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Karkhana Adhiniyam 1948 Central Core occupational-safety law for factories: health, safety, welfare, working hours, annual leave, young-person and hazardous-process restrictions.
Factories Act, 1948 Central Core occupational-safety law for factories: health, safety, welfare, working hours, annual leave, young-person and hazardous-process restrictions.
Factories Act, 1948 (Marathi Edition) Central Official Marathi translation of the central Act.
Maharashtra Factories Rules , 1963 State Detailed state rules under the 1948 Act: building plans, ventilation, machine guarding, medical exam, overtime registers.
Factories (Maharashtra Amendments) Act, 2015 State Inserts self-certification scheme, raises overtime limits and empowers state to exempt startups from some provisions.
Maharashtra Factories (Safety Audit) (Amendment) Rules, 2024 State Lowers the threshold for mandatory third-party safety audits from factories with ≥250 to those with ≥50 workers and recognises accredited institutions as auditors. Industrial Safety and Health
Boilers Act, 1923 Central Regulates manufacture, inspection, registration and safe operation of steam boilers and pressure vessels across India.
Maharashtra Boiler Rules, 1962 State State procedures for registration, fees, periodic inspection and certification of boilers.
Boiler Attendants Rules, 2011 Central National model rules adopted by Maharashtra prescribing qualifications, syllabus and certification of persons who operate boilers.
Boiler Operation Rules, 2021 Central Replaces 2011 rules; introduces online application and competency certificate grading for boiler operators.
Bal Kamgar Pratibandh ani Viniyaman Adhiniyam 1986 Central Maharashtra Child Labour (Prohibition & Regulation) Act—state enactment aligned with central legislation to prohibit child employment.
Kantrati kamgar Niyaman va Nirmulan Adhiniyam 1970 Central Marathi name for the Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act within Maharashtra.
Maharashtra Kamgar Kalyan Nidhi Adhiniyam 1953 State Sets up a “Workers Welfare Fund” for recreation, housing and education welfare schemes financed by government grants.
Maharashtra Labour Welfare Board - new contribution slab State Latest notification revising employer/employee contribution rates to the Board's fund.
Building and other construction workers Act 1996 Central Adoption of central BOCW Act within Maharashtra; enables cess-collection and welfare board.
Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996 Central Provides statutory framework for domestic & international commercial arbitration and conciliation, enforcing foreign awards in India.
General Clauses Act 1897 Central Aids interpretation of Indian statutes: definitions, powers, repeal effects and construction rules.
Industrial Employment Standing Orders Rules 1946 Central Model rules for drafting standing orders in absence of certified orders.
Maharashtra - First Aid Training Institute - Approval-Renewal State Procedure & fee schedule for recognising institutes that train factory first-aid personnel under Rule 4-A of 1963 Rules.
Saman Vetan Adhiniyam 1976 Central Marathi title for the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976 (state adoption).
Shramik Sangh Adhiniyam 1926 Central Marathi title for the Trade Unions Act, 1926.
Shramik Patrakar Ani Patrkarettar Sevasharthi Sankirna Adhiniyam 1955 Central Provides welfare schemes for working journalists and newspaper employees in Maharashtra.
Vetan Pradan Adhiniyam 1936 Central Marathi title for the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.
Vikri Pravardhan kamgar Sevasharti Adhiniyam 1976 Central Maharashtra Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act—extends certain labour benefits to field-sales staff.
Maharashtra Workmen's Minimum House rent Allowance Act, 1983 State Compels specified industries in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region and Pune to pay a monthly HRA component linked to Dearness Allowance.
Payment of Wages Act 1936 Central Ensures timely payment of wages without unauthorized deductions to workers in scheduled employments, and prescribes penalties for contraventions.
Prasuti Labh Adhiniyam 1961 Central Marathi title for the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
Veedi va Cigar kamgar Naukrivishayak Aati Adhiniyam 1966 Central Marathi title of the Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966.
The Maharashtra Recognitions and Trade Unions and Prevention of Unfair Labour Practices Act 1971 State Establishes Industrial & Labour Courts and lists unfair labour practices for employers, unions and workers; gives teeth to collective bargaining.
Maharashtra Private Security Guard Act 1981 State Creates welfare board, regulates wage parity and deployment of security guards through registered agencies.
Kamgar Bharpai Adhiniyam 1923 Central Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923 (now Employees Compensation Act)—employer liability for injury/death at work.
Motar Parivahan Kamgar Adhiniyam 1961 Central Marathi version of the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.
The Maharashtra Domestic Workers Welfare Board Act 2008 State Sets up a tripartite board, registration and welfare fund for domestic workers; mandates social security schemes.
Safety Audit Rules - 2014 Central First set of rules requiring periodic third-party safety audits for hazardous & major accident hazard (MAHARASHTRA) factories.
The Maharashtra Economiser Rules, 1965 State Regulate inspection and certification of boiler economisers under the Boilers Act.
Unorganised Workers Social Security Act 2008 Central Provides a legal framework for central welfare schemes (life, health, pension) for workers outside the organised sector.
Maharashtra Workers payment of Legal Dues Act 2003 State Enables district collectors to recover unpaid wages, gratuity or compensation from defaulting employers as arrears of land revenue.
Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951 Central Central law empowering Union Govt. to regulate scheduled industries, issue licences, control production and set up development councils.
Draft Code on Maharashtra Industrial Relation Rules 2021 State Proposed rules to operationalise the Industrial Relations Code, 2020 in Maharashtra—registration of unions, works councils, dispute procedure (not yet notified).
Draft of Maharashtra Code on Social Security Rules 2021 State Draft subordinate legislation under the Social Security Code, 2020 covering contribution rates, career centres, aggregator returns (awaiting final notification).
Draft of Maharashtra Rule on Wage Code 2021 State Draft rules under the Code on Wages, 2019 on floor-wage calculation method, working-hour registers and inspector-cum-facilitator powers (yet to be finalised).