Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

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Identifikator:: 1850495947

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-233603

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: His Majesty's Stationery Off.

Year of publication:: 1931

Scope:: xviii, 580 S.; graph. Darst., Kt.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter XXIV. - Statistics and administration

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STATISTICS AND ADMINISTRATION. 453 Labour and the Government of India. In the Government of India the bulk of the labour questions is dealt with by the Department of Industries and Labour, which is the charge of a Member of the Governor General’s Executive Council, and has as its administrative head a Secretary to Government. Here the or- ganisation is similar to that in the provinces. The Department deals with a great variety of subjects, such as Posts and Telegraphs, Public Works, Civil Aviation, Patents and Copyright and Broadcasting. Ques- Lions relating to labour in docks, in transport by sea or inland water are primarily the concern of the Commerce Department and railway labour questions go to the Railway Department. The Department of Education, Health and Lands is responsible for the emigration of labour outside India and questions of health. In the Chief Inspector of Mines, the Department of Industries and Labour has a source of adequate advice on all subjects relating to mining labour, butit hasno specialist to advise on such subjects as factories, workmen's compensation, trade unions, trade disputes, international labour matters and many other subjects that may arise. For guidance on many labour subjects, Government is dependent on the co-ordination of advice from the provinces, which is usually obtained in the manner described in the next chapter. Labour Commissioners. The gaps in the existing system are obvious and, in dealing with such subjects as workmen’s compensation, trade disputes and statistics, we have already made recommendations designed to remedy the defici- encies. But an equally serious defect is the lack of co-ordination of labour activities within most Governments. What is urgently required is for the administration of labour subjects everywhere to be brought bo a common point. At that point there should be expert advice and experience at the disposal of Government. The great majority of questions relating to labour administration can be best dealt with in each Government by a single office, and if this is suitably constituted, there will be a considerable saving in personnel, an efficient instrument for administration and a valuable adjunct for the evolution of policy. We recommend therefore that in every province, with the exception of Assam, there should be a Labour Commissioner. We except Assam because industrial labour here is unimportant apart from plantations, and for these we have recommended adequate provision in other ways. The Labour Commissioner should be a selected officer, and he should hold the appointment for a comparatively long period, preferably not less than five years. Duties of Provincial Labour Commissioner. In most provinces this officer, with a small office staff, should be able to undertake responsibility for the administration of all labour sub- jects, The scope of these subjects may be varied: by constitutional changes ; but we can illustrate our purpose by saying that, in the existing allocation of provincial subiects, the same officer might be responsible

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