The Government of Goa notifies the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) (Goa Amendment) Act, 2020
The Amendment Act seeks to narrow the applicability of the Act to establishments or contractors employing fifty or more workmen as contract labour in the last twelve months. This is an enhancement from the prior threshold limit of twenty workers. The Amendment Act also incorporates a provision for compounding listed offences and specifies the amount of composition.
RBI extends the Interest Subvention Scheme for MSME Loans for FY 2020-2021
The scheme provides an interest relief of 2% per annum to eligible MSMEs on their outstanding fresh/incremental term loan/working capital during the period of its validity which has been extended till 31st March 2021. Prior to this notification the scheme was to be valid only till 31st March 2020. Furthermore, the coverage of this scheme is limited to all term loans/working capital to the extent of Rs. 100 lakh.
Kerala PCB adopts the Mechanism/ Guidelines for Control of Pollution and Enforcement of Environment Protection Norms
The Guidelines highlight the major environmental issues related to marriage or banquet halls and party venues. These venues are attributed with the creation of air, water and noise pollution, solid waste problems and public inconveniences due to a lack of adequate infrastructures. To combat these environmental issues the Guidelines set out mechanisms such as installation of Effluent Treatment Plants, effluent discharge norms for hotels, energy conservation measures, solid waste management measures, noise pollution, etc.
IRDAI issues additional guidelines on portability under Health Insurance policies
The additional norms on portability of health insurance include that the Members of an indemnity based group health insurance policy offered to account holders of a bank are allowed portability of their coverage to another indemnity based group health insurance policy offered by a different insurer to the account holders of the same bank.
Government of Andhra Pradesh revises the minimum rate of Wages for schedule employment.
The State Government of Andhra Pradesh vide its notification dated 30th September 2020 has declared the average rise in the Consumer Price Index numbers for State Industrial Workers as well as State Agricultural Workers for half year ending June, 2020, as on 1st October 2020. The minimum basic rates of wages are linked to the […]
The government of Maharashtra Amends the applicability under the employees state insurance Act 1948.
The Act shall now be applicable to Shops, Hotels, Restaurants, Road Motor Transport Establishments, Cinema including preview theatres, Newspaper establishment as defined in Section 2 of the Working Journalists (Condition of Services) and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1995.
The Jharkhand Tax on Professions, Traders, Calling and Employment (Amendment) Rules, 2020.
The Amendment is brought under rule 3 which deals with the grant of certificate of registration and enrolment in which very assessee ( other than government servant employer) having a place of work within the jurisdiction of registering authorities shall obtain a certificate of registration and or enrollment.
