Report on the Working of the Minimum Wages Act,1948

for the year 2002

TABLE 7

Number of Inspections Made, Irregularities detected, Prosecutions Launched, Claims

preferred in Central Sphere / States and U.Ts. for the year 2002

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 ) +

18444

225777

7002

2839

2

Andhra Pradesh

107692

NR

1537

13259

5

Goa

523

335

45

5

6

Gujarat

20299

75459

4332

NR

7

Haryana

3058

NR

434

203

8

Himachal Pradesh +

2471

104

109

78

9

Jammu & Kashmir

1884

NR

275

NR

10

Karnataka

49742

13636

463

2430

11

Kerala

23925

42341

4302

642

12

Madhya Pradesh

13388

NR

2151

600

13

Manipur

NR

NIL

NIL

NIL

15

Orissa

29556

9122++

363

175

16

Punjab

10071

51

513

133

17

Rajasthan

9114

NR

506

415

18

Tamil Nadu

95481

NR

1612

1498

19

Tripura

2148

NIL

NIL

NIL

20

Uttaranchal +

2695

140

39

81

21

West Bengal +++

12900

3273

82

NIL

22

Andman & Nicobar Islands

164

820

5

4

23

Chandigarh

289

91++++

182

43

24

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

75

NIL

NIL

NIL

25

Lakshdweep

NIL

NIL

NIL

NIL

27

Jharkhand

3915

1210

120

836

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

NR = Information not reported by the concerned State Authorities.

+ = April,02 to March,03

++ = Violations

+ ++ = From March.02 to Sept, 02

++++=From Oct,02 to Dec.02.

Source: Annual Returns / Reports under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 for the year 2002