Payment Of Wages Act To Be Amended For Payment Of Wages By Cheque Or By Crediting Bank Account

Friends,
It is proposed to amend Payment of Wages Act 1932 providing for payment of wages by cheque or by crediting amount to bank account. Pl refer attachment for draft amendment.
Thanks
Source:
http://labour.gov.in/sites/default/f..._amendment.pdf

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Respected Agarwal ji,
Thanks for sharing the proposed notification on the amendment of Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
Members are requested to send their objections or suggestions, if any, to the Secretary, Ministry of Labour
and Employment, Shram Shakti Bhawan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi-110001 by December 16, 2016.
BS Kalsi,
Member since August, 2011

This is a good move
Maharashtra has made this amendment to the act almost 6 years ago.
But they should also make consequent changes so that signing every page of the contractors payroll register with the words - paid before me, can stop

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In the light draft notification of December 2, 2016, Ordinance has been issued on December 29, 2016, but there is wording " Provided that the appropriate govt. may by notification in the official Gazette specify the industrial or other establishments, the employer of which pay to every person in such establishment the wages only by cheque or wages credited in his bank account." has a different meaning. Is this is for the option for the State Govt. to make amendment.

Yes, each state government can make, but the central government may also make it for the entire country

Thanks Mr Banerjee: Would you please clarify that ordinance dated December 29 would be applicable on entire country or we should wait for the amendment by the state Govt?

I was hopeing some senior or lawyer on the forum will clarify. My question is the same - can the Center pass a notification for the entire country when it's a state subject ? I guess we need to wait for the center to actually pass such a notification

Mr P.C. Aggarwal has started this thread. He is a legal person. I think he should clarify that this amendment is applicable for entire India or states would have to issue separate notification in this regards.