Search This Blog

All the employers, be it in the Industry or in the shops and commercial establishments, shall make payment of wages of their workers, at their work places, on the due date, without any deduction, for the period their establishments are under closure during the lockdown

No. 40-3/2020-DM-l(A)
Government of India
Ministry of Home Affairs

                                                                                                          North Block, New Delhi-1 10001
                                                                                                                      Dated 29'n March, 2020 

ORDER

         Whereas, in exercise of the powers, conferred under Section 10(2)(l) of the
Disaster Management Act,the undersigned, in his capacity as Chairperson, National
Executive Committee, has issued an Order of even number dated 24.03.2020,
followed by Addendum Orders of even number dated 25.03.202O and 27.03.2020 to
the Ministries/ Departments of Government of India, State/Union Territory
Governments and State/ Union Territory Authorities with the directions to implement
lockdown measures annexed to the said Ordersfor the containment of soread of
COVID-19 in the country; 

          Whereas, movement of a large number of migrants have taken place in some
parts of the country so as to reach their home towns. This is a violation of the
lockdown measures on maintaining social distance.

      Whereas, to deal with the situation and for effective implementation of the
lockdown measures, and to mitigate the economic hardship of the migrant workers,in
exercise of the powers, conferred under Section 10(2)(l) of the Disaster Management
Act 2005, the undersigned, in the capacity as Chairperson, National Executive
Committee hereby directs the State/Union Territory Governments and State/ Union
Territory Authorities to take necessary action and to issue necessary orders to their
District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner and Senior Superintendant of police/
Superintendant of Police/ Deputy Commissioner of Police, to take following
additional measures:

            i. State/Union Territory Governments shall ensure adequate arrangements
               of temporary shelters, and provision of food etc. for the poor and needy
               people, including migrant labourers, stranded due to lockdown measures
               in their respective areas;

           ii. The migrant people, who have moved out to reach their home states/
                home towns, must be kept in the nearest shelter by the respective
                State/Union Territory Government quarantine facilities after proper
                screening for a minimum period of 14 days as per standard health
                protocol:

           iii All the employers, be it in the Industry or in the shops and commercial
                establishments, shall make payment of wages of their workers, at their
                work places, on the due date, without any deduction, for the period their
                establishments are under closure during the lockdown;

           iv. Where ever the workers, including the migrants, are living in rented
                 accommodation, the landlords of those properties shall not demand
                 payment of rent for a peraod of one month.

            v.  lf any landlord is forcing labourers and students to vacate their premises,
                 they will be liable for action under the Act.

It is further directed that in case of violation of any of the above measures, the
respective State/UT Government, shall take necessary action under the Act. The
District Magistrate/ Deputy Commissioner and Senior Superintendant of police/
Superintendant of Policei Deputy Commissioner of Police will be personally liable for
implementation of thd above directions and lockdown measures issued under the
above mentioned Orders.
                            
                                                                                                  




To
1. The Secretaries of Ministries/ Departments of Government of India
2. The Chief Secretaries/Administrators of States/Union Territories
(As per list attached)
Copy to. i. All members of the National Executive Committee.
ii. Member Secretary, National Disaster Management Authority.

Post a Comment

0 Comments