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REGISTERED No.D.221

The Gazette of India

EXTRAORDINARY.

PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 83] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, AUGUST 28, 1962/BHADRA 6, 1884

MINISTRY OF LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT

(Directorate General of Employment & Training)

NOTIFICATIONS

New Delhi, the 27th August 1962

G.S.R. 1133.—In exercise of the powers conferred by clause (e) of Section 2 of the Apprentices Act, 1961 (52 of 1961), and after consultation with the Central Apprenticeship Council, the Central Government hereby specifies the following trades as designated Trades for the purposes of the Act, namely:—

Code number(s) of National

Trades

Classification of Occupations

Group No. I Machine-shop trades group—

1. Fitter 2. Turner 3. Machinist (Miller) 4. Machinist (Grinder) 5. Machinist (Shaper, Slotter and/or Planer) .

750.10, 750.15

751.10

751.30

751.55

751.20, 751.22. 751.26

Group No. 2 Foundry trades group—

770.70

734.10. 734.40

1. Pattern Maker 2. Moulder

Group No. 3 Metal working trades group—

733.10 754.00 756.00 756.20

1. Blacksmith 2. Sheet Metal Worker 3. Welder (Gas and Electric)

Group No. 4 Electrical trades group—

1. E l e c t r i c i an 2. L i n e m an . . . . . . .. 3. W i r e m an

760.10, 761.35 764.20 764.25

Group No. 5 Building and furniture trades group—

770.00, 770.10

1. Carpenter

. .

•The reference is to National Classification of Occupations adopted by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Directorate-General of Employment and Training.

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G.S.R, 1134.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of sec- tion 37 of the Apprentices Act, 19B1 (52 of 1961), and aiter consulting the Central Apprenticeship Council, the Central Government hereby makes the following rules, namely:—

1. Short title and commencement—(1) These rules may be called the Apprenticeship Rules, 1962.

(2) The;/ shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions.—In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,

(a) "Act" means the Apprentices Act, 1861 (52 of 1961). (b) "Full Term Apprentice" means an apprentice who is not a short-term

apprentice.

(c) "National Classification of Occupations" means the National Classifica- tion of Occupations adopted by the Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Directorate General of Employment and Training.

(d) "Registered Medical Practitioner" means a person whose name is entered in the register maintained under any law for the time being in force in any State regulating the registration of practitioners of medicine.

(e) "Schedule" means a Schedule to the rules. (f) "Short-term apprentice" means an apprentice who is undergoing train- ing in a designated trade for a period of six months after having undergone institutional training for 18 months in an Industrial Training Institute/Centre recognised by the National Council and passed the trade test conducted by that Council.

(g) "Standard Industrial Classification" means the Standard Industrial Classification adopted by th° Government of India, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Directorate General of Employment and Training.

3. Standards of Education.—A person shall be eligible for being engaged as an apprentice if he satisfies the minimum educational qualifications prescribed in Schedule I.

4. Standards of physical fitness.—A person shall be eligible for being engaged as an apprentice if he satisfies the minimum standards of physical fitness pres- cribed in Schedule II.

5. Period of Apprenticeship Training.—(1) The period of apprenticeship train- Ing in the case of apprentices referred to in clause (b) of section 6 of the Act shall be as follows:—

Period of Training

Trades Code number(s) of National

Classification of Occupations

Group No. 1 Machine-shop trades group—

Three yrs. Three yrs. Three yrs. Three yrs.

750-TO, 750-15

751-10

751-30

751-55

1. Fitter 2, Turner 3. Machinist (Miller) . 4. Machinist (Grinder) 5. Machinist (Shaper, Slolter and/or Planer) . . ..

751-20, 751-22,751-26

Three yrs.

Group No. 2 Foundry trades group—

1. P a t t er M a k er 2. M o u l d er . . . ..

Three yrs. Three yrs.

770-70

734-10, 734-40

Group No. 3 Metal Working trades group—

1. B l a c k s m i th . . .. 2. S h e et M e t al W o r k er 3. W e l d er ( G as & Electric) .

733-TO

754-00

756-10, 756-20

Three yrs. Three yrs. Three yrs.

Trades

Code numbers') of National

Period of Training

Classification of Occupations

Group No. 4 Electrical trade* group

—

1.  Electrician                    .  760-10,  761-35                   Three yrs.
2.  Lineman                        .  764-20                            Three yrs.
3.  Wireman                        •  764-25                            Three yrs.

trades group—

Group No. 5 Building and furniture

1. Carpenter

. 770-00, 770-10

Three yrs.

(2) Where an apprentice ig unable to complete the full apprenticeship course within the period prescribed in sub-rule (1) or to take the final test owing to illness or oilier circumstances beyond his control, the establishment concerned shall have the power to extend the period of his apprcnticaship until the next test is held. Similar extension of the period of training may also be allowed in the case of those apprentices who, having completed the course, fail in the final teat. An apprentice who fails in the second test shall not be allowed any exten- sion of the period of training.

6. Compensation for termination of apprenticeship.—Wh.-re the contract of apprenticeship is terminated through failure on the part of an employer to carry out Lhe terms and conditions of the contruct, he shall be liable to pay to the apprentice compensation in accordance with the following rates: (1) For termination within a period of 12 months from

the date of joining apprenticeship. Rs. 300

(2) F01 termination after the expiry of 12 months but

before the expiry of 24 months. Rs. 400 (3) For termination after the expiry of 24 months. Rs. 500

7. Payment of stipend to apprentices.— (1) The minimum rate of stipend payable to an apprentice shall be as follows:—

During the first year of training Rs. 25 p.m. During the second year of training Rs. 50 p.m. During the third year of training Rs. 60 p.m.

Provided that in the case of apprentices referred to in clause fa) of section 6 nf Lhe Act, the period of training already undergone by them in a school or other institution recognised by the National Council, shall b.? taken into account for the purpose of determining the rate of stipend payable.

(2) The stipend for a particular month shall be paid by the 10th day of the following month.

(3) No deduction shall be mado from the stipend tor the period during which an apprentice remains on casual or medical leave. Stipend shall however, not be paid for the period for which an apprentice remains on extraordinary leave.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in this rule; where an establishment has a system of deferred payment wh rcby only a portion of the stipend is paid to the apprentice every month and the balance is paid to the apprentice on the completion of the training, such establishment shall be free to continue such system provided that the minimum amount paid to the apprentice every month shall not bo less than the monthly stipend prescribed under these rules and no deduction is made from the said accumulated amount on any account. Establish- ments which do not already have such a system shall be free to institute a system on tbtt same conditions.

8. Weekly and daily hours of work.— (1) The -weekly and daily hours of work of an apprentice while undergoing practical training shall not exceed the fol- lowing:—

(a) Daily Not more than eight hours (including the time spent on

Related Instruction).

(b) Weekly Not less than 40 hour:; but not more than 45 hours (includ-

ing the time spent on Related Instruction).

(2) No trainee shall be ensaged on such training between the hours of 10 P.M. arid 6 A.M. except with the prior approval of the Apprenticeship Adviser who shall give his approval if he is satisfied that it is in the interest of the training of the apprentice or in public Interest.

9. Grant of leave to apprentices,—(1) There shall be three kinds of leave admissible to apprentices (a) Casual leave, (b) Medical leave and (c) Extraordi- nary leave.

(2) (1) Casual leave shall be admissible for a maximum period of 12 days

in a year.

(.ii) Any holidays intervening during the period of casual leave shall not be counted for the purpose of the limit of 12 days.

(ill) Casual leave not used during any year shall stand lapsed at the end of the year.

(3) (i) Medical leave upto 15 days for each year of training may be granted to the apprentice who is unable to attend duty owing to ill- ness. The unused leave will be allowed to accumulate upto a maxi- mum of 40 days.

(ii) Any holidays intervening during the period of medical leave shall be treated as medical l^ave and accounted for in the limits prescribed under clause (i).

(iii) The employer may call upon the apprentice to produce a medical, certificate from a registered medical practitioner in support of his medical leave. A medical certificate snail, however, be necessary if the leave exceeds 6 days,

i,iv) It shall be open to the employer to arrange a special medical examina- tion of an apprentice if he ha/ reason to believe that the apprentice is not reallv ill or the illness is not of such a nature as to prevent his attendance.

(4) Except in case of extreme urgency applications for all such leave, except medical leave, should be made to the appropriate authorily and sanction obtained before the leave is taken.

(5) Casual leave shall not by combined with medical leave. If casual leave- is preceded or followed by medical leave, the entire leave taken shall be treated either as medical or casual leave, provided that it shall not be allowed to exceed the maximum period prescribed in respect of medical or casual leave, as the case may be,

(6) Extraordinary leave upto a maximum of 10 days in a year may be granted to the apprentice, after he has taken the entire casual or medical leave, if the employer is satisfied wih thi grounds on which the leave is applied for.

Full-term apprentices—

10. Records and Returns.—(1) As soon as a full-term apprentice joins an establishment, an Index Card (envelope) in the Form App-1 (given in Schedule-* III) shall be prepared in quadruplicate and his personal details entered on it. The employer will retain one copy and distribute the remaining three to the fol- lowing, within a period of fifteen days of the date of registration of the contract of apprenticeship:

(i) the Central Apprenticeship Adviser, (ii) the State Apprenticeship Adviser of the State in which the establish-

" ment is located, and

(iii) the Head of the Institute where the apprentice will undergo Related Instruction.

(2) The details relating to 'Workshop Calculations', 'Engineering Drawing', 'Trade Theory', 'Social Studies' and 'Attendance' for Related Instruction in Form App-I (Record of Training and Instruction) shall be entered periodically by the* establishment on the basis of quarterly reports which will bo furnished by the authority imparting Related Instruction".

(3) In addition to recording the grading in 'practical work' in the appropriate column of Form App-I, a separate record of operations based on the syllabuses approved by the Central Apprenticeship Council and actually performed by the apprentice during each quarter, shall be maintained in Form App-1 (a) (given in schedule III). This form shall be kept inside Form App-1.

(4) In those cases where the basic training is giv:n to the apprentice at an institute set up by the Government, quarterly reports (during the period of such training) giving the required information will be furnished to th.¹ establish- ment by the Head of the Institute concerned for recording on Forms App-1 and App-l(a).

(5) At the end of each quarter every establishment shall send to the persons mentioned in pub-rule (I) a report in Form App-2 (given in Schedule III) in respect of full-term apprentice.;. A copy of the r levant quarterly report in re- gard to Related Instruction received from the Institution imparting such instruc- tion to these apprentices shall be attached to the Roport in Form App-2.

(6) The quarterly reports in Form App-2 shall be sent according to the fol- lowing schedule:—

Report for quarter ending

Date by which to be sent

March June September December

15th April 15th July 15th October 15th January

Short-term apprentices—

(7) As sonn as a short-term apprentice joins an establishment an Index Card App-3 (given in Schedule III) shall b.' prepared in quadruplicate and his personal details entered on it. The employer will retain one copy and distribute the remaining three to the following within a period of fifteen days of the date of registration of the contract of apprenticeship:—

(i) the Central Apprenticeship Adviser, (ii) the State Apprenticeship Adviser, and (iii) the Head of the Industrial Training Institute where he completed his institutional training.

(8) The details relating to 'Nature of work done', 'General assessment of work and conduct' and 'Number of days of unauthorised absence' in Form App-3 shall be completed every month, Based on th^ entries recorded from time to time in this form, the employer shall, within fifteen days of the completion of the training of the apprentice, send to th? persons mentioned In sub-rule (7) a report in Form App-4 (given in schedule III).

'

(9) Every employer shall maintain a register of attendance for the apprenti- ces (full-t:rm and short-term) undergoing apprenticeship training in his estab- lishment. Action taken for irregular and unauthorised absence shall be recorded in this register at the end of each month.

SCHEDULII I

(See RULE 3)

Minimum Educational Qua

lificatlons

SI. No. Designated Trade

Essential

Desirable

1 Electrician . . •

Should have had Science ae

one of the subjects.

Should gave passed the Matriculation or an equivalent Examination or passed X class which is one class below the Higher Secondary Exa- minntion.

2 Fitter 3 Turner . . .. 4 Machinist (Miller) . 5 Machinist ('Grinder) . 6 Machinist (Shapcr, Blotter

and/or planer)

(I) Should have passed the Matriculation or an equi- valent Examination of the X Class which is one class below the Higher Secon- dary examination.

Should have studied upto two standards below the Matriculation Examina- tion or equivalent or three standards below the High- er Secondary Examina- tion.

7 Lineman 8 Wircman

J

(I'O Should have had science as one of the subjects.

Minimum Educational Qualifications

Designated Trade

si. No.

fisscnlial Desirable

9 10

• "I . .

il 12

Blacksmith pHtlern Mukcr . Moulder . Sheet Metal Workei . Carpenter Welder (Gas & Electric)

14

Should have studied upto two standards below the Matriculation or equi- valent examination or three standards below the Higher Secondary Exa- mination.

SCHEDULE II

(See RULE 4)

Standards 0/ physical fitness -for training,

(1) A candidate should be free from evidence of any contagious or infectious disease. He should not be suffering from any disease which is likely to be aggra- vated by service or is likely to render him unfit for service or to endanger the health of the public, He should also be free from evidence of tuberculosis in any form active or healed.

(2) Height, Weight and Chest

Candidates should satisfy the minimum standards as given below: — Height 150 Centimeters; Weight 45 Kilograms; Chest Expansion should not be less than 5 Centimeters irrespective of size of chest.

(3) Eyes

There should be no evidence of any morbid condition of cither eye or of the lids of eithor eye which' may be liable to risk of aggravation or recurrence.

STANDARD OF VISION

(A) Visual acuity The minimum standard of visual acuity for all trades shall be:

6/18 in each eye or 6/12 in one eye and 6/24 in the other eye without glas- ses or 6/9 with glasses in both eyes.

Candidates with vision in one eye only shall be rejected.

(B) Colour Vision—not required

(4) Ears

Hearing must be good in both ears and there should be no sign of suppura- tive disease. No hearing aid shall be permitted.

(5) Skin

There should be no evidence of acute or chronic skin disease or chronic ulceration.

(6) Speech

Speech should preferably be without impediment.

(7) Alimentary system

1. Candidates should have sufficient number of natural teeth (In healthy state) for mastication.

2. Spleen should not be palpably enlarged and there should be no evidence of tenderness in the splenic area.

3. Liver should not bo palpable or tender. 4. There should be no oral sepsis. 5. There should be no sugar in urine. 6. Candidates should not be sullering from haemorrhoids, fissures In and fistuse anal hernia or bubonocele or ischio-rectal abscess or hydrocele,

(U) Cardio Vascular System

1. Hlood pleasure should not exceed 85 diastolic and 140 systolic. 2. Candidates with low blood pressure (i.e. systolic below 100) should be

rejected.

3. There should be no sign of any cardio-vascular disease.

(9) Respiratory System

Candidates should be free from all diseases of respiratory system. There should be no deformity of chest which may cause impediment to breathing,

(10) Genito Urinary System

There should be no evidence of genito-urinary disease or any abnormality.

(11) Skeletal System

1, The function of all limbs should be within normal limits. 2, There should be no evidence of serious deformity of the spinal column or

of the extremities.

(12) Nervous System

There should be no evidence of any disease of nervous system or of any mental disease.

(13) Glandular System

There should be no evidence of tuberculosis ov other disease of the glan- dular system including the endocrine glands.

SCHEDULE III

(See RULE IO)

ENVELOPE (Front side)

FORM APP—i

Personal Details

Name and address of establishment

Nature of Industry & Standard Industrial

Classification Code No. (Minor)

Date of commence-

Designated Trade

Photo of appren- tice.

Registration No. and date of contract of apprentice-

ment of training

ship.

Passport size.

Name and address of Name and address of guardian

apprentice

Date/year of birth

Educational qualifications at entry

Date Remarks

Examination

passed

Name of school/ Institute

Period of training

Details of previous training and/or ex- perience and any other special quali- fications.

Date of completion of

training

Stipend to he paid

ist year 2nd year 3rd year

1

(Back side)

Record of Training and Instruction

Number of Quarter.

I ² 3 4 5 ⁶ 7 ⁸ 9 ¹⁰ II ¹²

Workshop Calculations .

Engineering Drawing

Trade Theory

Social Studies

actical work

u Related Instruction

Practical Work

1

Initials of officer incharge

of training

Initials of Apprentice

•The grading in each column should be indicated by putting 'G'

for 'Good', 'S' for ^Satisfactory' and ' I' for 'Indifferent'. Any special remarks.

FOIIM APP—2

Report for the quarter ending

Name and address of the establishment Total number of workers Nature of Industry Name of M.imujcr'Director Nature of product Name of the Officer inchnrgc of training

PART I

SI. No. Designated Trade

Number of skilled workers

Remarks

Number of workers other than unskilled workers

No. of appren- tices imdcr training in the designated trade

6

4

5

3

PART II

S. Nos, (Tv, of

Remarks

Desig- nated

SI. No.

Name of apprentice

trade

Grading in prac- tical

Atten- dance in practio'l work

work

Registration No. and date of contract of apprentice- ship

operations performed during the quarter (List of operations appended to the syllabus)

8

6

1

3

Section I—Apprentices who joined during the quarter

Section II—Apprentices who completed training or whose services were terminated

during the quarter

Section III—Apprentices who continued their training throughout the quarter

Signature of employer

Date

@ Information in this column should be given from Form App-1 (a) maintained

for each apprentice.

Note: A copv of the quarterly report on related instruction received from the Institute/School Imparting related Instruction should be attached to this report.

I'OHM Apr—3

Personal Detaile

Name and Address of Establishment

Nature of Industry & Starwtod Industrial Classification Code No. (Minor)

Designated

Trade

Date of commence-

ment of training

Registration No. and date of contract of apprenticeship

Name and address of

apprentice

Name and address of guardian

Nome of the Industrial Training Institute in which trained and dale of Trade Test conducted by National

Council

Record of Training

Date of completion of training

Signature of officer incharge of training

FORM APP—4

Mame and address of establishment

The apprentices whose names are noted below have completed their short-term apprentice-

ship training:—

Remarks SI. No.

Name of apprentice

Date of comple- tion of training

Registration No. and date of con- tract of apprentice-

No. of days of unau- thorised absence

ship

Nature of work done during the period of training

GenerHl assessment of work and con- duct dur- ing the period of training

1

8

6

7

3

4

5

Signature of Employer

Date

[NO. 107(2)/82-EC.]

ORDER

New Delhi, the 27th August 1962

G.S.R. 1135.—In pursuance of sub-section (1) of section 8 of the Apprentices Aut, 1961 (52 of 1961), the Central Government, after consulting the Central Apprenticeship Council, hereby notifies that for each of th6 designated trades

r,cted below, the ratio of apprentices to workers other than unskilled workers In that trade, shall be as indicated in column 4:

Designated trade

Ratio SI. No.

CiKk numbcr(s) of National CUssifio ltion of Occupations

Appren- Workers

tices other than unskilled workers

i

2

3

4

l 2

3

A

1 : 7 1 : 7 1 : 7 1 : 7

750-10, 750-15

751-10

75i-3o

751-55

Fitter Turner . Machinist (Miller) . Machinist (Grinder) Machinist (Shaper, Slotter and/o r

5

Planer)

6

g

1 : 7 1 : 7 1 ; 7 1 : 7 • /

Q T

10 II

12

Pattern Maker Moulder Blacksmith Sheet Metal Worker Welder (Gas & Electric") Electrician Lineman Wircman Carpenter

751 20, 751-22, 751-26 77070 734- 10, 734'JO 73V 10 7S4." 00 756-TO, 756-ZO 760-10, 7 6 ^ 35 764-7.0 764-25 770-00, 770- IO

1 : 71 : 7 1 : 7 1 : 7 1 : 7 1 : 7 13 14

Where, In calculating the number 01 apprentices in accordance with the ratio Indicated above, there are odd numbers of workers leading to fractions of an apprentice, the following basis shall be adopted:

(i) where the number of workers is three or less, they shall be disregarded.

and

(11) where the number of workers is four or more, one apprentice shall be

engaged.

[No. 81(l)/fl2-ES.l

S. ABDUL QADIR, Jt. Secy

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