In India, which one of the following compiles information on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs in factories employing workers ?
- (a) Central Statistics Office
- (b) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- (c) Labour Bureau ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) National Technical Manpower Information System
Why the answer is (c)
• The Labour Bureau, an attached office of the Ministry of Labour and Employment at Chandigarh and Shimla, compiles labour statistics: industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments, lay-offs, wages and the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers — option (c).
• Its data come from returns filed under the Industrial Disputes Act and other labour laws.
• The Central Statistics Office (now NSO) compiles national accounts and the Index of Industrial Production; DPIIT handles industrial policy and FDI; NTMIS tracks technical manpower.
• The Bureau also conducts the Periodic Labour Force and employment surveys.
• Hence option (c).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) Central Statistics Office
- The CSO compiles national accounts, not labour dispute data.
- (b) Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade
- DPIIT deals with industrial policy, not labour statistics.
- (d) National Technical Manpower Information System
- NTMIS tracks technical manpower, not industrial disputes.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2022, held on 5 June 2022. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.