Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 36, Part II, Section 2 (36 II 2 v5)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 36, Part II, Section 2 on 8 September 2021. It includes G.O. Ms. No. 67, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 17 August 2021, establishing State and District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions and a Madurai circuit bench, and G.O. (D) No. 364, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, dated 16 August 2021, proposing revised minimum wages for rice mills, flour mills and dhall mills. The wage proposal would supersede Labour and Employment Department Notification No. II(2)/LE/215/2018 if issued in final form.
What the Gazette covers
Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 36, Part II, Section 2, published by the Government of Tamil Nadu on 8 September 2021, contains notifications from Secretariat departments. The supplied pages principally cover consumer dispute commissions, proposed minimum wages for mill workers, and referrals of employment disputes to Labour Courts. They do not contain a land ownership, registration, planning or land use measure.
Consumer dispute commissions
G.O. Ms. No. 67, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 17 August 2021, contains three notifications under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019:
- The State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is established with effect from 20 July 2020.
- A regional bench at Madurai, called the Circuit Bench of the State Commission at Madurai, is established with effect from 20 July 2020.
- District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commissions are established for the listed districts with effect from 20 July 2020.
- The listed arrangements include a commission at Krishnagiri for Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri, Ramanathapuram combined with Sivagangai, and Pudukkottai combined with Thanjavur.
- Presidents and members appointed immediately before the Consumer Protection Act, 2019 commenced continue in office as provided by that Act.
These provisions may matter to buyers or owners pursuing a consumer dispute, but the Gazette extract does not describe any specific property rights or remedies.
Draft minimum wages for mills
G.O. (D) No. 364, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, dated 16 August 2021, publishes a draft revision for employees in rice mills, flour mills and dhall mills across Tamil Nadu.
- Proposed daily basic wages vary by job, with separate monthly rates for clerks and attenders.
- Dearness allowance is additional and is linked to the Average Consumer Price Index Number for Chennai City using the method stated in the draft.
- Daily wages and dearness allowance include holiday wages.
- Monthly rates are divided by 26 to calculate daily wages, while daily wages are multiplied by 30 to calculate monthly wages.
- Men and women doing the same work must receive the same wages.
- Existing wages above the proposed minimum must continue.
The Government invited objections or suggestions before expiry of two months from Gazette publication, addressed through the Commissioner of Labour to the Secretary to Government, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change land ownership or land use rules?
No land ownership, registration, planning or land use change appears in the supplied pages. The main English notifications concern consumer commissions and proposed minimum wages for mill employees.
Was a consumer commission bench established at Madurai?
Yes. G.O. Ms. No. 67, Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection Department, dated 17 August 2021, establishes the Circuit Bench of the State Commission at Madurai with effect from 20 July 2020.
Are the revised mill wages final?
The notification published under G.O. (D) No. 364, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, dated 16 August 2021, is a draft. The Government stated that it would consider objections or suggestions received before expiry of two months from publication.
Can an employer reduce a mill worker's existing higher wage to the proposed minimum?
No. The draft states that wherever existing wages are higher than the minimum wages fixed in it, those existing wages must continue to be paid.
