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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4434
TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.04.2026
SAFETY MEASURES FOR WORKERS
4434. # DR. SANDEEP KUMAR PATHAK:
Will the Minister of Labour and Employment be pleased to state:
(a) the number of accidents that occurred in factories during the last
three years, Statewise and year-wise including the number of
persons dead and injured;
(b) the primary causes of such accidents and the details of industries
with highest number of such incidents;
(c) the details regarding inspections conducted, cases registered and
penalties collected for ensuring compliance with factory safety
standards; and
(d) the details of compensation provided to the families of the
affected workers and the steps taken to improve safety?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)
(a) to (d): The Central Government has enacted the Occupational
Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH&WC) Code 2020, came
into force on 21.11.2025, to regulate the occupational safety, health
and working conditions of the persons employed in establishments.
The provisions of OSH & WC Code 2020 and rules, regulations and
standards framed thereunder are implemented by the appropriate
government. In case of factories, States are the appropriate
government.
The OSH&WC Code 2020 empowers the appropriate
Government to appoint Inspector-cum-Facilitators and frame
randomized web-based inspection system.
Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour
Institutes (DGFASLI), an attached office of Ministry of Labour &
Employment collects the details of number of inspections conducted,
prosecutions and convictions under the provisions of the Factories
Act, 1948 (now subsumed under the OSH&WC Code, 2020), fatal and
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non-fatal injuries, compensation provided, etc. from the State / UTs.
The primary cause of accidents is fire, explosion, persons falling,
stepping on or striking against objects, etc.
The details of accidents and fatalities in case of factories
during 2022 to 2024 is at Annexure-I. The details of no. of inspections,
prosecutions and convictions under Factories Act 1948 (now
subsumed in OSH & WC Code 2020) during 2022 to 2024 are at
Annexure-II and Annexure-III respectively. The details of
compensation provided to the families of the affected workers are
not maintained centrally.
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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4434 FOR 02.04.2026 BY DR. SANDEEP KUMAR
PATHAK REGARDING SAFETY MEASURES FOR WORKERS.
State/UT-wise details of fatal injuries occurred during calendar year 2022-2024 in
registered factories.
2022 2023 2024
Sl. State/UT
Fatal Non-Fatal Fatal Non-Fatal Fatal Non-Fatal
Andaman and Nicobar
1 0 39 0 30 0 18
Islands
2 Andhra Pradesh 76 95 71 75 59 88
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Assam 8 38 9 22 8 26
5 Bihar 4 14 4 24 12 25
6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chhattisgarh 78 77 74 71 119 80
Daman and Diu & Dadar
8 # # # # # #
and Nagar Haveli
9 Delhi 36 47 6 9 21 23
10 Goa 5 33 6 41 5 24
11 Gujarat 240 653 221 497 188 574
12 Haryana 22 48 19 40 37 56
13 Himachal Pradesh # # # # # #
14 Jammu and Kashmir 3 20 3 67 # #
15 Jharkhand 23 41 26 41 21 38
16 Karnataka 43 254 53 264 60 338
17 Kerala 9 67 22 62 20 68
18 Lakshadweep * * * * * *
19 Madhya Pradesh 36 269 33 205 35 224
20 Maharashtra 178 819 190 818 157 881
21 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Meghalaya 3 3 2 1 0 5
23 Mizoram # # 0 0 # #
24 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Odisha 54 47 54 97 47 101
26 Puducherry 5 22 4 34 3 15
27 Punjab 9 23 37 32 # #
28 Rajasthan 32 91 25 142 46 146
29 Sikkim * * * * * *
30 Tamil Nadu 117 205 184 243 153 317
31 Telangana 60 51 65 118 # #
32 Tripura 2 1 1 0 1 1
33 Uttar Pradesh # # # # # #
34 Uttarakhand 19 49 18 48 9 48
35 West Bengal # # # # # #
Source: Data collected by DGFASLI from States / UTs.
* No registered factories in this State/UTs. # Data not reported by the State / UTs.Annexure-II
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4434 FOR 02.04.2026 BY DR SANDEEP KUMAR
PATHAK REGARDING SAFETY MEASURES FOR WORKERS.
Details of number of factories inspected by States / UTs during 2022 -2024
Sl. State/UT 2022 2023 2024
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 20 1 1
2 Andhra Pradesh 1611 2982 3333
3 Arunachal Pradesh # # #
4 Assam 1207 1240 1286
5 Bihar 147 103 100
6 Chandigarh # NIL NIL
7 Chhattisgarh 724 1288 1266
8 DD & DNH # # #
9 Delhi 738 699 886
10 Goa 84 147 75
11 Gujarat 17722 19319 18717
12 Haryana 1617 2044 1239
13 Himachal Pradesh # # #
14 Jammu and Kashmir 739 802 #
15 Jharkhand 397 584 656
16 Karnataka 7299 7065 7526
17 Kerala 3995 5346 7037
18 Lakshadweep * * *
19 Madhya Pradesh 1437 1038 1282
20 Maharashtra 5086 4745 7508
21 Manipur 92 53 79
22 Meghalaya 30 90 65
23 Mizoram # 3 #
24 Nagaland 24 56 41
25 Odisha 1085 1023 1220
26 Puducherry 426 357 357
27 Punjab # 1998 #
28 Rajasthan 4020 1829 2317
29 Sikkim * * *
30 Tamil Nadu 9552 9784 11858
31 Telangana 5529 4623 #
32 Tripura 501 389 256
33 Uttar Pradesh # # #
34 Uttarakhand 94 66 41
35 West Bengal # # #
Source: DGFASLI collects from States/UTs.
* No registered factories in this State/UTs. # Data not reported by States / UTs.Annexure-III
ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4434 FOR 02.04.2026 BY DR. SANDEEP KUMAR
PATHAK REGARDING SAFETY MEASURES FOR WORKERS.
Details of prosecutions and convictions under Section 92 and 96-A of
Factories Act 1948 (now subsumed in OSH & WC Code 2020
2022
No. of prosecutions Penalty imposed
Sl. State/UT pending launched decided No. of
from during Total fine
during convictions Imprisonment
previous the imposed
the year
year year
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands # # # # # #
2 Andhra Pradesh 1925 269 168 137 # 2526000
3 Arunachal Pradesh # # # # # #
4 Assam 22 26 # # # #
5 Bihar 273 34 # # # #
6 Chandigarh # # # # # #
7 Chhattisgarh 457 238 238 144 # 19198000
8 DD & DNH # # # # # #
9 Delhi 220 30 49 49 # 614000
10 Goa 22 2 2 1 # 50000
11 Gujarat 14619 2806 3890 1497 # 22444000
12 Haryana 6814 4787 3256 1946 # 10924200
13 Himachal Pradesh # # # # # #
14 Jammu and Kashmir 41 13 # # # #
15 Jharkhand 412 33 2 # # #
16 Karnataka 613 194 155 86 10 3311100
17 Kerala 216 22 45 37 # 811000
18 Lakshadweep * * * * * *
19 Madhya Pradesh 2267 118 44 # # 3069000
20 Maharashtra 2546 481 457 377 # 14526000
21 Manipur # # # # # #
22 Meghalaya # # # # # #
23 Mizoram # # # # # #
24 Nagaland # # # # # #
25 Odisha 2740 80 4 # # #
26 Puducherry 6 1 1 # # 90000
27 Punjab 100 12 10 9 # 172500
28 Rajasthan 325 20 13 4 # 15000
29 Sikkim * * * * * *
30 Tamil Nadu 7906 2688 1872 1858 # 23124250
31 Telangana 2704 182 111 62 # 2605000
32 Tripura 8 4 4 2 # 90000
33 Uttar Pradesh # # # # # #
34 Uttarakhand 13 19 19 # # #
35 West Bengal # # # # # #
Source: DGFASLI collects from States/UTs.
* No registered factories in this State/UTs. # Data not reported by States / UTs.2023
No. of prosecutions Penalty imposed
Sl. State/UT pending launched decided No. of
from during Total fine
during convictions Imprisonment
previous the imposed
the year
year year
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands # # # # # #
2 Andhra Pradesh 2019 279 183 185 # 2858500
3 Arunachal Pradesh # # # # # #
4 Assam 122 26 # # # #
5 Bihar 307 14 # # # #
6 Chandigarh # # # # # #
7 Chhattisgarh 457 205 142 110 # 19158000
8 DD & DNH # # # # # #
9 Delhi 201 23 53 53 # 648000
10 Goa 17 4 6 4 # 71000
11 Gujarat 13535 3744 3516 2381 # 27046000
12 Haryana 7443 5122 2556 1426 # 9431500
13 Himachal Pradesh # # # # # #
14 Jammu and Kashmir 54 3 3 3 # 2500
15 Jharkhand 427 69 01 # # #
16 Karnataka 652 175 187 93 5 2928000
17 Kerala 195 59 36 24 1 575996
18 Lakshadweep * * * * * *
19 Madhya Pradesh 2386 88 54 # # 6045000
20 Maharashtra 2310 401 271 187 # 13448000
21 Manipur # # # # # #
22 Meghalaya # # # # # #
23 Mizoram # # # # # #
24 Nagaland # # # # # #
25 Odisha 2796 73 4 # # #
26 Puducherry 5 6 11 # # 692000
27 Punjab 102 17 6 1 # 90000
28 Rajasthan 264 44 28 18 # 674000
29 Sikkim * * * * * *
30 Tamil Nadu 8770 2218 1886 1882 # 35982750
31 Telangana 2463 228 130 118 9 2944500
32 Tripura 8 5 4 2 # 12000
33 Uttar Pradesh # # # # # #
34 Uttarakhand 14 19 18 # # #
35 West Bengal # # # # # #
Source: DGFASLI collects from States/UTs.
* No registered factories in this State/UTs. # Data not reported by States / UTs.2024
No. of prosecutions Penalty imposed
Sl. State/UT pending launched decided No. of
from during Total fine
during convictions Imprisonment
previous the imposed
the year
year year
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 1759 342 228 165 0 5256000
3 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Assam # 12 # # # #
5 Bihar 321 16 0 0 0 0
6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Chhattisgarh 518 373 118 117 0 9713500
8 DD & DNH # # # # # #
9 Delhi 171 41 55 55 0 208000
10 Goa 20 2 1 1 0 100000
11 Gujarat 13250 3993 3231 2988 # 26289721
12 Haryana 8550 4019 3005 1608 0 10268500
13 Himachal Pradesh # # # # # #
14 Jammu and Kashmir # # # # # #
15 Jharkhand 513 15 0 0 0 0
16 Karnataka 638 178 138 97 0 2685003
17 Kerala 213 25 45 26 0 887000
18 Lakshadweep * * * * * *
19 Madhya Pradesh 2420 145 60 0 0 3774000
20 Maharashtra 2753 772 400 239 0 10996000
21 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0
22 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0
23 Mizoram # # # # # #
24 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0
25 Odisha 2865 83 2 0 0 0
26 Puducherry 0 4 4 0 0 706050
27 Punjab # # # # # #
28 Rajasthan 295 23 32 13 0 857000
29 Sikkim * * * * * *
30 Tamil Nadu 9102 4335 2566 2565 0 5027940
31 Telangana # # # # # #
32 Tripura 10 9 5 5 0 38000
33 Uttar Pradesh # # # # # #
34 Uttarakhand 15 5 16 0 0 100000
35 West Bengal # # # # # #
Source: DGFASLI collects from States / UTs.
* No registered factories in this State / UTs. # Data not reported by the CIF.
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