

@ @ - @ 110.03 - 188.00 121.43 -

@ - - @ - - 232.80 - -

@ @ - 152.00 @ - 153.57 @ -

@ - - @ @ - @ - -

@ - - @ - - @ @ -

@ - - - - - @ - -

- - - - - - @ - -

190.00 @ - 139.62 131.22 - 246.67 205.00 -

- @ - @ @ - @ - -

120.00 @ @ 87.14 79.17 @ 134.29 122.86 -

@ @ - @ @ - 250.00 @ -

@ 222.50 - - - - @ @ -

@ @ - - - - @ @ -

@ - - @ @ - @ @ -

@ @ - - - - @ @ -

- - - - - - - - -

@ @ - @ @ - @ - -

300.00 - - 200.00 - - 300.00 - -

@ - - @ @ - @ @ -

@ @ - 150.00 @ @ 118.33 108.89 @

235.44 184.15 @ 162.69 113.57 72.00 216.12 151.42 @


1002

Table A.2.1 (b) Contd.

( in Rupees)

Sl

No

States Handicraft Workers Plumbers


1 2 21 22 23 24 25 26

1 Andhra Pradesh @ - - 310.45 - -

2 Assam @ - - 278.33 - -

3 Bihar @ @ - 295.46 - -

4 Gujarat @ @ - 280.71 - -

5 Haryana @ - - 460.33 - -

6 Himachal Pradesh @ - - 449.43 - -

7 Jammu & Kashmir - - - 551.25 - -

8 Karnataka 331.25 @ - 298.75 - -

9 Kerala @ - - 658.15 - -

10 Madhya Pradesh @ @ - 250.00 - -

11 Maharashtra - - - 285.42 - -

12 Manipur @ @ - @ - -

13 Meghalaya @ @ - @ - -

14 Orissa - - - 297.14 - -

15 Punjab - - - 597.36 - -

16 Rajasthan - - - 391.25 - -

17 Tamil Nadu @ - - 477.97 - -

18 Tripura 300.00 - - 300.00 - -

19 Uttar Pradesh @ - - 330.83 - -

20 West Bengal @ @ @ 326.79 @ -

All India 288.38 146.43 @ 382.64 @ -


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Table A.2.1 (b) Contd.

( in Rupees)

Electrician Construction Workers (for roads,

dams, industrial & project

construction work & well diggers

LMV & Tractors drivers


27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

306.97 - - 231.01 172.24 - 261.99 - -

300.00 - - 240.00 198.00 - 283.81 - -

320.00 - - 214.93 175.00 - 253.91 - -

268.70 - - 219.58 182.78 - 193.70 - -

454.73 - - 346.55 345.00 - 382.00 - -

457.33 - - 325.33 - - 287.48 - -

550.67 - - 404.38 @ - 368.94 - -

311.43 - - 285.19 193.61 - 277.69 - -

653.39 - - 780.69 @ - 707.74 - -

226.24 - - 166.16 150.92 114.00 209.32 @ -

314.74 - - 262.50 192.00 - 258.33 @ -

300.00 - - 302.14 @ - 426.67 - -

@ - - 228.57 @ - @ - -

257.96 - - 195.64 147.37 - 230.94 - -

481.94 - - 286.33 @ - 299.71 - -

387.00 - - 293.44 261.00 - 313.53 - -

458.32 - - 349.10 231.60 - 444.37 - -

300.00 - - 200.00 - - 277.78 - -

346.00 - - 215.14 181.58 @ 243.40 - -

323.99 - - 240.84 183.11 - 264.27 - -

364.90 - - 270.47 191.07 115.71 283.01 @ -


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Table A.2.1 (b) Concld

( in Rupees)

Sl

No

States Non-agricultural labourers

(Including porters, loaders)

Sweeping/ Cleaning Workers


1 2 36 37 38 39 40 41

1 Andhra Pradesh 218.65 163.16 - 139.29 113.81 -

2 Assam 202.18 180.00 @ 183.33 @ -

3 Bihar 208.01 191.48 - 202.56 @ -

4 Gujarat 173.42 175.83 - 122.14 111.67 -

5 Haryana 324.73 - - 285.00 286.67 -

6 Himachal Pradesh 260.80 @ - @ @ -

7 Jammu & Kashmir 353.06 - - @ 251.33 -

8 Karnataka 212.14 143.50 - 166.65 137.68 -

9 Kerala 603.74 @ - @ 411.39 -

10 Madhya Pradesh 142.83 115.50 82.22 149.07 145.94 @

11 Maharashtra 204.79 113.13 @ 192.46 145.37 @

12 Manipur @ @ - @ 152.02 -

13 Meghalaya 194.44 - - @ @ -

14 Orissa 163.33 162.14 - 121.43 115.71 -

15 Punjab 261.88 - - 183.57 159.17 -

16 Rajasthan 254.55 @ - @ @ -

17 Tamil Nadu 368.04 250.73 @ @ 177.14 -

18 Tripura 200.00 - - 207.78 - -

19 Uttar Pradesh 207.21 175.91 @ 194.70 155.52 @

20 West Bengal 202.94 170.77 - 219.28 @ -

All India 233.63 172.95 105.63 184.51 172.83 @

-= 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.etc

@ = Number of quotations are less than five. 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, 2014 (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 21 329266 630062 2 8040 16160 23 337306 646222

Lockouts - - - - - - - - -

Strikes &

Lockouts

(Total-i)

21 329266 630062 2 8040 16160 23 337306 646222

(ii) State Sphere

Strikes - - - 44 9764 320616 44 9764 320616

Lockouts - - - 14 5409 362752 14 5409 362752

Strikes &

Lockouts

(Total-ii)

- - - 58 15173 683368 58 15173 683368

Grand Total

(Total-i+ ii)

21 329266 630062 60 23213 699528 81 352479 1329590


September,

2014.


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

during January to June, 2014 (P)

State/Union Territory Number of

Disputes Workers

Involved

Mandays Lost

1 2 3 4

Andhra Pradesh 2 1391 77828

Arunachal Pradesh .. .. ..

Assam 1 12500 25000

Bihar 2 21434 53989

Chhattisgarh 1 13379 13379

Goa @ @ @

Gujarat 15 34201 98621

Haryana 6 2870 218948

Himachal Pradesh .. .. ..

Jammu & Kashmir .. .. ..

Jharkhand .. .. ..

Karnataka 2 40332 85189

Kerala 16 40429 142256

Madhya Pradesh 5 39858 71573

Maharashtra 1 9839 9839

Manipur @ @ @

Meghalaya @ @ @

Mizoram # # #

Nagaland .. .. ..

Orissa .. .. ..

Punjab .. .. ..

Rajasthan 5 25873 199753

Sikkim # # #

Tamil Nadu 17 3537 119978

Tripura - - -

Uttarakhand 1 16500 33000

Uttar Pradesh 2 9257 17891

West Bengal 4 81042 162084

A & N Islands .. .. ..

Chandigarh @ @ @

Dadra & Nagar Haveli .. .. ..

Delhi @ @ @

Daman & Diu @ @ @

Lakshadweep @ @ @

Puducherry 1 37 262

All India 81 352479 1329590


September 2014 - = Nil .. = Not reported @ Partially

received

# = ID Act 1947 is to be implemented


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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 1991 to 2013 as well

as Financial year 1991-92 to 2013-2014) and monthly All India Index Numbers (General&

Food) from June, 2013 to June, 2014 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 2013-14, Financial Years from 1995-96 to

2013-14 and Calendar Years from 1995 to 2013, alongwith month-wise indices and 12-monthly

moving averages from June, 2013 to June, 2014 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 May, 2013 to June, 2014 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 2013 (Annual Averages) June, 2013 to June, 2014 (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 2014 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 209 223 2012-13 215 230

2013 232 254 2013-14 236 259

2013 June 231 255 221

July 235 259 223

Aug 237 262 225

Sept 238 263 226

Oct 241 268 228 Nov 243 273 231

Dec 239 262 232

2014 Jan 237 256 234

Feb 238 256 235

Mar 239 258 236

Apr 242 264 237

May 244 267 239

June 246 270 240

*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

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 216 208 190 207 213 222 182

2013 242 233 207 236 236 247 196

2013 June 240 235 210 240 236 251 190

July 249 236 210 239 237 250 193

Aug 250 241 211 239 240 252 198

Sept 243 243 211 239 247 252 200

Oct 247 244 212 242 247 253 204

Nov 249 248 215 245 252 254 209

Dec 248 243 213 239 246 253 204

2014 Jan 247 242 212 239 243 249 202

Feb 248 244 210 237 241 249 201

Mar 255 244 211 236 241 250 201

Apr 258 246 212 236 241 251 202

May 262 247 215 238 244 254 206

June 263 249 215 241 250 258 210


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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

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

184 197 185 171 215 213 241

198 216 195 186 238 232 265

195 211 192 182 234 226 269

197 212 193 188 239 233 272

202 216 196 188 242 236 274

204 225 197 190 244 239 272

207 233 202 195 249 240 275

210 239 207 199 257 241 276

208 234 206 197 247 238 269

210 233 205 197 242 239 267

209 236 205 199 242 241 268

204 236 207 205 246 242 268

206 239 209 210 242 245 270

210 242 214 211 247 244 274

214 244 216 210 250 243 277


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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 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 191 222 206 206 216 192 198

2013 209 248 233 221 231 218 219

2013 June 203 252 232 219 232 217 215

July 210 260 240 223 232 226 223

Aug 215 255 241 228 233 224 227

Sept 216 247 237 223 231 224 226

Oct 218 247 245 232 235 231 233

Nov 221 247 244 228 237 225 229

Dec 214 245 234 218 231 220 225

2014 Jan 215 247 231 214 230 214 222

Feb 213 249 230 213 230 214 222

Mar 215 252 228 214 231 214 222

Apr 219 255 230 216 232 216 223

May 219 260 232 223 236 219 225

June 222 266 237 224 236 222 226


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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

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

207 215 188 190 210 250 232

218 230 208 203 229 282 251

221 228 208 199 226 273 251

215 228 213 206 232 289 255 217 230 214 205 232 292 255

218 231 215 208 232 293 260

221 233 217 208 238 299 264 225 236 218 212 249 308 265

220 234 213 213 245 296 256

217 234 214 214 239 292 256

217 235 215 214 239 292 256

221 236 217 214 247 296 257

224 239 219 214 249 302 259

221 243 219 216 249 297 264

221 241 221 216 251 289 266


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Year/

month

Jharia Kodarma Ranchi Hatia Bangalore 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 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 222 236 235 211 217 219

2013 262 263 267 238 242 248

2013 June 257 258 261 242 246 248

July 266 269 266 242 249 255

Aug 267 270 272 243 252 256

Sept 269 270 275 243 249 255

Oct 274 278 281 246 246 254

Nov 278 287 287 247 249 257

Dec 271 280 282 243 246 256

2014 Jan 274 273 278 244 246 256

Feb 273 270 279 242 245 256

Mar 274 274 280 244 245 257

Apr 278 280 281 247 247 260

May 278 279 283 248 250 264

June 277 285 285 254 254 269


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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

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

208 205 199 213 206 221 216 200

240 242 225 251 236 238 242 222

243 245 226 255 235 235 238 220

243 244 229 258 241 242 242 226

245 247 227 258 239 244 250 227

247 252 229 255 242 245 251 227

245 253 231 256 247 248 248 229

251 253 232 257 247 251 254 231

248 252 232 255 247 247 244 228

246 249 232 254 251 243 242 224

245 251 236 255 260 242 237 224

244 252 238 254 255 244 244 227

246 256 244 258 259 248 247 231

252 257 247 263 258 249 243 231

253 259 247 267 259 250 242 231


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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 212 212 240 223 217 216 221

2013 231 237 265 242 237 239 241

2013 June 230 238 266 243 240 235 237

July 235 241 272 246 239 241 243

Aug 236 244 278 248 244 244 246

Sept 237 244 274 247 242 245 245

Oct 239 248 276 247 243 245 248

Nov 241 249 274 248 246 252 257

Dec 235 244 264 244 246 256 249

2014 Jan 232 244 266 244 246 256 247

Feb 232 246 265 243 248 256 245

Mar 233 247 265 244 248 256 246

Apr 238 250 270 246 250 256 253

May 239 253 274 250 253 257 253

June 240 257 276 253 252 255 254


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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

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

222 209 227 205 205 215 215 214

245 237 240 224 222 233 236 230

242 239 235 221 216 232 231 224

248 242 243 227 223 236 236 232

251 243 244 229 227 238 240 233

254 243 246 230 228 238 246 232

255 242 251 231 233 238 247 237

262 245 247 234 233 240 252 239

254 247 241 229 225 238 245 233

251 247 245 230 227 236 237 231

247 249 246 234 224 232 234 232

251 248 247 234 225 232 235 234

253 251 249 237 231 239 238 235

255 254 255 236 230 237 239 235

258 257 255 239 230 239 240 235


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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 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 196 193 204 196 192 208

2013 218 217 224 218 216 232

2013 June 222 215 228 223 220 233

July 222 217 225 218 219 231

Aug 221 218 226 218 221 237

Sept 221 220 228 220 223 236

Oct 223 220 230 226 222 236

Nov 227 225 228 228 225 239

Dec 225 226 227 225 221 238

2014 Jan 223 222 226 226 221 235

Feb 223 222 232 224 220 241

Mar 221 219 232 227 221 239

Apr 223 222 235 229 226 245

May 227 231 236 231 229 251

June 229 232 240 237 231 252


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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

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

177 220 209 214 203 208 231 196

194 240 232 237 224 231 256 215

190 238 226 237 222 224 255 212

192 244 235 245 227 232 259 214

197 243 240 246 229 235 265 216

203 247 241 246 233 242 265 222

209 249 244 247 233 245 269 227

210 252 246 249 235 249 271 229

202 247 243 245 229 239 264 227

200 246 239 242 229 234 266 224

197 246 237 246 234 235 266 225

201 248 236 251 238 238 267 224

205 251 241 253 240 240 274 225

207 253 238 252 239 243 274 230

207 254 238 254 241 245 278 233


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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 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 215 211 199 192 199 195 197

2013 263 230 215 221 222 214 218

2013 June 257 230 214 219 220 212 215

July 267 231 214 223 222 216 217

Aug 268 233 218 230 228 217 224

Sept 273 236 219 230 230 220 225

Oct 277 236 224 236 236 224 231

Nov 281 239 225 238 238 231 237

Dec 274 236 221 232 233 224 230

2014 Jan 276 233 219 230 231 221 227

Feb 273 232 217 233 229 218 227

Mar 278 234 220 234 232 219 227

Apr 280 238 224 236 236 223 229

May 280 241 229 238 238 227 230

June 281 242 230 241 240 227 231

* 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.


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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

Annual Average Indices for 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 2013-2014 764 750 750 737 2013 735 724

2012-2013

June

2013-2014

729

718 692

July 740 732 699

August 754 747 706

September 759 751 714

October 766 759 721

November 777 771 728

December 765 752 735

January 757 737 740

February 757 733 745

March 763 741 750

April 771 751 755

May 777 757 760

June 785 766 764

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.


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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

Annual Average Indices for

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

2013-2014

389

418

462

529

577

623

693

765

384

416

463

541

582

611

681

751

-

-

-

-

382

409

451

513

564

611

673

751

376

406

452

523

573

603

660

738

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

373

403

440

494

552

602

654

735

366

399

440

500

563

599

640

725

2012-2013

June

2013-2014

730 720 693

July 741 734 700

August 753 748 707

September 759 752 714

October 766 759 721

November 777 772 729

December 766 753 735

January 759 739 741

February 759 735 746

March 765 743 751

April 773 753 756

May 780 760 761

June 787 769 765

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.


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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

2013-2014 820 740 691 777 840 619 730 826

2012-2013

June

2013-2014

789 691 636 735 792 566 695 808

July 793 702 649 749 802 583 701 822

August 812 710 661 769 817 591 708 838

September 819 723 671 778 836 608 721 832

October 821 727 686 794 846 616 737 831

November 833 747 707 799 860 631 739 835

December 823 750 699 775 841 622 726 817

January 818 744 685 771 837 618 724 807

February 809 741 687 767 843 623 727 810

March 815 746 700 772 847 629 734 816

April 822 758 707 777 852 637 742 824

May 829 762 715 784 846 636 748 835

June 840 769 723 787 855 636 749 846


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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

2013-2014 772 723 804 718 756 714

2012-2013

June

2013-2014

721 702 785 667 721 667

July 732 713 793 677 725 685

August 745 730 808 687 740 699

September 754 733 809 697 752 701

October 767 738 805 711 755 717

November 771 744 806 721 757 736

December 777 725 797 724 749 720

January 774 711 787 722 749 712

February 776 709 787 720 752 711

March 780 710 797 725 757 707

April 785 716 810 730 765 716

May 796 720 820 741 778 727

June 805 723 833 755 792 733

Note:- Agricultural Year ( July to June )

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


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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

822 822 767 668 734 730

785 780 765 601 699 690

793 788 751 619 714 703

814 807 758 629 719 715

826 814 764 647 721 722

832 819 768 664 729 732

841 823 772 675 746 750

814 815 767 677 735 731

811 819 759 667 725 725

813 828 762 666 729 720

821 834 765 683 740 728

829 838 774 690 745 742

832 839 782 695 749 740

835 838 785 708 751 753

* = 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.


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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

2013-2014 817 746 695 775 834 653 726 820

2012-2013

June

2013-2014

787 696 641 733 785 601 693 804

July 791 708 654 745 796 619 700 818

August 809 716 666 765 811 625 705 831

September 815 728 675 775 830 640 721 824

October 817 732 690 791 840 651 735 824

November 830 754 710 795 854 666 739 827

December 820 756 703 774 834 652 722 810

January 815 750 689 770 830 650 720 800

February 807 747 691 767 836 656 721 804

March 813 753 704 772 840 663 729 811

April 820 765 710 776 845 673 736 818

May 826 767 719 783 839 673 743 830

June 838 774 727 787 848 670 744 840


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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

770 739 800 720 751 714

720 712 780 669 716 668

730 722 789 679 719 685

742 739 802 690 734 699

751 745 802 700 745 702

764 750 800 714 748 718

769 758 800 724 750 736

774 741 792 727 743 720

773 731 782 725 745 712

774 729 784 723 748 711

779 730 793 728 753 707

784 735 806 733 762 716

796 740 817 744 774 727

806 743 830 758 787 733


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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

2013-2014 813 809 761 662 732 739

June

2013-2014

778 768 737 597 698 697

July 785 776 744 616 712 710

August 804 793 749 624 718 722

September 815 800 755 643 720 731

October 820 805 759 658 728 741

November 829 809 764 671 744 759

December 805 804 761 674 733 740

January 804 808 755 662 724 734

February 807 815 758 660 728 730

March 814 820 760 675 739 738

April 822 825 769 680 744 753

May 825 825 777 685 748 751

June 830 823 781 699 750 763

Note: – Agricultural Year ( July to June )

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


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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

2013 May 129.8 128.4

June 132.1 130.5

July 133.8 132.1

August 135.4 133.6

September 137.8 134.0

October 139.5 135.1

November 141.7 136.4

December 140.1 135.3

2014 January 139.2 135.0

February 138.9 135.3

March 139.7 136.0

April 140.5 137.2

May 141.3 138.1

June 142.5 139.4

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

Source: Central Statistical Organisation, New Delhi.


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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 164.9 215 206.5 196.8 345 182.5

2013 175.4 237.8 234.1 210.7 347.9 200.5

2013June 172.7 232.5 229.8 208.5 324.9 194 July 175.4 238.8 237.7 210.7 328.5 199.8 Aug 177.5 247.8 250.3 209.6 330.9 202.3

Sept. 179.7 251.6 252.3 213.7 352.1 207.5 Oct 180.3 251.6 251.4 212.3 363.7 209.6 Nov 181.5 256.3 256.4 216.7 365.7 209.6 Dec 179.2 243.6 240.1 215.8 354.2 211.3 2014 Jan 178.9 239.9 233.6 216 352.9 212.8 Feb 178.9 238.6 232.5 217.4 352.1 212.6 Mar 179.8 240.2 235.3 217.2 350.9 213.1 Apr 180.8 242.4 239 216.9 345.6 211.8

May 181.7 246.8 244.3 218.8 348.5 212.1

June 182.6 249.9 249.7 216.4 345.6 212.3


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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

145.4 160.3 172.4 130 168.6 134.8 133.4 136.3

150.2 168.2 182.2 136.7 176.4 141.2 140.4 143.6

149.3 167.7 181.4 135.3 175.3 140.5 138.1 142.4

150.2 168.9 181.8 136.4 175.8 140.5 142.5 144.4

150 167.7 181.6 137.3 177.2 140.3 142.3 144.4

151 170 181.2 138.3 178.4 140.8 145.1 145.8

151.6 169.8 182.9 139.7 178.4 142.3 143.8 146.6

151.9 170.8 182.9 140.4 178.9 142.9 127.8 146.7

151.9 169.7 185.9 140.2 175.8 144.3 144 147.8

152.6 169.1 188.1 140.9 179 144.7 144.3 148.3

152.7 168.2 187.6 140.4 182.1 146.2 145.3 148.4

153.5 168.7 195.1 141.3 183.1 146.3 146 149.2

154.6 171.6 197.4 143.1 189 149.4 144.9 150.1

154.6 170.9 197.6 142.7 188.3 149.7 144.7 150.1

154.9 171.6 197.4 143.9 187 149.2 145.6 150.2


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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 141.8 161 165.3 127.6 128.3 2013 147.4 165.9 150.3 130.8 133.5

2013 June 146.0 166.6 163.0 130.4 132.7

July 147.6 166.4 162.3 131.5 133.2

Aug 147.6 164.3 162.7 130.8 133.7 Sept. 148.7 164.7 163.1 131.1 134.1

Oct 148.9 164.7 164.1 131.6 135.7 Nov 148.7 164.7 164.0 132.2 135.5 Dec 149.2 165.6 163.6 132.1 135.6

2014 Jan 150.0 165.6 165.9 132.5 135.8 Feb 150.8 166.5 166.6 132.4 135.5 Mar 151.1 167.6 167.6 132.7 135.8 Apr 153.2 166.7 166.5 133.4 135.7

May 152.9 168.1 166.9 133.3 135.8 June 153.3 167.3 167.1 133.8 135.8

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.


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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 March, 2014.

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

2013 6255.70 8421.27 6203.55 7863.58 9002.26

2013 June 6190.48 8457.51 6138.49 7716.64 9061.15

July 6217.42 8634.83 6165.41 7949.52 9227.75

Aug. 6352.14 8634.83 6300.03 8049.33 9227.75

Sept. 6568.92 8671.41 6515.41 8149.13 9186.10

Oct. 6595.87 8671.41 6542.33 8149.13 9186.10

Nov. 6488.09 8778.98 6434.64 8282.20 9269.40

Dec. 6703.64 8814.01 6650.02 8315.47 9436.00

2014 Jan 6676.70 8671.41 6623.10 8149.13 9352.70

Feb. 6407.26 8706.13 6353.87 8149.13 9269.40

Mar. 6325.20 8634.83 6273.10 8215.67 9269.40

Apr. 6298.26 8706.13 6246.18 8248.94 9186.10

May 6244.37 8814.01 6192.33 8348.74 9269.40

June 6298.26 8850.28 6246.18 8448.55 9436.00

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

2013 * 5769.71 6741.06 5751.93 * 6783.80

2013 June * 5644.02 6603.36 5652.09 * 6643.58

July * 5846.89 6660.06 5725.15 * 6643.58

Aug. * 5846.89 6859.86 5813.21 * 6906.46

Sept. * 5846.89 7088.01 5929.37 * 6906.49

Oct. * 6040.94 7116.36 6031.48 * 6906.49

Nov. * 6040.94 7116.36 6089.56 * 7200.96

Dec. * 6040.94 7144.71 6118.60 * 7200.96

2014 Jan * 6040.94 7201.41 6118.60 * 7200.96

Feb. * 6111.51 7088.01 6017.43 * 7484.90

Mar. * 6111.51 7001.60 5944.36 * 7484.90

Apr. * 5996.84 7116.36 5878.78 * 7484.90

May * 5996.84 7258.11 5885.34 * 7327.15

June * 5996.84 7316.16 5915.32 * 7327.15

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 2014

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 370 734763 14458

2012(P)

447 1307505 12876

2013(P)

194 1054764 3615

2014(P)

(Jan. to June)

89 353948 1349

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

15th

September, 2014

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