Tamil Nadu Government Gazette, No. 39, Part II, Section 2 (39 II 2 v3)
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 39, Part II, Section 2, on 26th September 2018, containing notifications from the Agriculture Department, Labour and Employment Department, and Health and Family Welfare Department. It brings the Tamil Nadu Sugarcane (Regulation of Purchase Price) Act, 2018 into force, revises granite industry minimum wages by superseding the 11th September 2013 notification, amends the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994, and publishes other employment and health notifications.
What the gazette covers
The Government of Tamil Nadu published Tamil Nadu Government Gazette No. 39, Part II, Section 2, on 26th September 2018. It contains several separate departmental notifications rather than a land or property regulation. Property buyers and owners are not directly affected by the material reproduced here, but employers, granite businesses, construction workers, sugar industry participants and certain institutions may be affected.
Main notifications
- The Agriculture Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 228, Agriculture (S1), dated 11th September 2018, appoints 1st October 2018 as the date on which the Tamil Nadu Sugarcane (Regulation of Purchase Price) Act, 2018 comes into force.
- The Labour and Employment Department, through G.O. (D). No. 295, Labour and Employment (L1), dated 26th April 2018, exempts Karur Sarvodaya Sangh, Karur from the Employees' State Insurance Act for the period from 01.04.2009 to 31.05.2010. The exemption includes conditions concerning employee records, continued benefits based on earlier contributions, returns, inspections and contributions already paid.
- The Labour and Employment Department, through G.O. (2D). No. 79, Labour and Employment (J1), dated 9th August 2018, revises minimum basic wages for granite industry employees throughout Tamil Nadu. It supersedes Labour and Employment Department Notification No. II(2)/LE/699/2013, published on 11th September 2013, and takes effect from publication in the Gazette.
Granite industry wages
The granite wage schedule classifies employees into four grades and locations into four zones. Zone A covers corporations, Zone B covers municipalities other than third grade municipalities, Zone C covers town panchayats, third grade municipalities and cantonments, and Zone D covers other areas.
Key provisions include:
- Monthly basic wages vary by occupation and zone.
- Dearness allowance is linked to the Average Chennai City Consumer Price Index and is recalculated annually on 1st April.
- Men and women doing the same work must receive the same wages.
- Monthly wages are divided by 26 to calculate daily wages.
- Existing wages higher than the notified minimum must continue.
Construction worker records
The Labour and Employment Department, through G.O. Ms. No. 108, Labour and Employment (I2), dated 7th September 2018, amends the Tamil Nadu Manual Workers (Construction Workers) Welfare Scheme, 1994. The Board and district Labour Officer (Social Security Scheme) must maintain a Register of Members in Form AA. Registration and identity card forms are expanded to record sex, religion, caste and category.
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Common questions
Does this Gazette change any Tamil Nadu land or property rule?
No land or property rule appears in the supplied text. The notifications concern sugarcane purchase price regulation, employment insurance, minimum wages, construction worker welfare, labour disputes and a medical institution.
When did the revised granite industry minimum wages take effect?
G.O. (2D). No. 79, Labour and Employment (J1), dated 9th August 2018, states that the revised rates take effect from the date of publication in the Tamil Nadu Government Gazette.
Can a granite employer reduce wages that were already above the new minimum?
No. The notification states that wherever existing wages are higher than the minimum wages fixed in the schedule, the higher wages must continue to be paid.
What new information is recorded for construction worker welfare registration?
G.O. Ms. No. 108, Labour and Employment (I2), dated 7th September 2018, adds fields for the worker's sex, religion, caste and category. It also introduces Form AA as a Register of Members.
