Executive Summary:
This notification announces amendments to the Payment of Wages Railways Rules, 1938. These amendments, called the Payment of Wages Railways Amendment Rules, 2019, mandate that employers upload a unified annual return in Form III on the Central Government's web portal by February 1st of each year. These rules will come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
Amendments to Payment of Wages Railways Rules:
* The rules are called the Payment of Wages Railways Amendment Rules, 2019.
* The rules come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Annual Return Requirement:
* 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.
* The return must be uploaded on or before the 1st day of February each year.
* The return must contain information related to the preceding year.
* Inspectors may require the production of accounts, books, registers, and other documents maintained in electronic form or otherwise during inspection.
* The expression "electronic form" has the same meaning as in clause (r) of section 2 of the Information Technology Act, 2000.
Impact Analysis:
Employers:
* Impact: Employers are now required to submit unified annual returns electronically.
* Action Required: Upload the unified annual return in Form III on or before February 1st of each year, and be prepared to produce relevant documents during inspections.
Inspectors:
* Impact: Inspectors are granted the authority to request documents in electronic or other formats during inspections.
* Action Required: Conduct inspections and request relevant documentation as needed.
Central Government/Ministry of Labour and Employment:
* Impact: The ministry is responsible for maintaining the web portal for annual return submissions and processing the received data.
* Action Required: Maintain and update the web portal for employers to submit their annual returns.
Key Entities Referenced
Payment of Wages Act, 1936: An Indian law concerning the regulation of payment of wages to certain classes of employed persons.
Payment of Wages Railways Rules, 1938: Rules established in 1938 related to the Payment of Wages Act, specifically for railways.
Ministry of Labour and Employment: The Indian government ministry responsible for labour and employment policies.
Payment of Wages Railways Amendment Rules, 2019: Amendments made in 2019 to the Payment of Wages Railways Rules, 1938.
New Delhi: The location of the notification and the place where the Ministry of Labour and Employment is located.
Information Technology Act, 2000: An Act of the Indian Parliament to provide legal recognition for transactions carried out by means of electronic data interchange and other means of electronic communication, commonly referred to as 'electronic commerce'.
Manish Kumar Gupta: Joint Secretary in the Government of India.
Mayapuri, New Delhi: Location of the Government of India Press.
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MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 29th January, 2019
G.S.R.54(E).—Whereas a draft of certain rules further to amend the Payment of Wages (Railways) Rules, 1938,
among other rules, were published as required by sub-section (5) of section 26 of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of
1936), 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 notification were made available to the public;
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 26 of the said Act, the Central Government
hereby makes the following rules further to amend the Payment of Wages (Railways) Rules, 1938, namely:-
1. (1) These rules may be called the Payment of Wages (Railways) Amendment Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Payment of Wages (Railways) Rules, 1938, for rule 17, the following rule shall be substituted, namely:-
‘17. Annual return.- 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 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).’.
[F. No. Z-20025/20/2018-LRC]
MANISH KUMAR GUPTA, Jt. Secy.
Note: The Payment of Wages (Railways) Rules, 1938 was published in the Gazette of India vide notification number
L.3070 (1), dated the 5th May, 1938 and lastly amended vide notification number G.S.R. 353(E), dated the
1st May, 2015.
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