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The Labour Bureau, an attached office under the Ministry of Labour and Employment, is the nodal agency responsible for collecting, compiling, and disseminating statistics on various aspects of labour. Its mandate includes gathering information on industrial disputes, factory closures, retrenchments, and lay-offs. This data is crucial for policy formulation related to labour and employment in India. The Bureau also compiles the Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers (CPI-IW) and data on wages and earnings.
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Central Statistics Office (CSO): The CSO, now part of the National Statistical Office (NSO) under the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, primarily deals with macro-level national statistics such as National Accounts, Industrial Production, Price Indices (other than CPI-IW), and conducting various surveys. It does not specifically compile detailed data on industrial disputes or labour-related factory-level events.
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Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT): This department, under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, is responsible for formulating and implementing promotional and developmental measures for the growth of the industrial sector. Its functions include facilitating investment, promoting ease of doing business, and intellectual property rights, rather than compiling labour dispute statistics.
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National Technical Manpower Information System (NTMIS): The NTMIS focuses on collecting and analyzing data related to technical education and manpower requirements in various sectors. Its primary objective is to assess the demand and supply of technical professionals and guide educational planning, not to track industrial disputes or factory closures.