Clarification On Wages For National And Festival Holidays Act.

Thank you Mr. Harikrishnan for giving an exhaustive explanation by which even a layman also can understand. I expect your active participation in this forum, so that our members will have a chance to learn more from your knowledge and experience.
Once again thanks for your valuable reply.

Dear Mr. V.Harikrishnan,
Thanks for your detailed explanation for my query.
Now i understood the concepts clearly. I am presently working in Jamshedpur, coming under Bihar Factories Act. If you know the National and Festival Holiday rules about this location, Please add.
Seeking for your kind explanation.
Thanks in advance.
Regards,
V.Janarthanan
Mob.No : 8294630594

Dear Mr.Janarthanan
In Bihar there is a law called the Bihar Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays and Casual Leave) Act, 1977. This regulates the grant of national and festival holidays in that State. I do not have a copy of this Act. I am not able to locate it in the net either. A thorough reading of this Act and the Rules framed there under is necessary to form a view on the applicability of this law to the establishment in which you are working.
With regards
V.HARIKRISHNAN

Dear Mr. V.Harikrishnan,
Thanks for your kind posing.
I have read in the act and not getting clarified. Just checked the Neighbourhood companies about the Procedures. They are advising me to pay 3 wages (1 Normal and 2 wages based on their working hours on 26th Jan).
As my payroll is processing in chennai, Without documents, i cannot proceed further.
If you know prominent persons in your circle, please collect document and send to me. I will be greatful to you sir.
Thanks in advance,
V.Janarthanan

Dear Mr.Janarthanan
It is difficult to get a copy of the Bihar Act. If you can send the relevant extract through e mail (may be after scanning) probably I will be able to help you.
With regards
V.HARIKRISHNAN

Dear Sir,
Could you able to provide me the national & holidays rules maharashtra? as it is not available in our local market. Kindly expedite.
Thanks
Soumen

Dear V.Harikrishnan Sir,
To add to this thread, there are many such companies involved in continuous working process in BPO's (i.e. essential services). Is there are process to register such companies/department with labour inspector? if so any, can you please brief.
How this National and festival holiday act shall be applicable to them and the process.
Regards
Soundar Raj M

Dear Mr.V.HARIKRISHNAN,
Can the below reference be taken as reference for industries in states where there are no clear laws / rules to National / Festival Holidays?
INDUSTRIAL EMPLOYMENT (STANDING ORDERS) CENTRAL RULES, 1946
10. Festival holidays and leave.--(a) There shall be seven paid festival holidays or as laid down in an agreement or an award in force. Out of these seven days, the Republic Day, Independence Day and Mahatma Gandhi’s Birthday shall be allowed without option and the rest of the days shall be fixed by agreement or local custom. Whenever a workman has to work on any of these holidays, he shall, at his option be entitled to either thrice the wages for the day or twice the wages for the day on which he work and in addition to avail himself of a substituted holiday with wages on any other day or as laid down in an agreement or an award in force.
Thanks & Regards
Aravindan B

my query is different, Holiday like 26th Jan or Mahashivratri, is it a paid holiday, since they work on daily wages.

On such holidays when the establishment is not working, treat the daily wagers at par with the regular employees and pay them. There should not be any discrimination against the daily wagers. Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti as well as the declared company-specific holidays are compulsorily paid holidays for all employees.