India (3)

Title of the survey

Annual returns under the Factories Act, 1948.

Organization responsible

Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour.

Periodicity of the survey

Annual.

Objectives of the survey

To compile statistics at the All-India level on the basis of returns received from all states, in order to supply labour statistics relating to the factory sector to the Government, departments of central and state governments and to international organizations.

Main labour topics covered by the survey

Number of factories, employment, hours of work, paid leave, occupational injuries, safety measures, inspections and convictions.

Reference period

End of each year, i.e. December.

Coverage of the survey

Geographical

In principle the whole country, but may vary from one year to another depending on response from the various states.

Industrial

Manufacturing.

Establishments

All establishments registered under Sections 2 m(i), 2 m(ii) and 85 of the Factories Act, 1948, i.e. factories using power and employing ten or more persons on any working day, factories not using power and employing 20 or more persons on any working day, and factories specially notified for the purpose by the state, government or Union Territories.

Persons

All employees in establishments covered by Sections 2 m(i), 2 m(ii) and 85 of the Factories Act, 1948.

Occupations

All occupations.

Concepts and definitions

Employment

The data collected relate to the number of attendances each day during the year.

Earnings

Not relevant.

Wage/salary rates

Not relevant.

Hours of work

Data are collected on the total number of hours actually worked by all workers during the year, excluding rest intervals but including overtime.

Classifications

Industrial

The data are classified according to the National Industrial Classification, 1987.

Occupational

Not relevant.

Others

None.

Sample size and design

Statistical unit

The statistical unit is the establishment, which is also the reporting unit.

Survey universe / sample frame

The survey universe consists of all establishments registered under Sections 2 m(i), 2 m(ii) and 85 of the Factories Act, 1948.

Sample design

All factories registered under Sections 2 m(i), 2 m(ii) and 85 of the Factories Act, 1948 are required to submit returns.

Field work

Data collection

Factories supply their returns to the factory inspectors. Returns from the primary units are consolidated by the respective state governments or union territories, and submitted to the Labour Bureau for compiling the All-India statistics.

Survey questionnaire

The returns include 13 statements dealing with various parameters.

Substitution of sampling units

Not relevant.

Data processing and editing

Not available.

Types of estimates

Construction of indices

None.

Weighting of sample results

Not relevant.

Adjustments

Non-response

For employment, data for non-responding states or union territories are repeated from previous years, where available. Data on other topics for non-responding states or union territories are excluded from the All-India statistics.

Other bias

None.

Use of benchmark data

None.

Seasonal variations

Not relevant.

Indicators of reliability of the estimates

Coverage of the sampling frame

Not available.

Sampling error / sampling variance

Not relevant.

Non-response rate

It varies from year to year. In 1992, it was 46.86 per cent.

Non-sampling errors

Not available.

Conformity with other sources

Not available.

Available series

Not available.

History of the survey

Not available.

Documentation

The data are not published.

Confidentiality / Reliability criteria

Not available.

Other information

Data supplied to the ILO for publication

Series on average hours actually worked per week by employees in manufacturing are published in Tables 12A and 12B of the Yearbook Labour Statistics.