**Executive Summary**
This notification from the Ministry of Labour and Employment extends the public utility service status of the Uranium Industry for another six months. This extension is effective from December 19, 2025, under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947. The decision is based on the Central Government's assessment that maintaining this status is in the public interest.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Extension of Public Utility Service Status:**
* The Uranium Industry will continue to be classified as a public utility service.
* This classification is extended for a further six-month period.
* **Legal Basis and Effective Date:**
* The extension is made under the authority of Section 2(n)(vi) of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
* The extension takes effect on December 19, 2025.
* **Background:**
* The Uranium Industry was previously declared a public utility service via notification S.O. 2241(E) dated May 20, 2025, valid until June 20, 2025.
* The initial declaration covered services listed under item 19 of the First Schedule to the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
* **Justification:**
* The Central Government believes extending this status for the Uranium Industry is necessary in the public interest.
**Impact Analysis**
**Uranium Industry Employees**
* **Impact:** The classification of the Uranium Industry as a public utility service can restrict the ability of workers to strike or engage in certain types of industrial action, to ensure uninterrupted service.
* **Action Required:** Employees need to be aware of the regulations and limitations placed on them due to this classification under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.
**Uranium Industry Employers**
* **Impact:** Employers must adhere to the regulations governing public utility services, which may include additional requirements for dispute resolution and maintaining service continuity.
* **Action Required:** Employers should ensure compliance with the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 and any other relevant regulations pertaining to public utility services.
**Government (Ministry of Labour and Employment)**
* **Impact:** The Ministry is responsible for enforcing the regulations related to public utility services and ensuring the continued operation of the Uranium Industry without disruption.
* **Action Required:** The Ministry needs to monitor the situation in the Uranium Industry and ensure compliance with all relevant laws and regulations.
Key Entities Referenced
Industrial Disputes Act, 1947: Central Act regulating industrial relations and dispute resolution. Declares services in the Uranium Industry as a public utility service under the act.
Uranium Industry: The industry engaged in uranium production, declared as a public utility service, subjected to specific labor regulations.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The ministry responsible for issuing the notification concerning the declaration of the Uranium Industry as a public utility service.
New Delhi: Location where the notification was issued.
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स.ं 5003] नई दिल्ली, बहृ स्ट्प जतवार, नवम्बर 13, 2025/ कार्तका 22, 1947 27, 1947
No. 5003] NEW DELHI, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2025/ KARTIKA 22, 1947 A 27, 1947
श्रम एव ं रोिगार मत्रं ालय
अजधसचू ना
नई दिल्ली, 13 नवम्बर, 2025
का.आ. 5172(अ).—केन्द्रीय सरकार का यह समाधान हो गया ह ै दक लोक जहत में ऐसा दकया िाना अपेजित ह ै
दक यूरेजनयम उद्योग म ें लगी ऐसी सेवाओं को, िो औद्योजगक जववाि अजधजनयम, 1947 (1947 का )14) की पहली
अनुसूची की मि 19 के अधीन आती ह,ैं उक्त अजधजनयम के प्रयोिनों के जलए एक लोक उपयोजगता सेवा बनाया िाए;
और, केन्द्रीय सरकार न े भारत सरकार, श्रम और रोज़गार मत्रं ालय की अजधसूचना संखयांक का.आ. 2241(अ),
तारीख 20 मई, 2025 द्वारा उक्त उद्योग को उक्त अजधजनयम के प्रयोिनों के जलए, तारीख 20 िून , 2025 स ेछह मास की
अवजध के जलए लोक उपयोजगता सेवा घोजित दकया है;
और केन्द्रीय सरकार की यह राय ह ै दक लोक जहत में लोक उपयोजगता सेवा प्रजस्ट्िजत का जवस्ट्तार छह मास की
और अवजध के जलए दकया िाना अपेजित ह;ै
अत:, अब, केन्द्रीय सरकार, औद्योजगक जववाि अजधजनयम, 1947 (1947 का 14) की धारा 2 के खण्ड (ढ) के
उपखंड (vi) के परंतुक द्वारा प्रित्त िजक्तयों का प्रयोग करत े हुए, यूरेजनयम उद्योग म ें लगी हुई सेवाओं को, उक्त अजधजनयम
के प्रयोिनों के जलए, तारीख 19 दिसंबर, 2025 से और छः मास की अवजध के जलए लोक उपयोजगता सेवा होन े की घोिणा
करती ह ै।
[फा. स ं एस-11017/04 /2025 -आईआर(पीएल)]
अिय िमा,ा संयुक्त सजचव
7577 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(ii)]
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 13th November, 2025
S.O. 5172(E).— Whereas the Central Government is satisfied that the public interest so requires that the
service in the Uranium Industry, which is covered under item 19 of the First Schedule to the Industrial Disputes Act,
1947 (14 of 1947) (hereinafter referred to as the said Act), to be a public utility service for the purposes of the said
Act;
And whereas the Central Government has declared the said industry to be public utility service for the
purposes of the said Act for a period of six months with effect from the 20th June, 2025, vide notification of the
Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Number S.O. 2241(E), dated 20th May, 2025;
And whereas the Central Government is of the opinion that public interest requires the extension of the
public utility service status to the said industry for a further period of six months.
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to sub-clause (vi) of clause (n) of section
2 of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), the Central Government hereby declares the services of the
industry engaged in the Uranium Industry to be a public utility service for the purposes of the said Act for a period of
six months with effect from the 19th December, 2025.
[F. No. S-11017/04/2025-IR(PL)]
AJOY SHARMA, Jt. Secy.
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