FORM No. 21

Annual Return

Master form in respect of the Factories Act, 1948, Payment of Wages Act, 1936, Minimum Wages Act, 1948, Maternity Benefit  Act, 1961, Workmen’s Compensation Act, 1923 and Industrial Employment (standing orders) act, 1946 as applicable to registered factories covered under the Factories Act, 1948.

For the year ending 31st December ……………………..

          (A copy of this return should be sent to each of the prescribed authorities positively by 31st January of the succeeding year).

Part – A

Prescribed under Rule 127 (1) of the Factories Act, 1948

1.       (a) Registration Number of  factory     :

          (b) Licence Number of factory   :

          (c) Section of the Act under                :         Section 2(m) (i)
              which the factory is covered :         Section 2(m) (ii)

          Please tick (P) the appropriate box     :         Section 85-chemical
                                                                   Section 85-Non-chemical

2.       Name of factory                        :

3.       Name of occupier                     :

4.       Name of manager                      :

5.       Director                                    :

6.       Full postal address of the factory
          including Pin Code                    :

7.       Industry      

          (a) (i) Nature of Industry (Mention
              what is actually manufactured,
              including repairs of all types,
              following the National
              Industries Classification, 1988 at
              the digit level)

              (ii)  NIC Code Number (5 digit as
              given in the Licence)

          (b) Sector of Industry                         :         Public
                                                                   Joint Sector
          Please tick (
P) the appropriate box               Co-operative Sector
                                                                   Private Sector

          (c) In case the factory is a Major
              Accident Hazard (MAH)
              Installation furnish the following

              information ( See Explanatory
              Note ‘AA’)
       

          Name of the MAH Substance                       Quantity
          ( See Explanatory Note ‘BB’)                      in stock   In process

 

1.

 

2.

 

3.

 

 

8.       (a) Number of days the factory
worked in the year
(See Explanatory Note ‘B’)                :

          (b)  Number of weeks the factory
worked in the year                     :

          Number of workers and particulars of employment

9.       Number of mandays worked (i.e

          aggregate number of attendance
during the year)

          (See Explanatory Note ‘C’)               

          (a) Adults                                           (i)    Men          :

                                                                   (ii)   Women     :

          (b) Adolescents                                  (i)    Male          :

                                                                   (ii)   Female      :

          (c) Children                                        (i)    Boys         :
                                                          (ii)   Girls          :
                                                                 Total        

10.     Average number of workers employed
          daily i.e. Mandays worked divided by
          Number of days worked (See Explanatory
          Note ‘D’)

          (a) Adults                                           (i)    Men          :

                                                                   (ii)   Women     :

          (b) Adolescents                                  (i)    Male          :

                                                                   (ii)   Female      :

          (c) Children                                        (i)    Boys         :
                                                                   (ii)   Girls          :
                                                                          Total

 11.     Total number of man-hours worked
          including overtime but excluding rest

          interval

(See Explanatory Note ‘E’)

          (a) Adults                                           (i)    Men          :

                                                                   (ii)   Women     :

          (b) Young persons                              (i)    Male          :

                                                                   (ii)   Female      :

                                                                          Total

12.     Average number of hours worked per
week

          i.e Total manhours worked                         ( Number of week the factory worked)

          Average daily employment

(See Explanatory Note ‘F’)

          (a) Adults                                           (i)    Men          :

                                                                   (ii)   Women     :

          (b) Young persons                              (i)    Male          :

                                                                   (ii)   Female      :

           13.     In respect of factory carrying on processes or operations declared dangerous under section 87, furnish the following information (See Explanatory Note ‘G’)

Name of dangerous process or operation carried on (See Explanatory  Note ‘G’)

Average number of persons employed daily in each of the process or operation given on (See Explanatory  Note ‘D’)

Number of Person

 

 

Medically
examined

Declared
unfit

 

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(i)

 

(ii)  etc.

 

(iii) 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

14.     In respect of factories carrying on ‘hazardous process’ as defined in section 2 (cb) furnish the following information (See Explanatory Note ‘H’)

Name of the industry as per first schedule :

Name of the hazardous process  (See Explanatory  Note ‘I’)

Average number of persons employed daily in each of the process  given in column I  (See Explanatory  Note ‘D’)

Number of Person

 

 

Medically
examined

Declared
unfit

 

 

Male

Female

Male

Female

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(i)

 

(ii)  etc.

 

(iii)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Leave with Wages

15.     Total number of workers employed during the year

(See Explanatory Note ‘J’)

          (a) Adults                                           (i)    Men          :

                                                                   (ii)   Women     :

          (b) Young persons                              (i)    Male          :

                                                                   (ii)   Female      :

                                                                          Total

16.     Number of workers who were entitled to

          annual leave with wages during the year

          (a) Adults                                           (i)    Men          :

                                                                   (ii)   Women     :

          (b) Young persons                              (i)    Male          :

                                                                   (ii)   Female      :

                                                                          Total

17.     Number of workers who were granted 

          ‘Leave’ during the year

(See Explanatory Note ‘K’)

          (a) Adults                                           (i)    Men          :

                                                                   (ii)   Women     :

          (b) Young persons                              (i)    Male          :

                                                                   (ii)   Female      :

                                                                          Total

18.     (a) Total number of workers discharged/     :
dismissed from the service/quit employment
superannuated/died while in service during

          the year.

          (b) Number of workers in respect of whom

          wages in lieu of leave were paid.          :

 SAFETY OFFICERS

(See Explanatory Note ‘L’)

 

19.     (a) Is the factory notified for appointment
of Safety Officers under Section 30-B(I) (i)                                Yes    No

          (b) Is the factory notified for appointment
of Safety Officers under section 40-B(ii)
[For Factories other than those in (a) above]                                        Yes    No

          (c) Number of Safety Officer appointed

Health and Safety Policy

          Information to be furnished only by-

          (a) Factories covered under section 2 (cb) or section 87 of the Act, and

          (b) Factories other than (a) But employ ordinarily, in case of factories Registered under –

              (i)  Section 2(m)  (i),  50 or more workers, and
     (ii) Section 2(m),  100 or more workers.

20.     Has the factory formulated Health and Safety                             Yes    No
policy ? If Yes enclose a copy thereof

Safety Committee

          [Information to be furnished only by (1) factories carrying on hazardous process or dangerous operations, and (ii) other factories employing 250 or more workers]

21.     Is safety committee appointed ?                                  Yes         No
If more than one Committee give numbers

Emergency Plan

          [Information to be furnished factories covered under section 2(cb)
(See Explanatory Note ‘M’)

22.     (a) Has the factory got on site                                     Yes         No
     emergency plan ?

              Has it been revised
     If so, when was it last revised?                               Yes         No

          (b) If an off-site emergency plan                                  Yes         No
     is required to be prepared and
     has it been prepared?

Medical facilities

23.     Information to be furnished only be-

          (a) Factories employing 200 or less persons covered under        
section 2(cb) or 87-

              (i) Number of Factory Medical  Officers (appointed on     :
retainer-ship basis or part-time basis)

              (ii) Number of ambulance vans available with the              :
factory directly or through arrangement             

          (b) Factory employing above 200 workers covered under section 2(cb) or 87-

                   (i)  Number of full time Factory Medical Officers              :
     (ii) Number of ambulance vans available                           :

          (c) All factories employing 500 or more workers                         :

                   (i)  Number of full tome Factory Medical Officers            :
     (ii) Number of ambulance vans                          :
     (iii) Number of ambulance rooms provided                       :

 

Competent Supervisons

(See Explanatory Note ‘N’)

(Information to be furnished only be factories covered under section 2 (cb)

24.     (a) Number of competent supervisors appointed               :

          (b) Number of competent supervisors who have received  :

          safety training as required under Model Rules 82-S

Industrial Hygienists

(See Explanatory Note ‘O’)

25.     Number of industrial hygienists employed to
monitor work environment as required under
Section 7-A Section 112

Canteen

26      (a) Is there a canteen provided in the factory as                          Yes    No
required under Section 46 (i.e. only those factories
will furnish information where in more than 250
workers are ordinarily employed)

          (b) Is the canteen provided managed/run

          (i)  Departmentally, or                                            Yes         No
(ii) Through contractor                                           Yes         No

Shelters or Rest Rooms and Lunch Rooms

(Only those factories will furnish information wherein 150 or more workers are ordinarily employed)

27.     As required under Section 47-

          (a) Are there adequate and suitable shelters or                            Yes    No
          rest rooms provided in the factory?

          (b) Are there adequate and suitable lunch rooms                         Yes    No
          provided in the factory (any canteen maintained in
          compliance with section 46 will be accepted here also)

Creches

28.     Is there a crèches provided in the factory as required under        Yes    No
          section 48 (i.e. only those factories will furnish information
          wherein more than 30 women workers are ordinarily
          employed)?

Welfare Officers

29.     (a) Number of Welfare Officers to be appointed as :
          required under section 49 (i.e. only those factories
          will furnish information wherein 500 or more workers
          are ordinarily employed)?

          (b) Number of Welfare Officers                 :
          actually appointed.

30.     Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences
          [See Explanatory Note ‘P’ (I)]

          (a) Total Number

Accidents involving

 

 

Only non-fatal injuries

[See Explanatory Note ‘P’ (2)]

Fatal injuries as well as non-fatal injuries
[See Explanatory Note ‘P’ (2)]

 

Number of

Number of

 

 

 

Accidents

Person injured

Accidents

Person injure

Persons Killed

Categories

Occurrences

In-
side

Out site the factory

 

Occurrences

In-
side

Out site the factory

 

In-
side

Out site the factory

 

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

1.Accidents
including dangerous occurrences and major accidents involving injuries/deaths

2. Dangerous occurrences not involving injuries/deaths

3. Dangerous occurrences involving injuries/deaths

4. Major accidents involving , injuries/death

5. Major accidents not involving injuries/death

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

* Explanatory Note ‘P’ (3)

          (b) For injuries occurring inside the factory-

Number of  injuries occurring in

Hazardous Process under section 2 (cb)

Dangerous operation under

Section 87

Others

Number of

Number of

Number of

Accidents

Persons
injured

Accidents

Persons
injured

Accidents

Persons
injured

 

Fatal

Non Fatal

 

Fatal

Non Fatal

 

Fatal

Non Fatal

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(7)

(8)

(9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                     

 (c)     (i) Non-fatal injuries (Workers injured) :
          during the year in which injured workers
          returned to work during the same year

          (aa) Number of injuries                       :

          (bb) Mandays lost due to injures         :

          (ii) Non-fatal injuries (workers injured)
          occurring in the previous year in which
          injured workers returned to work during
          the year to  which this return to work during
          the year to which this return results.

          (aa) Number of injuries                       :

          (bb) Mandays lost due to injuries (This should:
          be the total mandays lost during the previous
          year as well as in the current year)

(d)     Non-fatal injuries (workers injured)      :
occurring in the year in which injured
workers did not return to work during the
year to which this return relates.

          (aa) Number of injures                        :

          (bb) Mandays lost due to injuries        :

 

PART B

(Under the Payment of Wages Act, 1936)

          32.     (i)                                             Number of Mandays worked (i.e. aggregate number of attendance) during the year  for persons earning less than Rs. 1600 per month (See Explanatory Note ‘C’).

          (a) Adults                                           :

          (b) Young Persons                              :

              Total

              (ii) Average number of workers employed daily (i.e mandays worked divided by number of day worked) for persons earning less than Rs. 1600 per month (See Explanatory Note ‘D’).

          (a) Adults                                           :

          (b) Young Persons                              :

              Total

13.     Total wages paid including ‘Deduction’ under Section 7 (2) of the payment of Wages Act, 1936 for person getting less than Rs. 1600 per month of the following accounts.

          (a) Basic wages only                                                   :
          (b) Dearness allowance                                                :
          (c) Composite wages (i.e. if combined Basic wage and :

     Dearness allowance paid)
(d) Overtime wages                                                     :
(e) Non-profit sharing Bonus                                       :
(f) Any other bonus (other than profit sharing Bonus   :
     and on-profit sharing  Bonus) forming part
     of wages as defined under the Act

(g) Any other amount paid in cash which may form part              :
      of wages as defined under the Act (Please specify)

(h) Arrears of pay in respect of previous year paid                     :
     during the year.

34.     ‘Gross amount paid’ as remuneration to person getting              :
less than Rs. 1600 per month including deduction under
Section 7(2) of the Act on the following accounts.

          (a) ‘Total  wages paid’ (item  33) during the year                        :  Rs.

          (b) ‘Bonus paid’ during the year                                  :
(including arrears also, if paid during the year
This is statutory Bonus as well as Profits sharing Bonus)

          (c) ‘Amount of Money Value of Concession’ (See Explanatory:
Note ‘Q’) given during the year

PART  C

(Under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948)

35.     (i)  Number of mandays worked (i.e. aggregate number of attendance during the year by the persons covered the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (See Explanatory Note ‘C’)

              (a) Adults                                      :

              (b) Young Persons                         :

                   Total

          (ii) Average number of persons employed (covered under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948) daily (i.e. mandays worked divided by number of days worked) during the year (See Explanatory Note ‘D’)

              (a) Adults                                      :

              (b) Young Persons                         :

                   Total

36.     ‘Total Wages Paid’ to workers covered under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948.

          (i)  Wages paid in cash                        (a)  Basic wages only       : Rs.
                                                                   (b)  Dearness Allowance  : Rs.
                                                                   (c)  Composite wage if paid      : Rs.

          (ii) Cash value of wages paid in

              kind (See Explanatory Note ‘R’)

          (iii)     Overtime wage                          :      Rs.

          (iv)     Any other amount paid in cash
              (Please specify)                             :      Rs.

              Total                                             :      Rs.

 PART.D

(Under the Meternity Benefit Act, 1961/the ESIC Act, 1948)

37.     Aggregate number of women permanently   :
          or temporarily employed during the year
          (a particular worker is to be counted once
          only )

38.     Number of women who claimed maternity  :
          benefit during the year.

39.     Number of meternity benefit claims     :
accepted and paid either fully or partially.

          (a) Total                                             :

          (b) From current year’s claim             

40      (a) Number of maternity benefit in which     :
medical Bonus was paid.

          (b) Amount of medical Bonus paid      :

41.     Amount of maternity  benefit paid including                 :
medical bonus.

42.     Number of cases in which women enjoyed  :
full maternity leave prior to confinement.

PART   E

(Under the Workman’s Compensation Act, 1923/ESIG Act, 1948)

43.     Average number of workers (covered under
the Act) employed daily i.e. mandays
worked  divided by number of days
worked (See Explanatory Note ‘S’ & ‘D’)

          (a) Adults                                           :

          (b) Young Persons                              :

              Total

 

44.     Injuries Compensated (Occupation – wise)

Name of
Occupation

Number of injuries (See Explanatory Note ‘T’) in respect of which final compensation has been
paid during the year

Amount of compensation (See Explanatory Note ‘U’)

Paid Rs.

 

Death

Permanent
Disablement

Temporary Disablement
(See Explanatory Note ‘V’)

Death

Permanent
Disablement