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Ministry of Labour & Employment
Government of India
Ministry of Labour & Employment
30-July-2014 13:11 IST
The Minister of State for Mines, Steel and Labour and
Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that the safety and welfare concerns
of the labourers/workers engaged in various industrial units in the country are
taken care by the Government through enactment of various statutes in the form
of Factories Act, 1948 and the Rules framed thereunder.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 and Rules framed thereunder are enforced by the respective State Governments /Union Territories through their State Factories Inspectorates/Directorates and actions are taken by the Government for violations of the provisions in accordance with the statutory provisions for the same.
In a written reply in the Lok Sabha today, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai has said that the provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 and Rules framed thereunder are enforced by the respective State Governments /Union Territories through their State Factories Inspectorates/Directorates and actions are taken by the Government for violations of the provisions in accordance with the statutory provisions for the same.
The Minister said that other Statutes/measures covering the social security provisions and welfare of industrial workers include; the Employees’ State Insurance Act, 1948, Employees’ Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952, the Maternity Benefit Act, 1962, the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 etc.
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