Regd. No. NW/CH-22 Regd. No. CHD/0092/2018-2020 PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ. (EXTRA), DECEMBER 22, 2020
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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT
Contents Pages
Part - I Acts
Nil
Part - II Ordinances
Nil
Part - III Delegated Legislation
Notification No. G.S.R. 106/C.A.37/1970/
S.35/Amd./2020, dated the 21st December,
2020, containing the draft rules namely, the
Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation and
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Abolition) (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
Part - IV Correction Slips, Republications and
Replacements
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PART III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR
(LABOUR BRANCH)
NOTIFICATION
The 21st December, 2020
No. G.S.R. 106/C.A.37/1970/S.35/Amd./2020.-The following
draft of rules, further to amend the Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation
and Abolition) Rules, 1973, which the Governor of Punjab proposes to
make in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35 of the Contract
Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (Central Act No. 37 of 1970),
and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, is published as required
by sub-section (1) of the said section 35 for the information of the persons
likely to be affected thereby.
Notice is hereby given that the draft will be taken into consideration by
the Government on or after the expiry of a period of seven days from the date
of publication of this notification in the Official Gazette, together with any
objection or suggestion, which may be received by the Labour Commissioner,
Punjab, from any person with respect to the said draft, before the expiry of
the period so specified, namely:-
Draft Rules
1. These rules may be called the Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation and
Abolition) (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
2. In the Punjab Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Rules, 1973
(hereinafter referred to as the said rules), for rule 29, the following shall be
substituted, namely:-
"29. Renewal of License.- (1) Every Contractor shall apply for renewal
of the license on online portal www.pblabour.gov.in.
(2) Every application for renewal shall be in Form VII available on
online portal specified in sub-rule (1) and shall be made not less
than thirty days before the date on which the license expires, and if
the application is so made, the license shall be renewed within
seventy two hours of the receipt of online application.
(3) The contractor shall upload a self-declaration that he has fully
complied with the labour laws and nothing is due to workers under
labour laws.
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(4) Records of certain percentage of contractors would be inspected
to ensure the genuineness of declaration submitted by them and to
see that contract workers are deployed only on the jobs for which
license was obtained. In case self-declaration is found incorrect,
the license shall be revoked.
(5) In case of any application for renewal of license, where there is no
change in the particulars mentioned in previously granted or renewed
license such license shall be renewed automatically within seventy
two hours of the receipt of online application. However, the applicant
shall have to apply for renewal of license on online portal and the
license shall be renewed through automatic mode online within
seventy two hours of the receipt of online application.
(6) The fees chargeable for renewal of the license shall be same as
for the grant thereof:
Provided that if the application for renewal is not received within
the time specified in sub-rule (2), a fee of twenty-five per cent in excess
of the fees ordinarily payable for the license shall be payable for such
renewal
Provided further that in case where the licensing officer is satisfied
that the delay in submission of the application is due to unavoidable
circumstances beyond the control of the contractor, he may reduce or
remit, as he deems fit, the payment of such excess fee.".
3. In the said rules, after rule 78, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:-
"78A. Maintenance of register and record in digital format.- (1) Any
register and record required to be maintained under these rules
may also be maintained and preserved in digital format and shall
contain time stamp, Geo Positioning and Digital Signature of the
concerned principal employer or contractor.
(2) The principal employer or contractor shall provide access to the
Inspector to inspect such registers as and when required and shall also make
a provision for signing of registers digitally by the Inspectors.".
VIJAY KUMAR JANJUA, IAS,
Additional Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab,
Department of Labour.