**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, published on September 19, 2018, regarding draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1975. The notification solicits objections or suggestions to the proposed amendments within one month of its publication. The amendments involve provisions for payments through the online portal of the Department of Labour.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Purpose:** To publish draft amendments to the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1975, and to solicit feedback.
* **Deadline for Feedback:** Objections or suggestions must be submitted within one month from the date of publication (September 19, 2018).
* **Submission of Feedback:** Feedback must be submitted in duplicate to the Secretary to Government, Labour and Employment Department, Secretariat, Chennai-9, through the Commissioner of Labour Chennai-6.
* **Draft Amendments:** The amendments include insertion of the phrase "or proof of online payment made through online portal of department of Labour" after "or online payment through online portal of Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health" in the following rules:
* Rule 17, sub-rule (2)
* Rule 17, sub-rule (3)
* Rule 21, sub-rule (3)
* Rule 21, sub-rule (5)
* Rule 29, sub-rule (12A)
* **Draft Amendments:** The amendments include insertion of the phrase "or proof of online payment of department of Labour" after "online payment through online portal of Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health" in Rule 29, proviso to sub-rule (2A)
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: All Persons Likely to be Affected by the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules.**
* **Impact:** These individuals and organizations now have the option to make or receive payments through the online portal of the Department of Labour, in addition to the existing portal of the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health.
* **Action Required:** Review the draft amendments and submit any objections or suggestions to the specified authority within the given timeframe.
Key Entities Referenced
Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1975: The set of rules being amended by the notification. These rules regulate contract labor in Tamil Nadu.
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970: Central Act under which the Tamil Nadu Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules are framed. Section 35 of this act provides the power to make rules.
Labour and Employment Department: Department of the Tamil Nadu Government responsible for labour and employment matters, which has issued the notification.
Chennai: The location of the Secretariat and the Commissioner of Labour, where objections or suggestions to the draft amendments are to be addressed.
Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health: Referenced in the amendments, it provides an online portal for payment options. The amendments add a new option: online portal of department of Labour