Date: 2025-07-04Category: Not ApplicableState: MaharashtraCountry: India
Part V, Ext No. 63, Dated 4th July 2025, L. A. BILL No. LII OF 2025
A BILL, FURTHER TO AMEND THE MAHARASHTRA MATHADI, HAMAL AND OTHER MANUAL WORKERS (REGULATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND WELFARE) ACT, 1969.
This document is the Legislative Assembly Bill No. LII of 2025, published on Friday, July 4, 2025 (Ashadha 13, Shake 1947). It's an amendment to the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and Other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969, aiming to further improve the regulation of employment and welfare for these workers.
Specifically, the amendment seeks to include workers involved in coal production, brick making (including brick kiln work), and private trawler fishing within the scope of the 1969 Act. The objective is to address the exploitation of these workers by ensuring fair labor practices, improved working conditions, and protection of their service terms.
The bill was presented in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly on July 4, 2025.
Sudhir Mungantiwar, a responsible member, presented the purpose and reason statement on May 27, 2025, at Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai.
Jitendra Bhole, Secretary-1 of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, published the bill from Vidhan Bhavan, Mumbai, on July 4, 2025.
The RNI No. is MAHBIL/2009/40124. The document comprises 3 pages and costs Rupees 26.00.
The printing and publication are managed by Rupendra Dinesh More, Director, Government Printing, Stationery and Publication, Mumbai 400 004.
Key Entities Referenced
Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and Other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969: A Maharashtra act regulating the employment and welfare of Mathadi, Hamal, and other manual workers. The bill proposes amendments to this act.
L. A. BILL No. LII OF 2025: Legislative Assembly Bill number 52 of 2025, aiming to amend the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and Other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969.
Maharashtra Vidhan Sabha: The Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, where the bill was introduced.