On labour Day, Union labour Minister Bandaru Dattatrey has lauded amendments in labour laws in Madhya Pradesh in New Delhi. Dattatrey said that about 20 labour laws have been amended to make them investor and labourer-friendly in Madhya Pradesh.
Voluntary Compliance Scheme has been implemented in the state with effect from October 2014 to make labour laws' processes and provisions convenient. This scheme has also been lauded by the Centre and other states. Under it, processes and provisions of 13 Central and 3 state labour laws have been simplified. Under 16 labour laws, only one register in place of 61 and 2 annual returns in place of 13 have been prescribed.
The labour laws amended in year 2015 included Madhya Pradesh Shops and Establishment Industrial Purposes (Standing Order) Act, labour Welfare Fund Act, Factory Act, Industrial Disputes Act, Employment of Building & Other Construction Workers and Regularization of Service Conditions, Motor Vehicle Workers Act, Rules and Service Conditions for Employment of International Resident Workers, Building & Other Construction Workers Cess Act, Equal Pay Act, labour Fund (Exemption to Some Establishments from Submitting Returns and Maintaining Register) Act, Minimum Wages Act, Salary Payment Act, Sales Service Conditions, Contract labour (Regulation and Termination) Act etc.