Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act

Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2002

ANNEXURE II

Statement showing the strength of the Machinery for Enforcement of the

Minimum Wages Act, 1948 in respect of Central Sphere/States and

Union Territories during the year 2002.

Sl. No.

Central Sphere / State / Union Territories

Designation of Inspection Staff

No. of Officer

1

2

3

4

1

Andhra Pradesh
Labour Commissioner
Joint Commissioner of Labour
Deputy Commissioner of Labour
Asstt. Commissioner of Labour
Labour Officer
Assistant Labour Officer
Labour Inspector

1

3

7

33

44

285

9

2

Haryana
Labour Commissioner
Joint Labour Commissioner
Deputy Labour Commissioner
Labour Officer-cum-Conciliation Officer
Statistical Officer (Labour)

1

2

5

19

1

Labour Inspector
Welfare Officer (Woman)
Field Kanungos, Patwaries of the Revenue Deptt., Block Development Officers, Social Education and Panchayat Officer and Agriculture Inspector of Agriculture, Deptt Exercising the powers of Inspectors for the enforcement of the provisions of this Act in the employment of Agriculture.

44

1

Not available

3

Himachal Pradesh
Labour Commissioner
Joint Labour Commissioner
Deputy Labour Commissioner
Labour Officer
Labour Inspector

1

1

1

5

25

4

Karnataka
Deputy Labour Commissioner
Assistant Labour Commissioner
Senior Labour Inspector
Labour Inspector

5

11

60

145

5

Kerala

1. Labour Commissioner

2. Additional Labour Commissioner
Joint Labour Commissioner (P)
Regional Joint Labour Commissioner
Deputy Labour Commissioner(HQ)
Chief Inspector of Plantations
Inspector of News paper Establishments
District Labour Officer(E)
Assistant Labour Officer
Inspector of Plantations

1

2

1

3

1

1

1

11

100

10

6

Orissa
Labour Commissioner
Joint Labour Commissioner
Deputy Labour Commissioner
Asstt. Labour Commissioner
Distt Labour Officers
Assistant Labour Officer

1

2

4

8

30

47

7

Tamil Nadu
Labour Commissioner
Labour Inspector
Inspector of Plantation
Deputy Labour Inspector
Asstt. Labour Inspector

1

31

10

68

218

8

Tripura
Deputy Labour Commissioner
Chief Labour Officer
Labour Officer
Labour Inspector

1

2

4

32

9

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Assistant Labour Commissioner
Labour Inspector

4

3

10

Chandigarh
Labour Commissioner
Assistant Labour Commissioner
Labour Inspector

1

1

4

11

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

1. Labour Enforcement Officer

1

Note: Other States / U.T’s. have not

reported this data

Source: Annual Reports under the Minimum Wages

Act, 1948 for the year 2002.

Sl. No.	Central Sphere / State / Union Territories	Designation of Inspection Staff	No. of Officer
1	2	3	4
1	Andhra Pradesh	Labour Commissioner Joint Commissioner of Labour Deputy Commissioner of Labour Asstt. Commissioner of Labour Labour Officer Assistant Labour Officer Labour Inspector	1 3 7 33 44 285 9
2	Haryana	Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Labour Officer-cum-Conciliation Officer Statistical Officer (Labour)	1 2 5 19 1
		Labour Inspector Welfare Officer (Woman) Field Kanungos, Patwaries of the Revenue Deptt., Block Development Officers, Social Education and Panchayat Officer and Agriculture Inspector of Agriculture, Deptt Exercising the powers of Inspectors for the enforcement of the provisions of this Act in the employment of Agriculture.	44 1 Not available
3	Himachal Pradesh	Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Labour Officer Labour Inspector	1 1 1 5 25
4	Karnataka	Deputy Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Senior Labour Inspector Labour Inspector	5 11 60 145
5	Kerala	1. Labour Commissioner 2. Additional Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner (P) Regional Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner(HQ) Chief Inspector of Plantations Inspector of News paper Establishments District Labour Officer(E) Assistant Labour Officer Inspector of Plantations	1 2 1 3 1 1 1 11 100 10
6	Orissa	Labour Commissioner Joint Labour Commissioner Deputy Labour Commissioner Asstt. Labour Commissioner Distt Labour Officers Assistant Labour Officer	1 2 4 8 30 47
7	Tamil Nadu	Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector Inspector of Plantation Deputy Labour Inspector Asstt. Labour Inspector	1 31 10 68 218
8	Tripura	Deputy Labour Commissioner Chief Labour Officer Labour Officer Labour Inspector	1 2 4 32
9	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector	4 3
10	Chandigarh	Labour Commissioner Assistant Labour Commissioner Labour Inspector	1 1 4
11	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	1. Labour Enforcement Officer	1
Note: Other States / U.T’s. have not reported this data		Source: Annual Reports under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for the year 2002.