Question
Q71) In India, which one of the following compiles information on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs in factories employing workers?
- Central Statistics Office
- Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- Labour Bureau
- National Manpower Technical Information System
Answer: 3
Detailed Explanation
- Labour Bureau has been bringing out Statistics on Industrial Disputes, Closures, Retrenchments and Lay-offs in India, based on the voluntary returns received every month from the Labour Departments of the States and Union Territories and the Regional Labour Commissioners.
- It releases annual publication titled, ‘Industrial Disputes, Closures, Retrenchments and Lay-Offs in industries in India’.
- It provides data on work shutdowns, closures, layoffs, and lockouts that can be used to inform policy decisions aimed at preserving amicable and harmonious working relationships between management and employees.
- This report is also aimed at meeting the demand for historical data and information on industrial conflicts and their causes by the planners, policy makers and decision makers in industry and government.
| Agency/Body | Ministry | Key Surveys/Reports | Focus Area |
| NSSO (now NSO) | MoSPI | Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) | Labour force participation, unemployment, etc. |
| Labour Bureau | Ministry of Labour & Employment | – Industrial Disputes Report – Quarterly Employment Survey – All India Working Survey (new) | Factory closures, layoffs, retrenchments, job trends |
| CMIE (Private) | — | Consumer Pyramids Household Survey (CPHS) | Unemployment & income (not official) |
| DPIIT | Ministry of Commerce & Industry | Industrial Policy & FDI data (not labour surveys) | Ease of doing business, investment |
| CSO (merged with NSSO) | MoSPI | National Accounts, GDP, IIP | Macroeconomic stats |
