1. Government of Jharkhand Ease of Doing Business – Labour Reforms

2. Labour Regulation Enablers
Need
Manual system prone to error and biases.
Discretionary inspection process.
Process and Information Asymmetry
Difficulty in Tracking and Monitoring
Redundancy of procedures and laws
Features
Changing regulations as per requirement
Online Registration / Licensing / Renewal / Amendment
Online Returns and Registers
Standard Operating Procedures and Timelines

3. Online Approval System
Standard Operating Procedure with document checklist
Timelines mandated through RTGS
Online application, Payments without any physical touch-point
Online approval
Third Party Audit Option

4. Online Services Factories Act Boiler Act Other Labour Laws
Map Approval
Licence : Registration | Renewal | Amendment
Factories Act
Registration | Renewal
Manufacturer | Erector | Repairer
Boiler Act
Shops & Establishment Act : Registration | Renewal | Amendment
Contract Labour Act : Principal Employer - Registration, Amendment | Contractor – Licence, Renewal, Amendment
Building & Other Construction Workers Act : Registration | Amendment
Other Labour Laws

5. Online Services (New)
Motor Transport Workers Act
Registration | Renewal | Backlog Registration | Amendment
Beedi & Cigar Workers Act
Licence | Renewal | Amendment
Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act
Principal Employer: Registration | Amendment
Contractor: Licence | Renewal | Amendment

6. Third Party Audit
Applicability
All medium risk industries can opt for third party audit provided they file annual returns online
Audit Report
Third Party Auditor submits compliance report online with two-way communication between auditor and applicant
Information
Eligibility for scheme, list of auditors, and audit report can be checked on website by users

7. Self-Certification Scheme
Applicability
Applicable to all industries, subject to depositing security and filing annual return
Return filing
Annual return to be filed by employers between 1st June to 30th June every year
Planned Visit
One planned visit in 5 years identified by random list of 20% units every year

8. DIPP – Other Regulatory Reforms
Factories Act
Validity of Factory Licence / Renewal upto 10 years
Boilers Act
Provision of Third Party Inspection for Boilers. Competent Person to be eligible for inspection directly
Shops & Establishment Act
Instant Deemed Approval for Shops & Establishment Registration and renewal with validity of 10 years

9. Single Integrated Return and Online Register
Single Integrated Return and Consolidated Register
Single Integrated Return and Consolidated Register for all applicable 14 labour laws
Return Filing – 1st June to 30th June
Simplified online return pro forma
Low Risk Industries who file annual return are exempted from departmental inspection
Online Register
Maintain registers online as compliance proof
Save and edit feature for real-time register maintenance

10. Then and Now S. No. Name of Act
No. of Inspections Pre Reforms (Annual)
No. of Inspections Post Reforms( Last Two Years) 1
Minimum Wages Act, 1948
>50,000
<10,000 2
The Jharkhand Shops & Establishment Act , 1953
>25,000
< 2,000 3
The Factories Act, 1948
>5,000
< 500 4
Other Labour Acts
< 1,000
TOTAL
1,05,000
13,500

11. Joint Labour Commssioner
THANK YOU
Prabhat Kumar
Joint Labour Commssioner