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Part II - Section 3

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ADMINISTRATION OF UNION TERRITORY OF LADAKH

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

NOTIFICATION

Ladakh, the 25^th of April, 2022

S.O. No. 62 - The following draft rules, which the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh proposes to make in

exercise of the powers conferred by section 67 of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019) read with section 24 of the

General Clauses Act, 1897 (10 of 1897) and in supersession of the: —

(i)

The Jammu and Kashmir Payment of Wages Rules, 1972;

(ii)

The Jammu and Kashmir Minimum Wages Rules, 1972;

made by the Jammu and Kashmir Government in exercise of the powers conferred by the Payment of Wages Act,

1936 (4 of 1936), the minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948), as the case may be, which are repealed by section 69

लɮदाख, 01 जून, 2022

LADAKH, WEDNESDAY, JUNE, 01, 2022

भारतसरकार

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

एस.जी.-एल.डी.-अ.-03062022-121

SG-LD-E-03062022-121

of the Code on Wages, 2019, expect as respective things done or omitted to be done before such supersession, are

hereby notified, as required by sub-section (1) of section 67, for information of all persons likely to be affected

thereby and notice is hereby given that the draft notification will be taken into consideration after the expiry of a

period of forty-five days from the date on which the copies of the Official Gazette in which this notification is

published are made available to the public ;

Objections and suggestions, if any, may be addressed to Secretary, Labour ([email protected]) and

Deputy Secretary, Labour Department, Civil Secretariat, UT Ladakh.

Objections and suggestions, which may be received from any person with respect to the said draft notification before

expiry of the period specified above, will be considered by the Administration

of Union Territory of Ladakh.

DRAFT RULES

CHAPTER I

PRELIMINARY

1. Short title, extent and commencement. - (1) These rules may be called the code on Wages

(Ladakh) Rules, 2022.

(2) They shall extend to the whole of Union Territory of Ladakh.

(3) They shall come into force after the date of their final publication in the Official Gazette, on the

date of the commencement of the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of 2019).

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

(a) “authority” means the authority appointed by the A d m i n i s t r a t i o n

o f U n i o n T e r r i t o r y o f L a d a k h under sub-section (1) of section

45;

(b) “appellate authority” means the appellate authority appointed by the

Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh under sub- section (1)

of section49;

(c) “appeal” means an appeal preferred under sub-section (1) of section 49;

(d) “agriculture labourer” means labourer includes any person involved in

connection with cultivating of soil or with raising or harvesting of any

agricultural or horticultural commodities, management of live-stocks, bees,

poultry etc.

(e) “Board” means the State Advisory Board constituted by the

Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh under sub-

section (4) of section 42;

(f) “Chairperson” means the Chairperson of the Board;

(g) “Code” means the Code on Wages, 2019 (29 of2019);

(h) “committee”

means

a

committee

appointed

by

the

Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh under clause (a) of sub-section

(1) of section 8;

(i) “day” means a period of 24 hours beginning at mid-night;

(j) “Year means” "Financial Year" which starts from 1 April and ends on 31 March –

the year

(k) “Form” means a form appended to these rules;

(l) “highly skilled occupation” means an occupation which calls in its

performance a specific level of perfection and required competence acquired

through intensive technical or professional training or practical occupational

experience for a considerable period and also requires of an employee to

assume full responsibility for his judgment or decision involved in the

execution of such occupation;

(m) “Inspector-cum-Facilitator” means a person appointed by Administration

of Union Territory of Ladakh by notification under sub-section (1) of

section

(n) “member” means a member of the Board and includes its Chairperson;

“metropolitan area” means a compact area having a population of forty lakhs

or more comprised in one or more districts;

(o) “non-metropolitan area” means a compact area having a population of

more than ten lakhs but less than forty lakhs, comprised in one or more

districts;

(p) “population” means the population as ascertained at the last preceding

census of which the relevant figures have been published;

(q) “registered trade union” means a trade union registered under The Trade

Unions Act, 1926 (16 of 1926);

(r) “rural area” means the area which is not the metropolitan area or non-

metropolitan area;

(s) “Schedule” means the schedule to these rules;

(t) “section” means a section of the Code;

(u) “semi-skilled occupation” means an occupation which in its performance

requires the application of skill gained by the experience on job which is

capable of being applied under the supervision or guidance of a skilled

employee and includes supervision over the unskilled occupation;

(v) “skilled occupation” means an occupation which involves skill and

competence in its performance through experience on the job or through

training as an apprentice in a technical or vocational institute and the

performance of which calls for initiating and judgment;

(w) “unskilled occupation” means an occupation which in its performance

requires the application of simply the operating experience and involves no

further skills;

(2) All other words and expressions used herein in these rules and

not defined shall have the meanings respectively assigned to the under the Code.

CHAPTER II

Minimum Wages

3. Manner of calculating the minimum rate of wages. – (1) For the purposes of sub-

section (5) of section 6, the minimum rate of wages shall be fixed on the day basis keeping

in view the following criteria, namely: -

(I)

the standard working class family which includes a spouse and two

children apart from the earning worker; an equivalent of three adult

consumption units;

(II)

A net intake of 2700 calories per day per consumption unit;

(III)

66 meters cloth per year per standard working class family;

(IV)

Housing rent expenditure to constitute 10 per cent of food and clothing

expenditure;

(V)

Fuel, electricity and other miscellaneous items of expenditure to

constitute 20 percent of minimum wage; and

(VI)

Expenditure for children education, medical requirement, recreation and

expenditure on contingencies to constitute 25 percent of minimum

wage;

(2) when the rate of wages for a day is fixed, then, such amount shall be divided by

eight for fixing the rate of wages for an hour and multiplied by twenty-six for fixing

the rate of wages for a month and in such division and multiplication the factors of

one-half and more than one-half shall be rounded as next figure and the factors less

than one-half shall be ignored.

4. Norms for fixation of minimum rate of wages.- (1) While fixing the minimum rate of wages under section 6,

the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh shall divide the concerned geographical area into three categories,

that is to say, the metropolitan area, non-metropolitan area and the rural area.

(2) The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh shall constitute a technical committee

for the purpose of advising the U.T. Ladakh in respect of skill categorization, which shall consist of

the following members, namely: -

(i) The Secretary, Labour Department, UT Ladakh - Chairperson

(ii) The Deputy Secretary, Labour Department, UT Ladakh -

Member

(iii) The Chief Engineer, PW(R&B) Department UT, Ladakh

- Member

(iv) The Director, Technical Education

- Member

(v) The Chief Engineer, Irrigation & Flood Control, UT Ladakh - Member

(vi) The Deputy Labour Commissioner, UT, Ladakh - Member Secretary

(vii) Two technical experts in wage determination as nominated by the Administration of

Union Territory of Ladakh

-

Members

(3)

The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh shall, on the advice of the

technical committee referred to in sub-rule (1), categorize the occupations

of the employees into four categories that is to say unskilled, semi-skilled,

skilled and highly skilled by modifying, deleting or adding any entry in the

categorization of such occupations specified in Schedule A.

(4)

The technical committee referred in sub-rule (1) shall while advising the

Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh under sub-rule (2) take into

account, to the possible extent, the national classification of occupation or

national skills qualification frame work or other similar frame work for the

time being formulated to identify occupations.

(5)

If an employee employed in any scheduled employment is not specifically

mentioned by the name of its trade or job under any of the

categories/classes in this notification or in earlier notifications fixing or

revising minimum rate of wages, even then such employee shall be paid

minimum wages of the category of the class where he can be most

accurately placed. In case of disagreement about a category or classification

of an occupation as mentioned in Schedule A, the decision of the Technical

committee as mentioned in the sub rule 2 of this Rule shall be final.

(6)

In case of employees employed in occupation such as hotels, restaurants, tea-

stalls, halwais, ahatas attached to wine and liquor shops, ahatas attached to

beverages shops except soft drinks and carbonated water and employment in house

as a domestic worker, if they are provided two meals, two times tea and lodging,

they will get Rs. 1765/-1ess than the minimum wages fixed for their categories and

if they get two meals and two times tea without lodging, they will get Rs. 500/- less

than other employees in their category who are not getting meals, tea and lodging.

5. Time Interval for revision of dearness allowance. -Endeavour shall be made so that the

cost-of-living allowance and the cash value of the concession in respect of essential

commodities at concession rate shall be computed once before 1st April and then

before1st October in every year to revise the dearness allowance payable to the

employees on the minimum wages.

6. Number of hours of work which shall constitute a normal working day.-

(1) The normal working day under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 13 shall

be comprised of eight hours of work.

(2) The working day of an employee shall be so arranged that inclusive of the

intervals of rest, if any, it shall not spread over more than twelve hours on any day.

(3) The provisions of sub-rules (1) and (2) shall, in the case of an employee

employed in agricultural employment, be subject to such modifications as may,

from time to time, be determined by the Administration of Union Territory of

Ladakh.

(4) Nothing in this rule shall be deemed to affect the provisions of the Factories Act,

1948 (63 of1948).

7. Weekly day of rest. — (1) Subject to the provisions of this rule, an employee shall be allowed

a day of rest every week (hereinafter referred to as “the rest day”) which shall ordinarily be

Sunday, but the employer may fix any other day of the week as the rest day for any

employee or class of employees:

Provided that an employee shall be entitled for the rest day under this sub-rule if he has

worked under the same employer for a continuous period of not less than six days:

Provided further that the employee shall be informed of the day fixed as the rest day and of

any subsequent change in the rest day before the change is effected, by display of a notice

to that effect in the place of employment at the place specified by the Inspector-cum-

Facilitator in this behalf.

Explanation.- For the purpose of computation of the continuous period of not less than six

days specified in the first provision to this sub-rule, any day on which an employee is

required to attend for work but is given only an allowance for attendance and is not

provided with work, a day on which an employee is laid off on payment of compensation

under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (Central Act No. 14 of 1947), and any leave or

holiday, with or without pay, granted by the employer to an employee in the period of six

days immediately preceding the rest day, shall be deemed to be the days on which the

employee has worked.

(2) Any such employee shall not be required or allowed to work on the rest day unless

he has or will have a substituted rest day for a whole day on one of the five days

immediately before or after the rest day:

Provided that no substitution shall be made which will result in the employee

working for more than ten days consecutively without a rest day for a whole day.

(3)Where in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this rule, any employee

works on a rest day and has been given a substituted rest day on any one of the five

days before or after the rest day, the rest day shall, for the purpose of calculating the

weekly hours of work, be included in the week in which the substituted rest day

occurs.

(4) An employee shall be granted-

(a)

for rest day wages calculated at the rate applicable to the next preceding day;

and

(b)

where he works on the rest day and has been given a substituted rest day,

then, he shall be paid wages for the rest day on which he worked, at the overtime

rate and wages for the substituted rest day at the rate applicable to the next

preceding day:

Provided that where-

(i) the minimum rate of wages of the employee as notified under the Code

has been worked out by dividing the minimum monthly rate of wages

by twenty-six; or

(ii) the actual daily rate of wages of the employee has been worked out by

dividing the monthly rate of wages by twenty-six and such actual daily rate

of wages is not less than the notified minimum daily rate of wages of the

employee, then, no wages for the rest day shall be payable; and

(iii) the employee works on the rest day and has been given a substituted

rest day, then, he shall be paid, only for the rest day on which he worked, an

amount equal to the wages payable to him at the overtime rate; and, if any

dispute arises whether the daily rate of wages has been worked out in

accordance with the provisions of this proviso, the officer appointed

through notification by Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for

this purpose having jurisdiction of UT, Ladakh may, on application made to

him in this behalf, decide the same, after giving an opportunity to the

parties concerned to make written representations.

Provided further that in case of an employee governed by a piece-rate system, the

wages for the rest day, or the substituted rest day, as the case may be, shall be such

as the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh may, from time to time

determine having regard to the minimum rate of wages fixed under the Code, in

respect of the employment.

Explanation- In this sub-rule ‘next preceding day’ means the last day on which the

employee has worked, which precedes the rest day or the substituted rest day, as the

case may be; and where the substituted rest day falls on a day immediately after the

rest day, the next preceding day means the last day on which the employee has

worked, which precedes the rest day.

(5) The provisions of this rule shall not operate to the prejudice of more favorable terms, if any, to

which an employee may be, entitled under any other law or under the terms of any award,

agreement or contract of service, and in such a case, the employee shall be entitled only to

more favorable terms aforesaid.

Explanation. - For the purposes of this rule, ‘week’ shall mean a period of seven

days beginning at midnight on Saturday night.

8. Night shifts. —Where an employee in an employment works on a shift which extends

beyond midnight, then-

a. a rest day for the whole day for the purposes of rule 7 shall, in this case

means a period of twenty- four consecutive hours beginning from the time when

his shift ends; and

b. the following day in such a case shall be deemed to be the period of twenty-four hours

beginning from the time when such shift ends, and the hours after midnight during which such

employee was engaged in work shall be counted towards the previous day.

9. The extent and conditions for the purposes of sub-section (2) of section 13.-In case of

employees-

a.

engaged in any emergency which could not have been foreseen or

prevented;

b.

engaged in work of the nature of preparatory or complementary work which

must necessarily be carried on outside the limits laid down for the

general working in the employment concerned;

c.

whose employment is essentially intermittent;

d.

engaged in any work which for technical reasons has to be completed before the

duty is over; and

e.

engaged in a work which could not be carried on except at times dependent on

the irregular action of natural forces;

the provisions of rules 6, 7 and 8 shall apply subject to the condition that –

(i)

the spread over of the hours of work of the employee shall not exceed 16

hours in any day; and

(ii)

the actual hours of work excluding the intervals of rest and the periods of

inaction during which the employee may be on duty but is not called

upon to display either physical activity or sustained attendance shall not

exceed 9 hours in any day.

10. Longer wage period.-The longer wage period for the purposes of minimum rate of

wages under section 14 shall be by the month and monthly wages for the Agricultural

Labour too.

CHAPTER III

PAYMENT OF WAGES

11. Recovery under sub-section (4) of section 18.-Where the total deductions

authorized under sub-section (2) of section 18 exceed fifty percent of the wages of

an employee, the excess shall be carried forward and recovered from the wages of

succeeding wage period or wage periods, as the case may be, in such instalments so

that the recovery in any month shall not exceed the fifty per cent of the wages of the

employee in that month.

12. The authority under sub-section (1) of section 19. - The officer appointed by the

Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh by notification for this purpose

having jurisdiction of UT, Ladakh of the employee concerned shall be the authority

for the purposes of sub-section (1) of section 19.

13. The manner of exhibiting the notice under sub-section (2) of section19. - A notice

referred to in sub-section (2) of section 19 shall be displayed at the conspicuous places in

the premises of the work place in which the employment is carried on, so that every

concerned employee would be able easily to read the contents of the notice and a copy of the

notice shall be sent to the Inspector- cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction.

14. The procedure under sub-section (3) of section 19. - The employer shall submit the

list of fineable acts and omissions under Section 19(1) for approval of the officer

appointed through notification by the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh.

Before the imposition of a fine, the employee shall be given an opportunity of

showing cause against the fine before the Grievance Redressal Committee,

constituted under Section 4(1) of Industrial Relations Code for resolution of

disputes arising out of individual grievances wherever it is applicable, Else otherwise

before the employer.

15. Procedure for deduction. - Where an employer makes any deduction in pursuance of

the proviso to sub section (2) of section 20, he shall make such deduction after given an

opportunity of being heard to the concerned employee.

16. Procedure for deduction under sub-section (2) of section 21.-Any employer desiring

to make deduction for damages or loss under sub-section (1) of section 21 from the

wages of an employee shall-

(i) explain to the employee personally and also in writing the damage or

loss of goods expressly entrusted to the employee for custody or for loss of

money for which he is required to account and how such damages or loss

is directly attributable to the neglect or default of the employee; and

(ii) thereafter, give the employee an opportunity to offer any explanation and

deduction for any damages or loss, if made, shall be intimated to the

employee within fifteen days from the date of such deduction.

17. Conditions regarding recovery of advance under section 23.-The recovery,

as the case may be of-

(i) advances of money given to an employee after the employment begins under

clause (b) of section 23; or

(ii) advances of wages to an employee not already earned under clause (c) of

section23, shall be made by the employer from the wages of the concerned

employee in installments determined by the employer, so as any or all

installments in a wage period shall not exceed fifty per cent of the wages

of the employee in that wage period and the particulars of such

recovery shall be recorded in the register maintained in Form-I.

18. Deductions under section 24.-Deductions for recovery of loans granted for

house building or other purposes approved by the Administration of Union Territory

of Ladakh, and the interest due in respect thereof shall be, subject to any direction

made or circular issued by the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh from

time to time regulating the extent to which such loans may be granted and the rate of

interest shall be payable thereon.

CHAPTER IV

PAYMENT OF BONUS

19. Calculation of set on or set off for the seventh accounting year.- Calculation of set

on or set off for the seventh accounting year, computation of gross profits under

clauses (a) and (b) of section 32, deduction of further sums under clause (c) of

section 34, manner of carrying forward under sub-sections (1)and (2) of section 36

shall be such, as may be prescribed by the Central Government.

CHAPTER V

STATE ADVISORY BOARD

A. Procedure of Ladakh Advisory Board under sub-section (10) of section 42

20. Constitution of the Board: -(1) The Ladakh Advisory Board shall consist of the

persons to be nominated by Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh representing

employers and employees as specified in clauses (a) and (b) of sub- section (6) of

section 42 and the independent persons and representatives of the Administration of

Union Territory of Ladakh as specified in clauses (c) of that sub-section.

(2) The persons representing employers as referred to in clause (a) of sub- section (6)

of section 42 shall be five and the persons representing employees referred to in

clause (b) of that sub-section shall also be five.

(3) The independent persons specified in clause (c) of sub-section (6) of section 42 to

be nominated by the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh shall consist

of the following, namely: -

(i) Secretary, Labour Department, Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh shall

be the Chairperson;

(ii) Deputy Labour Commissioner, Labour Department, UT, Administration of

Ladakh shall be Member Secretary;

(iii) Additional Secretary, Finance Department, Administration of Union

Territory of Ladakh shall be the member;

(iv) Chief Engineer, PW (R&B) Department, Administration of Union Territory of

Ladakh shall be the member;

(v) One member shall be a professional in the field of wages and labour

related issues;

(4)The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh shall, while nominating

the members of the Board, take into account that the independent members

under clause (c) of sub-section (6) of Section 42 shall not exceed one-third of the

total members of the Board and one-third of the members of the Board shall be

women.

21. Meeting of the Board. - The Chairperson may, subject to the provisions of rule

23, call a meeting of the Board, at any time he thinks fit:

Provided that on requisition in writing from not less than one half of the members,

the Chairperson shall call a meeting within thirty days from the date of the receipt of

such requisition.

22. Notice of meetings. - The Chairperson shall fix the date, time and place of every

meeting and a notice in writing containing the aforesaid particulars along with a list of

business to be conducted at the meeting shall be sent to each member by registered

post and electronically at least fifteen days before the date fixed for such meeting:

Provided that in the case of an emergent meeting, notice of seven days only may be

given to every member.

23. Functions of Chairperson. – The Chairperson shall-

(i)

preside at the meetings of the Board: Provided that in the absence of the

Chairperson at any meeting, the members shall elect from amongst

themselves by a majority of votes, a member who shall preside at such

meeting;

(ii)

decide agenda of each meeting of the Board;

(iii) where in the meeting of the Board, if any issue has to be decided by

voting, conduct the voting and count or cause to be counted the secret

voting in the meeting.

24. Quorum. - No business shall be transacted at any meeting unless at least one-third

of the members and at least one representative member each of both the employers

and an employee are present:

Provided that, if at any meeting less than one-third of the members are

present, the Chairperson may adjourn the meeting to a date not later than seven days

from the date of the original meeting and it shall thereupon be lawful to dispose of

the business at such adjourned meeting irrespective of the number of members

present:

Provided further that the date, time and place of such adjourned meeting shall

be intimated to all the members electronically or by a Registered post.

25. Disposal of business of the Board. - All business of the Board shall be

considered at a meeting of the Board, and shall be decided by a majority of the votes

of members present and voting and in the event of an equality of votes, the

Chairperson shall have a casting vote:

Provided that the Chairperson may, if he thinks fit, direct that any matter

shall be decided by the circulation of necessary papers and by securing written

opinion of the members:

Provided further that no decision on any matter under the preceding proviso

shall be taken, unless supported by not less than two-thirds majority of the

members.

26. Method of voting.- Voting in the Board shall ordinarily be by show of hands, but

if any member asks for voting by ballot, or if the Chairperson so decides, the

voting shall be by secret ballot and shall be held in such manner as the Chairperson

may decide.

27. Proceedings of the meetings.- (1) The proceedings of each meeting of the Board

showing inter alia the names of the members present thereat shall be forwarded to

each member and to the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh as soon after

the meeting as possible, and in any case, not less than seven days before the next

meeting.

(2) The proceedings of each meeting of the Board shall be confirmed with such

modification, if any, as may be considered necessary at the next meeting.

28. Summoning of witnesses and production of documents.-(1) The Chairperson may

summon any person to appear as a witness if required in the course of the discharge

of his duty and require any person to produce any document.

(2) Every person who is summoned and appears as a witness before the Board shall

be entitled to an allowance for expenses by him in accordance with the scale for the

time being in force for payment of such allowance to witnesses appearing before a

civil court.

29. Appointment of the committees.-The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh

may constitute as many committees under clause of sub-section (1) of section 8 as it

considers necessary for the purposes specified in that clause.

B. Terms of office of members of the Board under sub-section (11) of

section 42

30. Term of office of members of the Board. - (1)The term of office of the Chairperson or a

member, as the case may be, shall be normally two years commencing from the date of his

appointment or nomination, as the case may be, under sub-section (1) of section 42:

Provided that such Chairperson or a member shall, notwithstanding the expiry of the

said period of two years, continue to hold office until his successor is appointed or nominated, as the

case may be.

(2) An independent member of the Board nominated to fill a casual vacancy shall hold

office for the remaining period of the term of office of the member in whose place

he is nominated.

(3) The official members of the Board shall hold office till they are replaced by

respective such other official members.

(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rules (1), (2), and (3), the members

of the Board shall hold office during the pleasure of Administration of Union

Territory of Ladakh.

31. Travelling allowance.-The Chairman and every member of the Board shall be

entitled to draw travelling and halting allowance for any journey performed by him

in connection with his duties at the rates and subject to the conditions applicable to

a Group A officer of Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh.

32. Officers and Staff. - The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh may

provide a Secretary not below the rank of Secretary, Labour Department, other

officers and staff to the Board, as it may think necessary for the functioning of the

Board.

33. Eligibility for re-nomination of the members of the Board.-An outgoing

member shall be eligible for re-nomination for the membership of the Board for not

more than total two terms.

34. Resignation of the Chairperson and other members of the Board.-(1) A

member of the Board, other than the Chairperson, may, by giving notice in writing

to the Chairperson, resign his membership and the Chairperson may resign by a

letter addressed to the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh.

(2) A resignation shall take effect from the date of communication of its acceptance

or on the expiry of 30 days from the date of resignation, whichever is earlier.

(3) When a vacancy occurs or is likely to occur in the membership of the Board, the

Chairperson shall submit a report to the Administration of Union Territory of

Ladakh immediately and the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh shall,

then, take steps to fill the vacancy in accordance with the provisions of the Code.

35. Cessation of membership. - If a member of the Board, fails to attend three

consecutive meetings, without prior intimation to the Chairperson, he shall, cease

to be a member thereof.

36. Disqualification.-(1) A person shall be disqualified for being nominated as, and for

being a member of the Board–

(i)

if he is declared to be of unsound mind by a competent court; or

(ii) if he is an un-discharged insolvent; or

(iii) if before or after the commencement of the Code, he has been

convicted of an offence involving moral turpitude.

(2) If any question arises whether a disqualification has been incurred under sub-

rule (1), the decision of the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh thereon

shall be final.

CHAPTER VI

PAYMENT OF DUES AND CLAIMS

37. Payment under clause (a) of sub-section (1) of section 44.- Where any amount

payable to an employee under the Code is due after his death or on account of his

whereabouts not being known, and the amount could not be paid to the nominee of

the employee until the expiry of three months from the date the amount had become

payable, then, such amount shall be deposited by the employer with the officer

appointed through notification by Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for

this purpose having jurisdiction of UT, Administration of Ladakh who shall

disburse the amount to the person nominated by the employee after ascertaining his

identity within two months of the date on which the amount was so deposited with

him.

38. Deposit of the undisbursed dues under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of section

44.-(1) Where any amount payable to an employee under this Code remains

undisbursed because either no nomination has been made by such employee or for

any other reason, such amounts could not be paid to the nominee of employee until

the expiry of six months from the date the amount had become payable, all such

amounts shall be deposited by the employer with the officer appointed through

notification by Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for this purpose having

jurisdiction of UT, Administration of Ladakh before the expiry of the fifteenth day

after the last day of the said period of six months.

(2) The amount referred to in sub-rule (1) shall be deposited by the employer with the

officer appointed through notification by Administration of Union Territory of

Ladakh for this purpose having jurisdiction of UT, Administration of Ladakh through

bank transfer or through a crossed demand draft obtained from any scheduled Bank

in India drawn in favour of such of the officer appointed through notification by the

Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for this purpose.

39. Manner of dealing with the undisbursed dues under clause (b) of sub-section

(1) of section 44. - (1) The amount referred to in sub rule (1) of rule 38 (hereinafter

in this rule referred to as the amount) deposited with the officer appointed through

notification by Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for this purpose having

jurisdiction shall remain with him for three years and thereafter, shall be deposited in

the Labour Welfare Fund.

(2)The officer appointed through notification by Administration of Union

Territory of Ladakh for this purpose having jurisdiction will exhibit, as soon as

may be possible, a notice containing such particulars regarding the amount as the

officer appointed through notification by Administration of Union Territory of

Ladakh for this purpose considers sufficient for information at least for fifteen

days on the notice board. The Ladakh Labour Welfare Board shall publish such

notice in any two newspapers being circulated in the language commonly

understood in the area in which undisbursed wages were earned.

(3) Subject to the provision of sub-rule (4), the officer appointed through

notification by Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for this purpose having

jurisdiction shall release the amount to the nominee or to that person who has

claimed such amount, as the case may be, in whose favour, the officer appointed

through notification by Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for this

purpose has decided, after giving an opportunity of being heard, the amount to be

paid.

(4) If the undisbursed amount remains unclaimed for a period of seven years, the same

shall lapse to the Ladakh Labour Welfare Board.

40.Authority to hear and determine the claims under the code:- The Administration of

Union Territory of Ladakh may, by notification, appoint any Gazette officer for the purpose

of sub-section (1) of Section 45 as the authority to hear and determine the claims.

CHAPTER VII

FORMS, REGISTERS AND WAGE SLIP

41. The form of a single application. – A single application, may be filed under sub-

section (5) of section 45 in Form-II along with documents specified in such Form.

42. Appeal.-Any person aggrieved by an order passed by the authority under sub-

section (2) of section 45 may prefer an appeal under sub-section (1) of section 49

in Form-III, along with documents mentioned by the appellant in such Form, to the

Appellate Authority UT, Ladakh.

43. Form of register, etc.-(1) All fines and all realizations thereof referred to in sub-

section (8) of section 19 shall be recorded in a register to be kept by the employer

in Form-I appended to these rules, electronically or otherwise and the authority

referred to in said sub-section (8) shall be with the officer appointed through

notification by Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh for this purpose

having jurisdiction of UT, Ladakh.

(2) All deductions and all realizations referred to in sub-section (3) of section 21

shall be recorded in a register to be kept by the employer in Form-I appended to these

rules, electronically or otherwise.

(3)

Every employer of an establishment to which the Code applies shall maintain

registers under sub-section (1) of section 50 in Form-I and Form-IV, electronically or

otherwise.

(4)

The register maintained under above sub rules shall be preserved for a period of

five years after the last entry in it and shall be produced before the Inspector- cum-

Facilitator on demand.

44. Wage slip.-Every employer shall issue wage slips, electronically or otherwise to the

employees in Form-under sub-section (3) of section 50 on or before payment of

wages.

45. Annual Return:-The return under these rules shall be filed electronically by every

employer of an establishment to which the Code applies in the relevant columns of

the Form specified for such purpose in the rules made under the Code on Wages,

2019 (29 of 2019). A copy of such return shall also be forwarded electronically to the

Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India.

46. Collection of Statistics. - The employer shall submit the details of

Minimum Wages, Payment of Wages, Payment of Bonus given to the employees,

as statistics required under these rules electronically in the relevant forms and

manner from time to time, to the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh as

well as to the office of Director General, Labour Bureau.

CHAPTER VIII

INSPECTOR-CUM- FACILITATOR

47. Inspection scheme. - (1) For the purposes of the Code and these rules, there shall

be formulated an inspection scheme by the Secretary, Labour Department UT,

Ladakh with the approval of the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh.

(2) In the inspection scheme referred to in sub-rule (1), apart from other structural

facts, a number shall be specified in the scheme for each Inspector- cum-Facilitator

and establishment.

48. Powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitator.- The Administration of Union Territory

of Ladakh may, by notification in the Official Gazette, appoint such persons as it

thinks fit to be Inspector-cum-Facilitator for the purposes of this case, and define the

local limits within which they shall exercise their functions:

(a) enter, at all reasonable hours, with such assistants (if any), being persons in the

service of the Government or any local or other public authority, as he thinks fit, any

premises or place where employees are employed or work is given out to out-workers

whether unskilled occupation, skilled occupation, semi-skilled occupation and highly

skilled occupation in respect of which minimum rates of wages have been fixed

under this Act, for the purpose of examining any register, record of wages or notices

required to be kept or exhibited by or under this Act or rules made there under, and

require the production thereof for inspection;

(b) examine any person whom he finds in any such premises or place and who, he

has reasonable cause to believe, is an employee employed therein or an employee to

whom work is given out therein and require any person giving out-work and any out-

workers, to give any information, which is in his power to give, with respect to the

names and addresses of the persons to, for and from whom the work is given out or

received, and with respect to the payments to be made for the work;

(c) seize or take copies of such register, record of wages or notices or portions thereof

as he may consider relevant in respect of an offence under this Act which he has

reason to believe has been committed by an employer; and

(d) supervise the payment of wages to persons employed in any factory or industrial

or any other establishment;

(e) exercise such other powers as may be prescribed;

(f) Every Inspector-cum-Facilitator shall be deemed to be a public servant within the

meaning of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860);

(g) Any person required to produce any document or thing or to give any

information by an inspector-cum-facilitator under sub-rule (a) to (e) shall be deemed

to be legally bound to do so within the meaning of section 175 and section 176 of the

Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860)].

CHAPTER IX

OFFENCES AND PENALTIES

49. Officer for holding enquiry— For the purpose of Section 53 (1), the

Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh may appoint any officer not below

the rank of Joint Secretary Labour, Govt. of India or an officer of equivalent rank

in the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh, as the case may be, for

holding enquiry in such manner, as may be prescribed by the Central

Government.

50. Officer and Manner of imposing fine under sub-section (1) of section 56.-

(1) The Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh may, by notification,

appoint any Gazette Officer for the purpose of sub-section (1) of

section 56 (hereinafter referred to as the compounding officer) for

composition of offences.

(2) An accused person desirous of making composition of offence under sub-

section (1) of section 56 may make an application in Form VI electronically or

otherwise to the Gazette Officer notified under said sub-section (1).

(3) The Officer referred to in sub-rule (1), shall, on receipt of such application,

satisfy himself as to whether the offence is compoundable or not under the

Code and if the offence is compoundable and the accused person agrees for

the composition, compromise the offence for a sum of fifty per cent of the

maximum fine provided for such offence under the Code, to be paid by the

accused within the time specified in the order of composition issued by

such officer.

(4) Where the offence has been compromised under sub-rule (2) after the

institution of the prosecution, then, the officer shall send a copy of such

order made by him for intimation to the officer referred to in sub-section (1)

of section 53 for needful action under sub-section (6) of section 56.

51. Form of application for the compounding of an offence specified under sub-

section (4) of section 56- An accused person desirous of making composition of

offence under sub-section (1) of section 56 may make an application in Form VII

electronically or manually to the Officer and in such manner as may be

prescribed in Rule 50 of the Ladakh Code on Wages, Rules, 2022.

CHAPTER X

MISCELLANEOUS

52. Timely Payment of Wages. - Where the employees are employed in an

establishment through contractor, then, it is the duty of the contractor to disburse

the wages to his workers before the date of Payment of wages in accordance with

the provisions of section 17 and also comply with the other provisions such as EPF,

ESI, Labour Welfare Fund and there-after raises a bill, which is often supported by

proof of compliances under various labour legislations. After verification of the

same, payment is released to the contractor by Principal Employer.

Provided that, in case the contractor fails to make payment of wages within

the prescribed period or makes short payment, then the principal employer shall

be liable to make payment of wages in full as per the provision of section 55 of

the Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions Code, 2020 and rules

made there under by the Administration of Union Territory of Ladakh.

Explanation.-For the purpose of this rule, the expression “principal employer” shall

have the meaning as assigned to it in the Occupational Safety, Health And Working

Conditions Code, 2020 (NO. 37 of 2020).

FORM-I

{See rule-17 and rule-43 (1), (2) and (3)}

Register of Wages, Overtime, Fine, Deduction for damage and Loss and Advance

Register

Name of the Establishment:

Name of the

Employer: Name of the Owner: PAN/TAN of the

Employer:

Labour Identification Number (LIN):

Sr. No.

in

Employee

Register

Nam

e of

the

empl

oyee

Desig

nati on

/

Depar

tm ent

Duration

of

Payment

of

Wages

(Monthly/Fortni

g htly

/Weekly/Daily/

Piece rated)

Wag

e

Perio

d

Fro

m

- To

Total

no.

of

days

worke

d

durin

g the

perio

d

Total

overtime

(hours

worked or

production

in case of

piece

workers)

Rates of wages

Basi

c

D

A

Allowanc

es

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

Overtim

e earned

Nature of

acts

and

omissions

for which

fine

imposed

with date

Amou

n t of

fine

impos

e d

Damage

or

loss

caused to

the

employer

by neglect

or default

of

the

employee

Amount

of

deductio

n

fro

m wages

Total

amount

of

wages

paid

Date

of

Paym

e nt

Attendance

Date

Signatu

re

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

18

19

Date

and

Amoun

t

of

advanc

e made

Purpose for which

advance made

Number

of

installment by

which advance

to the repaid

Postpon

ement

ground

Date

on

which amount

repaid

Remark

20

21

22

23

24

25

FORM-II

{See rule 41}

[SINGLE APLICATION UNDER SUB-SECTION (5) OF SECTION 45]

BEFORE THE AUTHORITY APPOINTED UNDER SUB

SECTION (1) OF SECTION 45 OF THE CODE ON WAGES,

2019 (29 OF 2019)

FOR………….

AREA………

Application No

……………………………...of 20……

Between ABC and (State the number)………others

Applicants

(Through employees concerned or registered trade union or

Inspector-cum-Facilitator

Address……………………………………………………………

………………….

And

XYZ……………………………………

…………

…………………

Address…………

……

The application states as follows:

(1) The applicant(s) whose name(s) appear in the attached schedule was/were/has/have

been employed from

……………to…….. as……………...(category)in ....... (establishment)

Shri/M/s………engaged in………….(nature of work) which is/are covered by the Code on

Wages, 2019.

(2) The opponent(s) is/are the employer(s) within the meaning of section 2(l) of the

Code on Wages,2019.

(3) (a)The applicant(s) has/ have been paid wages at less than the minimum

rates of wages fixed for their category (categories) of employment(s)

under the Code by Rs….

…………..Per day for the period(s)

from………………………to……………………….

(a) The applicant(s) has/ have not been paid wages at Rs........................... per day

for the weekly days of rest from to…

(b) The applicant(s) has/ have not been paid wages at overtime rate(s) for the period

from…………………..to….

(c) The applicant(s) has/have not been paid wages for period from………………to……….

(d) Deductions have been made which are in contravention of the Code,

from the wage(s) of the applicant(s) as per details specified in the annexure

appended with this application.

(e) The applicant(s) has/have not been paid minimum bonus for the accounting

year……………..

(4) The applicant(s) estimate(s) the value of relief sought by him/ them on each

amount as under:

(a) Rs…….

(b) Rs…….

(c) Rs…….

Total Rs…….

(5) The applicant(s), therefore, pray(s) that a direction may be issued

under section 45(2) of the Code on Wages, 2019 for;

(a) payment of the difference between the wages payable under the Code and the wages

actually paid,

(b) payment of remuneration for the days of rest

(c) payment of wages at the overtime rates,

(d) Compensation amounting to Rs………………………

(6) The applicant(s) do hereby solemnly declare(s) that the facts stated in

this application are true to the best of his/their knowledge, belief and

information.

Dated………

….

Signature or thumb-

impression of the employed

person(s), or official of a

registered trade union duly

authorized or Inspector- cum-

Facilitator.

Note: The applicant(s), if required, may append annexures containing details, with this

application.

FORM III

(See rule 42)

Appeal under Section 49(1) of the Code

on Wages, 2019

Before The Appellate Authority under the Code

on Wages, 2019

A.B.C

Address

.....................................................................................................................APPE

LLANT

Vs.

C.D.E.

Address

..................................................................................................................RESPO

NDENT

DETAILS OF APPEAL:

1. Particulars of the order against which the appeal is

made :

Number and date:

The authority who has passed the impugned order:

Amount awarded:

Compensation awarded, if any:

2. Facts of the case:

(Give here a concise statement of facts in a chronological order, each paragraph

containing as nearly as possible a separate issue or fact).

3. Grounds for appeal:

4. Matters not previously filed or pending with any other Court or any

Appellate Authority:

The appellant further declares that he had not previously filed any appeal, writ

petition or suit regarding the matter in respect of which this appeal has been made, before

any Court or any other Authority or Appellate Authority nor any such appeal, writ

petition or suit is pending before any of them.

5. Reliefs sought :

In view of the facts mentioned above the appellant prays for the following

relief(s) :—

[Specify below the relief(s) sought]

6. List of enclosures:

1.

2.

3.

4.

Date

Place:

Signature of the appellant.

For office use

Date of filing or

Date of receipt by post

Registration No.

Authorized Signatory

FORM IV

[See rule 43(3)]

EMPLOYEE REGISTER

Name of the Establishment : Name of the

Employer:

Name of the Owner : PAN/TAN of the

Employer:

Labour Identification Number (LIN):

Sl.

No

.

Employ

ee

Code

Na

m

e

Surna

me

Gen

d er

Fathe

r’s

/

Spous

e

Name

Da

te

of

Bir

t h

National

ity

Educa

t ion

Leve

l

Dat

e of

Join

i ng

Des

i g-

nati

on

Category

(HS/S/S

S/U S)*

Type

of

Emp

l oy-

ment

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

2

Mobile

No.

UA

N

PAN

ESIC

IP

No.

AADHA

A R

Bank A/c

Number

Bank

Branch

(IFSC)

Present

Address

Perma

nent

Addres

s

14

15

16

17

18

19

20

21

22

23

Service

Book

No.

Date

of

Exit

Reason

for

Exit

Mark

of

Identification

Phot

o

Specimen

Signature/Th

umb

Impression

Remarks

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

*(Highly Skilled/Skilled/Semi skilled/Unskilled)

FORM V

[See rule 44]

WAGE SLIP

Date of issue:

Name of the Establishment……………………….

Address…..………………..…..Period……

………

..

1.

Name of employee :

2. Father’s /Spouse name :

3. Designation:

4. UAN:

5. Bank Account No.:

6. Wage period:

7. Rate of wages payable:

allowances

a.)Basic

b.)D.A.

c.) other

8. Total attendance/unit of work done:

9. Overtime wages:

10. Gross wages payable :

11. Total deductions:

a.) PF

b). ESI

c.) Others

12. Net wages paid:

Employer /

Pay-in-

charge

signature

ANNUAL RETURN

Form No. VI

[See rule 45]

Return for the year ending the 31

st December

(1)

Name of the establishment and postal address

(b)

Name and residential address of the Owner/Contractor

(c)

Name and residential address of the Managing Agent/

Director/Partner in charge of the day-to-day affairs

of the establishment owned by a company, body

corporate or Association

(d)

Person responsible for payment of wages

(name, address, email and phone number)

2.

Number of days worked during the year

3.

Number of man days worked during the year

4.

Total wages paid during the year

5.

Details of wages:-

(i) Gross

Wages:-

(ii)Deductions:-

(iii)Net wages paid:-

(iv)Deductions:

Sr. No.

Number of Cases

Total amount

Rupees

Paisa

(a)

Fines

(b)

Deductions for damage or loss

(c)

Deductions for breach of contract

6.

Balance of fines in hand at the end of the year

7.

Average daily number of persons employed during the year

8.

Arrears of pay in respect of previous year paid during the year

9.

Total Number of Employees:-

Male

Female

Adolescent

(between

the age of

14 to

18 years)

Total

Unskilled

Semi-skilled

Skilled

Highly skilled

Total

10.

Number of Employees eligible for Bonus

11.

Percentage of Bonus declared to be paid

12.

Total amount of Bonus actually paid

13.

Date on which payment paid

14.

Settlement, if any, reached under section 53 (3)

of 57 (1) of the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 with date

Certified that the information furnished above is to the best of my

knowledge and belief, correct.

FORM VII

[See rule 50]

APPLICATION UNDER SUB-SECTION (4) OF SECTION 56 FOR COMPOSITION OF

OFFENCE

1.

Name of applicant :

2.

Father’s /Spouse name :

3.

Address of the applicant :

4.

Particulars of the offence :…………………………………………………………………………

……………………………………………………………………………………………………

5.

Section of the Code under which the offence is committed ……………………………

6.

Maximum fine provided for the offence under the Code :……………………………

7.

Whether prosecution against the applicant is pending or not………………………

8.

Whether the offence is first offence or the applicant had committed any other offence prior to the

offence. If yes, then, full details of the prior offence.

…………………………………………………………………………………………

9.

Any other information which the applicant desires to provide

…………………………………………………………………………………………

Dated:

Applicant

(Name and signature)

SCHEDULE A

{SeeRule 4(3)}

S.No

.

UNSKILLED

1

Beldar

2

Calf boy

3

Cattleman

4

Cleaner (Motor shed, Tractor, Cattle,Yard, M.T)

5

Collecting loose fodder

6

Dairy coolie

7

Mazdoor

(Arboriculturist

Compost,

Dairy’sHaystaking,

Irrigation,

Manure, Stacking, Milk- room, Ration room Store, Anti-Malaria, M.R.)

8

Driver (Mule, Bullock, Camel, Donkey)

9

Dresser

10

Driver (Bullocks Mule)

11

Grazler

12

Dairyman

13

(Store-Mazdoor)

14

Carrier (Stone),

15

Breaker (using manual appliances)

16

Helper

17

Messenger (Office)

18

Mali

19

Syce

20

Tying and Carrying loose hay

21

Sweeper,

22

Weighing and Carrying bales,

23

Weighman (Bales, pally),

24

Waterman,

25

Stable man,

26

Trolly man

27

Valveman,

28

Watchman,

29

White Washer,

30

Wooderman,

31

Wooder Woman,

32

Borryman,

33

Coalman,

34

Condenser,

35

Attendant,

36

Grass Cutter,

37

MuchhersJamadars,

38

Condenser Attendant,

39

Shunters

40

Turner,

41

Bajri Spreader,

42

Beater Women,

43

Bell-Woman,

44

Chain Man,

45

Boat Man,

46

Bucket Man,

47

Labourer (Boiler, Cattle Yard, Cultivation, General Loading and Unloading,

Bunding, Carting- Fertilizers, Harvesting, Miscellaneous Seeding, Sowing,

Thatching, Transplanting, Weeding)

48

Cleaner (Crane, Truck, Cinder for ash Pit),

49

Cartman,

50

Caretaker (Bridge),

51

Carrier (Water),

52

Chowkidar,

53

Concrete (Hand Mixer),

54

Daffadar,

55

Driver (Bullock, Camel, Donkey, Mule),

56

Flag Man,

57

Flagman (Blast Train),

58

Khalasi not attending to machines

59

Gangmen,

60

Gatingman (Permanent Way),

61

Handle Man, Jumper Man,

62

Kamin (Female Work),

63

Khalas,

64

Bridge,

65

Electrical,

66

Marine,

67

Moplah,

68

Store,

69

Steam Road,

70

Share,

71

Roller Survey,

72

labourer (Garden),

73

Mazdoor,

74

Hole Cutter,

75

Lorry Trainees,

76

Petrolman,

77

Searcher,

78

Signal man,

79

Strikers,

80

Vaks Controller,

81

Cleaner

82

Dresser / Dressing Mazdoor

83

Loader

84

Mazdoor (Male/Female)

85

Messanger (Male / Female)

86

Trammer

87

Caretaker (except in Copper, Chromite and Graphite mines where it is semiskilled)

88

Office Peon /Peon (except in Bauxite Mines)

89

Sweeper (Male / Female)

90

Carrier

91

Number Taker

92

TrollyTriper

93

Water Carrier

94

Earth Cutter

95

Survey Khalasi

96

Gate Man,

97

Concrete (Hand Mixer)

98

Dismantling stocks

99

Lampman

100

Beldar/Beldar (Canteen)

101

Coolie

102

Peon

103

Cook-helper

104

Office Boy

105

Quarry Worker

106

Jelly Maker

107

Over burden Remover

108

Waste removing mazdoor

109

Unloader

110

Excavating Labour

111

Digger

112

Butcher

113

Attender

114

Lorry Helper

115

Surface loader

116

Wood Cutter

117

Surface Mukar

118

Under Ground Mukar

119

Striker (Moplah gang),

120

Tall Boy,

121

Tile

122

Person employed in loading and unloading

123

Person employed in sweeping and cleaning and other cateogires by whatever name

called which are of unskilled nature

S.No

SEMI SKILLED

1

Assistant (Chowdhary)

2

Attendant (Bull-calving lines, Chowkidar, Chaff cutter, Hostel, Dry Stock, Grain

crusher,

3

Pump, Siekline,

Stable, Yard Stock)

4

Assistant-Plumber

5

Attendant

6

Bhisti

7

Brander

8

Bullman

9

Butterman

10

Coachman

11

Cobbler

12

Cultivator

13

Daftry

14

Deliveryman

15

Dhobi

16

Dresser

17

Fireman

18

Gowala

19

Hammerman

20

Helper (Blacksmith)

21

Helper

22

Jamadar (stand)

23

Jamadar

24

Khalasi

25

Mali Senior

26

Mate/Mistry

27

Mazdoor (literate)

28

Nalband

29

Oilman

30

Ploughman

31

Vtackers

32

Supervisor

33

Thatcher

34

Valveman

35

Valveman (Senior)

36

Wireman fixing tin cables

37

Cook

38

Dandee

39

Frash

40

Hacksaw man

41

Helper (locco-Crane/Truck)

42

Manjhee (Boatman)

43

Belchawala

44

Muccadam (without competency certificate under Metalliferous Bulldozer Driver Mines

Regulations, 1961)

45

Bhisti (with Mushk)

46

Boatman (head)

47

Breaker,

48

Breaker (Stone, Rock, Rock Stone, Stone Metal

49

Canweaver

50

Chainman(Head)

51

Charpoy-Stringer

52

Checker

53

Cracker

54

Dollyman

55

Assistant

56

Driller

57

Driver (Skin)

58

Excavator

59

Ferroman

60

Fireman (Brick Kiln, Steam Road Roller)

61

Gate Keeper

62

Gharami

63

Classman

64

Grater

65

Greaser-cum-Fireman

66

Grinder

67

Hammerman

68

Helper (Artisan)

69

Helper (Sawyer)

70

Keyman

71

Khalasi (Head Survey, Rivertters-Moplah Gang, Supervisory)

72

Labourer (Rock-Cutting)

73

Lascar

74

Mali (Head)

75

Stockers and Boilerman

76

Thoombaman (Spade worker)

77

Tindals

78

Trollyman (Head Motor)

79

Fitter (Assistant Semi-Skilled)

80

Jamadar (Semi-skilled)

81

Mate (Stone)

82

Kasab

83

Khalasi (Structural)

84

Masalchi P.M. Mates

85

Miner

86

Untrained Mate/ Mining Mate/ Mate without Competency certificate Under

Metalliferous Mines Regulations, 1961

87

Butler/Cook

88

Breaker (using mechanical appliances)

89

Crech Ayah/Ayah/Untrained Crech Attendant

90

Assistant Driller

91

Oilman/Oiler

92

Chowkidar/ Watchman

93

Helper (Mason, Carpenter, Blacksmith)

94

Tindals

95

Topas

96

Topkar (Big Stone Breaker)

97

TrollyJamadar

98

Winchman

99

Attendance-keeper

100

Assistant Wireman

101

Mate

102

Mate (Blacksmith, Road, Carpenter)

103

Engine Driver and/or Feeder

104

Fitter

105

Gang

106

Mazdoor Mason

107

108

109

110

111

112

113

114

115

116

117

118

119

Permanent

Way

Pump-

Driver,Turner)

Mazdoor

(Heavy-

weight) Charge-man

Mistri

(Head

Muccadam

Night-

guard

Runner

(Post

dak) Oilman

Quarry

man

Quarry

Operator

Stoneman

Stocker

120

Thatcher

121

Pump Attendant

122

Bearer

123

Breakman

124

Crowlder Man

125

Laboratory Boy

126

Points man Sencummy

127

Stone mines and other categories by whatever name called which are of semi-skilled

nature

S.N

o

SKILL

ED

1

Artificer (Class-II, III, IV)

2

Blacksmith

3

Blacksmith (Class II)

4

Boilerman

5

Carpenter

6

Carpenter (Class II) Carpenter-cum- Blacksmith

7

Chowdhary

8

Driver

9

Driver (Engine Tractor, M.T.Motor)

10

Electrician

11

Fitter

12

Mason

13

Mason Class II

14

Machine hand (Class II, III, IV)

15

Machineman

16

Mate Gr. I (Senior)

17

Mechanic

18

Milk Writer

19

Mistry (Head)

20

Moulder

21

Muster Writer

22

Operator (Tube-well)

23

Painter

24

Plumber

25

Welder

26

Upholsterer

27

Wireman,

28

Chipper

29

Chipper-Cum-Grinder

30

Cook (Head)

31

Driller

32

Driller (Well Boring)

33

Driver(Loco/Truck)

34

Electrician (Assistant)

35

Mechanic (Tube-Well)

36

Mistry(Stell, Tube-Well, Telephone)

37

Meter Reader

38

Meterorogical Observer Navghani

39

Operaor (Batching Plant, Cinema Project,Clamp Shelf, Compressor, Grane,

Dorrick, Diesel Engine, Doser,Dragling Drill Dumber, Excavator, Fork Lift

Generator, Grader, Jack Hammer and Payment breaker Loader, Pump, Pile

Driving,Scrapper, Screening Plant, Shoval, Tractor, Vibrator, Weight Batcher,

Railway Guards, Repairer (Battery)

40

Sharper/Slotter

41

Sprayer (Ashalt) Station Master

42

Surveyor (Silt)

43

Trades-Man

44

Train Examiner

45

Turner/Miller

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46

TyreVulcaniser

47

Sawyer

48

Sawyer (Selection Grade Class II) Serang

49

Serangpile

50

Driving Pantooms with Boiler

51

Shapesman

52

Shift-incharge

53

Sprayman

54

Sprayman (Roads)

55

Stone Cutter

56

Stone Cutter (Selection Grade, Grade II, Class II)

57

Stone Chisler

58

Stone Chisler (Class II)

59

Stone Blasterer

60

Sub-Overseer (Unqualified)

61

Surveyors

62

Pump Driver

63

Pump Driver (Selection Grade), Grade II and III, Class II)

64

Pump Driver (Selection Grade, P.E., Driver,

65

Pumpman

66

Pumpman (Assistant)

67

Plumber

68

Polisher (with spray) Grade II

69

Ratan Man

70

Rivet Cutter (Assistant)

71

Rivetter

72

Rivetter (Cutter)

73

Road Inspector Grade II, Railway Plate Layer

74

Rod Bender

75

Haulage Operator

76

Dispensary Attendant

77

Work Sakar

78

Mica Cutter Grade -I

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79

Dresser Grade -I Mica

80

Supervisory Fireman

81

Fireman only in Mines

82

Compressor Driver

83

Pump Man Driver 96. Grinder in Mica Mines

84

Surveyors (Assistant)

85

Tailor

86

Tailor(Upholstry)

87

Transprayer

88

Tar man

89

Line Man

90

Tiler Class II

91

Wall(Floor, Roof)

92

Tiler (Selection Grade)

93

Tin-Smith

94

Tin Smith(Selection Grade, Grade II and III, Class II) Tinker

95

Well Sinker

96

Assistant Mistry

97

Armature Winder Grade-II and III

98

Bhandari

99

Blacksmith

100

Blacksmith (Selection Grade, Grade II, III, Class II and III)

101

Boilerman

102

Boilerman Grade II and III

103

Boiler Foreman Grade II

104

Work (Assistant)

105

Brick Layer

106

Bricklayer (Selection Grade, Class II)

107

Blaster

108

Chowkidar (Head)

109

Security Guard (without arms)

110

Carpenter

111

Carpenter (Selection Grade, Grade II and III, Class I and III Assistant

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112

B.I.M. Road

113

Cabinet Maker

114

Caneman

115

Celotex

116

Cutter Maker Chargeman, Class II and Class III, Carpenter Ordinary)

117

Checkder (Junior)

118

Chick Maker

119

Chickman (Junior) Concrete Mixure Mixer

120

Concrete Mixure Operator

121

Cobbler

122

Coremaker

123

Driver

124

Driver Motor Vehicle

125

Motor Vehicle Selection Grade

126

Motor Lorry

127

Motor-Lorry Grade II

128

Lorry Grade II

129

Diesel Engine

130

Diesel Engine Grade II

131

Mechanical Road Roller I.C. and Cement Mixer etc.

132

Road Roller

133

Road Roller Driver Grade II

134

Driver (Engine Static Stone Crusher, Tractor/Bull Dozer, Steam Road Roller,Water

Pump, Mechanical Assistant, Road Roller, Mechanical, Steam Crane,Tractor with

Bull Dozer Mechanical, Transport, Engine Static and Road Roller Boiler Attendant

135

Engine Operator (Stone Cursher Mechanical)

136

Distemprer, Electrician, Electrician (Grade II, Class II and Class III)

137

Fitter

138

Fitter (Selection Grade, Grade II and III) class II and III Assistant, Pipe class II, Pipe

Line ending Bars

139

Reinforcement Cum-mechanic, Mechanic and Plumber)

140

Gharami (Head)

141

Glazier

142

Hole Drillar for Blasting

143

Joiner

144

Joiner (Cable,Cable Grade II)

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145

Lineman (Grade II,III, High Tension/Low Tension)

146

Mason

147

Mason (Selection Grade, Grade II, III and Class B Mistry)

148

Stone (Stone Class II, Brick Work, Stone work)

149

Brick-layer

150

Tile Flooring

151

B.I.M Muccadam (Head)

152

Stone cutting

153

Ordinary Machanis

154

Mechanic

155

Mechanic (Class II, Air conditioning, Air conditioning Grade II

156

Diesel Grade II

157

Road Roller Grade II

158

Assistant, Radio)

159

Manson (Gharami)

160

Mistry

161

Mistry Grade II, Air conditioning Grade II, P. Way, Survey, Santras Works)

162

Mason Class A

163

Moulder

164

Moulder (Brick, Tile)

165

Painter

166

Painter (Selection Grade,Grade II and III, Class II, Assistant Lotter and Polisher,

Polisher,Rough)

167

Plasterer

168

Plasterer (Mason Grade II)

169

Plumber

170

Plumber (Selection Grade, Class II, Assistant Lotter and Polisher, Rough),

171

Plasterer

172

Plasterer (Mason Grade II)

173

Plumber (Selection Grade, Class-II, Assistant Senior, Junior, Mistry Grade II)

174

Plumbing Mistry

175

Plumber-cum-Fitter

176

Polisher

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 38

177

Polisher (Floor)

178

Sirdhar Lathe Man

179

Geologist

180

Trailors

181

Turner

182

Upholsterer

183

Upholsterer (Grade II and III)

184

Painter Spray (Class II)

185

Wood Cutter

186

Wood Cutter Section Grade

187

Wood Cutter Class II

188

Work Sircar

189

Welder

190

Airwineh Haulage Operator

191

Auto-electrician

192

Painter

193

Blacksmith

194

Tailor

195

Compressor Operator

196

Blaster/Shot-firer

197

Driver

198

Head cook

199

Chargeman

200

Carpenter

201

Concrete Mixer Operator

202

Compressor Attendant

203

Air Compressor Attendant

204

Tractor Driver

205

Vehicle Driver

206

Chemist and Assistant/ Chemist

207

Sub- overseer (unqualified)

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208

Driller

209

Handhole Driller

210

Drill Mechanic

211

Driver Auto

212

Electrician

213

Wirelesss Operator Asstt. Foreman

214

Foreman

215

Fitter

216

Ferry Driver

217

Issuer Loco

218

Super Foreman

219

Hoist Operator

220

IMCE Driver

221

Driver

222

Loco Driver

223

Loader Operator

224

Linesman

225

Mechanic/ Machinist

226

Mason

227

Mid Wife

228

Tinsmith

229

Supervisory Mechanic

230

Pump Attendant only in Gypsum, Barytes and Rock Phosphates

231

Pump Operator/Driver

232

Mining Mate with competency certificate under Metalliferous Mines\ Regulations,

1961.

233

Mistry

234

Skilled Mazdoor

235

Turner

236

Senior Mechanic

237

Pipe Fitter

238

Supervisor

239

Drafts Man

240

Wireman

241

Timber Man/Timber Mistry Elect.

242

Stone Crusher Operator

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243

Crusher Operator

244

Moulder

245

Welder

246

Operator

247

Work Mistry

248

Engine Driver

249

Mining Engine Driver Grade -II

250

Engineman

251

Valveman

252

Cutter

253

Winding Engine Driver Grade - II

254

Security Guard (Unarmed) /Head Chowkidar

255

Shovel Operator

256

Limco Loader Operator

257

Surface Supervisor

258

Dozer Operator

259

Compressor Driller

260

Dumper Tractor Operator

261

Boiler Man (with Certificate)

262

Machinery Attendant

263

Air-conditions Mechanic

264

Crech Attendant only in Magnesite, Manganese and Mica Mines

265

Power Shovel Operator

266

Power and Pump House Operator

267

Miner Grade - I

268

Tractor Operator 80. Tub Repairer 81. Lathe Mistry

269

Stationery Engine Attendant 83. Generator Operator 84. Loading Foreman

270

Diesel Mechanic

271

Ferro Printer cum-chairman

272

White Washing and Colour Washing Man

273

Operator Pneumatic Tools, Operator (Fitter)

274

Boreman

275

Borer

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 41

276

Wireman (Grade II and III, Mechanic, Electrical)

277

White Washer

278

White Washer (Selection Grade, Class II)

279

Wireman

280

Welder (Class II, Bridge work)

281

Welder gas

282

Muccatam (with Compentency Certificate under MetalliferousMinesRegulations,

1961).

283

Security Guard (without arms)and other cateogires by whatever name called which are of

skilled nature

284

Assistant (Farm)

285

Assistant (Cashier)

286

Librarian

287

Telex or Telephone Operator

288

Hindi Translator

289

Telex or Telephone Operator

290

Hindi Translator

291

Accounts Clerk

292

Clerks

293

Computer/Data Entry Operator

294

Telephone Operator, Typist

295

Store Attendant

296

M. C. Clerk

297

Munshi (Matriculate, Non-matriculate)

298

Store Clerk (Matriculate Non-matriculate)

299

Store Keeper

300

Store Keeper Grade I, Grade II, (Matriculate)

301

Time Keeper

302

Time Keeper (Matriculate Non-Matriculate)

303

Book Keeper

304

Work Munshi

305

Work Munshi (Subordinate)

306

Magazine Clerk

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 42

307

Teller Clerk

308

Store clerk

309

Tally Clerk

310

Store Issuer

311

Tool Keeper

312

Computer/Date Entry Operator

313

Record Keeper

314

Tracer

315

File Clerk

316

Register Keeper

317

Time Keeper

318

Clerk

319

Munshi

320

Typist and other categories by whatever name called which are of clerical nature

LADAKH GAZETTE : EXTRAORDINARY 43

S. No.

HIGHLY

SKILLED

1

Artificier Class I

2

Blacksmith Class I

3

Carpenter Class I

4

Machine

5

Hand Class I

6

Mason Class I

7

Mechanic (Senior)

8

Painter (Grade I, Class I, Spray) Plasterer (Mason) Class I

9

Plumber (Head, class I)

10

Mistry Grade I

11

Polisher (with spray Grade I)

12

Road Inspector Grade I

13

Sawyer Class I

14

Stone Cutter Class I

15

Stone Cutter Grade I

16

Stone Chisler Class I

17

Stone Mason Class I

18

Sub-Overseer (Qualified)

19

Tiler Class I

20

Tinsmith Grade I and Class I

21

Upholsterer Grade I

22

Varnisher Class I

23

Welder-Cum-Fitter and Air Conditioning Mechanic

24

Welder (Gas) Class I

25

White Washer Class I

26

Wireman Grade I, Class I

27

Wood Cutter Class I

28

Grinder (Tool) Grade I

29

Operator (Batching Plant Grade I)

30

Leader Grade I

31

Pile Driving Grade I

32

Pump Grade

33

Scrapper Grade I

34

Screening Plant Grade I

35

Pump Grade I

36

Scrapper Grade I