GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:3351
ANSWERED ON:17.03.2015
LABOUR IN FCI
Kumar Dr. Arun
Will the Minister of CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION be pleased to state:
(a) whether there is any proposal to employ all the workers of Food Corporation of India (FCI) under a single system in place of three
distinct systems used at present, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
(b) whether there are number of posts lying vacant in FCI due to various reasons; and
(c) if so, the details and the steps taken to induct left-over workers and through compa- ssionate appointment to fill up these
vacancies?
Answer
MINISTER OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAMVILAS PASWAN)
(a): Yes, Sir. Government of India had set up a high level committee under the Chairmanship of Shri Shanta Kumar, MP to recommend
restru- cturing of FCI. The recommendations of the said committee on restructuring of FCI inc- luding labour issues stand submitted to
Government of India for implementation. FCI has also constituted a Board Level Sub- Committee to examine the recommendations of
M/s Deloitte, who were appointed as Con- sultant by FCI for conducting a study on manpower planning and induction policy for labour
in FCI.
(b) & (c): There is overall shortage of workers engaged by the FCI across the country.
The details of the sanction strength and men in position as on 31.12.2014 are as under:
Labour Sanction Men in Shortage
system Strength position
Departmental 19858 16554 -3304
Direct payment 31600 27119 -4481
System (DPS)
No Work No Pay 7886 7629 257
Total 59344 51302 -8042
The shortage of labour have culminated due
to retirement, death and termination of
services on Administrative grounds. Efforts
made to rationalize the labour strength by
shifting the labours from surplus areas to
deficit areas did not succeed due to oppo-
sition by labour union and raising of Indu-
strial Disputes by them. However, Food Cor-
poration of India (FCI) is not inducting
fresh labour against these vacancies for
various reasons.
As per the judgment, dated 30.08.2001 of
Honble Supreme Court of India in SAIL matter
there is no automatic absorption of the con-
tract workers even on abolition of Contract
Labour system under the provision of Contract
Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970.
The compassionate appointment of the legal
heirs of the deceased as per the existing
policy is being made against the vacancies
within the ceiling limit of 5% as per Gove-
rnment of India guidelines.
