Seeking Details on Security Guard Boards Across Maharashtra: Can You Help?

In Maharashtra, the Maharashtra Government formed a Security Guards Board for Brihan Mumbai & Thane District. Similarly, the Maharashtra Government set up a Security Guards Board for Nashik, Raigad, Nagpur, Pune, and Aurangabad.

I appreciate it if information about the Security Guards Boards for Nashik, Raigad, Nagpur, Pune, and Aurangabad is made available, e.g., acts or rules, contact details including address, website, area of the board, pay scales, etc.

Thanks & regards, Madhukar Sonavane

Rules are the same for the entire Maharashtra since it is a State act. Contact details can be obtained from the Labor department of the concerned district.

Please provide me with the Guard Board Letter regarding the 3% Levy and the latest Dearness Allowance rate.

With Warm Regards,
Satyawan
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Concerns with Security Guard Board Services

There is a significant issue with the industrial sector, including companies like Tata Infomedia, BASF, Galaxy Surfactants, Inox India Pvt. Ltd, and Nocil, regarding the guard board services they offer not being up to the mark. Additionally, there is a union likely to form in your company, which complicates matters further. Even if you wish to terminate the guard board service, you may face challenges due to the Security Guard Board (SGB), as they can create legal problems for the company and upcoming security agencies. The rates charged by SGB are considered too high by top-notch security service agencies, and they do not match the quality of services provided. Payments must be cleared by the 7th of every month, or a penalty of 10% will be incurred. Moreover, there are numerous clauses, making it preferable to hire a private agency.

In my opinion, it is advisable to hire a private agency. Pay them well, but also ensure they comply by duly paying E.S.I.C., P.F., and service tax. Private agencies are not permanent, so if you need to replace them, it's quite easy, unlike with SGB.

I have mentioned earlier, too, that the Security Guards Board Act of 1983 is a state act, and the regulations are the same for the entire Maharashtra. There is no variance district-wise as far as rules and the act are concerned. However, there can be differences in the minimum wages prescribed by each district board.

Inquiry About Security Guards Board in Sangli District

Does Sangli District have a Security Guards Board? If yes, can I have the rates prescribed by the board?

Registers Required by Maharashtra Security Guard Board

Which registers should be maintained by the Maharashtra Security Guard Board/Security Agency at any establishment?

Every employer agency shall comply with the provisions of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (XI of 1948); the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 (IV of 1936); the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (XXXIX of 1972); the Employee’s Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act, 1952 (XIX of 1952); and the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (XXXVII of 1970); or any other Act as may be applicable to them, for the time being. Therefore, registers relevant to all the above acts, plus the ones prescribed by the guard board, may be maintained.

Kindly provide me notification of the Guard Board Wages Act for Ratnagiri district. We currently follow the Minimum Wages Act for Ratnagiri district. If there is any notification for the Guard Board Wages Act, please forward it to me.

Thank you.

Which wages do we have to follow for Ratnagiri District for security guards? If you have any notification regarding the same, please send it to me.

Hi all,

Please share the guard board notification from Jan 15 to June 15.

Thanks,
Shridhar Sontakke