Date: 2016-03-30Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Central Rules 1971 which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred by
Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Labour and Employment announces a draft of amendments to the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971. It is published for public feedback, and the Central Government will consider objections or suggestions received within thirty days of the notification's publication in the Official Gazette. The proposed amendments concern the minimum wage rates payable to contract workmen.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Purpose:** To amend the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971.
* **Authority:** Exercised under Section 35 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970.
* **Amendment Focus:** Rule 25, sub-rule 2, clause (iv) of the 1971 Rules is to be amended.
* **Wage Rate Provisions:** The rates of wages payable to workmen by the contractor shall not be less than:
* The rates prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, if applicable; or
* The rates fixed by agreement, settlement, or award; or
* Ten thousand rupees, whichever is higher.
* **Feedback:** Objections or suggestions can be addressed to the Joint Secretary to the Government of India-cum-Director General Labour Welfare, Jaisalmer House, 26, Mansingh Road, New Delhi-110011.
* **Effective Date:** The rules shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Impact Analysis
Stakeholders Impacted:
* Central Government
* Impact: Must consider feedback on draft rules before finalizing the amendments.
* Action Required: Review and address any objections or suggestions received within the specified period.
* Contractors
* Impact: Wage rates for contract labor must meet the new minimum standards.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the revised wage rate provisions, paying the highest of the legally mandated minimum wage, agreed rates, or ten thousand rupees.
* Workmen
* Impact: Ensures a minimum wage, whichever is higher among the three mentioned standards.
* Action Required: Understand their rights and entitlements under the amended rules.
* Employers using Contract Labour:
* Impact: Indirectly impacted by the need for contractors to comply with the revised wage rules.
* Action Required: Ensure their contractors are compliant with the updated wage regulations.
* General Public:
* Impact: Opportunity to provide feedback on the proposed changes.
* Action Required: Submit any objections or suggestions regarding the draft rules within thirty days of the notification's publication.
Key Entities Referenced
Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970: A central act that regulates contract labour in India.
Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Central Rules, 1971: Rules framed under the Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The ministry responsible for labour and employment policies in India.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Minimum Wages Act, 1948: An act to provide for fixing minimum rates of wages in certain employments.
BIPIN MALLICK: The Joint Secretary who issued the notification.
Jaisalmer House, New Delhi: Location of office of Joint Secretary to the Government of India cum Director General Labour Welfare.
Official Gazette: A public journal that publishes official notifications and legal documents of the government.
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 30th March, 2016
G.S.R. 368(E).––The following draft of certain rules further to amend the Contract Labour (Regulation and
Abolition) Central Rules,1971, which the Central Government proposes to make, in exercise of the powers conferred by
section 35 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (37 of 1970), is hereby published as required by
sub-section (1) of the said section, for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby; and notice is hereby
given that the said draft rules will be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on
which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is published are made available to the public;
Objections or suggestions, if any, may be addressed to the Joint Secretary to the Government of India-cum-Director
General (Labour Welfare), Jaisalmer House, 26, Mansingh Road, New Delhi-110011;
The objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft rules before the
expiry of the period specified above, will be considered by the Central Government.
DRAFT RULES
1. (1) These rules may be called the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central (Amendment) Rules,
2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971, in rule 25, in sub-rule (2), for clause
(iv), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:—
“ (iv) the rates of wages payable to workmen by the contractor shall not be less than––
(a) the rates prescribed under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948) for such
employment where applicable; or
(b) the rates, if any, fixed by agreement, settlement or award; or
(c) ten thousand rupees,
whichever is higher;”.
[No. S-16016/21/2016-LW (A)]
BIPIN MALLICK, Jt. Secy.
Note:- The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971 was published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 191, dated the 10th February,1971 and
lastly amended vide notification number G.S.R. 41(E),dated the 21st January,1999.
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