Gujarat's labour law exemption Ordinance sent for President's assent

Companies set up within a year of the law coming into effect will be eligible for exemption from almost all the labour laws for 1,200 days

Gujarat governor Acharya Devvrat has approved an Ordinance exempting new businesses being set up in the state from almost all the labour laws for a period of over three years.

A top state government official said that the Governor’s nod to the draft Ordinance came earlier this week and it has now been sent for President Ram Nath Kovind’s assent on Wednesday.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled state government has followed a slightly different model from that of Uttar Pradesh.

The Gujarat government's Ordinance will