The Labour Department of Puducherry issued a notification on 18th January, 2024. It pertains to the amendment of the Puducherry Factories Rules, 1964. The notification outlines the process of amending the rules, starting with the issuance of the Draft Rules and the subsequent invitation for objections and suggestions from the public, followed by the absence of any received objections or suggestions.
The amendment pertains to substitution of the existing Schedule under rule 4 of the Puducherry Factories Rules, 1964, with a new Schedule. Modification of the amount from “fifty rupees” to “two hundred rupees” in rule 5. Substitution of “One hundred rupees” with “two hundred rupees” in rule 7. Replacement of “one hundred rupees” with “two hundred rupees” in rule 9. Amendment of clause (a) of sub-rule (2-A) in rule 105, changing “rupees 50 per year per worker” to “rupees 200 per year per worker.”
The Puducherry Factories (Amendment) Rules, 2023, which come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
