The Puducherry Labour Department has issued the Puducherry Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2020 to further amend Puducherry Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2001.
Following amendments made in Puducherry Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2001:-
• Rule 23(1) which specifies the application to be submitted under the said act, has been substituted which states, “the application referred to in sub-section (1) of section 7 of the said Act shall be made in form-I, through online portal of the Labour Department”.
• Rule 23(2) which specifies the fees for the submission of application, has been substituted which states, “the fees shall be paid by online payment through the online portal of the Government of Puducherry under the relevant head of Account viz, 00-0230-00-800-01-00-01 Labour and Employment, Other receipts, collection of registration fees building construction workers, for the registration of the establishment.”
• In Rule 25A, a new proviso has been inserted, which specifies filing of Form-II namely:- “Provided that the registering officer shall not carry out any amendment in the register in Form-II through online portal launched by the Puducherry Labour Department”
• Rules 27, which specifies the payment of fees, has been substituted stating that the fees shall be deposited through online portal launched by the Puducherry Government.
[Order No. G.O. Ms. No. 04/AIL/Lab/G/2020]
