India - Annual Survey of Industries (Summary): 1987-88

WORKERS are defined to include all persons employed directly or through any agency whether for wages or not and engaged in any manufacturing process or in cleaning any part of the machinery or premises used for manufacturing process or in any other kind of work incidental to or connected with the manufacturing process or the subject of the manufacturing process. Labour engaged in the repair and maintenance or production of fixed assets for factory's own use or labour employed for generating electricity or producing coal, gas etc. are included.