GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
Chandigarh Administration Gazette
Pub lishe d b y Authority
No. 92] CHANDIGARH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 26, 2024 (ASADHA 05, 1946 SAKA)
CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE
WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Notification
The 14th June, 2024
No. SW2/RPD/Rules-2018/2024/3521.—In continuation to earlier notification No. SW2/ RPD / Rules / 2018/4426, dated 16.08.2018 the partial modification in the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2018 is made as under and will be effective from 12.06.2024 :-
| Section | Existing | Amendment |
| 34 | Qualification for appointment of State Commissioner. (c) he has not attained the age of sixty years as on 1st January of the year of recruitment. (other content of the para will remain same) | ( c) he has not attained the age of sixty five years as on 1st January of the year of recruitment. |
| 36 | Term of the State Commissioner. (1) The terms of office of the State Commissioner shall be for a period of three years and may be extended for a period of another two years or till he attains the age of sixty years, whichever is earlier. (2) A person may serve as State Commissioner has not attained the age of sixty years. (upper age) | The terms of office of the State Commissioner shall be for a period of three years and may be extended for a period of another two years or till he attains the age of sixty five years, whichever is earlier. A person may serve as State Commissioner has not attained the age of sixty five years. (upper age) |
| 37 | Salary and allowances of the Commissioner (1) The term of office of the Commissioner shall be entitled for the salary and allowances as admissible to a Secretary to the Chandigarh Administration. (other content of the para will remain same) | Honorarium shall be Rs. 75,000/- (Rupees Seventy Five Thousand Only) per month. Allowances i) House rent- Re-imbursement of actual rent not exceeding Rs. 50,000/-(Rupees Fifty Thousand only) per month shall be for private accommodation hired by the Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities. ii) Telephone Facility- Telephone facility may be provided at the office as well as at residence along with one cell phone. iii) Medical Facilities:- The Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities may be given medical facilities as admissible to the Govt. employees. |
| 38 | Other terms and conditions of services of the State Commissioner. (1) The Commissioner shall be entitled to such leave as is admissible to a Government servant under the Punjab Civil Service (Leave) Rules, 1972. (2) The Chief Commissioner and the Commissioner shall be entitled to such leave travel concession as is admissible to a Group "A" officer under the Punjab Civil Services (Leave Travel Concession) Rules, 1988. (3) The Commissioner shall be entitled to such medical benefits as is admissible to a Group "A" officer under the Punjab Government Health Scheme. | (1) This point may be deleted. ( 2) This point may be deleted. ( 3) This point may be deleted. |
NITIN KUMAR YADAV, Secretary Social Welfare Women and Child Development Chandigarh Administration.
CHD. ADMN GAZ. JUNE 26, 2024 (ASAR. 05, 1946 SAKA) 1759CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
LABOUR DEPARTMENT
Notification
The 25th June, 2024
Memo No. 12/2/149-HII(2)/2024/9789.—In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 28 of the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958 (Punjab Act No. 15 of 1958) as applicable to the Union Territory, Chandigarh and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Administrator, Union Territory, Chandigarh is pleased to exempt all shops and commercial establishments registered under this Act in the Union Territory, Chandigarh from the operation of provisions of Section 9, Sub-Section-(1) of Section 10 and section 30 of the said Act subject to the following conditions :-
1. That the order of exemption shall come into force from the date of its publication in official Gazette and will remain applicable, unless it is revoked.
2. That all the Shops and Commercial Establishments registered under this Act in the Union Territory, Chandigarh are permitted to keep open on all 365 days and operate 24 hours.
3. The Shops and Commercial Establishments shall be responsible for compliance of provisions of the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishment Act, 1958 (as applicable to UT of Chandigarh).
4. This exemption shall remain in operation with regard to Section 9, 10(1) and 30 from the date of notification in official Gazette of Chandigarh Administration for 01 year.
5. Every employee working in the said shops and establishments shall be given one day rest in a week without making any deduction from his/her wages on account thereof and list of the time table of such holidays for a month shall be placed on the notice board in advance.
6. Every employee shall be given a rest period of at least half an hour after 5 hours of continuous work.
7. No employee shall be required to work for more than 9 hours in day or 48 hours in a week.
8. If any shop or establishment remains open after 10.00 pm on any day, adequate safety and security arrangements shall be ensured for all employees and visitors by the management.
9. That the female employees shall be provided separate locker, security and rest rooms at the work place.
10. The female employees will not be allowed to work after 8.00 P.M. and in case the female employees are allowed to work after 08.00 P.M, their written consent in this regard shall be taken and adequate safety and security arrangements of female employees shall be made during working hours. It shall also be ensured that such female employees reach their homes safely after their work is over.
11. Following conditions shall be ensured by employer/management in case of female employees :-
i) The employer/management will ensure protection for women from Sexual Harassment at work place in terms of the direction of the Hon'ble Supreme Court in the case of Vishaka & Others Vs. State of Rajasthan vide judgment dated 13.08.1997 (AIR 1997 Supreme Court- 3011).
1760 CHD. ADMN GAZ JUNE 26, 2024 (ASAR. 05, 1945 SAKA)ii) The management will provide adequate security and proper transport facility to the women workers including women employees of contractors during the evening/night shifts.
iii) In case the management is not directly providing transport facility or security to the employees recruited by it and proposes to provide the transport facility or security through service providers then the Management shall execute the Security and Transport Facility contract with a registered/Licensed Security Agency which is complying with all the legal formalities.
iv) The Management will ensure that women employees will board the vehicle in the presence of security guard on duty.
v) The Management will ensure that the Security In-charge/Management have maintained the Boarding Register or computerized record consisting of the Date, Name of the Model & Manufacturer of the Vehicle, Vehicle Registration No., Name of the Driver, Address of the Driver, Phone/Contact No. of the Driver and Time of Pickup of women employees from the residence to establishment and vice versa.
vi) The Management will ensure that the Attendance Register of the security guard is maintained by the security in-charge/management.
vii) The Management will also ensure that the transport vehicle in-charge/security in- charge/management maintains a movement register.
viii) No employer of any shop or establishment shall knowingly employ a woman and no women shall be engaged in the employment in any establishment during six weeks following the day of her confinement or miscarriage.
ix) The Management will ensure that the vehicle does not have black or tinted glasses and also ensure that there are no curtains in the vehicle and occupants of vehicle are clearly visible from all sides.
x) The Management will ensure that emergency call nos. are prominently displayed inside the vehicle. The Management will also ensure that the driver will not pick up any women employee first for work place and will not drop her last at home/her accommodation.
xi) The Management will ensure that the driver leaves the dropping point only after the women employee enters into her accommodation.
xii) The Management will ensure that there is an annual self-defence workshop/training for women employees.
xiii) In the night shift, minimum of five women employees shall be employed.
xiv) The Manager of such shops and establishments will be required to abide by the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Work place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 as amended from time to time.
xv) Such other conditions as may be specified in this regard by the labour Department from time to time.
12. The provisions of the Child and Adolescent Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986, as amended from time to time, shall be implemented in the establishment.
13. The employees shall be provided all the facilities mentioned in the relevant Labour Laws.
14. The spread over of an employee shall not exceed 10 hours in a day inclusive of interval for rest.
15. Employee shall be given national and festival holidays with wages.
CHD. ADMN GAZ. JUNE 26, 2024 (ASAR. 05, 1946 SAKA) 176116. The wages including overtime wages of the employees shall be credited to their saving bank accounts. It is also provided that :-
i) The total number of overtime hours worked by an employee does not exceed fifty within a period of (anyone quarter); and
ii) The person employed overtime shall be paid remuneration at twice the rate of his normal wages calculated by the hour.
17. In addition to these terms and conditions all the provisions of Act and other relevant laws shall be applicable to such shops and establishments.
18. The Management will be responsible to maintain all records pertaining to workers as described under the Act,
19. The CCTV Camera with minimum 15 days recording backup shall be installed on the Shop/Commercial Establishment premises for the safety purpose.
20. An Emergency Alarm provision to counter any emergent situation will be made.
21. Any other conditions as may be specified in this regard by the Labour Department, U.T., Chandigarh from time to time.
22. In case of violation of any of the above terms and conditions, or any other provision of the Act, the exemption shall be cancelled after giving a due opportunity of being heard by the Competent Authority.
Note: Based on the situation, the directions given under the Disaster Management Act,
2005, Epidemic Diseases Act, 1897 and Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023 shall
override the Punjab Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958.
Chandigarh : Administrator, Dated the 25th June, 2024. Union Territory, Chandigarh.
1762 CHD. ADMN GAZ JUNE 26, 2024 (ASAR. 05, 1945 SAKA)CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WELFARE, WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Notification
The 25th June, 2024
No. SW3/SCPCR/2024/3771.—In continuation to this office Notification No. SW3/SCPCR/ 2021 / 1938-1945 dated 26.03.2021 and in exercise of the powers conferred under section 17 sub section (2)(b) of the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights Act, 2005, the Administrator, Union Territory of Chandigarh is pleased to appoint Sh. Rajneesh Kumar S/o Sh. Chuni Lal Sharma, H.No. 2686, Sector 21 (Part-III), Panchkula, Haryana as Non-Official Member of the Chandigarh Commission for Protection of Child Rights.
The term of the Non-Official Member shall be for a period of three years from the date of the notification.
ADVISER TO THE ADMINISTRATOR, Dated : 25.06.2024. CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION.
CHD. ADMN GAZ. JUNE 26, 2024 (ASAR. 05, 1946 SAKA) 1763CHANGE OF NAME
I, Shamim, D/o Samuel Daniel, R/o # 141/14, Khudda Jassu, UT, Chandigarh, have changed my name from Shamim to Shamim Daniel.
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I, Sandhya, W/o Surinder Sharma, House No. 399, Sector 15-A, Chandigarh, have changed my name from Sandhya to Kamlesh Rani.
[888-1]
I, Raj Bala, W/o Illam Singh, R/o # 726/40, Bapu Dham, Sector 26, Chandigarh, have changed my name to Bala.
[889-1]
I, Mohammad Yusuf, S/o Mahboob Ahmed, R/o # 452, New Indira Colony, Manimajra, Chandigarh. I have changed my name from Mohammad Yusuf to Mohammad Yusuf Julaha.
[890-1]
I, Sushil Kumar, S/o Kasturi Lal Wadhwa, # 3452, Sector 38-D, Chandigarh, have changed my name to Sushil Kumar Wadhwa.
[891-1]
I, VAS Narayan alias Vas Narain, S/o Ram Vriksha Paswan, R/o # 2537, Mauli Jagran Colony, Chandigarh, have changed my name to Bansh Narayan Paswan.
[892-1]
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