Executive Summary:
This notification, S.O. 3215(E), issued by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, exempts specific coal blocks allotted to National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Mining Limited from a previous notification (S.O. 2063) regarding contract labour. The exemption is effective from May 29, 2024, for a period of three years, subject to certain conditions protecting the interests of the workmen. This decision follows consultation with the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board.
Key Points / Main Content:
Exemption:
* Coal blocks allotted to NTPC Mining Limited (PakriBarwadih, Kerandari, ChattiBariatu, Badam, Dulanga, and Talaipalli) are exempt from Notification S.O. 2063.
* The exemption applies to employment of contract labour in works specified in the Schedule to Notification S.O. 2063 against numbers 1 to 3.
* The exemption is valid for three years, effective from May 29, 2024.
Conditions for Exemption:
* The interest of workmen engaged in the specified works must be protected.
* Workmen must be paid wages and benefits as per the recommendations of the High-Powered Committee and rates notified by Coal India Limited.
* The principal employer shall protect the interest of the workmen while amending or including the said provisions in the Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) Award.
* The Central Advisory Contract Labour Board has the right to inspect the establishment.
* NTPC Mining Limited shall give preference in employment to existing contract workmen, subject to satisfactory performance, when there is a change of contract.
* Workmen in jobs ancillary or incidental to coal mining works specified against serial numbers 1 to 3 of the Schedule to the said notification number S.O. 2063E shall get wages as determined by the HighPowered Committee.
* The contractor and the Principal Employer must ensure payment of High-Powered Committee wages and other benefits as per the Mines Act, 1952.
* Contract workers must be covered under the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972.
* Contract workers must be paid bonus and leave with wages as per the Mines Act, 1952.
Impact Analysis:
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Mining Limited:
Impact: Benefits from the exemption, but must comply with stipulated conditions regarding worker welfare and wages.
Action Required: Ensure compliance with the conditions for exemption, including wage payments, benefits, and preference in employment for existing workers during contract changes.
Contractors:
Impact: Required to adhere to wage and benefit standards mandated by the High-Powered Committee and the Mines Act.
Action Required: Ensure payment of wages and benefits as per the High-Powered Committee recommendations and the Mines Act, 1952.
Contract Workers:
Impact: Entitled to specific wages, benefits, gratuity, bonus, and leave with wages, and protection of their interests.
Action Required: Be aware of their rights and entitlements regarding wages, benefits, and continuity of employment.
Central Advisory Contract Labour Board:
Impact: Responsible for oversight and enforcement of the conditions of the exemption.
Action Required: Conduct inspections to ensure compliance with wage and benefit provisions.
Key Entities Referenced
Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970: A labour law in India concerning the regulation and abolition of contract labour in certain establishments. Section 31 of this act is the basis for the notification.
Central Advisory Contract Labour Board: An advisory board consulted by the Central Government regarding the exemption of certain coal blocks from the applicability of a previous notification.
National Thermal Power Corporation NTPC Mining Limited: A mining company, specifically its coal blocks, that are being exempted from certain labour regulations.
PakriBarwadih Coal Mine: One of the coal mines allotted to NTPC Mining Limited that is being exempted.
Kerandari Coal Mine: One of the coal mines allotted to NTPC Mining Limited that is being exempted.
ChattiBariatu Coal Mine: One of the coal mines allotted to NTPC Mining Limited that is being exempted.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The ministry responsible for the notification regarding the exemption of coal blocks from certain labour regulations.
Coal India Limited: A coal mining company that appointed the High Powered Committee whose recommendations are referenced in the notification regarding wages and benefits.
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भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (ii)
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स.ं 3145] नई दिल्ली, मगं लवार, िुलाई 15, 2025/आषाढ़ 24, 1947
No. 3145] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 2025/ASHADHA 24, 1947
श्रम और रोिगार मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 14 िुलाई, 2025
का.आ. 3215(अ).— केन्द्रीय सरकार, ठेका श्रम (विवियमि और उन्मलू ि) अविवियम, 1970 (1970 का 37) की िारा
31 द्वारा प्रदत्त शवियों का प्रयोग करत ेहुए, केन्रीय सलाहकार ठेका श्रम बोर् डके परामश डके पश्चात, नेिनल थममल पावर कारपोरेिन
/एिटीपीसी माइनििंग वलवमटेर् को आििंटटत कोयला ब्लॉक अर्ाडत् पकरी -बरिार्ीह , केरिंदारी , चट्टी-बटरयातू , बादम, दलु िंगा और
तलाईपल्ली कोयला खदािों को भारत सरकार के श्रम मिंत्रालय की अविसूचिा सिंख्या का.आ. 2063 (अ), ददिािंक 21 िनू , 1988,
जो भारत के राजपत्र, भाग II, खिंर् 3, उप खिंर् (ii) म ें प्रकावशत हुई र्ी, की प्रयोज्यता स,े उि अविसूचिा की अिुसूची म ेंसिंख्या 1
स े 3 के समक्ष विर्दष्टड कायों म ें ठेका श्रवमकों के रोजगार के सिंबिंि म ें , तीि िर् ड की अिवि के वलए 29.05.2024 स े विम्नवलवखत
शतों के अिीि रहत े हुए स ेछूट देती ह,ै अर्ाडत्: -
(i) उपयुडि कायों में लगे कममकार के वहतों की रक्षा की जाए;
(ii) ऐसे कममकारों को कोल इिंवर्या वलवमटेर्, कोयला मिंत्रालय, भारत सरकार द्वारा वियुि उच्चाविकार प्राप्त सवमवत की
वसफाटरशों और कोल इिंवर्या वलवमटेर् द्वारा समय-समय पर अविसूवचत दरों के अिुसार मजदरू ी और अन्य लाभ का
भुगताि दकया जाएगा;
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(iii) खाि विकासकताड एि िं प्रचालक (एमर्ीओ) अवाड म म ें उि उपबंधों को सिंशोवित या सवममवलत करत े समय, प्रिाि
वियोिा यह ध्याि रखगे ा दक उपयुडि कायों म ेंलगे कममकार के वहतों की रक्षा की जाए।
(iv) केन्रीय सलाहकार सिंविदा श्रम बोर्ड को यह सुविवश्चत करिे और जािंच करिे के वलए प्रवतष्ठाि का विरीक्षण करिे का
अविकार होगा दक निे नल थमलम पावर कारपोरेिन /एिटीपीसी माइननंग जलजमटेड म ेंऐसे कममकार को ऐसी मजदरू ी
और लाभ ददए जा रह ेह ैंया िहीं;
(v) नेिनल थमलम पावर कारपोरेिन /एिटीपीसी माइनििंग जलजमटेड का प्रबिंिि यह सुविवश्चत करेगा दक जब भी अिुबिंि
म ें पटरितिड हो, तो जवद्यमान अिुबिंि कममकार को, जो काम कर रह े ह,ैं कतडव्यों के सिंतोर्जिक प्रदशडि के अिीि आि े
िाले ठेकेदार द्वारा रोजगार म ेंिरीयता दी जा सकती ह;ै
(vi) उक्त अजधसूचना स.ं का.आ.2063(अ) तारीख 21 िून 1988 की अिुसूची के क्रम सख्िं या 1 स े 3 के समक्ष विर्दष्टड
कोयला खिि कायों के सहायक या सुसंगत कायों म ें काम करि े िाल े कममकारों को कोल इिंवर्या वलवमटेर्, कोयला
मिंत्रालय, भारत सरकार द्वारा वियुि उच्चाविकार प्राप्त सवमवत द्वारा वििाडटरत मजदरू ी और कोल इिंवर्या वलवमटेर्
द्वारा समय-समय पर अविसूवचत दरें वमलगें ी;
(vii) ठेकेदार, सार् ही प्रिाि वियोिा, उि उच्चाविकार प्राप्त सवमवत के िेति का भगु ताि सुविवश्चत करेंग,े जो हर छह
महीिे म ें बढ़ता ह,ै और खाि अविवियम, 1952 (1952 का 35) के उपबधं ों के अिुसार अन्य लाभ भी प्रदाि करेंगे;
(viii) सिंविदा कमडचारी ग्रेच्युटी भगु ताि अविवियम, 1972 (1972 का 39) के उपबंधों के अिंतगडत आएिंग;े और
(ix) ठेका श्रवमकों को खाि अविवियम, 1952 (1952 का 35) के उपबंधों के अिुसार िेति सवहत बोिस और अिकाश
का भुगताि दकया जाएगा।
स्ट्पष्टीकारक ज्ञापि: - यह प्रमावणत दकया जाता ह ैदक इस अविसूचिा को पूवमव्यापी प्रभाि देकर दकसी भी व्यवि पर
प्रवतकूल प्रभाव नहीं होगा।
[फा. स.िं य ू-23013/02/2017-एलर्ब्लू(बी)]
आिुतोष ए.टी. पडे नेकर, संयुक्त सजचव[भाग II—खण् ड 3(ii)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 14th July, 2025
S.O. 3215(E).— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition)
Act, 1970 (37 of 1970), the Central Government, after consultation with the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board, hereby
exempts the Coal Blocks allotted to National Thermal Power Corporation/NTPC Mining Limited namely, the Pakri-Barwadih,
Kerandari, Chatti-Bariatu, Badam, Dulanga and Talaipalli Coal Mines from the applicability of notification of the Government
of India in the Ministry of Labour number S.O.2063, dated the 21st June, 1988, published in the Gazette of India, Part II,
Section 3, Sub section (ii), in respect of employment of contract labour in the works specified in the Schedule to the said
notification against numbers 1 to 3, for the period of three years with effect form 29.05.2024 subject to following conditions,
namely: -
(i) the interest of the workmen engaged in the above mentioned works be protected;
(ii) such workmen be paid wages and other benefits as per the recommendations of the High-Powered Committee
appointed by the Coal India Limited, Ministry of Coal, Government of India and the rates notified by the Coal
India Limited from time to time;
(iii) while amending or including the said provisions in the Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) Award, the
principal employer shall keep in mind that the interest of the workmen engaged in the above-mentioned works
be protected.
(iv) the Central Advisory Contract Labour Board shall have the right to inspect the establishment to ensure and check
whether such wages and benefits are given to such workers in National Thermal Power Corporation/ NTPC
Mining Limited;
(v) the Management of National Thermal Power Corporation/NTPC Mining Limited shall ensure that whenever
there is a change of contract, existing contract workmen who are working may be given preference in
employment by the incoming contractor, subject to satisfactory performance of duties;
(vi) the workmen working in jobs ancillary or incidental to coal mining works specified against serial numbers 1 to
3 of the Schedule to the said notification number S.O. 2063(E), dated the 21st June, 1988 shall get wages as
determined by the High-Powered Committee appointed by the Coal India Limited, Ministry of Coal, Government
of India and the rates notified by the Coal India Limited from time to time;
(vii) the contractor, as well as the Principal Employer, shall ensure payment of the said High-Powered Committee
wages, which increases every six months, and also other benefits as per the provisions of the Mines Act, 1952
(35 of 1952);
(viii) the contract workers shall be covered under the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972);
and
(ix) the contract workers shall be paid bonus and leave with wages as per the provisions of the Mines Act, 1952 (35
of 1952).
Explanatory Memorandum: - It is certified that no person shall be adversely affected by giving retrospective
effect to this notification.
[F. No. U-23013/02/2017-LW(B)]
ASHUTOSH A.T PEDNEKAR, Jt. Secy.
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