THE EQUAL REMUNERATION ACT, 1976
CONTENTS
Preliminary
1. Short title, extent and commencement
2. Definitions
3. Act to have overriding effect
Payment of remuneration at equal rates to men and women workers
and other matters
5. No discrimination to be made while recruiting
men and women workers
Miscellaneous
8. Duty of employers to maintain registers
10. Penalties
12. Cognizance and trial of offences
14. Power of Central Government to give directions
15. Act not to apply in certain special cases
17. Power to remove difficulties
THE EQUAL
REMUNERATION ACT, 1976
(Act No. 25 of 1976)
[11th
February, 1976]
An Act to provide for the
payment of equal remuneration to men and women workers and for the prevention
of discrimination, on the ground of sex, against women in the matter of
employment and for matters, connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Be it enacted by parliament
in the Twenty-seventhYearof the Republic of India as follows:
CHAPTER
I
Preliminary
1. Short
title, extent and commencement.
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(1) This Act may be called the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976.
(2) It extends to the whole of India.
(3) It shall come into force on such date, not being later than three years from the passing of this Act, as the Central Government may by notification, appoint and different dates may be appointed for different establishments or employments.
ENFORCEMENT OF THE
ACT INTO VARIOUS ESTABLISHMENTS
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S.NO. |
Name of Establishments |
Date of enforcement |
Reference |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
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1. |
Employments in Local Authorities |
1.1.1976 |
Vide S.O.730 (E), dated 26.12.1975 |
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2. |
Employments in Hospitals, Nursing Homes and Dispensaries |
27.1.1976 |
Vide S.O. 58 (E), Dated. 24.1.1976 |
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3. |
Employments in Banks,
Insurance Companies and other financial institutions |
8.3.1976 |
Vide S.O. 175 (E), dated. 6.3.1976 |
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4. |
Employments in
Educational, Teaching & Training and Research institutions Employments in Mines |
5.4.1976 |
Vide S.O. 282 (E), dated. 3.4.1976 |
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Explanation. –In this
notification the word, “mine” shall have the meaning assigned to it in Cl.
(i) of Sec.2 of the mines Act, 1952 (35 of 1952). |
1.5.1976 |
Vide S.O. 307 (E), dated. 22.4.1976 |
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5. |
Employments in the
Employees provident Fund Organisations, the Coal Mines Provident Fund
Organisations, and the Employes State insurance Corporation. |
1.5.1976 |
Vide S.O. 308 (E), dated. 22.4.1976 |
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6. |
Employments in Food
Corporation of India established under the Food Corporation Act, 1964 (37 of
1964) and the Central Warehousing Corporations established under the
Warehousing Corporation Act, 1962 (58 of 1962) |
1.7.1976 |
Vide. D.O. 437 (E), dated. 29.6. 1976 |
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7. |
Employments
in the manufacture of textiles and textile products specified in the Schedule
below: “THE SCHEDULE Manufacture
of textiles and textile products: Manufacture of Cotton Textile. 1. Cotton ginning, cleaning and baling. 2. Cotton spinning, weaving, shrinking,
sanforsing, mercerising and finishing of cotton textile in mills. 3. Printing, dyeing and bleaching of cotton
textiles. 4. Cotton spining other than in mills (Charkha). 5. Production of Khadi. 6. Weaving and finishing of cotton textiles
in handlooms, other than khadi. 7. Weaving and finishing of cotton textiles
in power looms. 8. Cotton textiles not covered by any other
entry. |
15.7.1976 |
Vide S.O. 473 (E), dated 15.7.1976 |
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Manufacture of Wool, Silk
and Synthetic Fibre Textiles. 1. Wool cleaning, baling and pressing. 2. Wool spining, weaving and
finishing in mills. 3. Wool spining and weaving (other than in mills). 4. Dyeing and bleaching of wollen
textiles. 5. Manufacture of wool not covered by any
other entry. 6. Spining, weaving and finishing of textiles. 7. Printing, dyeing and bleaching of silk
textiles. 8. Spining, weaving and finishing of
other textiles such as synthetic fibers, rayon’s and nylons. 9. Printing dyeing and bleaching of synthetic textiles. 10. Silk and synthetic fibre textiles not
covered by any other entry. |
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Manufacture of Jute, Hemp
and Mesta Textile. 1. Jute and Mesta pressing and baling. 2. Jute and Mesta spining and weaving. 3. Dyeing printing and bleaching of jute
textiles. 4. Preparing, spinning, weaving and
finishing of hemp and other coarse fibres. |
27.8.1976 |
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Manufacture
of jute bag other jute textiles not covered by any other entry. |
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Manufacture of
textile Products (including Wearing Apparel other than Footwear). (1)
Knitting mills. (2)
Manufacture of all types of threads such as cordage, ropes, twines
and nets. (3)
Embroidery and making of crepes, lacs and fringes. (4)
Weaving carpets, rugs and other similar textile products. (5)
Manufacture of all types of textiles, garments including wearing
apparel. (6)
Manufacture of raincoat hats and such other articles. (7)
Manufacture of made up textile goods (except garments) such as
curtains and mosquito nets. (8)
Manufacture of water proof textiles such as oil cloth and tarpaulin. (9)
Manufacture of coir and coir products. (10)
Manufacture of textiles, not covered by any other entry, such as
linoleum, padding, wadding, upholestering, filling.” |
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Employment in the
manufacture of electrical and electronic machinery, apparatus and appliances
specified in the Schedule below: “THE SCHEDULE Manufacture of electrical and electronic machinery, apparatrus and appliances. 1. Manufacture of electrical industrial
machinery and apparatus and parts (such as electrical motors, generators,
transformers, electromagnet cluches and brakes etc. 2. Manufacture of insulated wires and
cables. 3. Manufacture of dry and wet batteries. 4. Manufactue of electrical apparatus,
appliances and their parts such as lamps, bulbs, tubes, sockets, switches,
fans, insulator (except procelain);
conductors, irons, heaters, shavers, cleaners etc. excluding, repairing. 5. Manufacture of radio and television
transmitting and receiving set including transistor radio sets, sound
reproducing and recording equipment including tape recorders, public address
systems, gramophone record and pre-record magnetic tapes, wire and wireless,
telephone and telegraph, equipment, signalling and detection equipment and
apparatus, radar equipment and installations; parts and supplies specially
used for electronic apparatus classified in this group. 6.
Manufacture and repair of radiographic X-ray apparatus and tubes and parts. 7. Manufacture of, electronic computers,
control instrument and other equipment. 8. Manufacture of electronic components,
and accessories not covered by any other entry 9. Manufacture of electrical machinery,
apparatus, appliances and
supplies and parts not covered by any other entry.” |
27.8.1976 |
Vide S.O. 570 (E), dated. 25.8.1976 |
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Employment
in factories located plantations. Explanation. - In this notification, the words “factory” and “plantation” shall
respectively have the meaning assigned to them in Cl. (m) of Sec. 2 and
Sec.85 of the Factories Act, 1948 (63 of 1948) and Cl. (f) of Sec. 2 of the
Plantations Labour Act, 1951 (69 of 1951). |
27.8.1976 |
Vide S.O.
568 (E), dated. 25.8.1976 |
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Employments in the
manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (except product. of petroleum
and Coal) specified in the Schedule below: “THE SCHEDULE Manufacture of Chemicals
and chemical products (except products of petroleum and coal) 1. Manufacture of basic industrial organic
and inorganic chemicals and gases such as acids, alkalies and their salts:
gases like acetylene, oxygen, nitrogen etc. 2. Manufacture of fertilisers and pesticides. 3. Manufacture
of paints, varnishes and lacquers. 4. Manufacture
of drugs and medicines. 5. Manufacture of perfumes, cosmetics, lotions,
hair dressings, tooth pastes, soap in any form, synthetic detergents,
shampoos shaving products, cleansers, washing and scouring products and other
toilet preparations. 6.
Manufacture of inedible oils. 7. Manufacture
of turpentine, synthetic resins, plastic materials and synthetic fibres like
nylon, teryiene except glass. 8. Manufacture
of Matches. 9. Manufacture
of explosives and ammunition and fire works. 10. Manufacture
of chemical products not covered by any other entry (including
photo-chemi6is, sensitized films and paper)”. |
8.10.1976 |
Vide S.O.
662 (E), dated. 5.10.1976 |
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Employments
in Land and water transport
specified in the Schedule below:
“THE
SCHEDULE Land Transport 1. Railway
transport operated by private companies. 2 Passenger
transport by tramway and bus services. 3. Passenger
transport by other motor vehicles. 4. Freight
transport by motor vehicles. 5. Hackney
carriages, bullock-carts, ekka, tonga, etc. 6. Transport
by animals like horses, elephants, mules, camels, etc. 7. Transport
by man (including rickshaw pullers, hand cart pullers, porters, coolies,
etc.). 8. Pipeline
transport. 9. Supporting
services to land transport like operation of highway bridges, toll roads,
vehicular tunnels, parking lots, etc. Water Transport 10. Ocean
and coastal water transport. 11. Inland
water transport 12. Supporting
services to water-transport like operation and maintenance of piers, dock,
pilotage, light-houses, loading and discharging of vessels, etc.” |
8.10.1976 |
Vide S.O. 664 (E), dated. 5.10.1976 |
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Employments
in the manufacture of Food Products
specified in the Schedule below:
“THE
SCHEDULE Employments
in the manufacture of food product. - 1. Slaughtering
preparation and preservation of meat. 2.
Manufacture of dairy products. 3. Canning
and preservation of fruits and vegetables. 4. Canning,
preserving and processing of fish crustaceam and similar foods. 5. Grain
mill products. 6. Manufacture
of bakery products. 7. Manufacture
and refining of sugar other than indigenous sugar. 8. Production
of indigenous sugar, such as, boora, khandsari or gur, from sugar cane and
palm juice. 9. Production
of common salt. 10. Manufacture
of cocoa, chocolate and sugar confectionery (including sweetmeats). 11. Manufacture
of hydrogenated oils, such as vanaspati ghee. 12. Manufacture
of other edible oils and fats such as mustard oil, groundnut oil or td oil. 13. Tea
processing. 14. Coffee
curing, roasting and grinding. 15. Cashewnut
processing such as drying, shelling, roasting salting of cashewnut. 16. Manufacture
of ice. 17. Manufacture
of prepared animal feeds. 18. Manufacture
of starch. 19. Manufacture
of any other food products.” |
10.2.1976 |
Vide S.O. 137 (E), dated.5.2.1977 |
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In
respect of employments specified in the Schedule below: “THESCHEDULE |
14.3.1977 |
Vide S.O. 203 (E), Dated. 1.3.1977 |
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I. Manufacture of beverages, tobacco and tobacco products. 1. Distilling,
rectifying and blending of spirits. 2. Wine
industries. 3. Malt
liquors and malt. 4. Production
of country liquor and toddy. 5. Soft
drinks and carbonated water industries. 6. Tobaco
stemming, redrying and all other operations, which are connected with
preparing raw leaf tobaco for manufacture. 7.
Manufacture of bidi. 8. Manufacture
of cigars, cigarettes, cheroot and cigarette tobacco. 9. Manufacture
of chewing tobacco zarda and snuff. 10. Manufacture
of tobacco and tobacco products, not. elsewhere specified to this
notification. |
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II. Manufacture of wood and wood products,
furniture and Fixtures. 1. Manufacture
of veneer, plywood and their products. 2. Sawing
and planing of wood (other than plywood). 3. Manufacture
of wooden and cane boxes, crates, drums, barrels and other wooden containers,
baskets and other rattan, bamboo reed and willow wares made entirely of cane,
rattan, reed, bamboo and willow. 4. Manufacture
of structural wooden goods (including treated timber) such as beams, posts,
doors, and windows (excluding hewing and rough shaping of poles, bolts and
other material which is classified under logging). 5. Manufacture
of wooden industrial goods, such as bobbins, blocks, handles, saddling and
similar equipment and fixtures. 6. Manufacture
of cork and cork products. 7. Manufacture
of wooden furniture and fixtures. 8. Manufacture
of bamboo and cane furniture and fixtures. 9. Manufacture
of wood, bamboo and cane products not elsewhere specified in this
notification. |
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III. Manufacture of paper and paper products
and printing, publishing and allied industries: 1. Manufacture
of pulp paper and board including newsprint. 2. Manufacture
of container and boxes of paper and paper board. 3. Manufacture
of pulp products not elsewhere specified such as dolls. 4. Manufacture
of paper and paper board articles not elsewhere classified. 5. Printing
and publishing of newspaper. 6. Printing
and publishing of periodicals, books, journals, atlases, maps and sheet music
directories, etc. 7. Printing
of bank notes, currency notes postage stamps; security presses etc. 8. Engraving,
etchings, blocks making etc. 9. Bookbinding. 10. Printing
publishing and allied activities not elsewhere specified such as envelope
printing picture post card printing embossing and such other activities. |
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IV. Manufacture of leather and leather and fur products (except
repair): 1. Tanning
curing, finishing embossing and japanning of leather. 2. Manufacture
of footwear (excluding repair) except vulcanized or moulded rubber or plastic
footwear. 3. Manufacture
of wearing apparel like coats, gloves and such other articles of leather and
substitutes of leather. 4. Manufacture
of leather consumer goods (other than apparel and footwear). 5. Scraping
currying tanning, bleaching and dyeing of fur and other pelts for the trade. 6. Manufacture
of wearing apparel of fur and pelts. 7. Manufacture
of fur and skin rugs and other articles. 8. Manufacture
of leather and fur products not elsewhere specified in this notification. |
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V. Manufacture of rubber, plastic, petroleum and coal products: 1. Tyre
and tube industries. 2. Manufacture
of footwear made primarily of vulcanized or moulded rubber. 3. Manufacture
of rubber products not elsewhere classified. 4. Manufacture
of plastic products not elsewhere classified (except house furnishing). 5. Petroleum
refineries. 6. Manufacture
of products of petroleum not elsewhere classified. 7. Production
of coal tar in coke ovens. 8. Manufacture
of other coal and coal tar products not elsewhere specified in this
notification. VI. Manufacture of
structural clay products. 1.
Manufacture of structural clay products. 2.
Manufacture of glass and glass products. 3. Manufacture of earthen ware and earthen
pottery 4. Manufacture of chinaware and
porcelainware. 5. Manufacture of cement, time and plaster. 6. Manufacture of mica products. 7. Manufacture of structural stone goods, stone
dressing, stone crushing, and stoneware. 8. Manufacture of earthen and plaster statues
and other products. 9. Manufacture of asbestos, cement and other
cement products. 10. Manufacture of miscellaneous, nonmetallic
mineral products such as slate products, abrasives, graphite products,
mineral wool, silica products and other nonmetallic mineral products not
elsewhere specified in this notification. |
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VII. Basis metal and alloys industries. 1. Iron and steel industries. 2. Foundries for casting and forging iron and
steel. 3. Manufacture of ferro-alloys. 4. Coper manufacturing. 5. Brass manufacturing. 6. Aluminium manufacturing. 7. Zinc manufacturing. 8. Other nonferrous metal industries. |
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VIII. Manufacture of metal products and their parts except machinery
and transport equipment: 1. Manufacture of fabricated metal products
such as metal cans from tinplate, terne plate or enameled sheet metal, metal
shipping containers, barrels, drums, kegs, pails, safes, vaults, enamelled
sanitary and all other products notification. 2. Manufacture of structural metal products. 3. Manufacture of furniture and fixtures,
primarily of metal. 4. Manufacture
of hand tools and general hardware. 5. Enamelling
Japanning, lacquering, galvanising plating and polishing of metal products. 6. Manufacture
of metal untensils, cutlery and kitchenware. 7. Manufacture
of metal products except machinery and transport equipments not elsewhere
specified in this notification like type-founding. |
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IX. Manufacture of machinery, machine tools and parts except
electrical machinery: 1. Manufacture
of agricultural machinery, its equipments and parts. 2. Manufacture
and repair of drills, coal cutting machines, earth moving lifting and
hoisting machinery, cranes, conveyors and road rollers and other heavy
machinery and equipment used by construction and mining industries. 3. Manufacture
of prime-movers, boilers and steam generating plants such as diesel engines
and their parts. 4. Industrial
machinery for food and textile industries. 5. Industrial
machinery for other than food and textiles industries. 6. Manufacture
of refrigerators, air conditioners, fire-fighting equipment and other parts,
components and accessories. 7. Manufacture
alteration repair of general item of non-electrical machinery components,
equipment and accessories not elsewhere classified. 8. Manufacture
of machine tools, their parts and accessories. 9. Manufacture
of office, computing and accounting machinery and their parts. 10. Manufacture
and repair of non-electrical machinery, equipment, component and accessories
not elsewhere classified (such as sewing machines, automatic merchandising
machines, washing, laundry, dry cleaning and pressing machines, cooking
ranges and ovens, other service industry machines and armament). |
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X. Manufacture of transport equipment and their parts: 1. Ship
building and repairing. 2. Manufacture
of locomotives and their parts. 3. Manufacture
of railway wagons, coaches, and their parts. 4. Manufacture
of other rail-road equipment. 5. Manufacture
of motor vehicles and their parts. 6. Manufacture
of motor-cycles and scooters and their parts. 7. Manufacture
of bicycles, cycle-rickshaws, and their parts. 8. Manufacture
of aircraft and its parts. 9. Bullock-carts,
push-carts, hand carts, etc. 10. Manufacture
of transport equipment and their parts not elsewhere specified in this
notification. XI. Other Manufacturing Industries: 1. Manufacture
of medical, surgical and scientific equipment. 2. Manufacture
of photographic and optical goods (excluding photo chemicals, sensitised
paper and film). 3. Manufacture
of watches and clocks. 4. Manufacture
of Jewellery and related articles. 5. Minting
of coins. 6. Manufacture
of sports and atheletic goods. 7. Manufacture
of musical instruments. 8. Manufacture
of stationery articles like fountain pens, pencils, pells, pin cushions, tags
and such other articles not elsewhere specified in this notification. 9. Manufacture
of miscellaneous products not elsewhere specified in this notification such
as costume jewellery, costume novelties, feathers, plunges, artificial
flowers, brooms, brushes lamp shades, tobacco pipes, cigarette holders, ivory
goods, badges, wigs and similar articles.” |
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19. |
Employments in
relation to electricity, gas (including steam) and Water specified in the
Schedule below: “THE
SCHEDULE 1. Electricity. (i) Generation and transmission of electricity
energy (ii) Distribution
of electric energy to household, industrial and commercial and other users. 2. Gas (including steam) Manufacture of gas in gas work and
distribution throughout mains to household,
industrial, commercial and
other users. 3. Water. |
1.4.1977 |
Vide S.O. 257 (E), dated. 25.3.1977 |
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Water
supply, that is to say, collection, purification and distribution of water.” |
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20. |
Employments in wholesale
and retail trade and
restaurants and hotels specified in the Schedule below: |
2.10.1977 |
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“SCHEDULE Wholesale
trade in food, textiles, live animals, beverages and intoxicants ' 1.
Wholesale trade in cereals and pulses. 2.
Wholesale trade in food stuffs other than cereals and pulses. 3. Wholesale
trade in textiles and textile products like all kinds of fabrics, garments,
shirtings, suitings and hosiery goods. 4. Wholesale
trade in beverages other than intoxicants such as aerated water. 5. Wholesale
trade in intoxicants like wines and liquors including bottling of wines and
liquors. 6. Wholesale
trade in narcotics like opium and ganja. 7. Wholesale
trade in tobacco and tobacco products. 8. Wholesale
trade in animals. 9. Wholesale
trade in straw and fodder. |
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Whole trade
in fuel, light, chemicals, perfumery,
ceramics and glass: 10. Wholesale
trade in medicines and chemicals. 11. Wholesale
trade in fuel and lighting products. 12. Wholesale
trade in toilets, perfumery and cosmetics. 13. Wholesale
trade in metal, porcelain and glass utensils, crockery and chinaware. Whole sale trade in wood, paper skins and inedible
oils : 14. Wholesale trade in petrol, mobil oil and
allied products. 15. Wholesale trade in wood, cane, bamboo,
thatches and such other articles. 16. Wholesale trade in paper and other
stationery goods. 17. Wholesale trade in skin, leather and fur and
such other articles. Wholesale trade in all types of machinery, equipment including
transport and electrical equipement : 18. Wholesale trade in agricultural and
industrial machinery, harvesters, threshers, sowing machines and such other
articles. 19. Wholesale trade in electrical machinery and
equipment. 20. Wholesale trade in transport and storage
equipment. |
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Wholesale trade in miscellaneous manufactures : 21. Wholesale trade in furniture and fixtures. 22. Wholesale trade in rubber and rubber
products. 23. Wholesale trade in household equipment not
elsewhere classified. 24. Wholesale trade in building materials. 25. Wholesale trade in docks and eye-glasses
(including frames of eye-glasses). 26. Wholesale trade in hardware and sanitary
equipment. 27. Wholesale trade in scientific, and surgical
instruments. 28. Wholesale trade in precious metals, stone
and Jewellery. 29. Wholesale trade in goods not elsewhere
specified. |
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Retail trade in food and food articles,
beverages, tobacco and intoxicants: 30. Grain and grocery store. 31. Vegetable and fruit selling. 32. Deal in meat, fish and poultry 33. Deal in sweetmeat, bakery products, dairy,
products and eggs. 34. Pan, bidi,.and cigarette shops. 35. Dealing
in aerated water, soft drinks and ice-cream. 36. Wine and
liquor shops. 37. Retail
trade in food and food articles, beverages, tobacco and intoxicants not
elsewhere specified. |
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Retail trade in textiles: 38. Dealing
in textiles (non-ready-made) 39. Dealing
in ready-made garments. |
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Retail trade in fuel and other household utilities durables : 40. Dealing
in firewood, coal and kerosene oil. 41. Utensil
shops. 42, Fancy
stores (including stores dealing in crockery and glassware). 43. Dealing
in electrical and electronic goods. 44. Furniture
shops. 45. Jewellery
marts. 46. Footwear
shops. 47. Retail
trade in fuel and other household utilities and durables not elsewhere
classified. |
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Retail
trade in relation to certain other goods 48. Medical
shops. 48. Booksellers
and stationers. 50. Dealing
in building material. 51. Dealing
in transport equipment. 52. Petrol
filling stations. 53. Retail
trade in goods not elsewhere classified. Restaurants and hotels 54. Restaurants,
cafes and other eating and drinking places. 55. Hotels,
rooming houses, camps and other loading places.” |
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Employments
in relation to agriculture and activities allied to agriculture specified in
the Schedule below: |
26.1.1978 |
Vide S.O. 692 (E), dated. 29.1.1977 |
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“THESCHEDULE Agricultural Production 1. Cereal
crops (paddy, wheat, jawar, bajra, maize, ragi). 2. Pulses (arhar, moong, masur, urd, etc). 3. Raw
cotton. 4. Raw
jute, mesta. 5. Sann
hemp and other kindred fibres. 6. 'Production
of oil seeds such as sesamum, groundnuts, mustard, linseed, castor seeds,
etc. 7 Sugar
cane. 8. Roots
and tubers, vegetables, pan, singhara, chillies and spices (other than pepper
and cardamom) and flowers and parts of plants. 9. Agricultural
production not elsewhere classified. |
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Live stock
Production. 10. Cattle
and goat breeding, rearing, ranching etc. and production of milk. 11 Rearing
of sheep and production of wool. 12. Rearing
of horses, mules, camels and other pack animals. 13. Rearing
of pigs and other animals. 14. Rearing
of ducks, hens and other birds and production of eggs. 15 Rearing
of bees and production of honey and wax. 16 Rearing
of silk-worms and production of cocoons and raw silk. 17. Rearing
of livestock and production of livestock products not elsewhere classified. Agricultural
Services 18. Pest
destroying spraying, pruning of infected stems. 19. Operation
of irrigation systems. 20. Animal
shearing and livestock services (other than veterinary services). 21. Grading
agricultural and livestock products. 22. Horticultural
and nursery services. 23. Soil
conservation. 24. Scientific
services like soil testing. 25. Agricultural
services not elsewhere classified (like land clearing, land draining, etc) Hunting,
Trapping and Game Propagation 26. Hunting,
trapping and game propagation for commercial purposes (other than for sport). Forestry and Logging 27. Planting replanting and conservation of forests. (11) Logging felling cutting of trees and preparation of rough round hewn or river logs (including incidental hauling). (12) Production of fuel (including charcoal by burning) by exploitation of forests. (13) Gathering of fodder by exploitation of forests. (14) Gathering of uncultivated materials such as gums, resins, lac barks, herbs, wild fruits and leaves by exploitation of forests. (15) Other forest products not elsewhere classified such as mungh. |
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Fishing a. Ocean, sea and coastal fishing. b. Inland water fishing. c. Pisciculture – rearing of fish. d. Collection of pearls, conches, shells, sponge and other sea products. e. Fishing and allied activities not elsewhere classified. |
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Employment in Transport, Strorage, Warehousing and Communications specified the Schedule below: “THE SCHEDULE Transport, Storage and Communications 1. Services incidental to Transport, such as packing, crating, travel agency. Storage and Warehousing 2. Ware housing 3. Cold storage 4. Storage and warehousing not elsewhere classified. Communications 5. Postal, telegraphic, wireless and signal communications. 6. Telephone communications. 7. Communication not elsewhere classified. |
6.3.1978 |
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23. |
Employment on construction
and in activities connected with construction specified in the Schedule below: “THE SCHEDULE (16)
Construction 1. Construction and maintenance of building (including aerodromes). 2. Construction and maintenace of roads, railway bridges, tunnels, pipelines, ports, harbours, runways and similar works. 3. Construction and maintenance of telegraph and telephone lines and other communication systems. 4. Construction and maintenace of water-ways and water reservoirs such as bunds, embankments, dams, canals, tanks, wells and tubewells. 5. Construction of hydro-electric projects. 6. Construction of industrial plants including thermal plants. 7. Construction not elsewhere classified. II.
Activities connected with construction: 1. Plumbing. 2.
Heating and air conditioning installation lift installation, sound
proofing and similar works. 3.
Setting of the marble, brick, glass and stone. 4.
Plumber works such as fixing of doors, windows, panels, painting and
decorating. 5.
Electrical installation. 6.
Other activities connected with construction not elsewhere classified
such as fixing of hand pumps.” |
1.10.1977 |
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24. |
Employments in respect of
Air transport industry specified in the Schedule below: “SCHEDULE Air Transport, industry
consisting of. – b.
Air transport carriers (passengers and freight); c.
Supporting services to air transport, like operation of airport,
flying control centres radars stations and others.” |
26.1.1978 |
Vide S.O. 93 (E), dated. 31.12.1977 |
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Employment in real estate
and Business Services and Legal Services specified in the Schedule below: “SCHEDULE Read Estate
and Business services: 1.
Purchase, sale, letting and operating of real estate such as
residential and non-residential building, developing and sub-dividing real
estate into lots, lessors of real property, real property, real estgate
agents, brokers and Managers engaged in renting, buying and selling managing
and appraising real estate on a contract or fee basis. 2. Purchase and sale agents
and brokers of real estate. 3. Auctioneering. 4. Accounting, auditing and
book keeping services. 5. Data processing and
Tabulating services. 6. Engineering agricultural
and technical services. 7. Advertising and publicity
services. 8. Machinery and equipment,
rental and leasing. 9. News Agencies, e.g.
P.T.I., U.N.I., Reuter etc. 10 Business services, except
machinery and equipment rental and leasing not elsewhere classified including
wrapping, packing and filling. II. Legal Services 11. Legal Services, such as
those rendered by advocates, barristers, solicitors, pleaders, mukhtiars and
such others.” |
6.3.1978 |
Vide S.O. 144 (E), dated. 2.3.1977 |
|
26. |
Employments in relation to
Community, Social and Personal Services specified in the Schedule below: “THE SCHEDULE Sanitary Services. Sanitation and similar services such as garbage and sewage
disposal, operation of drainage system and all other types of work connected
with public health and sanitation. Medical and Health
Services. Veterinary Services. Community Services. 1. Religious services
organisations or individuals. 2. Welfare services rendered
by organisations operating on a non- profit basis for the promotion of
welfare of Community such as relief societies, creches, homes for aged,
blind, fire brigade services and such other. 3. Business, professional and
labour organisations. 4. Community services not
else, where classified. Recreational and Cultural
Services. 1. Motion picture production. 2. Motion picture
distribution and projection. 3. Theatrical producers and
entertainment services. 4. Authors, music composers
and other independent artists not elsewhere classified. 5. Radio and television
broadcasting. 6. Operation of circuses and
race tracks. 7. Libraries, museums,
botanical and zoological gardens, zoos, game sanctuaries, and such others. 8. Amusement and recreational
services not elsewhere classified. Personal services. 1. Domestic services. 2. Laundries, laundry
services, cleaning, and dyeing plants. 3. Hair dressing, such as,
those done by barbers, hair dressing saloons and beauty shops. 4. Portrait and commercial
photographic studios. 5. Personal services not elsewhere classified. Repair Services 1. Repair of footwear and
other leather goods. 2. Electrical, Repair shops. 3. Repair of Motor Vehicles
and Motor Cycles. 4. Repair of watches, clocks
and jewellery. 5. Repair of Bicycles and
Cycle Rickshaws. 6. Repair in enterprises not
elsewhere classified. Other services: Services in relation to Community, Social and
Personal Services not elsewhere specified in this Schedule.” |
3.6.1978 |
Vide S.O. 356 (E), dated. 26.5.1978 |
2. Definitions.
-In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-
(a) “Appropriate Government” means. -
(i) In relation to any employment carried on by or under the authority of the Central Government or a railway administration, or in relation to a banking company, a mine, oilfield or major port or any corporation established by or under a Central Act, the Central Government; and
(ii) In relation to any other employment, the
State Government;
(b) “Commencement of this Act” means, in relation to an establishment or employment, the date on which this Act comes into force in respect of that establishment or employment;
(c) “Employer” has the meaning assigned to in
Cl. (f) for Sec. 2 of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (39 of 1972);
(d) “Man” and “woman” mean male and female
human beings, respectively, of any age;
(e) “Notification” means a notification
published in the official Gazette;
(f) “Prescribed” means prescribed by rules made
under this Act;
(g) “Remuneration” means the basic wage or salary, and any additional emoluments whatsoever payable, either in cash or in kind to a person employed in respect of employment or work done in such employment, if the terms of the contract of employment, express or implied, were fulfilled;
(h) “Same work or work of a similar nature” means work in respect of which the skill, effort and responsibility required are the same, when performed under similar working conditions, by a man or a woman and the differences, if any, between the skill, effort and responsibility required of a man and those required of a woman are not of practical importance in relation to the terms and conditions of employment;
(i) “Worker” means a worker in any establishment or employment in respect of which this Act has come into force;
(j) Words and expressions used in this Act
and not defined but defined in the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947),
shall have the meanings respectively assigned to them in that Act.
3. Act
to have overriding effect. -The provisions of this Act
shall have effect notwithstanding, anything inconsistent therewith contained in
any other law or in the terms of any award, agreement or contract of service,
whether made before or after the commencement of this Act, or in any instrument
having effect under any law for the time being inforce.
CHAPTER
II
Payment of remuneration at equal rates to men and women
workers
And other matters
4. Duty
of employer to pay equal remuneration to men and women workers for same work or work of a similar nature. -
(1) No employer shall pay to any worker, employed by him in an establishment or employment, remuneration, whether payable in cash or in kind, at rates less favourable than those at which remuneration is paid by him to the workers of the opposite sex in such establishment or employment for performing the same work of a similar nature.
(2) No employer shall, for the purpose of complying with the provisions of sub-section (1), reduce the rate of remuneration of any worker.
(3) Where, in an establishment or employment,
the rates of remuneration payable before the commencement of this Act for men
and women workers for the same work of a similar nature are different only on
the ground of sex, then the higher (in case where there are only two rates), or
as the case may be, the highest (in cases where there are more than two rates),
or such rates shall be the rate at which remuneration shall be payable, on and
from such commencement, to such men and women workers:
Provided that nothing in
this sub-section shall be deemed to entitle a worker to the revision of the
rate of remuneration payable to him or her with reference to the service
rendered by him or her before the commencement or this Act.
5. No discrimination to be made while recruiting men and women workers.
-On and from the commencement of this Act, no employer shall while making
recruitment for the same work or work of a similar nature 1[or any condition of
service subsequent to recruitment, such as, promotions, training or transfer,]
make any discrimination against women except where the employment of women in such
work is prohibited or restricted by or under any law for the time being in
force :
Provided that the provisions
of this section shall not affect any priority or reservation for Scheduled
Castes or Scheduled Tribes, ex-servicemen, retrenched employees or any other
class or category of persons in the matter of recruitment to the posts in an
establishment or employment.
1. Ins. by Act 49 of 1978, Sec. 2.
(1) For the purpose of providing increasing employment opportunities for women, the appropriate Government shall constitute one or more Advisory Committee to advise it with regard to the extent to which women may be employed in such establishments or employment as the Central Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.
(2) Every Advisory Committee shall consist of not less than ten persons, to be nominated by the appropriate Government, of which one-half shall be women.
(3) In tendering its advice, the Advisory Committee shall have regard to the number of women employed in the concerned establishment or employment, the nature of work, hours of work, suitability of women for employment, as the case may be, the need for providing and increasing employment opportunities for women, including part-time employment and such other relevant factors as the Committee may think fit.
(4) The Advisory Committee shall regulate its own procedure.
(5) The appropriate Government may, after considering the advice tendered to it by the Advisory Committee and after giving to the persons concerned in the establishment or employment an opportunity to make representations, issue such directions in respect of employment of women workers, as the appropriate Government may think fit.
(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint such officers, not below the rank of a Labour Officer, as it thinks fit to be the authorities for the purpose of hearing and deciding. –
(a) Complaints
with regard to the contravention of any provision of this Act;
(b) Claims
arising out of non-payment of wages at equal rates to men and women workers for
the same work or work of a similar nature, and may, by the same or subsequent
notification, define the local limits within which each such authority shall
exercise its jurisdiction.
(2) Every complaint or claim referred to in sub-section (1) shall be made in such manner as may be prescribed.
(3) If any question arises as to whether two or more works are of the same nature or of a similar nature, it shall be decided by the authority appointed under sub-section (1).
(4) Where a complaint or claim is made to the authority appointed under sub-section (1), it may, after giving the applicant and the employer an opportunity, of being heard, and after and such inquiry as it may consider necessary, direct, -
(i) In the case of a claim arising out of
non- payment of wages at equal rates to men and women workers for the same work
or work of a similar nature, that payment be made to the worker of the amount
by which the wages payable to him exceed the amount actually paid;
(ii) In the case of complaint, the adequate
steps are taken by the employer so as to ensure that there is no contravention
of any provision of this Act.
(5) Every authority appointed under sub-section (1) shall have all the powers of a civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1978 (5 of 1908), for the purpose of taking evidence and of enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents, and every such authority shall be deemed to be a civil court for all the purposes of Sec. 195 and Chapter XXVI of the Code of. Criminal Procedure, 1973 (2 of 1974).
(6) Any employer or worker aggrieved by any order made by an authority appointed under sub-section (1), on a complaint or claim may within thirty days from the date of the order, prefer an appeal to such authority as the appropriate Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf, and that authority may, after hearing the appeal, confirm, modify or reverse the order appealed against and no further appeal, shall lie against the order made by such authority.
(7) The authority referred to in sub-section (6) may, if it is satisfied that the appellant was prevented by sufficient cause from preferring the appeal within the period specified in sub-section (6), allow the appeal to be preferred within a further period of thirty days but not thereafter.
(8) The provisions of sub-section (1) of Sec. 33-C of the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947), shall apply for the recovery of monies due from an employer arising out of the decision of an authority appointed under this section.
CHAPTER III
Miscellaneous
8. Duty of employers to maintain registers.
- On and from the commencement of this Act, every employer shall maintain such
registers and other documents in Relation to the workers employed by him as may
be prescribed.
(1) The appropriate Government may, by notification, appoint such persons as it may think fit to be Inspectors for the purpose of making an investigation as to whether the provisions of this Act, or the rules made thereunder, are being complied with by employers, and may define the local limits within which an Inspector may make such investigation.
(2) Every Inspector shall be deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of Sec. 21 of the Indian Penal Code (45 of 1860).
(3)
An Inspector may, at any place
within the local limits of his jurisdiction, -
(a) Enter, at any reasonable time, with such
assistance as he thinks fit, any building, factory, premises or vessel;
(b) Require any employer to produce any
register, muster-roll or other documents relating to the employment of workers,
and examine such documents;
(c) Take, on the spot or otherwise, the
evidence of any person for the purpose of ascertaining whether the provisions
of this Act are being, or have been, complied with;
(d) Examine the employer, his agent or
servant or any other person found in charge of the establishment or any
premises connected therewith or any person whom the Inspector has reasonable
cause to believe to be, or to have been a worker in the establishment;
(e) Make copies, or take extracts from, any
register or other document maintained in relation to the establishment under
this Act.
(4) Any person required by an inspector to produce any register or other document or to give any information shall comply with such requisition.
(1) If, after the commencement of this Act, any employer, being required by or under the Act, so to do -
(a) Omits or fails to maintain any register
or other document in relation to workers employed by him, or
(b) Omits or fails to produce any register,
muster-roll or other document relating to the employment of workers, or
(c) Omits or refuses to give any evidence or
prevents his agent, servant or any other person in charge of the establishment,
or any worker from give evidence, or
(d)
Omits or refuses to give any information,
He shall be punishable 1[with
simple imprisonment for a term which ma extend to one month or with fine which
may extend to ten thousand rupees or wit both].
(2) If, after the commencement of this Act,
any employer,-
(a)
Makes any recruitment in
contravention of the provisions of this Act,
Or
(b)
Makes any payment of remuneration at
unequal rates to men an women workers, for the same work or work of a similar
nature, or
(c)
Makes any discrimination between men
and women workers contravention of the provisions of this Act, or
(d) Omits or fails to carry out any direction
made by the appropriate Government under sub-section (5) of Sec. 6.
He shall punishable 1[with
fine which shall not be less than ten thousand rupees but which may extend to
twenty thousand rupees or with imprisonment for a term which shall be not less
than three months, but which may extend to one ye or with both for the first
offence, and with imprisonment which may extend to two years for the second and
subsequent offences.]
(3) If any person being required so to do, omits or refuses to produce to a inspector any register or other document or to give any information, he shall be punishable with fine, which may extend to five hundred rupees.
(1) Where an offence under this Act has been committed by a company, every person who, at the time the offence was committed, was in charge of, and was responsible to, the company for the conduct of the business of the company, as well as the company, shall be deemed to be guilty of the offence and shall be liable o be Proceeded against and Punished accordingly:
Provided that nothing
contained in this sub-section to any Punishment, If he proves that the offence
was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence
to prevent the commission of such offence.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-section (1), where any offence under this act has been committed by a company and it is proved that the offence has been committed with the consent or connivance of, or is attributable to, any neglect on the part of any director, manager, secretary or other officer of the company, such director, manager, secretary or other officer shall be deemed to be guilty of that offence and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished accordingly.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this section, -
(a) “Company” means any body corporate and
includes a firm or other association of individuals; and
(b) “Director”.
in relation to a firm, means a partner in the firm.
1[12. Cognizance and trial of offences. –
(1) 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.
(2) No Court shall take congnizance of an offence punishable under this Act except upon-
(a) Its own knowledge or upon a complaint
made by the appropriate Government or an officer authorised by it in this
behalf, or
(b) A complaint made by the person aggrieved
by the offence or by any recognised welfare institution or Organisation.
Explanation. - For the purposes of this sub-section “recognised welfare institution
or organisation” means “a social welfare institution or Organisation”
recognised in this behalf by the Central or State Government]
1. Subs. by Act 49 of 1987, Sec 49 of 1987,
Sec. 4, for the original section of the principal Act.
13. Power
to make rules. –
(l) The Central Government may, by notification, make rules for carrying out the provisions 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:
(a) The manner in which complaint or claim
referred to in sub-section (1) of Sec. 7 shall be made;
(b) Registers and other documents which an
employer is required under Sec. 8 to maintain in relation to the workers
employed by him;
(c) Any other matter which is required to be,
or may be, prescribed.
(3) Every rule made by the Central Government under this Act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before each House of Parliament, while it is in 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 immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both Houses agree in making any modification 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 under that rule.
14. Power of Central Government to give directions.
-The Central Government may give directions to a State Government as to the
carrying into execution of this Act in the State.
1[15. Act not to
apply in certain special cases. - Nothing in this Act shall apply -
(a) To, cases affecting the terms and conditions of a woman's employment in complying with the requirements of any law giving special treatment to women, or
(b) To any special treatment accorded to
women in connection with, -
(i) The birth or expected birth of a child,
or
(ii) The term and conditions relating to
retirement, marriage or death or to any provision made in connection with the
retirement, marriage or death]
1. Subs.
by Act 49 1987, Sec. 5, for Sec. 15 of the principal Act.
16. Power to make declaration. -Where
the appropriate Government is, on a consideration of all the circumstances of
the case, satisfied that the differences in regard to the remuneration, or a particular species of
remuneration, of men and women workers in any establishment or employment is
based on a factor other than sex, it may, by notification, make a declaration
to that effect and any act of the employer attributable to such a difference
shall not be deemed to be a contravention of any provision of this Act.
17. Power to remove difficulties. -
If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provision of this Act, the
Central Government may, by notification make any order, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act,
which appears it to be necessary for the purpose of removing the difficulty:
Provided that every such
order shall, as soon as may be, after it is made be laid before each House of
Parliament.
(1) The Equal Remuneration Ordinance, 1975 (12 of 1975), is hereby repealed.
(2) Notwithstanding such repeal, anything done or any action taken under the Ordinance so repealed (including any notification, nomination, appointment, order or direction made thereunder) shall be deemed to have been done or taken under the corresponding provisions of this Act as if this Act were in force when such thing was done or action was taken.
APPOINTMENT
OF PERSONS TO BE AUTHORITIES
S.O. 619 (E), dated the 25th August, 1983. - In exercise of the powers
conferred by sub-section (1) of Sec. 7 of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25
of 1976) and in supersession of this Ministry's notification No. S-42025 (2) /
82- Women's Cell, dated the 18th August, 1982, published in the Gazette of
India, Extraordinary, Part-II Sec. 3, sub-section (ii) as S.O. No. 607 (E) on
pages 2 to 3 thereof, the Central Government hereby appoints the officers
specified in Column (1) of the Table below (being officers not below the rank
of Labour Officer) to be the authorities for the purpose specified in that
sub-section and defines the local limits specified in the corresponding entry
in column (2) thereof as the local limits within which each such authority,
shall exercise its jurisdiction.
TABLE
|
Officers (1) |
Local Limits (2) |
|
1. All Assistant Labour Commissioners
(Central) of the Office of the Chief labour Commissioner (Central), New
Delhi. 2. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Ajmer Gujarat
Region. 3. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Asansol
Region. 4. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Bhubaneswar
Region. 5. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Bangalore
Region. 6. All Assistant Commissioners (Central) in Bombay
Region. 7. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Calcutta
Region. 8. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Chandigarh
Region. 9. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Dhanbad
Region. 10. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Gauhati Region. 11. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Hyderabad Region. 12. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Jabalpur Region,. 13. All Assistant Labour Commissioners (Central) in Kanpur Region. of
Delhi. 14. All Assistant Labour Commissioners, (Central) in Madras Region. |
Whole of India The States of Rajasthan
and Gujarat. The Districts of Burdwan,
Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia in the State of West Bengal. The State of Orissa. The State of Karnataka. The State of Maharashtra
and the Union Territories of Goa, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The State of West Bengal (excluding
the Civil Districts of Burdwan, Birbhun Bankura and Purulia) and the Union
Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The States of Himachal
Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of
Chandigarh. The State of Bihar. The State of Assam,
nagaland, Meghalaya,Tripura, Manipur and Union Territories of Arunachal
Pradesh and Mizoram. The State of Andhra
Pradesh. The State of Madhya
Pradesh. The State of Uttar Pradesh
and Union Territory of Delhi The states of Tamil Nadu
and Kerla and the Union Territories of Pondicherry and Lakshadweep. |
APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS TO BE INSPECTORS
S.O. 618 (E), dated the 25th August, 1983. - In exercise of the powers conferred
by sub-section (1) of Sec. 9 of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (25 of 1976)
and in supersession of this Ministry’s notification No. S42025 (2) / 82-Women's
Cell, dated the 18th August, 1982 published in the Gazette of India
Extraordinary Part II, Sec.3, subsection (ii) as S.O. No. 608 (E) on pages 3 to
4 thereof, the Central Government hereby appoints the persons specified in
column (1) of the Table below to be Inspectors for the purpose of making
investigation as to whether the provisions
of the Act or the rules made thereunder are being complied with by
employers and defines the local limits specified in the corresponding entry in
column (2) thereof as the local limits within which such Inspectors may make
investigations.
THE TABLE
|
Persons (1) |
Local Limits (2) |
|
1.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) of the office of the Chief
Labour Commissioners (Central), New Delhi. 2.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Ajmer Region. 3.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Asansol Region. 4.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Bhubaneswar Region. 5.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Bangalore Region. 6.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Bombay Region. 7.
All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Calcutta Region. 8. All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central)
in Chandigarh Region. 9. All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central)
in Dhanbad Region. 10. All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in
Gauhati Region. 11.All
Labour Enforcement Officers (Central) in Hyderabad Region. 1[12. All Labour Enforcement Officers (Central)
in Jabalpur Region and Labour Enforcement Officers (Central), Jhansi. 13. All Labour Enforcement Officers
(Central) in Kanpur Region. 14. All Labour Enforcement Officers
(Central) in Madras Region. |
Whole of India. The States of Rajasthan and Gujarat. The Districts of Burdwan,
Birbhuon, Bankura and Purulia in the State of West Bengal. The State of Orissa. The State of Karnataka. The State of Maharashtra
and the Union Territories of Goa, Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The State of West Bengal
(excluding the Civil Districts of Burdwan, Birbhum, Bankura and Purulia) and
the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The States of Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab,
Jammu and Kashmir and the Union Territory of Chandigarh. The State of Bihar. The States of Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura Manipur, and Union Territories of Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram. The State of Andhra Pradesh. The State of Madhya Pradesh. The State of Uttar Pradesh and the Union Territory
of Delhi. The States of Tamil Nadu, and Kerala and the Union
Territories of Pondicherry and Lakshadweep. |
S.O. 750 (E), dated 28th September, 1984.2. - In exercise of the
powers transferred by sub-section (1) of Sec. 9 of the Equal Remuneration Act,
1976 (25 of 19 the Central Government hereby appoints the Welfare Adviser to
the Chief Labour Commissioners (Central) to be Inspector for whole of India for
the purpose making investigations, as to whether the provisions of the Act or
rules ma thereunder are beings complied with by the employers.
S.O. 68(E). -In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (2) of Sec.12 of the
Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (No. 25 of 1976), the Central Government hereby
authorises, the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), New Delhi to sanction the
making of a complaint for an offence punishable under the said Act with respect
to any employment in relation to which the Central Government is the
appropriate Government under Cla. (a)(i) of Sec. 2 of the said Act, for the
whole of India.
G.S.R. 726 (E), dated 22nd June, 19883. - In exercise of the powers conferred by the
Explanation to sub-section (2) of Sec. 12 of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1 (25
of 1976), the Central Government hereby recognizes the following social w
organisations for the purpose of Cl. (b) of sub-section (2) of the said
section, namely:
l. Centre for Women's Development Studies, New Delhi.
2. Self-Employed Women's
Association, Ahmedabad.
3. Working Women's Forum
(India), Madras.
4. Institute of Social
Studies Trust, New Delhi.
1. Subs. by S.O. 407 (E), dated 20th May,
1985.
2. Published in the Gazette of India,
Extraordinary, Pt. II, Sec. 3 (ii) No. 484, dated 28th September, 1984.
3. Published
in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Pt. II, Sec. 3 (i), dated 23rd
June, 1988.