Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2003

TABLE 7

Number of Inspections Made, Irregularities detected, Prosecutions Launched, Claims preferred in Central Sphere / States and U.Ts. for the year 2003

Sl. No.

Central Govt./States/

Union Territories

Number of Inspections Made during the year

Number of Irregularities detected during the year

Number of Prosecutions Launched during the year

Number of Claims preferred during the year

1

2

2

3

4

5

1

C.L.C (Central ) +

18587

253141

8838

3843

2

Andhra Pradesh

99818

11743

1267

10476

3

Arunachal Pradesh

80

20

NIL

NIL

4

Goa

767

1770

29

12

5

Haryana

5144

NR

759

265

6

Himachal Pradesh

2365

116

90

112

7

Karnataka

40715

9789

673

3607

8

Kerala

28726

36495

573

55

9

Orissa

28702

22145

204

63

10

Punjab

13605

495

426

401

11

Rajasthan

8321

263

235

295

12

Tamil Nadu

130387

1106

1106

3595

13

Tripura

4797

104

15

59

14

Uttaranchal

4588

1038

202

205

15

Uttar Pradesh +

39710

10512

NR

10044

16

Andeman & Nicobar Island

124

496

2

18

17

Chandigarh

301

203

78

107

18

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

77

NIL

NIL

NIL

19

Lakshadweep

NIL

NIL

NIL

NIL

Note: For remaining States Annual Returns / Reports have not been received.

NR = Information not reported by the concerned State Authorities.

+ = April,03 to March,04

Source: Annual Returns / Reports under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for the year 2003