The Economic Survey for the year 2012-13 tabled in the Lok Sabha today by the Union Finance Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram shows that due to constant endeavour of the industrial relations by machineries of both the Central and the States the industrial relations climate has generally remained peaceful and cordial. While the number of incidences of strikes and lock-outs reported during 2007 were 389, this figure was 189 in 2011 (provisional) and stood at 194 (provisional) up to October 2012. The number of strikes has exhibited a declining trend over the period. Similarly, the figures for man-days lost were 27.17 million in 2007 and 2.03 million (provisional) for 2012.

As regards spatial/industry-wise dispersions of incidents of strikes and lock-outs there exists wide-spread variations amongst different states/UTs. Wage and allowances, bonus, personnel, indiscipline and violence and financial stringency have been stated to be the major reasons for these strikes and lock-outs.

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Industrial relations climate: decline in strikes and man days lost, but wide statewise variation and recurring causes. Industrial relations climate remained generally peaceful and cordial, with a declining trend in strikes and man-days lost attributable to central and state industrial relations mechanisms. Notwithstanding the overall improvement, wide spatial and industry-wise variations persist, and the principal reported causes of strikes and lock-outs are wage and allowance disputes, bonus disputes, personnel and indiscipline issues, and financial stringency.