The Contract Labour (Regulations & Abolition) Act, 1970

Contract Labour (Regulations & Abolition) Act, 1970 with State Amendment

This 2025 edition of The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1970 (Act 37 of 1970) reproduces the statute verbatim and incorporates the latest omnibus update issued via G.S.R. 1728 E, dt. 13-9-2024 (w.e.f. 15-9-2024) that aligns contractor-licence validity with the National Industrial Licensing Portal and raises the de-minimis manpower threshold for certain green-category units.

The volume also binds in, complete:

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  Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Central Rules, 1971

  
  


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  Labour Laws (Exemption from Furnishing Returns & Maintaining Registers by Certain Establishments) Act, 1988

  
  


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  Standards of Construction and Maintenance of Crèches Rules, 2017 (extract)

  
  


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  Ease of Compliance to Maintain Registers under Various Labour Laws Rules, 2017 (relevant portions)

  
  


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  Delhi Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Rules, 1972 and key State amendments across major industrial States

  
  

Concise short comments sit beneath pivotal sections—flagging e-SHRAM integration, Aadhaar-verified registration of workmen, revised security-deposit rates, and mandatory crèche standards—while preserving the Bare-Act integrity required for examinations and authoritative citation.

Core statutory coverage

• Registration & licensing—online CLRA portal, unified annual return, auto-renewal timelines, and revised contractor-fee slabs.

• Wages & welfare—timely wage disbursement, canteen, first-aid and crèche obligations for establishments crossing 50 contract workmen.

• Prohibition & abolition—tests for perennial nature of work, core activity bar, and tripartite advisory-board mechanism.

• Inspectors & enforcement—digital inspection reports, compounding of minor offences, and suspension of licences for repeated default.

• Records & returns—replacement of multiple registers with single electronic Form-F under the 2017 Ease-of-Compliance Rules.

• Offences & penalties—enhanced fine ceilings, day-to-day continuing offence levy, and decriminalised first-time lapses (2024 amendment).

This edition is particularly suited for

• AIBE candidates and law students studying labour-regulation and gig-work modules.

• HR managers, contractors, site supervisors & compliance officers engaged in manufacturing, construction, logistics and facility management.

• Trade-union leaders, labour-law consultants & NGOs assisting contract workmen with wage claims and welfare facilities.

• Policy analysts & ESG auditors tracking supply-chain labour standards and portability of social-security benefits.

Exact Gazette text · pinpoint explanatory notes · zero superfluous commentary—your fastest route to clarity, authenticity and practical insight on India’s contract-labour regime.