Executive Summary:
This notification from the Ministry of Labour and Employment announces amendments to the Minimum Wages Central Rules, 1950. These amendments, called the Minimum Wages Central Amendment Rules, 2019, come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. A key change requires every employer to upload a unified annual return in Form III on the web portal of the Central Government in the Ministry of Labour and Employment by February 1st each year, providing specified information for the preceding year.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendments:**
* The document introduces the Minimum Wages Central Amendment Rules, 2019.
* These rules amend the Minimum Wages Central Rules, 1950.
* **Effective Date:**
* The rules come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
* **Rule 21 Amendment:**
* Subrule 4A of Rule 21 is substituted.
* Every employer must upload a unified annual return in Form III on the web portal of the Central Government in the Ministry of Labour and Employment by February 1st of each year.
* The return must contain information as specified for the preceding year.
* Inspectors may require production of accounts, books, registers, and other documents (electronic or otherwise) during inspections.
* "Electronic form" has the meaning defined in section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
* **Form III Amendment:**
* In Form III, "Rule 214A1" is replaced by "Rule 214A".
Impact Analysis:
* **Employers:**
* Impact: Required to upload unified annual return in Form III by February 1st each year. Must provide information as specified for the preceding year.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with the new subrule 4A of Rule 21 by preparing and uploading the unified annual return in Form III on the designated web portal by the stipulated deadline. Also, be prepared to produce requested documents during inspections.
Key Entities Referenced
Minimum Wages Act, 1948: This is the primary legislation being amended.
Minimum Wages Central Rules, 1950: The specific set of rules being amended.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The government ministry responsible for these rules.
New Delhi: The location where the notification was issued.
Central Government: The governing body enacting the rules.
Information Technology Act, 2000: Act referred for definition of electronic form.
Manish Kumar Gupta: Joint Secretary who signed the notification.
Official Gazette: The official publication where the rules are published.
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th January, 2019
G.S.R. 56 (E).— Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Minimum Wages (Central)
Rules, 1950, among other rules, were published as required by sub-section (1) of section 30 of the Minimum
Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948), in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, sub-section (i) vide
notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Labour and Employment number G.S.R. 413(E),
dated the 23rd April, 2018, inviting objections and suggestions from all persons likely to be affected thereby,
within a period of three months, from the date on which copies of Official Gazette containing the said
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And whereas copies of the said Official Gazette were made available to the general public on the 23rd
April, 2018;
And whereas the objections and suggestions received on the said draft rules from the public have been
considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30 of the said Act, the Central
Government hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950,
namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Minimum Wages (Central) Amendment Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950,-
(a) in rule 21, for sub-rule (4A), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely:-
‘(4A) Every employer shall, on or before the 1st day of February in each year, upload unified annual
return in Form III on the web portal of the Central Government in the Ministry of Labour and
Employment giving information as to the particulars specified in respect of the preceding year:
Provided that during inspection, the inspector may require the production of accounts, books,
registers and other documents maintained in electronic form or otherwise.
Explanation.- For the purposes of this sub-rule, the expression “electronic form” shall have the same
meaning as assigned to it in clause (r) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000 (21 of
2000).’;
(b) in Form III, for the word, figures, brackets and letter “Rule 21(4A)(1)”, the word, figures, brackets
and letter “Rule 21(4A)” shall be substituted.
[No. Z-20025/22/2018-LRC]
MANISH KUMAR GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Minimum Wages (Central) Rules, 1950 was published in the Gazette of India vide notification
number S.R.O. 776, dated the 14th October, 1950 and lastly amended vide notification number
G.S.R. 182(E) dated the 12th March, 2015.
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