Taking cognizance of the Government’s focus on making India “Digital India” by ensuring that various Government Services are made available to the citizens electronically and to provide trust based efficient public service delivery by bringing transparency and accountability in the system, Ministry of Labour and Employment has initiated the process for providing the facilities of registration and licensing mandatorily online on the Shram Suvidha Portal under i) The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (37 of 1970), ii) The Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (30 of 1979), iii) The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (27 of 1996).

Now, as per the newly amended “The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Central (Amendment) Rules, 2018” vide notification number G.S.R. 830(E) dated 4^th September, 2018, the Employers have to file applications for registration of establishments mandatorily online on the Shram Suvidha Portal for granting of certificate of registration that shall be made available to the employers through the said Portal.

The Draft rules to amend the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971 and the Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Central Rules, 1980 for filing of applications and granting of certificate of registration/license online on the Shram Suvidha Portal have been notified in the Gazette of India vide notification number G.S.R. 829(E) and G.S.R. 830(E) dated 4^th September, 2018. Further, the notification number(s) S.O. 4259(E) and S.O. 4260(E) published in the official gazette of India on 4^thSeptember, 2018 provides for making applications regarding registration and licensing online on the Shram Suvidha Portal till the said draft rules are finalized.

Moreover, the recently published notifications provide for payment of registration/licensing fee and security deposit as required under the above three Acts through e-payment only.