Process for Licensing under Contract Labour Act
Overview
An Act to regulate the employment of contract labour in certain establishment and to provide for its abolition in certain circumstances and matters connected therewith. It applies
a. To every contractor who employs or who employed on any day of the preceding twelve months fifty or more workmen.
b. It shall not apply to establishments in which work only of an intermittent or casual nature is performed.
Grant of license: Every application for the grant of license under sub-section (1) of section 12 shall be made in the EODB Portal and shall contain the particulars regarding the location of the establishment, the nature of process, operation or work for which contract labour is to be employed and such other particulars as may be prescribed.
Eligibility Criteria:
Any entrepreneur/applicant should possess the contractual agreement with the Principal Employer and Form V authorization before applying for the license.
If the entrepreneur/applicant engages fifty (50) or more contractual workers in the contractual work.
Guidelines for Filing up the form
- The relevant information in Form ‘IV’ in (triplicate for manual submission) is to be filled up in Block Letters with Black Ink.
- The application for Registration of a new establishment should be done before the engagement of contractual workers.Signature is required only for manual submission of application Form.
Fee including the payment mode
Security & Fees
Rule 24 Security - (1) Before a license is issued, and amount calculated at the rate of Rs. 300.00 for each of the workman to be employed as contract labour, in respect of which the application for license has been made, shall be deposited by the contractor for due performance of the conditions of the license and compliance with the provisions of the Act or the rules made thereunder :
Rule 26. Fees – (2) The fees to be paid for grant of license under Section 12 shall be as specified below:-
If the number of workmen employed by the contractor on any day-
| (a) | is 10 | Rs.200.00 |
| (b) | exceeds 10 but does not exceed 20 | Rs. 300.00 |
| (c) | exceeds 20 but does not exceed 50 | Rs. 500.00 |
| (d) | exceeds 50 but does not exceed 100 | Rs. 700.00 |
| (e) | exceeds 100 but does not exceed 200 | Rs. 900.00 |
| (f) | exceeds 200 but does not exceed 300 | Rs. 1100.00 |
| (g) | exceeds 300 but does not exceed 400 | Rs. 1600.00 |
| (h) | exceeds 400 | Rs. 2100.00 |
Mode of Payment:Online Payment thrugh EODB Portal
Service Outcome
Licensing of a Contractor(s) under Section 12 of the Contract Labour (R & A)Act,1970 and Rule 21 (1)of the Assam Rules.