It's now Maharashtra's turn to usher in labour reforms

Units employing up to 49 workers are not required to list themselves with the govt

States are again jumping ahead of the Centre to bring about crucial labour reforms. 

In a move that industry thinks will make doing business easier, the Maharashtra government has allowed factories employing fewer than 50 contract workers to function without registering themselves with the authorities concerned. The threshold was 20 earlier.

The law department, according to a notification, has changed the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act to make it applicable to establishments in which 50 or more workers are employed. This means units employing up to 49 workers will not be required to list themselves with the government. 

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