The Odisha G a z e t t e
EXTRAORDINARY
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 2227 CUTTACK, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2024/ MARGASIRA 4, 1946
FISHERIES & A.R.D. DEPARTMENT
NOTIFICATION
The 21st November 2024
No. 18140—4FY-0004/2021/FARD.—In pursuance of Letter No. 5-DEV-GEN-2024-DEV, dated the 7th October 2024 of the Marine Products Export Development Authority, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Govt. of India, the State Level Task Force Committee and the District Level Task Force Committee for 7 Coastal Districts, i.e. Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Khordha and Ganjam is hereby constituted with the following members in order to monitor the pre-processing units and ensure labour welfare in the seafood sector of Odisha as well as to bring the unregistered peeling sheds in this sector under the regulatory framework :—
A. State Level Task Force Committee :
(a) Director of Fisheries, Odisha . . Chairman (b) Additional Labour Commissioner, . . Member
Labour & E.S.I. Department
(c) Senior Environment Scientist, SPCB . . Member
(d) Additional Director, Directorate of . . Member
Factories & Boilers
(e) Additional Commissioner, FSSAI . . Member
(f) Additional Director, Directorate of . . Member
Industries
(g) Joint Director, Directorate of . . Member
E.S.I. Scheme
(h) Secretary, Seafood Exporters . . Member
Association, Odisha Chapter
(i) Deputy Director, MPEDA, Bhubaneswar . . Member
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(l) Regional Commissioner, EPFO . . Member
(m) Joint Director of Fisheries (Coastal)/ . . Member- Convener
Deputy Director of Fisheries (BW),
Directorate of Fisheries, Odisha
B. District Level Task Force Committee :
(a) Collector & DM or any officer not below . . Chairman
the rank of ADM.
(b) District Labour Officer . . Member
(c) Regional Officer/ Representative of SPCB . . Member
(d) Deputy Director of Factories & Boilers . . Member
(e) Food Safety Officer . . Member
(f) General Manager, District Industries Centre . . Member
(g) Representative, Seafood Exporters Association, . . Member
Odisha Chapter
(h) Assistant Director, MPEDA . . Member
(i) Assistant Director, EIA . . Member
(j) Representative, E.S.I. . . Member
(k) District Information & Public Relation Officer . . Member
(l) District Fisheries Officer . . Member- Convener
The Chairman may co-opt concerned Labour Union/ individuals and / or officer(s) for smooth functioning of the State/ District Level Task Force Committee.
The Terms of Reference for functioning of the above Task Force Committees are attached herewith as Annexure-I & II to this Notification.
This Notification will come into force with immediate effect.
By order of the Governor
JOHAN KERKETTA
Joint Secretary to Government3 Annexure-I
TERMS OF REFERENCE
State Level Task Force Committee
* The committee will meet once in a quarter.
* The committee will review the findings submitted by the District Level Committees.
* The committee will ensure that there is grievance addressal method in event of any grievance at District Level.
* The committee will ensure that all Acts & Laws as applicable for the State are properly enforced such as Minimum Wages Act, the Factories & Boiler Act, the Labour Act & Rules, Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, Migrant Workers Act & the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Acts, Working Women (Protection, Basic Faclities and Welfare) Act, etc.
* The committee will bring to the notice of appropriate authority regarding any violation/ reform/ suggestion for strict enforcement of statutory provisions.
* The committee will undertake any other task assigned to it by the competent authority or any task which will result in betterment of the sector.
* The committee will bring to the notice of appropriate authority regarding any violation/ reform/ suggestion for strict enforcement of statutory provisions.
4 Annexure-IITERMS OF REFERENCE
District Level Task Force Committee :
* The committee will meet once in a quarter.
* The committee will visit seafood processing units, aqua farms, hatchery periodically.
* The committee will visit the stand-alone pre-processing units
* The committee will check all the labour and worker employed for their health card, ESI enrolment, PF registration.
* The committee will ensure that there is no forced labour in the unit.
* The committee will check the presence of child labour & ensure that the Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act & the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Acts, etc. is maintained.
* The committee will ensure the human right, violations if any.
* The committee will ensure that the workers are free to move outside the unit after the completion the work hour if the workers are staying outside the unit.
* The committee will ensure that the workers have the right to freedom of association * The committee will ensure all desire licenses that needed to run the unit in the State of Odisha to be up to date (21 licenses).
* The committee will ensure that the workers are paid at the minimum weges act of the State * The committee will ensure that proper shift times are maintained in the unit.
* The committee will ensure that details of name, designation of Labour Department of the respective area, shift timing, minimum wages & emergency contact number are displayed.
* The committee will ensure that proper standing orders as per the industrial employment act is in place.
* The committee will check for labour welfare being implemented by the unit.
* The committee will ensure environmental hazards are arrested like SPCV NoC & Ammonia safety.
* The committee will ensure that groundwater of the nearby areas of the units are portable & that no hazard has been done by the unit by virtue of the operation.
* The committee will ensure that sexual harassment of women in workplace has been addressed with implementation of the act.
* The committee will ensure that the unit has grievance addressal method.
* The committee will undertake any other task assigned to it by the State Level Task Force Committee or any task which will result in betterment of the sector.
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