4. GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
LABOUR DEPARTMENT
No. 19325 Jaipur, dated: 27-10-2015
Circular
After review of the enforcement under various labour laws, it is felt that the quality
and the procedure of labour inspection needs to be improved, so that result oriented
enforcement of labour laws in the interest of the workers can be achieved. The Labour
Department Management System (LDMS) has been made 'go-live' by Hon'ble Minister of
State (Independent charge), Labour and Employment, Govt. of Rajasthan on 13.3.2015.
Hence, in supersession of all directions issued at the department level regarding
enforcement of various labour laws and follow up action to be taken, the following
directions are hereby issued :-
1. The data of the establishments to be inspected by the Labour Inspectors is
available on LDMS. The list of the establishments is generated on random basis
by the LDMS application (as per Computerized Risk Assessment), to be inspected
by the Labour Inspectors every month. The inspection programme generated by
the LDMS will be given to Inspectors every month.
2. Every Labour Inspector shall carry out the inspection according to the list
generated by the LDMS application and upload the report of inspection on LDMS
within 48 hours of the inspection carried out and intimate the same to the
respective head of the office as well.
3. Generally more than one Labour Laws are applicable on an
industry/establishment. Therefore, as and when, the inspection of any
industry/establishment is carried out, inspection under all applicable Labour Laws
shall be ensured to be carried out in a single visit to that industry/establishment.
4. No industry/establishment will be inspected more than once in year. In case a
written complaint is received with regard to any industry/establishment, in such
cases, inspection of that particular industry/establishment can be carried out again
in the same year, but only with the prior permission of the Head of the
Department. Such cases where complaints are received will be taken on priority.
5. It will also be ensured that the same Inspector will not inspect the same
establishment twice consecutively.
6. No inspection under any Labour Law by any Labour Inspector will be carried out
other than in the prescribed inspection format with serial number as made
available by the department. The record of the inspection format with serial
number made available will be kept by the Inspector and the Head of the Office
concerned and upload the same on the departmental website after conducting the
inspections.
7. The statements with regard to workers will be recorded properly such as, payment
of less wages, gratuity, late payment, unauthorized deduction etc., and copy of
the registers and records will be obtained so that a claim may be filed before the
competent authority in such type of cases.
8. The matters regarding less payment, delayed payment, unauthorized deduction
and non-payment of overtime work can be settled only after filing a claim under
the respective Labour Laws. Hence, no opportunity will be provided to the
5. employer for compliance in such cases. The Inspector will file a claim before the
authority compulsorily for which no permission of the Authority is required.
9. The information regarding the enforcement of Labour Laws is sent to the Labour
Bureau, Shimla by the State Government, which should be authenticated, hence,
Labour Inspectors are directed to upload the correct information in this regard on
LDMS carefully.
10. A register will be maintained in the prescribed format by the Labour Inspectors
with regard to prosecutions and claims filed by them and full details will be
recorded in it including the final order of the court. Cases, in which appeal is
required to be filed, will be presented by the Labour Inspector with copy of the
order of the Court and his/her comments to the Head of the Office.
11. Immediate and effective follow up action on the violations/irregularities mentioned
in the inspection reports submitted by the Labour Inspectors will be ensured for
the effective enforcement of the Labour Laws. This follow up action will be
ensured at the Head of the Office level or an officer nominated by him/her.
12. After conducting inspections, no notice will be issued by the Labour Inspectors
regarding violations/irregularities mentioned in the inspection reports submitted by
the Labour Inspectors. This will be ensured by the officer responsible for the follow
up action. Follow up action will include 2% to 5% test checking of the inspections
so conducted.
13. In cases where employer or his representative has refused to sign on the
inspection report during the inspection, such inspection reports will be sent to the
employer by postal service on the next working day.
14. The Labour Inspector will be responsible to file a prosecution within one month of
the prosecution sanction in cases where the time limit given to the employer for
the compliance regarding violations/irregularities found during the inspections has
expired. The prosecution so filed will be reported on LDMS and intimated to the
Controlling Authority/Head of the Office. In those cases in which the Head of the
Office is not the competent authority to give prosecution sanction, the matter will
be sent to the headquarter for prosecution sanction with full details.
15. It will also be ensured that joint inspection by the Inspectors of the Labour
Department and the Factories and Boilers Department will be carried out in the
same visit of any Industry/Establishment under all applicable Labour Laws.
It will be ensured that the directions given as above are strictly followed and
complied with. In case of non-compliance, disciplinary action will be taken up against the
concerned Officer/Labour Inspector.
Sd/-
(Rajat Kumar Mishra)
Secretary,
Labour and Employment,
Rajasthan, Jaipur.