1. Establish coverage
Identify establishment, sector, headcount, worker classes and appropriate Government.
Detailed implementation hub
Contract Labour Compliance Hub
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Contractor qualification, licensing, work orders, wages, welfare, grievance, annual increment and principal-employer controls
Implementation route
2. Build legal crosswalk
Use the section and Central Rule repositories; do not copy the legal analysis into this hub.
3. Configure controls
Assign HR, EHS, operations, contractor, medical, payroll and legal ownership.
4. Evidence transactions
Retain forms, portal acknowledgements, appointments, measurements, inspections and corrective actions.
5. Maintain freshness
Track Central orders, authority notifications, State rules, standards and Schedule amendments.
Canonical Code provisions
Section 45Applicability of this PartSection 46Appointment of designated authoritySection 47Licensing of contractorsSection 48Procedure for issue or renewal of licenceSection 49No fees or commission or any cost to workersSection 50Information regarding work order to be given to the appropriate GovernmentSection 51Revocation, suspension and amendment of licenceSection 52AppealSection 53Liability of principal employer for welfare facilitiesSection 54Effect of employing contract labour from a non-licenced contractorSection 55Responsibility for payment of wagesSection 56Experience certificateSection 57Prohibition of employment of contract labourSection 58Power to exempt in special casesSection 119Common licence for contractor, factories and to industrial premises, etc.Section 120Effect of law and agreements inconsistent with Code
Canonical Central Rules
Rule 85Qualification and criteria of the contractorRule 86Conditions of LicenseRule 87Form and manner of application for contractor licenseRule 88Single Licence for Contractor in more than one States or for whole of IndiaRule 89Forms, terms and conditions of licenceRule 90Procedure for issue of licenceRule 91Renewal of licence of ContractorRule 92Refund of security depositRule 93Responsibility of contractorRule 94Intimation of work order and time limit for intimationRule 95Revocation and suspension of licenseRule 96Amendment of LicenceRule 97AppealRule 98Responsibility of payment of wagesRule 99Making payment of wages from the security deposit amountRule 100Experience CertificateRule 101Prohibition of employment of contract labourRule 184Grievance redressal mechanism for contract labourRule 185Annual increment of regular worker of a contractor
Forms, Schedules and Annexures
Integration principle
This hub is an implementation journey. The section and Rule pages are the sole canonical legal owners. Editorial articles should link to those pages and retain distinct narrative content.
Source and review trail
Use the current official instrument, portal or regulator publication before acting. This panel separates the category authority from page-specific references.
- Official starting point
- www.labour.gov.in