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>Constructionindustryhasbeentermedasalabourintensive ForLibrarians
industrynoworkcanbecarriedoutwithouttheinvolvementof
skilled,semiskilledorunskilledlabours.Delayinconstructionisa
universalevidentrealityandaworldwidefact.Sametwoprojectson
paperisn'tdistinctiveinexecution,themanpower,theplanning A B O U T TH E
parameters,siteconditionsmakestwoidenticalprojectscompletely A U TH O R
different.Anyconstructionjobsiteproductivityisinfluencedby
severalfactorswhichmaybecategorisedeitheraslabour AmitBijonDutta
characteristics,conditionsofprojectworkorasnonproductive PhDScholar,
activities. Departmentof
Management,RTM
Labourcharacteristicsplayaveryimportantfactorinexecutingajob NagpurUniversity
SeniorManager,
ontime,fewofthefactorsareQualityofwork,quantityofwork,Job MecgalePneumatics
knowledge,Judgment,Initiative,ResourceUtilization,responsibility, Pvt.Ltd,N65Hingna
AnalyticalAbility,CommunicativeAbility,InterpersonalSkills,Ability MIDCNagpur,
toworkunderpressure,SecuritySensitivity,SafetyConsciousness, Maharashtra,India.
ProfitandPriceSensitivity,planningEffectiveness,etc.Thefactors India
maybeassessedonathreepurposescale1)Strengthrecognitions,2)
Meetingexpectations,3)areathatneedsimprovement.Migrationof PhDScholar,
laboursfromoneparttoanotherinsearchofworkmayleadto Departmentof
convenienceandnonavailabilityofworkerswhichmayvaryfrom Management,RTM
seasontoseason.ThispaperreviewstheLabourfactorinconstruction NagpurUniversity
SeniorManager,
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businessinIndiaasawhole. MecgalePneumatics
Pvt.Ltd,N65Hingna
MIDC
Nagpur,Maharashtra,
India.
KEYWORDS
ConstructionIndustry,Constructionworkers,Delay,Efficiency,
Productivity,Migration.

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