**Executive Summary**
This document is a notification from the Government of Tamil Nadu, published in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette on October 24, 2018. It concerns an amendment to the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 1983. The amendment, under G.O. Ms. No. 134, aims to streamline annual return submissions.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 1983:**
* Rule 56 is amended by adding a proviso after sub-rule (2).
* The proviso states that the principal employer does not need to send an annual return in Form-XXIV if they furnish any of the following combined annual returns:
* A combined annual return in Form No.XIII as required in rule 42 of the Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Rules, 1959.
* A combined annual return in Form No.XII as required in sub-rule (ii) of rule 35 of the Tamil Nadu Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Rules, 1968.
* A combined annual return in Form No.28 as required in rule 83 of the Tamil Nadu Plantations Labour Rules, 1955.
* A combined annual return in Form No.XIX as required in rule 43 of the Tamil Nadu Motor Transport Workers' Rules, 1965.
**Impact Analysis**
**Stakeholder: Principal Employers of Inter-State Migrant Workmen in Tamil Nadu**
**Impact:**
The amendment simplifies the annual return submission process for principal employers who are already submitting combined annual returns under specific other labor rules.
**Action Required:**
Principal employers who are already submitting one of the specified combined annual returns (Catering Establishments, Beedi and Cigar Workers, Plantations Labour, or Motor Transport Workers) do not 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: The central act under which the amendment to the Tamil Nadu Rules is made.
Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 1983: The specific rules being amended by this notification.
Tamil Nadu Catering Establishments Rules, 1959: One of the rulesets where a combined annual return can be furnished in place of Form-XXIV.
Tamil Nadu Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Rules, 1968: One of the rulesets where a combined annual return can be furnished in place of Form-XXIV.
Tamil Nadu: The state to which this policy applies.