The Government of Andhra Pradesh on November 05, 2025, notified regarding the Launch of Online Inspection Portal.
In compliance with the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) recommendations to promote Ease of Doing Business and to ensure simplified, transparent, and accountable compliance with Labour Laws, the Government, vide G.O. 6th read above, issued revised procedures for implementing an Online Inspection System in the Labour Department.
Subsequently, the Commissioner of Labour, Andhra Pradesh, Vijayawada, in continuation of the notification issued under the said G.O., requested modifications to items 5, 7, 9, and 11 of paragraph 5 of the G.O. 6th read above. These modifications pertain to the risk categorization of establishments, applicability of third-party audits, and the conduct of online inspections.
The Government, after careful examination of the matter, has approved and hereby issues the following modifications to the G.O. Ms. No. 27, Dt. May 31, 2016
• Item 5 of para-5 of the G.O. shall be omitted.
• Item-7 of para 5 of the G.O. shall be substituted with the following;
7(a) Categorisation Risk establishments :
Risk in the perspective of the Labour Department for categorization into High risk, Medium risk and Low risk establishments relates to risk to the workers in terms of their entitlement VIZ, wages, remuneration, bonus & other leave, holidays, working hours, worksite facilitics, safety and health, welfare and social security measures like Gratuity, EPF, ESI, Accident compensation etc.
The establishments will be categorised as High Risk/Medium Risk /Low risk depending upon the number of workers employed as follows:
High-risk 1-30 workers
Medium Risk - 31-100 workers
Low risk above 100 workers
Upon review, the Government may, from time to time, include or exclude any class or category e establishments from the scope and applicability of the orders issued under this Government Order, subject to such conditions as may be prescribed.
7(b) Third Party Audit Certification:
All low risk and medium risk establishments are allowed third party certification and those establishments opted for third party audit certification shall not be inspected by the Department.
Provided that the establishments undertaking the activities of Brick kiln, Cashew Processing, Chemicals and pharmaceuticals, Fireworks, Match Petrol Bunks, and Stone breaking and stone Crushing operations, Tanneries and Leather manufacture and Security Services are not to be covered under Third = Party Certification.
All low risk and medium risk establishments shall furnish every year a combined online annual return- s cum-self certification in accordance with the integrated Registration Act with third party audit along certification to qualify for exemption from departmental inspections.
Failure to submit on time the necessary third party audit scheme returns specified under different Acts the render will ineligible for establishments exemption from departmental inspections.
However high risk establishments may opt for third party audit certification if they have consistently filed statutory returns for a period exceeding three consecutive years, Government may extend the modalities of third party audit certification to high risk establishments on application of such conditions as may be prescribed by the Govt.
• Modification to Point No.2 of item- 9 of para 5 of G.O:
The words "All low risk establishments (establishments having no employees)" shall be substituted with "establishments having no employees".
[Notification No. G.O.Ms.No.24, Labour Factories Boilers & Insurance Medical Services (Lab.II)]
