Government of Jharkhand Ease of Doing Business – Labour Reforms

Labour Regulation Enablers Need Manual system prone to error and biases. Discretionary inspection process. Process and Information Asymmetry Difficulty in Tracking and Monitoring Redundancy of procedures and laws Features Changing regulations as per requirement Online Registration / Licensing / Renewal / Amendment Online Returns and Registers Standard Operating Procedures and Timelines

Online Approval System Standard Operating Procedure with document checklist Timelines mandated through RTGS Online application, Payments without any physical touch-point Online approval Third Party Audit Option

Online Services Factories Act Boiler Act Other Labour Laws Map Approval Licence : Registration | Renewal | Amendment Factories Act Registration | Renewal Manufacturer | Erector | Repairer Boiler Act Shops & Establishment Act : Registration | Renewal | Amendment Contract Labour Act : Principal Employer - Registration, Amendment | Contractor – Licence, Renewal, Amendment Building & Other Construction Workers Act : Registration | Amendment Other Labour Laws

Online Services (New) Motor Transport Workers Act Registration | Renewal | Backlog Registration | Amendment Beedi & Cigar Workers Act Licence | Renewal | Amendment Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act Principal Employer: Registration | Amendment Contractor: Licence | Renewal | Amendment

Third Party Audit Applicability All medium risk industries can opt for third party audit provided they file annual returns online Audit Report Third Party Auditor submits compliance report online with two-way communication between auditor and applicant Information Eligibility for scheme, list of auditors, and audit report can be checked on website by users

Self-Certification Scheme Applicability Applicable to all industries, subject to depositing security and filing annual return Return filing Annual return to be filed by employers between 1st June to 30th June every year Planned Visit One planned visit in 5 years identified by random list of 20% units every year

DIPP – Other Regulatory Reforms Factories Act Validity of Factory Licence / Renewal upto 10 years Boilers Act Provision of Third Party Inspection for Boilers. Competent Person to be eligible for inspection directly Shops & Establishment Act Instant Deemed Approval for Shops & Establishment Registration and renewal with validity of 10 years

Single Integrated Return and Online Register Single Integrated Return and Consolidated Register Single Integrated Return and Consolidated Register for all applicable 14 labour laws Return Filing – 1st June to 30th June Simplified online return pro forma Low Risk Industries who file annual return are exempted from departmental inspection Online Register Maintain registers online as compliance proof Save and edit feature for real-time register maintenance

Then and Now S. No. Name of Act No. of Inspections Pre Reforms (Annual) No. of Inspections Post Reforms( Last Two Years) 1 Minimum Wages Act, 1948 >50,000 <10,000 2 The Jharkhand Shops & Establishment Act , 1953 >25,000 < 2,000 3 The Factories Act, 1948 >5,000 < 500 4 Other Labour Acts < 1,000 TOTAL 1,05,000 13,500

Joint Labour Commssioner THANK YOU Prabhat Kumar Joint Labour Commssioner +91 94705 68683 prabhat1969kumar@gmail.com