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Q71·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2022

Agency responsible for compiling data on industrial disputes

EconomyEmployment & LabourFactual singleMediumStatic

Question

In India, which one of the following compiles information on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs in factories employing workers ?

Options

a

Central Statistics Office

b

Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

c

Labour Bureau

Answer
d

National Technical Manpower Information System

Explanation

The Labour Bureau, an attached office under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, is the nodal agency responsible for compiling and publishing crucial labor statistics in India. This specifically includes data on the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) as well as statistics on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments, and lay-offs.

The Labour Bureau is the statistical backbone of Indian employment data, most famous for calculating the CPI-IW used for determining government dearness allowances.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2022

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q71

Subject

Economy

Sub-topic

Employment & Labour

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

Labour Bureau Industrial Dispute Annual Data Compilations

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