luckpandaContract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act
Principal employers engaging 50+ contract workers (Maharashtra threshold revised 2017) must register; contractors with 50+ workers must hold a licence. Common in powerloom clusters where job-work weavers are deployed by master weavers.
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Definition
Principal employers engaging 50+ contract workers (Maharashtra threshold revised 2017) must register; contractors with 50+ workers must hold a licence. Common in powerloom clusters where job-work weavers are deployed by master weavers.
- SourceContract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 + Maharashtra Amendment 2017 · Section 7 (Principal employer registration) + Section 12 (Contractor licence)
mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in
What it means in practice
Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act is administered by Labour Department, Government of Maharashtra. The obligation is grounded in Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 + Maharashtra Amendment 2017 (Section 7 (Principal employer registration) + Section 12 (Contractor licence)).
May not trigger for a 22-worker direct-employment unit, but include — Kolhapur master-weaver units commonly cross 50 with job workers.
- SourceContract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 + Maharashtra Amendment 2017 · Section 7 (Principal employer registration) + Section 12 (Contractor licence)
mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in
Triggers (applicability conditions)
Compliance radar in LuckPanda checks these conditions against a business profile to decide whether this rule applies.
contract_workers>=50
Deadlines and penalty
- Cadence
- Every year · Annual renewal
- Next due
- No fixed date Recurring; dates depend on your registration
- Penalty for default
- Engaging contract labour without registration/licence: fine up to Rs 1,000 + Rs 100 per day continuing offence (Sec 23–25).
This obligation has no fixed calendar date: it depends on when you start, your licence date or your registration.
Citations
- SourceContract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 + Maharashtra Amendment 2017 · Section 7 (Principal employer registration) + Section 12 (Contractor licence)
mahakamgar.maharashtra.gov.in