The Labor, Employment, Training and Factories Department on 14.07.2023 has announced that Orders have been issued introducing computerized systems of Risk Assessment based Inspections with random allocation of Inspecting Officers to facilitate Ease of Doing Business in the State. The Scheme shall be applicable to the following Acts:-
(i) The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (Central Act 4 of 1936);
(ii) The Factories Act, 1948 (Central Act 63 of 1948);
(iii) The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (Central Act 11 of 1948);
(iv) The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 (Central Act 53 of 1961);
(v) The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (Central Act 27 of 1961);
(vi) The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965 (Central Act 21 of 1965);
(vii) The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (Central Act 37 of 1970);
(viii) The Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (Central Act 39 of 1972);
(ix) The Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (Central Act 25 of 1976);
(x) The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (Central Act 30 of 1979);
(xi) The Telangana Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987 (Act No.34 of 1987)
(xii) The Telangana Shops & Establishment Act, 1988 (Act No.20 of 1988); and
(xiii) The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (Central Act 27 of 1996).
There shall be a single joint inspection, without any duplication, under all the Labour Laws. The units will be categorized as Low Risk / Medium Risk / High Risk depending upon the number of workers employed. The criterion for Risk Assessment of Establishments.
The frequency of inspections for Establishments under Low Risk is once in 5 years, for Establishments under Medium Risk is once in 3 years and for Establishments under High Risk is once in 2 years.
