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

Answer: C. The LABOUR BUREAU compiles information on industrial disputes, closures, retrenchments and lay-offs. The LABOUR BUREAU is an attached office of the Ministry of Labour and Employment headquartered in Chandigarh and Shimla. It is the principal authority for compiling and publishing labour statistics in India. Labour Bureau responsibilities include: - Compilation of Consumer Price Indices (CPI for Industrial Workers, Agricultural Labourers, Rural Labourers) - Wage rate indices - INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES STATISTICS — strikes, lockouts, closures - Employment in factories - Retrenchments, lay-offs and minimum wages - Periodic Labour Force Surveys (in collaboration with NSSO/NSO) Distractors: (A) CSO compiles National Accounts, GDP, IIP — not specifically industrial disputes. (B) DPIIT focuses on industrial policy, FDI, intellectual property — not labour statistics. (D) National Technical Manpower Information System (NTMIS) tracks technical/professional manpower data. Source: Ministry of Labour and Employment / Labour Bureau Annual Reports.