President Pranab Mukherjee has approved amendments to the labour laws passed by the Rajasthan government, a move which opens up the possibility of deeper changes in archaic labour laws across states.
After winning in state polls, CM Vasundhara Raje had brought in changes to the Industrial Disputes Act, the Contract Labour Act, the Factories Act and Apprenticeship to enhance the ease of doing business, encourage industrial activity and generate new jobs.
“The state government has received the President of India's assent to the amendments in the labour laws governing Industrial Disputes Act-1947, Contract Labour Act-1970 and Factories Act-1948 on Friday . The amendments to Apprenticeship Act-1961 are still in the process,“ said Rajat Kumar Mishra, principal secretary (labour and employment) in Rajasthan government. The state government will notify the amended laws in the coming weeks.
Industry experts said the changes in labour laws will trigger similar effort in other states as well as the Centre and help the government to attract investors. The Modi government has taken steps to revamp archaic labour laws to boost manufacturing and create jobs. Trade unions slammed the move saying the changes will hurt workers.
After winning in state polls, CM Vasundhara Raje had brought in changes to the Industrial Disputes Act, the Contract Labour Act, the Factories Act and Apprenticeship to enhance the ease of doing business, encourage industrial activity and generate new jobs.
“The state government has received the President of India's assent to the amendments in the labour laws governing Industrial Disputes Act-1947, Contract Labour Act-1970 and Factories Act-1948 on Friday . The amendments to Apprenticeship Act-1961 are still in the process,“ said Rajat Kumar Mishra, principal secretary (labour and employment) in Rajasthan government. The state government will notify the amended laws in the coming weeks.
Industry experts said the changes in labour laws will trigger similar effort in other states as well as the Centre and help the government to attract investors. The Modi government has taken steps to revamp archaic labour laws to boost manufacturing and create jobs. Trade unions slammed the move saying the changes will hurt workers.
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