With a view to amend the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969 and the Maharashtra Private Security Guards (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1981, a Bill has been introduced in the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly. The key highlights of the Bill are as follows:
- The Bill proposes to simplify the procedures under the above-mentioned Acts and to effectively implement the said Acts and Schemes framed thereunder for regulation and welfare of unprotected workers and Private Security Guards;
- The Bill aims to establish Maharashtra Unprotected Workers Regulatory Authority and Maharashtra Private Security Guards Regulatory Authority to regulate and monitor the administrative and financial matters of the said Boards, respectively;
- It has been proposed to eliminate provisions regarding constitution of Advisory Committee, as due to timely constitution thereof for various reasons the provisions of the said Acts which requires consultation of the said Committee could not be implemented within time;
- The Bill further aims to incorporate provisions of appeal against the orders passed in disputes regarding application of Scheme, recovery of dues from employers or workers and refusal to register as workers under the said Acts;
- It is also proposed in the Bill to amend the Schedule of the Maharashtra Mathadi, Hamal and other Manual Workers (Regulation of Employment and Welfare) Act, 1969 and introduce delegation of legislative powers under the above-mentioned Acts.
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Source: Maharashtra Legislative Assembly
