Kerala Labour Department amends Kerala Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1983

The Labour and Skills Department, Kerala (“Department”) has notified the Kerala Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2025 (“Amendment Rules”) to further amend the Kerala Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1983 (“Principal Rules”). The Amendment Rules revises the fees to be paid for the grant of Certificate of Registration and licence of an establishment and introduces payment of security deposit per workmen for grant of licence.

Key Highlights:

  1. The Amendment Rules revises the fees to be paid for the grant of Certificate of Registration of an establishment for the number of migrant workmen proposed to be employed in the establishment on any day, as given below:
Sr. No. No. of Workmen Fees (in Rs.)
1 is 5 but does not exceed 20 115
2 exceeds 20 but does not exceed 50 175
3 exceeds 50 but does not exceed 100 345
4 exceeds 100 but does not exceed 200 575
5 exceeds 200 but does not exceed 400 1150
6 exceeds 400 1380
  1. The Amendment Rules further revises the fees payable under the Principal Rules, for grant of licence basis the number of migrant workmen recruited or employed by the contractor on any day, as given below:
Sr. No. No. of Workmen Fees (in Rs.)
1 is 5 but does not exceed 20 35
2 exceeds 20 but does not exceed 50 60
3 exceeds 50 but does not exceed 100 115
4 exceeds 100 but does not exceed 200 230
5 exceeds 200 but does not exceed 400 460
6 exceeds 400 575
7 Security Deposit per workmen 2300
  1. The Amendment Rules revises the fees payable for issuance of duplicate certificate of registration if the certificate of registration or licence is lost, defaced or accidentally destroyed to Rs. 55.

Source: Labour and Skills Department, Kerala

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