In India,which one of the following compiles information on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs in factories employing workers?

1. A

   Central Statistics Office

   CSO / NSO. National accounts and surveys, not this factory-dispute series.

2. B

   Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade

   DPIIT. Industry policy and IIP users, not the compiler of disputes/lay-offs.

3. C

   Labour Bureau

   Labour Bureau. Compiles industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs.

4. D

   National Technical Manpower Information System

   NTMIS. A manpower-information scheme, not this returns series.

Summary. Official key is (c) Labour Bureau. The Bureau (Ministry of Labour) compiles statistics on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs from factory returns.