The Delhi Government will soon send clarifications to the Centre on its proposed Minimum Wages Amendment Bill, 2015, which advocates strict provisions against those employers not following the proposed law in the national Capital. The Central Government had sought some clarifications on some clauses of the proposed Bill.
labour Minister Gopal Rai said that his department has prepared replies which have been sent to Delhi Government's law Department for its observation and thereafter, clarifications will be sent to the Centre. The Minister said that Centre has raised some concerns over some points in the proposal, which includes widening the ambit of people who can register complaint against his or her employer for violation.
According to Rai, as per the existing rule, individual or a trade union only can register complaint if there is any violation of the law. "In the Minimum Wages Amendment Bill 2015 tabled in the Assembly in December last year, we proposed to widen the ambit and allow even NGOs and social organisations working for the welfare of labourers to file the same against employers," the labour Minister said.
The proposed law also favours to increase punishment from existing jail term up to six months to jail up to three years. Thereafter, the AAP dispensation had sent it to Centre for its approval. last month too, Government has also proposed to revise the minimum wages in the Capital by about 50 per cent.
"In Amendment Bill, the Government has proposed to increase monetary punishment from Rs500 to up to Rs20,000. The Centre has also sought clarification over proposal to replace the phrase 'appropriate government' with the Government of National Capital of Delhi," said a senior Government official.