
Mandays lost due to strikes was down but is up again as per records of the latest Economic Review of the state government. It shows that in industrial units, while the number of strikes has dipped, the number of mandays lost has gone up sharply. The number of strikes, for instance, decreased from 383 in 2005 to 272 in 2007 (up to November). However, in 2007 (up to November), the number of mandays lost has increased to 133.5 lakh from 2.4 lakh in 2006 and 31.1 lakh in 2005.