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GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA

NO: LD 290 LET 2025

Karnataka Government Secretariat,

Vikasa Soudha,

Dr.B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi,

Bangalore, dated:15/10/2025.

NOTIFICATION

The draft of the The Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security

and welfare) Bill, 2025 to provide for right to decent conditions of work,

social security and welfare of domestic workers in the state of

Karnataka and for matters connected there with or incidental thereto

is hereby published for the information of all the persons likely to be

affected thereby and notice is hereby given that the said draft will be

taken into consideration after the expiry of thirty days from the date of

its publication in the Official Gazette.

Any objection or suggestion which may be received by the State

Government from any person with respect to the said draft before the

expiry of the period specified above will be considered by the State

Government. Objections and suggestions may be addressed to the

Secretary to Government, Labour Department, Vikasa Soudha, Dr.

B.R. Ambedkar Veedhi, Bengaluru.

DRAFT BILL

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement:- (1) This Act may be

called The Karnataka Domestic Workers (Social Security and

welfare) Act, 2025.

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(2) It extends to all areas covered under the metropolitan and

municipal councils notified in the state of Karnataka.

(3) It applies to recruitment agencies and other service providers

including platforms based out of Karnataka and who provides

domestic and other care workers within the state.

(4) It shall not apply to domestic workers migrating out of

Karnataka to any other state seeking employment.

(3) It shall come in to force from the date notified by the government

in the official gazette.

2. Definitions.-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) “Appropriate Government” means the state government for the

purposes of this Act.

(b) ‘Beneficiaries” means every domestic worker registered/renewed

their registration as a beneficiary under section 13 of this Act.

Welfare Board established under section 11 of the Act;

(d) “Child” means a person who has not completed fourteenth years of

age.

(e) “Domestic work” means work performed by a domestic worker

either for a single household or multiple households involving one

or more employer or agency.

(f) “Domestic worker” means a person employed to do domestic work,

either directly or indirectly or through a contract or a digital

platform, whether part-time or full-time or as a replacement

worker, for remuneration for one or more employers by staying at

the household premises or otherwise and includes casual,

temporary, piece meal, gig work and includes migrant workers.

(g) “Discrimination” means any form of differential treatment on the

bases of caste, creed, race, region, religion, language, colour, sex,

disabilities, nature of work or age at the place of work.

(h) “Dispute” means any dispute or difference between employer(s) and

employer(s), or between employer(s) and domestic worker(s), or

between domestic worker(s) and domestic worker(s) or between

service provider or employer, or service provider or service provider,

or service provider or domestic worker(s) which is connected with

the employment or non-employment or the terms of employment

or contribution of the welfare fee or with the conditions of work

under this Act.

(i) “Employer” means any person who engages the domestic

workers to do any work whether part-time or full-time or live-

in or otherwise directly or through a recruitment agency or

through a Platform and includes:

i. The head of the household or any person who has an ultimate

control over the affairs of the household;

ii. Any person to whom such control has been temporarily or

permanently entrusted;

iii. Any other person who has attained the age of majority and

residing in the same household permanently or temporarily,

as a family member or otherwise.

(j) “Employment Agreement” means an agreement that lays down

terms and conditions of employment, non-employment and

conditions of work between the employer and domestic workers.

(k) “Family” means;

(i) in the case of a male member, his wife, children whether married

or unmarried, dependent parents and the widow and children of a

deceased son of the member; and

(ii) in the case of a female member, her husband, children,

dependent parents and the widow and children of a deceased son

of the member;

(l) “Forced labour” means compelling a person to offer his/her

services as a domestic worker against his/her will.

(m) “Full-time worker” means a person who is employed as a domestic

worker in a single household for working hours as may be

prescribed.

(n) “Fund” means the Karnataka Domestic Workers Social Security

and Welfare Fund established under the scheme;

(o) “Live-in domestic worker” means a domestic worker employed to

perform domestic work by residing in the employer’s premises that

includes an out-house, servant quarters or similar space owned or

rented by the employer that may or may not be adjacent to the

concerned household.

(p) “Metropolitan areas” means a compact area having a population of

forty lakhs or more comprised in one or more districts.

(q) “Notification” means a notification published in the official gazette.

(r) “Part-time worker” means a person who is employed as a domestic

worker for less than prescribed daily working hours of that of a

full-time worker, whether or not employed in a single or multiple

households.

(s) “Prescribed” means rules prescribed under the act by the state

government in the official gazette.

(t) “Replacement worker” means a domestic worker hired, directly or

indirectly, as a replacement of the main worker for a short period

of time on a temporary basis.

(u) “Service provider” means any voluntary associations, workers’

cooperatives or

societies,

placement agency,

company

individual, registered under any law for the time being in force,

espousing the cause of domestic workers and/or engaging them in

employment with the employer, whether or not for financial benefit.

Explanation:

‘Placement

Agency”

means

any

agency/bureau/contractor or persons registered under this Act,

which provides/engages in employment of domestic workers or

which facilities the placement of domestic worker for prospective

employers and includes such agency or person offering services

through any print, electronic, digital platforms or in any other

forms of communication.

(v) “State Advisory Committee” means an advisory committee

constituted by the state government under section 14 of this Act.

(w) “State Board” means the Karnataka State Domestic Workers

Social Security and Welfare Board as established under section 11

of this Act.

(x) “Unique Identification Number” means The State Board shall give

to every beneficiary a unique identification number.

(y) “Workplace” means any household such as house, bungalow, flat,

villa, farm house, guest house or such other similar work premises

or a place where a domestic worker works.

(z) “Wages” means all remuneration which are earned by a domestic

worker while on duty or on leave in accordance with the terms and

conditions of his/her employment and which are pad or are

payable to him/her through cash or via bank transfer and includes

dearness allowance and welfare fee contribution but does not

include any bonus, rent allowance, overtime wages and any other

allowance.

3. Prohibition of employment of domestic worker without

agreement.-

(1) No domestic worker shall be employed without an agreement in

writing entered into between the employer and the worker.

(2) Such an agreement shall follow the minimum labour standards

laid down in the model employment agreement prescribed under

the rules.

(3) The model employment agreement shall specify the name and other

particulars, nature of work assigned to the worker, hours of work,

wages and other benefits to which the worker is entitled, including

the welfare fee and other contributions.

CHAPTER II

REGISTRATION

4. Registration of Domestic workers, Employers and Service

providers.-

1. Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being

in force, all domestic workers employed within the state of

Karnataka shall be registered as beneficiaries in the prescribed

format.

2. Every application for registration as beneficiaries shall be made to

the concerned authorities or agencies which shall be notified by the

state government.

3. Every application for registration as beneficiaries shall be

accompanied by such documents together with such fee as may be

prescribed in the digital portal so provided.

4. If the authority or agencies under sub-section 2 is satisfied that the

application is complete in all respects, it shall register the concerned

domestic worker as beneficiaries under this Act.

Provided that an application for registration as beneficiaries shall not

be rejected without giving the applicant a fair opportunity of being

heard and without assigning valid reasons in writing.

5. Any person aggrieved by the decision under sub-section (4) may,

within thirty days from the date of the communication of the

decision shall prefer an appeal to the State Board and the decision

of the State Board shall be final.

6. If the domestic worker is illiterate and migrant, it shall be the duty

of the service provider, placement agency, and employer or in case

of multiple employers to compulsorily register such domestic

worker(s) on their behalf to the authorities mentioned above in the

format so prescribed within one month from the commencement of

employment/recruitment of any domestic worker(s).

5. Registration of Service Provider.- (1). Every service provider shall

prior to the process of recruitment or employment of domestic

workers at workplace, register themselves with the authorities

prescribed through an application in the digital portal along with

the prescribed fees, and providing such information in the format

so prescribed.

Provided that the existing service providers, who are already in

existence, shall register under this section within a period of thirty

days from the commencement of this Act.

Provided further that the authorities may condone the delay in

registration of the service provider, if sufficient grounds exists and

is provided to the authority.

6. Registration of Employer(s).- Every employer(s) shall within the

period of thirty days of the commencement of employment of a

domestic worker(s), shall submit to the authorities prescribed an

application on line along with the prescribed fees for registration by

providing such information as prescribed.

Provided the authority may condone the delay in registration by the

employer if sufficient grounds exist and is provided to the authority.

7. Effect of non-registration.-No employer, service provider or

placement agency either through an app or otherwise shall recruit,

engage and depute any domestic worker without them being

registered as beneficiary.

Renewal of registration certificates by a domestic

worker, etc.- 1.A registration certificate issued to the domestic

worker, employer or service provider shall be valid up to three years

from the date of issue and shall be renewed up to three years on

payment of the prescribed fees and an application through the

digital portal.

2.Social security benefits under the act and rules will be extended

only if the domestic worker has a valid registration certificate

renewed from time to time.

9. Intimation about change of employer, employment, place etc:-

Every registered domestic worker who leaves or changes his service

under an employer, or changes his scheduled employment to

another, or migrates from one place to another place shall, within

thirty days of such change intimate the registering authority by a

letter sent by registered post or delivered in person.

CHAPTER III

RIGHTS OF THE DOMESTIC WORKERS

10. (1) Every domestic worker shall have the right to –

(a) Be eligible for registration as beneficiaries under the act as

may be prescribed,

(b) Work and earn livelihood, which is free from all forms of

forced or compulsory labour

Act, 1948, and be eligible for overtime payment for hours of

overtime performed with single employer.

(d) Be eligible for reasonable working hours, periods of rest,

annual paid leave and maternity benefit which shall be

extended by the state board.

(e) Be eligible for social security schemes and other welfare

benefits that are extended by the state board about

registration.

(f) Be eligible for redressal of grievances through an appropriate

mechanism as may be prescribed.

(g) Be eligible for any up-skilling and other training programmes

that are schedules by the state government in partnership

with training agencies.

CHAPTER IV

REGULATION OF WORKING CONDITIONS

11. (1) The state government may in consultation with the Board.-

(a) Fix the minimum rate of wages payable to the domestic

workers by their employer and revise the wages periodically.

Provided that there shall be no discrimination in the rates of

wages paid to men and women and adolescent worker.

(2) Fix the number of hours of work which shall constitute a

normal working day, inclusive of one or more specified

intervals.

Provided that working hours shall not exceed forty-eight hours in

a week.

(3) Provide for one full day holiday or staggered half day holiday

twice a week.

(4) Shall formulate a policy either on its own or make applicable

the provisions of the Employees’ Compensation Act, 1923 for

compensation for any accidental fatal or non-fatal accidents or

injury caused to the domestic worker at the workplace.

(5) Shall formulate social security and other welfare benefits from

the welfare fund so created for the benefit of domestic worker

and his/her family.

CHAPTER V

THE KARNATAKA STATE DOMESTIC WORKERS SOCIAL

SECURITY AND WELFARE BOARD

12. (1) The State Government shall, by Notification in the official

gazette, constitute a Board to be known as the Karnataka State

Domestic Workers Social Security and Welfare Board to advise the

government on matters related to the effective implementation of

the Act and Rules.

(2) The functions of the Board are as follows:

(a) with the previous approval of the government, make appropriate

regulations which are consistent with the act and rules for all the

matters provided therewith.

(b) administer and monitor the fund which is created under

section…for the purposes of the act.

necessary for the efficient discharge of its functions with

consultation of the state government.

(d) frame the social security and other welfare schemes for the

registered beneficiaries and their families in consultation with the

Board and prior approval of the government.

(e) make provisions for safe, secure and legitimate measures and

facilities required for domestic work as may be prescribed.

(f) Training and imparting skills to the domestic workers in

consultation with sector specific skill development council.

(g) perform such other functions as may be assigned to it by the

state government from time to time and on need based.

(3) The Board shall be a tripartite Board which will consist of equal

representations and members from among the officials from the

state government, domestic workers’ trade unions, domestic

workers, employers, service providers including platforms and

representatives from resident welfare associations.

(4) The officers and staff of the Karnataka Unorganised Social

Security Board shall overlook the day-to-day administration and

functioning of the Board.

(5) The salary and allowances payable to and other terms and

conditions of service of members of the staff of Board shall be as

prescribed.

13. Powers of the State Board

(1) Subject to any rules by the State Government in this behalf, the

Board may, within the local limits

(a) Make such examination and hold such inquiry as may be

necessary for ascertaining whether the provisions of this Act have

been or are being complied within any place or premises:

(b) Require the production of any document, record or evidence

(written or oral)

times any place or premises if there are reasonable grounds for

suspecting that any domestic worker has or is being subjected to

any form of sexual exploitation or wrongfully confined in any such

place or premises or rescue any child being used employed as a

domestic worker

(2) Every employer shall accord to the Board, all reasonable facilities in

the discharge of his duties under this Act.

(3) Each State board shall have the same powers as are vested in civil

court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (5 of 1908), when

adjudicating a dispute in respect of the following matters, namely -

(a) enforcing the attendance of any person and examining him on

oath;

(b) compelling the production of documents and material objects;

(d) in respect of such other matters as may be prescribed

14. (1) The State government may in order to regulate the working

conditions and supervise and facilitate the provisions of the act

and rules may appoint inspectors within the defined local limits

and after being authorised by the state board may take up the

above tasks to alleviate the working and living conditions of

domestic workers in the state through IEC activities.

(2) Further, such inspectors shall on an complaint received either oral

or in writing or through digital portal from a domestic worker or a

domestic workers’ union or any citizen or on a complaint against

the employer or service provider or placement agency –

(a) make such examination as he deems fit and hold such inquiry

as may be necessary for ascertaining whether the provisions of

the act and rules in relation to registration, payment of

minimum wages, conditions of work, and contribution of

welfare fee have been complied with by such employers.

(b) exercise such other powers and duties as may be prescribed.

(3) The board shall maintain the data base of all registrations district

wise or ward wise within the local limits prescribed for labour

inspectors/senior labour inspectors for easy access and

identification. The digitalisation of all the records shall be through

a dedicated software and such digital portal shall be available for

access by domestic workers, employers, service providers or

placement agencies. Each registered entity shall be given a unique

identification number or similar number generated either in

e-shram portal or seva sindhu portal or Ambedkar sahaya hastha

portal.

15. Schemes and other welfare benefits.- (1) make provision for

immediate assistance and financial support to a beneficiary or his

legal heir in case of an accident arising during the course of his/her

employment,

which the provisions of

the

Employee’s

Compensation Act, 1923 apply;

(2) make provision for enrolment of the domestic workers to the

Employees State Insurance scheme to seek health coverage, but

not limited to maternity benefit only;

(3) make provision to pay medical expenses for treatment of ailments

of a beneficiary or his/her dependents.

(4) make provision for maternity/paternity benefit to the women/men

beneficiary, which may be limited to two children.

(5) make provision for financial assistance for the education of children

of the registered beneficiary as may be prescribed.

(6) make provision for the funeral assistance to the legal heir on the

death of the registered beneficiary

(7) make provision for the payment of pension to the beneficiaries who

have retired from service or who opts on account physical disability

to work as domestic help.

(8) make provision for and improvement of such other social security

and welfare measures as may be prescribed from time to time and

on need based.

16. Constitution of State Advisory Committee.- (1) The State

Government may constitute a committee to be called Karnataka State

Domestic Workers Advisory Committee. To advise the government on

such matters arising out of the administration of this Act as may be

refer to it periodically.

(2) The State Advisory committee shall consist of the following:

a) A Chair person to be nominated by the state government

b) The joint secretary of the Karnataka Domestic Workers Social

Security and Welfare Board – Member Secretary

c) Such number of other members, not exceeding eleven, but not

less than seven, as the State Government may nominate to

represent the employers, domestic workers, placement

agencies, service providers, RWS and any other interests

groups including such organization in the opinion of the State

Government, ought to be represented in the State Advisory

Committee.

(3)

The number of persons to be appointed as members from each of

the categories specified in clause (c) sub-section (2), the term of office

and other conditions of service of, the procedure to be followed in the

discharge of their functions by, and the manner of filling vacancies

among the members of the State Advisory Committee shall be such

as may be prescribed.

Provided that the number of members nominated to represent the

domestic workers shall not less than the number of members

nominated to represent the employers.

CHAPTER VI

CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS SOCIAL SECURITY

17. Contribution towards social security.- (1) The funds towards

meeting the expenditure of the social security and welfare provisions

of the registered domestic workers in the state of Karnataka shall be

through grants and appropriations made through the annual state

budget into the head of account of the Karnataka State Unorganized

Workers Social Security Board established under section 6 of The

Unorganised Workers Social Security Act, 2008.

CHAPTER VII

ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND

18. (1) There shall be established a fund, which shall be called The

Domestic Workers Social Security and Welfare Fund, within the

administrative and financial control of The Karnataka Domestic

Workers Social security and welfare Board.

(2) The fund shall have the following funds/monies credited

thereto-

(a) Fees that are collected from registration of domestic

workers, employers, service providers and placement

agencies including platforms

(b) Up to 5% of welfare fee collected from the employers, service

providers and placement agencies including platforms

periodically as mentioned under sub-section (2) of section

12.

(d) any grants for funds contributed by the central government

or the state government for the welfare of the domestic

workers.

(e) Income as interests earned from the bank investments

made by the Board

(f) Any other sources of fund as may be prescribed.

(3) The funds of the Board shall be utilised towards the social security

and other welfare measures that are extended to the registered

domestic workers and their families as provided under section 12.

19. Annual Budget.- The board shall prepare an annual budget, in

such form and manner and at such time for each financial years, as

may be prescribed its budget for the next financial year, showing the

estimated receipts and expenditure of the state board and forward

the same for the approval of the state government.

20. Annual report.- (1) The state board shall prepare its annual

report every year, in such form and format and at such time each

financial years as be prescribed its annual report, giving a full

account of its activities, registrations, schemes framed and number

of beneficiaries availing the schemes and other administrative details

during the previous financial year and submit a copy of the same of

the state government.

21. Accounts and audit.- (1) the state board shall prepare and

maintain proper accounts and other relevant records and prepare an

annual statement of accounts in such form and format as may be

prescribed.

(2) the accounts of the board shall be audited annually by Controller

and Auditor General of the state government.

(3) the auditor shall at all reasonable times have access to the books of

accounts and other financial statements of the board, and may for the

purposes of the audit, call for such explanation and information as he

may require, or examine any member or officer of the board.

(4) the state board shall furnish to the state government, before such

date as may be prescribed, the audited copy of the consolidated

accounts of the board, together with the audited reports.

(5) the cost of the audit shall be as determined by the state government

and shall be paid out of the funds available with the state board.

(6) the state government shall cause the annual report and auditor’s

report to be laid, as soon as may be after they are received, before the

state legislature.

CHAPTER VIII

GRIEVANCE REDRESSAL MECHANISM

22. Grievance redressal mechanism.- (1) the state government shall

constitute grievance redressal committees at all district level for

grievance redressal of the domestic workers, employers, service

providers, placement agencies and any other person involved in the

employment or non-employment of the domestic worker as may be

prescribed.

(2) it shall be the duty of the grievance redressal committee at the

district level to promote measures for securing and preserving amity

and good relations between the employer and the domestic worker or

service providers and domestic worker or placement agency and the

domestic worker.

(3) the procedures and manner of handling the grievances under sub-

section (2) by the committee shall be as prescribed.

Provided that the subject matter of dispute between the parties shall

be solely related to the employment or non-employment or terms of

employment or any termination in question.

Provided further that the complaints and cases under The Sexual

Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and

Redressal) Act, 2013 shall not be subject matter for resolution by the

committee.

(4) The composition, procedures, terms of reference, the period of the

tenure of the grievance redressal committee shall be as may be

prescribed.

CHAPTER IX

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

23. (1) Any service provider or placement agencies or employer who

is not registered under this Act or has not renewed the registration

certificate as per this act shall be punishable with imprisonment for

a term which may extend to three months and with fine which may

extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with both.

(2)Any service provider or agency or employer who contravenes the

provisions of the Act or any rules made there under shall be

punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three

months and with fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees,

or with both, and in the case of a continuing contravention, with an

additional fine which may extend to one hundred rupees for every

day of continuing offence.

(3)If any person who has been convicted of any offence punishable

under subsection (2) is again guilty of an offence involving a

contravention or failure of compliance of the same provision, he shall

be punishable on a subsequent conviction with imprisonment for a

term which may extend to six months and with fine which shall not

be less than forty thousand rupees but which may extend to fifty

thousand rupees or with both:

(4)In case of default of payment to the domestic worker the employer

shall be liable to make payment along with the interest on such

payment as per the State rules and if pays to any domestic worker

less the minimum rates of wages fixed for that employee's class of

work, or less than the amount due to him under the provisions of

this Act shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may

extend to six months, or with fine which may extend to twenty

thousand rupees, or with both.

(5)Any person who wilfully obstructs any officer so authorized by

the District Board to conduct inspection under the Act or refuses or

wilfully neglects to afford such officer any reasonable facility for

making any inspection, examination, inquiry or investigation

authorized by or under this Act in relation to the employer or a

service provider to whom, this Act applies, shall be punishable with

imprisonment for a term which may extend to three months and with

fine which may extend to twenty thousand rupees, or with both.

(6)Whoever wilfully refuses to produce on the demand of such an

inspecting person so authorized by the District Boards, any register

or other document kept in pursuance of this Act or prevents or

attempts to prevent or does anything which he has reason to believe

is likely to prevent any person from appearing before or being

examined by an inspecting person acting in pursuance of his duties

under this act, shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term

which may extend to three months or with a fine which may extend

to twenty thousand rupees, or with both.

(7) Any person who—

(i) knowingly sends, directs or takes any girl or women/domestic

worker to any place for immoral purposes or to a place where she is

likely to be morally corrupted or,

(ii) in any manner sexually exploits or indulges in trafficking of such

man domestic worker or child or,

(iii) if found ill treating or discriminating any domestic worker on the

basis of caste, sex, class, race, religion or region or,

(iv) in any manner abuses or illegally confines any domestic worker

or,

(v) compels any domestic worker to render any forced labour or,

(vi) provides any child as domestic worker, shall be subjected to

imprisonment for not less than three years and which may extend

up to a period of seven years and fine up to fifty thousand rupees.

24. On identification of victim by service provider or District Board,

the complaint shall be initiated to the District collector by the service

Provider or District Board, as the case may be.

For the victims of forced labour, sexual exploitation, discrimination,

illegal confinement or any kind of abuse, the District Board or service

provider shall provide emergency aid, medium term assistance and

legal aid in conduct of the legal proceedings and admit the victim to

rehabilitation homes.

25. (1) No court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable

under this Act except on a complaint— (a) made by, or with the

previous sanction in writing of, the State Board or the District Board

or (b) made by an office-bearer of a voluntary organization registered

under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 or Trade Unions Act or

any other law for the time being in force; or

(2) No court inferior to that of a Metropolitan Magistrate or a Judicial

Magistrate of the first class shall try any offence punishable under

this Act.

26. Cognizance of offences.- (1) No court shall take cognizance of

any offence under this act except on a complaint made by, and with

the previous sanction in writing by the state government.

(2) No court below that of a metropolitan magistrate court or a judicial

magistrate court of first class shall try any offence punishable under

this act.

(3) no court shall take cognizance of any offence punishable under this

act unless a complaint thereof is made within three months of the date

on which the alleged commission of the offence has been committed by

an employer or an service provider or an placement agency to the

knowledge of the inspector appointed or by appropriate directions from

the state board to the inspector of the jurisdiction in which an offence

has been committed.

CHAPTER X

MISCELLANEOUS

27. Effect of laws and agreements inconsistent with the act:-

(1)The provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything

inconsistent therewith contained in any other law or in the terms of

any agreement or contract of service, whether made before or after

the commencement of this act.

(2) Nothing contained in this act shall be construed as precluding any

worker from entering into an agreement with the principal employer

as the case may be, for granting them rights or privileges in respect

of any matter which are more favourable to them than those to

which they would be entitled under this act.

28. Power to remove difficulties.- (1) if any difficulty arises in giving

effect to the provisions of this act, the state government may, by order

published in the official gazette, make such provisions not

inconsistent with the provisions of this act, as appears to be

necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty.

(2) every order made under this section shall, as soon as may be after

it is made, be laid before the each of the state assembly.

29. Act not in derogation of other laws.- (1) The provisions of this

act shall be in additions to, and not in derogation of the provisions of

any other law, for time being in force.

30. Power to make rules.- (1) the state government may, subject to

the conditions of previous publication in the official gazette, make

rules for carrying out the purposes of this act.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing

power, such rules may provide for all or any of the following

matters, namely:-

(Details of rule making power will be decided during the consultation)

(3) Every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be,

after it is made, before each house of the state legislature, while it

is I session for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised

in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before

the expiry of the session in which it is so laid or the session or

sessions immediately following, both houses agree in making any

modifications in the rule or both houses agree that the rule should

not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such

modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be, so however,

that any such modification or annulment shall be without

prejudice to the validity of anything previously done or omitted to

be done under that rule.

By order and in the name of

Governor of Karnataka,

(Suma.S)

Under Secretary to Government,

Labour Department.

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