The Government of Madhya Pradesh has promulgated The Labour Laws (Madhya Pradesh Amendment) Ordinance 2020 dated 20th August 2020 increasing the threshold limits under The Factories Act, 1948 and The Contract Labour (Regulation & Abolition) Act, 1972.
FACTORIES ACT 1948
Section 2(m) of the Act has been amended to make the provisions of the Act applicable to premises where manufacturing process is carried on with the aid of power with 50 or more workers as against 10.
Sub Section (ii) has been deleted.
CONTRACT LABOUR (REGULATION & ABOLITION ACT) 1970
Section 1(4) of the Act has been amended to make it applicable to establishments which employ 50 or more workmen as contract labour.as against 20.