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 Technical Manpower Information System
Explanation
Option (c) is correct
- Labour Bureau, established in 1920, is an attached office under the Ministry of Labour & Employment and is responsible for the collection, collation and dissemination of labour, employment and price statistics. It is also a major source of primary data on several important economic indicators. These include the Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers, Agricultural and Rural Labourers, Wage Rate Indices, wages, earnings, absenteeism, labour turnover, industrial relations, socio-economic conditions of workers in the organised and unorganised sectors of industry, etc.
- It provides statistics on work stoppages, closures, retrenchments, and lockouts, which are useful in making policies for maintaining cordial and harmonious relations between the management and the workers. The Bureau also collects administrative statistics under the 11 Labour Acts. With the formulation of the four Labour Codes, the Bureau is also proposed to be designated as the nodal agency for the collection of statistical returns under all four Labour Codes.
Option (a) is incorrect
- Central Statistical Office is the statistical arm of Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.
- The major functions of CSO are as under:
- Nodal Agency: Oversees the planned development of the statistical system, setting norms and standards for data collection, processing, and dissemination.
- Coordination: Manages statistical work for Government Ministries/Departments and State Statistical Bureaus, and advises on statistical methodology and analysis.
- Index and Surveys: Compiles and releases the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) monthly, conducts the Annual Survey of Industries (ASI), and provides data on the manufacturing sector.
- Economic Censuses: Organizes all-India Economic Censuses and enterprise surveys, processes data from socio-economic surveys.
- International Liaison: Maintains relationships with international statistical organizations such as UNSD, ESCAP, IMF, ADB, FAO, and ILO.
- National Accounts: Prepares and publishes estimates of national product, consumption expenditure, capital formation, and State Domestic Product (SDP).
- Sample Surveys: Conducts large-scale surveys to address socio-economic issues such as employment, health, and literacy.
Option (b) is incorrect
- It operates under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. The Department has been given charge for matters related to Internal Trade, welfare of traders and their employees and Startups. The role of DPIIT is to promote/accelerate industrial Development of the Country by facilitating investment in new and upcoming technology, foreign direct investment and support balanced development of industries.
Option (d) is incorrect
- National Technical Manpower Information Systems (NTMIS) is a scheme of the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education) in 1983 to provide up-to-date and meaningful manpower information on a continuing basis to enable the concerned authorities to anticipate areas of growth in the field of science and technology and consequently plan for technical manpower development on a scientific basis. This scheme is funded by the All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE).
