REPORT ON THE WORKING OF THE MINIMUM WAGES ACT, 1948 FOR THE YEAR 2001

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

Central Government

1.Chief Labour Commissioner

2.Joint Chief Commissioner

3.Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner

4.Asstt. Chief Labour Commissioner

5.Labour Enforcement Officer

1

1

6

75

168

2

Maharashtra

1. Labour Commissioner

2. Additional Labour Commissioner

3. Government Labour Officer

4. MinimumWages Inspector(Agriculture)

5. Block Development Officers from Rural  

    Wings for Agriculture

6. Asstt.  Labour Commissioner

7. Deputy Labour Commissioner

8. Shop Inspectors

9. Inspectors appointed by the Local Authorities

    under Bombay Shops and Establishments 

   Act, 1948

1

2

96

214

303

 

62

6

90

246

 

3

Orissa

1. Labour Commissioner

2. Joint Labour Commissioner

3. Deputy Labour Commissioner

4. Asstt.  Labour Commissioner

5. Distt. Labour Officers

6. Assistant Labour Officer

1

2

4

8

30

47

4

Tamil Nadu

1.        Labour Commissioner

2.        Labour Inspectors

3.        Inspector of Plantations

4.        Deputy Labour Inspectors

5.        Asstt. Labour Inspectors

1

31

10

68

218

5

Haryana

1.        Labour Commissioner

2.        Joint Labour Commissioner

3.        Deputy Labour Commissioner

4.        Labour Officer-cum-Conciliation Officer

5.   Statistical Officer (Labour)

1

2

5

19

1

 

 

6.        Labour Inspectors

7.        Welfare Officer (Women)

8.        Field Kanungos, Patwaries of the Revenue Deptt., Block Development Officers, Social Education and

      Panchayat  Officers and Agriculture

      Inspectors 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 Known

6

Andhra Pradesh

1.        Labour Commissioner

2.        Joint Commissioner of Labour

3.        Deputy Commissioner of Labour

4.        Asstt. Commissioner of Labour

5.        Labour Officers

6.        Assistant Labour Officer

7.        Labour Inspector

1

3

7

33

44

285

9

7

Kerala

1.    Labour Commissioner

2.    Additional Labour Commissioner

3.        Joint Labour Commissioner (P)

4.        Regional Joint Labour Commissioner

5.        Deputy Labour Commissioner (HQ)

6.        Chief Inspector of Plantations

7.        Inspector of News paper Establishments

8.        District Labour Officers (E)

9.        Assistant Labour Officers

10.     Inspector of Plantations

1

2

1

3

1

1

1

11

100

10

8

Karnataka

1.        Deputy Labour Commissioner

2.        Assistant Labour Offcier

3.        Senior Labour Inspector

4.        Labour Inspector

5

11

60

145

9

Himachal Pradesh

1.        Labour Commissioner

2.        Joint Labour Commissioner

3.        Deputy Labour Commissioner

4.        Labour Offcier

5.        Labour Inspector

1

1

1

5

25

10

Tripura

1.         Deputy Labour Commissioner

2.         Chief Labour Officer

3.         Labour Officer

4.         Labour Inspector

1

2

4

32

11

Andaman  and Nicobar Islands

1.         Assistant Labour Commissioner

2.         Labour Inspector

4

3

12

Chandigarh

1.         Labour Commissioner

2.         Assistant Labour Commissioner

3.         Labour Inspector

1

1

4

13

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

1.      Labour Employment Officer

1

Note: Annual Reports have not been received from other States / U.T’s. 

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