This document is a Tamil Nadu Government Gazette notification (No. 46) dated November 15, 2017, concerning amendments to the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950. The notification is issued by the Labour and Employment Department, based on Government Order (D) No. 145, dated August 31, 2017, under Section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948.
Key amendments include:
* Replacing references to submitting forms in triplicate with submitting forms online via the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health's website for Forms 1 and 2.
* Allowing for online payment of fees via the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health's website, in addition to payments to the Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories.
* Extending the period of continuous English years from five to ten in specific rule clauses (6A and 7(b)).
* Mandating that account details reports be submitted to the Inspector via the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health's website, rather than directly by the factory manager.
* Modifying the monthly wage limit in Form 22 for sections 11(i) and 11(ii) to align with the threshold specified by the Central Government under Section 1(6) of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
* Adding a section (14) to Form 22 requiring information about inter-state migrant laborers, including contractor details, contract duration, job nature, and the number of laborers employed by each contractor.
Objections or suggestions regarding the draft amendments must be sent in duplicate to the Principal Secretary to Government, Labour and Employment Department, Secretariat, Chennai-600 009, through the Director of Industrial Safety and Health, 47/1, SIDCO Industrial Estate, Guindy, Chennai-600 032, within 45 days from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
The notification is signed by Mangat Ram Sharma, Government Principal Secretary (Full Additional Charge), and N. Arul, Director, Tamil Development and News (Translation) Department.
Key Entities Referenced
Factories Act, 1948: Central law being amended by the notification.
Tamil Nadu Factories Rules, 1950: The rules being amended by the notification.
Labour and Employment Department: Tamil Nadu government department issuing the notification.
Director of Industrial Safety and Health, Chennai: The authority to whom objections or comments regarding the amendments should be addressed.
Online portal of Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health: The amendments propose to replace manual forms with online submission through the portal.