**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Government of Tamil Nadu, published on October 24, 2018, amending the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 1983. The amendment, made under Section 35 of the Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act of 1979, pertains to annual return requirements for principal employers.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment:**
* In Rule 56 of the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 1983, after sub-rule (2), a proviso is added.
* **Proviso regarding Annual Returns:**
* A principal employer is not required to submit an annual return in Form-XXIV if they have already furnished:
* A combined annual return in Form No.XIII as per Rule 42 of the Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Rules, 1959.
* A combined annual return in Form No.XII as per Rule 35(ii) of the Tamil Nadu Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Rules, 1968.
* A combined annual return in Form No.28 as per Rule 83 of the Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules, 1955.
* A combined annual return in Form No.XIX as per Rule 43 of the Tamil Nadu Motor Transport Workers' Rules, 1965.
**Impact Analysis**
* **Key Stakeholder: Principal Employers**
**Impact**
* Reduces the burden of submitting multiple annual returns if they are already submitting combined returns under other Tamil Nadu labor regulations.
**Action Required**
* Assess if they are already submitting combined annual returns under the mentioned rules (Catering Establishments, Beedi and Cigar Workers, Plantations Labour, or Motor Transport Workers). If so, they no longer need to submit a separate annual return in Form-XXIV.
Key Entities Referenced
The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979: Central Act authorizing the Tamil Nadu government to make rules regarding migrant workers.
Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 1983: The set of rules amended by this notification, concerning the regulation of employment and conditions of service for migrant workers in Tamil Nadu.
Tamil Nadu: The state to which this policy applies.
Labour and Employment Department: The department responsible for the amendment