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Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act in Maharashtra

How Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act applies to a business operating in Maharashtra, with the state-level authority, citations and the next deadline.

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Definition

Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act as it applies to businesses operating in Maharashtra. 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 a Maharashtra-specific regulation administered by Labour Department, Government of Maharashtra.

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

Does Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act apply to your business in Maharashtra?

FacetConditionApplies
State coverageApplies in: Maharashtra
Sector coverageApplies across all sectorsDepends
Employee threshold50+ employeesDepends

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

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