Date: 2025-06-18Category: Not ApplicableState: Tamil NaduCountry: India
Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006. -- Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules.
**Executive Summary**
The document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on June 18, 2025, containing amendments to the Tamil Nadu Building and other Construction Workers Rules, 2006, and the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules. It includes an amendment to Rule 241 regarding the insertion of the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act and a draft amendment to Rule 4, concerning the number of persons in fireworks factories. Objections or suggestions regarding the factory rule amendment must be submitted within 45 days of the publication date.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006:**
* In Rule 241, sub-rule (3), after "the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970," insert "or the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979."
* **Amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules:**
* A draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950, is proposed.
* In Rule 4, sub-rule (6), a new proviso is added after the second proviso: "Provided also that in case of fireworks factories, the maximum number of persons shall be fifteen percent in excess of the man limit specified in the licence granted under the Explosives Act, 1884 and the Explosives Rules, 2008."
* Interested parties have 45 days from the date of publication to submit objections or suggestions.
* Submissions should be sent in duplicate to the Secretary to Government, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, Chennai, through the Director of Industrial Safety and Health.
**Impact Analysis**
**Building and Construction Industry Stakeholders**
* **Impact:** Must adhere to revised rules concerning Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act in Rule 241 of the Tamil Nadu Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006.
* **Action Required:** Update operational procedures to reflect the inclusion of the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act in their operations.
**Fireworks Factories**
* **Impact:** Amended rules permit exceeding the number of workers by fifteen percent in fireworks factories under certain conditions.
* **Action Required:** Review and adjust workforce management in accordance with the new allowance, considering the Explosives Act, 1884, and the Explosives Rules, 2008.
**General Public**
* **Impact:** Potentially affected individuals have an opportunity to influence the draft amendment to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules.
* **Action Required:** Submit any objections or suggestions regarding the amendment to the Secretary to Government, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, within 45 days of the Gazette publication.
Key Entities Referenced
Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department: The Tamil Nadu government department responsible for labour, welfare, and skill development, issuing amendments to rules under various acts.
Tamil Nadu Factories Rules: The state-specific rules related to factories, amended in this notification regarding fireworks factories.
Tamil Nadu Building and other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2006: The state-specific rules governing the employment and conditions of service of construction workers, subject to amendment in the notification.
Chennai: The location where objections or suggestions to the proposed changes to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules should be addressed.
Factories Act, 1948: Central act under which the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules are being amended.