Direct Request (CEACR) - adopted 2004, published 93rd ILC session (2005)

The Committee notes the Government’s report. It also notes the information provided in reply to its previous comments.

Article 8 of the Convention. With reference to its previous comments, the Committee notes the Government’s indication that the results of the 2001 census are still being finalized. It hopes that the data and methodological information from the census will be sent to the ILO as soon as practicable, as provided for by Articles 5 and 6.

Article 16. The Government indicates, in reply to the Committee’s previous comments, that it has decided to revise the base year for the wage rates indices and to extend the coverage of the indices to 23 industries. It adds that wage rates indices will be compiled on the revised basis as soon as the necessary human and financial resources are available. The Committee hopes that the Government will nevertheless continue to supply any statistics compiled on the subjects covered by Articles 9, 10 and 11, as well as details on their sources, methodology and publication. It also invites the Government to pursue and extend the collection and compilation of statistics on average wages and hours of work to other branches of economic activity in order to be representative of the country as a whole, and to shorten the time lag between the compilation of statistics and their publication.

Noting that no information has been provided with regard to the statistics covered by Article 12 and that, according to the information available in the ILO, there have been no changes in this regard since the last report, the Committee hopes that the Government will soon be able to provide the relevant information on its surveys as established by Articles 2, 3, 5 and 6.

The Committee notes with interest that, although the Government is not bound by the obligations under this Article, it has nevertheless provided the relevant information in its report. Moreover, the Government indicates that the results of a family income and expenditure survey conducted in 1999-2000 and covering 78 major industrial centres, spread across the country, will be published in Working class family income and expenditure survey: All-India general report. The Committee therefore hopes that the relevant information on household income and expenditure statistics will be provided with a view to the eventual acceptance of the obligations under Article 13.

The Committee notes that no new information has been provided concerning statistics of occupational injuries and occupational diseases and that no such information is available for India in the ILO. It would be grateful if the Government would continue to supply the statistics compiled on occupational injuries, including particulars of their sources, methodology and publication. The Committee would also very much appreciate it if the Government would provide any available information on the compilation of statistics of occupational diseases so that it can assess the progress made with respect to the application of the provisions of Article 14.

The Committee notes that no new information has been provided concerning statistics of strikes and lock-outs (the latest data received for publication in the Yearbook of Labour Statistics refers to 2003). The Government is therefore requested to ensure that the relevant information, including particulars of its sources, methodology and publication, is provided so that the Committee can determine the extent to which progress has been made with respect to the application of the provisions of Article 15 of the Convention.