IndiaMinistry of Labour & Employment
Contract Workers
Regular inspections are carried out to ensure enforcement of the provisions of Minimum Wages Act, 1948 by Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM) in the central sphere the details of which are as under:-
Details of Inspections Conducted under applicable Labour Laws during the last three years in the Central Sphere Establishments
Minimum Wages Act, 1948
| S.N. | Particulars | 2017-18 | 2018-19 | 2019-20 |
| 1 | No. of Inspections Conducted | 9187 | 8327 | 7709 |
| 2 | No. of Irregularities detected | 77399 | 61489 | 60528 |
| 3 | No. of Irregularities Rectified | 39620 | 34465 | 23473 |
| 4 | No. of Prosecutions launched | 1651 | 2081 | 1633 |
| 5 | No. of Convictions | 2205 | 651 | 413 |
This information was given by Minister of State (I/C) for Labour & Employment Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.