Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Labour and Employment amends the Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Central Rules of 1971. The amendment, effective from the date of publication in the Official Gazette (September 5, 2017), modifies rule 69 regarding wage payment methods. Wages must now be paid in current coin, currency notes, by cheque, or direct bank deposit.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendment Overview:
* The notification amends rule 69 of the Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Central Rules, 1971.
Wage Payment Methods:
* All wages must be paid in current coin, currency notes, by cheque, or by direct credit to the workman's bank account.
* The appropriate Government may specify establishments or classes of establishments where employers must pay wages only by cheque or direct bank deposit via official notification.
Commencement:
* The rules took effect on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (September 5, 2017).
Impact Analysis:
Employers:
* Impact: Employers are now required to pay wages via the specified methods. In certain cases they may have to transition to cheque or direct deposit payment methods based on government notification.
* Action Required: Employers must ensure compliance with the amended wage payment rules.
Workmen:
* Impact: Workmen will receive wages through the newly approved methods.
* Action Required: Workmen may need to provide bank account details to employers, depending on the payment method implemented.
Government:
* Impact: The appropriate Government is empowered to specify establishments that must use cheque or direct deposit for wage payments.
* Action Required: The appropriate Government may issue notifications specifying establishments or classes of establishments that must comply with stricter payment methods.
Key Entities Referenced
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour and employment policies.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued; capital of India.
Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970: An Indian law regulating contract labour.
Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Central Rules, 1971: The set of rules framed under the Contract Labour Regulation and Abolition Act, 1970.
Official Gazette: A government publication where official notifications are published.
RAJIT PUNHANI: DirectorGeneral Labour Welfare & Jt. Secy.
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सा.का.िन. 1128(अ).—भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड (i) म(cid:7286) भारत सरकार के (cid:7088)म और
रोजगार मं(cid:7074)ालय की अिधसूचना सं. सा.का.िन. 257(अ) (cid:7367)ारा तारीख 17 माचर्, 2017 को उन सभी व् यिक् तय(cid:7298) से, िजनके
उससे (cid:7079)भािवत होने की संभावना थी, उस तारीख से, िजसको उक् त अिधसूचना से युक् त राजप(cid:7074) की (cid:7079)ितयां जनता को
उपलब् ध करा दी गई थ(cid:7277), तीस िदन की समािप् त से पहले आक्षेप और सुझाव आमंि(cid:7074)त करते हुए, ठेका (cid:7088)म (िविनयमन और
उत् सादन) अिधिनयम, 1970 (1970 का 37) की धारा 35 की अपेक्षानुसार ठेका (cid:7088)म (िविनयमन और उत् सादन) क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय
िनयम, 1971 के िनयम 69 का और संशोधन करने के िलए कितपय िनयम(cid:7298) का एक (cid:7079)ारूप (cid:7079)कािशत िकया गया था ;
और, राजप(cid:7074) की (cid:7079)ितयां, िजसम(cid:7286) उक् त अिधसूचना (cid:7079)कािशत की गई थी, 17 माचर्, 2017 को जनता को उपलब् ध
करा दी गई थ(cid:7277) ;
और, उक् त (cid:7079)ारूप िनयम(cid:7298) के संबंध म(cid:7286) जनता से कोई आक्षेप और सुझाव (cid:7079)ाप् त नह(cid:7277) हुए थे ;
अत:, अब, क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय सरकार, ठेका (cid:7088)म (िविनयमन और उत् सादन) अिधिनयम, 1970 (1970 का 37) की धारा 35
(cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)दत् त शि(cid:7334)य(cid:7298) का (cid:7079)योग करते हुए, ठेका (cid:7088)म (िविनयमन और उत् सादन) क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय िनयम, 1971 का और संशोधन करने
के िलए िनम् निलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथार्त् :--
1. (1) इन िनयम(cid:7298) का संिक्षप् त नाम ठेका (cid:7088)म (िविनयमन और उत् सादन) क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय संशोधन िनयम, 2017 ह ै।
(2) ये राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) उनके (cid:7079)काशन की तारीख को (cid:7079)वृत् त ह(cid:7298)गे ।
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2. ठेका (cid:7088)म (िविनयमन और उत् सादन) क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय िनयम, 1971 म(cid:7286) िनयम 69 के स् थान पर िनम् निलिखत िनयम रखा जाएगा,
अथार्त् :--
‘‘69. सभी मजदरू ी चालू िसक् के या कर(cid:7286)सी नोट(cid:7298) म(cid:7286) या चेक (cid:7367)ारा या कमर्कार के खाते म(cid:7286) मजदरू ी जमा करके संदत् त
की जाएगी :
परंतु समुिचत सरकार, राजप(cid:7074) म(cid:7286) अिधसूचना (cid:7367)ारा ऐसे स् थापन या स् थापन(cid:7298) के वगर् को िविन(cid:7416)दर्ष् ट कर
सकेगी, िजसका िनयोजक ऐसे स् थापन या स् थापन(cid:7298) के वगर् म(cid:7286) िनयोिजत (cid:7079)त् येक कमर्कार को मजदरू ी का संदाय, केवल
चेक (cid:7367)ारा करेगा या उसके ब(cid:7289)क खाते म(cid:7286) जमा करके, करेगा ।’’
[फा. सं. एस-16011/12/2016-एलडब् ल् यू(ए)]
रािजत पुनहानी, महािनदशे क ((cid:7088)म कल्याण) संयु(cid:7334) सिचव
िटप्प ण : ठेका (cid:7088)म (िविनयमन और उत् सादन) क(cid:7286)(cid:7076)ीय िनयम, 1971 भारत के राजप(cid:7074), असाधारण, भाग II, खंड 3, उपखंड
(i) म(cid:7286) सं. सा.का.िन. 191, तारीख 10 फरवरी, 1971 (cid:7367)ारा (cid:7079)कािशत िकया गया था और अंितम रूप से अिधसूचना
सं. सा.का.िन. 294(अ), तारीख 28 फरवरी, 2017 म(cid:7286) संशोधन िकया गया ।
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 5th September, 2017
G.S.R. 1128(E).—Whereas, a draft of certain rules further to amend rule 69 of the Contract Labour
(Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971, was published, as required by section 35 of the Contract Labour
(Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (37 of 1970) vide notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of
Labour and Employment, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, section 3, sub-section (i), vide
number G.S.R. 257 (E), dated, the 17th March, 2017, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be
affected thereby before the expiry of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette containing the
said notification were made available to the public;
And whereas, the copies of the Gazette in which the said notification was published was made available to the
public on the 17th March, 2017;
And whereas, no objections and suggestions were received from public on the said draft rules;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35 of the Contract Labour (Regulation and
Abolition) Act, 1970 (37 of 1970), the Central Government, hereby makes the following rules, further to amend the
Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971, namely:—
1. (1) These rules may be called the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Amendment Rules, 2017.
(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, for rule 69, the following rule shall be
substituted, namely:—¹Hkkx IIμ[k.M 3 (i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
“69. All wages shall be paid in current coin or currency notes or by cheque or by crediting the wages in the bank
account of the workman:
Provided that the appropriate Government may, by notification in the Official Gazette, specify the establishment
or class of establishments, the employer of which shall pay to every workman employed in such establishment or
class of establishments, the wages only by cheque or by crediting the wages in his bank account.”
[F. No. S-16011/12/2016-LW(A)]
RAJIT PUNHANI, Director-General (Labour Welfare) 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. 294(E), dated the 28th March, 2017.
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