ANDHRA PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION

Office of the Managing Director,

Musheerabad, Hyderabad-20.

No.IRI/122(1)/96-PO-(IV)

  NOTIFICATION DATED:23-07-1997.

Sub:-CONTRACTS – Payments of Minimum Wages to the labour engaged by the Contractors – Reg.

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The Corporation is entrusting the job of sweeping, cleaning etc, in Bus Stations, Garages, Workshop Canteens etc, to Private Contractors on tender basis. The contractor who are awarded the contract are engaged labour for accomplishing the work entrusted. It is mandatory on the part of the Contractor to pay minimum wages as per the rates of the Minimum Wages notified by the State Government from time to time under minimum wages Act, 1948.

Of late, certain instances have come to light wherein the Contractors are not paying the minimum wages prescribed under section 12 of the Minimum Wages Act and the affected workers are approaching Labour Department. The Labour Department is issuing Notices to the Corporation liability on the Corporation to pay the difference of wages to such affected employees.

            It is therefore, felt necessary to include a conditional clause in the agreement entered into with the contractors that is mandatory on there part to make payment of minimum wages as laid in the Minimum Wages Act, 1948 to the Labour engaged by them as per rates fixed by the State Government from time to time, failing which they are liable for penalties besides deducting the difference of amount from their Security Deposit.

The VC & MD ordered that all the Unit Officers should incorporate the flowing clause in the subsisting agreements as well as in the future agreements, with the Corporation.

            “The contractor shall pay minimum wages to the labour engaged by him at the rates not less then minimum wages as notified by the State Government from time to time under Minimum Wages Act, 1948, failing which the difference of wages will be deducted from the security Deposit.”

            The contractor shall obtain a licence for engaging contract labour from the Dy.Commissioner of labour concerned.

Action may be taken accordingly.

Sd/- D.P. Sastry

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ADMN)

To

All Officers of the Corporation

// Attested //

Sd/- N.Sudershan

PERSONNEL OFFICER (IV)