The Ministry of Labour And Employment on 30th August 2022, has declared the services of the industry engaged in Food Stuffs, covered under item 6 of the First Schedule to the Industrial Disputes Act,1947, for the purposes of the said act, to be a public utility service for six months with effect from 28th August 2022.
The Ministry has lastly declared the said industry to be public utility service for the purposes of the said Act for a period of six months with effect from the 28th February, 2022. However, due to the opinion that public interest requires the extension of the public utility service status to the said industry, it is extended for a further period of six months.
