**Executive Summary**
The document is "The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Amendment) Regulation, 2025," promulgated by the President of India on November 19, 2025. It amends the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, as it applies to the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The regulation's commencement date will be appointed by the Administrator through notification in the Official Gazette.
**Key Points / Main Content**
* **Amendment to Section 1 of the Principal Act:**
* In clauses (a) and (b) of subsection (4), "twenty or more workmen" is replaced with "fifty or more workmen".
* In the proviso, "less than twenty" is replaced with "less than fifty".
* **Amendment to Section 2 of the Principal Act:**
* A new clause (gg) is added, defining "State Government" as the Administrator of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, appointed by the President under article 239 of the Constitution.
**Impact Analysis**
**Employers and Contractors in Andaman and Nicobar Islands**
* **Impact:** The amendment raises the threshold for the applicability of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970, from establishments employing twenty or more workmen to those employing fifty or more. This may exempt smaller establishments from certain compliance requirements.
* **Action Required:** Employers and Contractors need to assess whether they fall under the amended threshold of fifty or more workmen and adjust their compliance measures accordingly.
**Administrator of the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands**
* **Impact:** The Administrator is designated as the "State Government" for the purpose of the Act in the Union territory, and is responsible for appointing the date the regulation comes into force.
* **Action Required:** The Administrator must appoint and notify the date when the amendment will come into force in the Official Gazette.
**Workmen in Andaman and Nicobar Islands**
* **Impact:** The increased threshold may affect the applicability of the Act's protections and regulations, potentially impacting the rights and benefits of contract laborers in establishments with fewer than fifty workmen.
* **Action Required:** Workmen need to understand how the new threshold affects their rights and protections under the Act.
Key Entities Referenced
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970: The principal Act being amended by this regulation.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: The Union territory to which this regulation specifically applies.
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Amendment) Regulation, 2025: The regulation itself, amending the 1970 Act.
Ministry of Law and Justice: The ministry responsible for publishing the regulation.
Article 240 of the Constitution: Article conferring powers on President to promulgate regulation.
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MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE
(Legislative Department)
New Delhi, the 19th November, 2025/Kartika 28, 1947 (Saka)
THE CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION AND ABOLITION)
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS (AMENDMENT)
REGULATION, 2025
No. 8 o f 2025
Promulgated by the President in the Seventy-sixth Year of the Republic of India.
A Regulation further to amend the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition)
Act, 1970, in its application to the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.
In exercise of the powers conferred by article 240 of the Constitution, the
President is pleased to promulgate the following Regulation made by her:—
1. (1) This Regulation may be called the Contract Labour (Regulation and Short title,
extent and
Abolition) Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Amendment) Regulation, 2025.
commencement.
(2) It extends to the whole of the Union territory of Andaman and Nicobar
Islands.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Administrator may, by
notification in the Official Gazette, appoint.2 THE GAZETTE OF IND2I A EXTRAORDINARY [Part II—
Amendment of 2. In the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (hereinafter 37 of 1970.
section 1.
referred to as the principal Act), in section 1, in sub-section (4),—
(a) in clause (a), for the words “twenty or more workmen”, the words
“fifty or more workmen”shall be substituted;
(b) in clause (b), for the words “twenty or more workmen”, the words
“fifty or more workmen” shall be substituted;
(c)in the proviso, for the words “less than twenty”, the words “less than
fifty”shall be substituted.
Amendment of 3.In section 2 of the principal Act, after clause (g), the following clause shall
section 2. be inserted, namely:—
‘(gg) “State Government” means the Administrator of the Union
territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands appointed by the President under
article 239 of the Constitution;’.
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President.
DROUPADI MURMU,
President.
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DR. RAJIV MANI,
Secretary to the Govt. of India.
UPLOADED BY THE MANAGER, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA PRESS, MINTO ROAD, NEW DELHI–110002
AND PUBLISHED BY THE CONTROLLER OF PUBLICATIONS, DELHI–110054.
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