Statutory Bodies

Statutory Bodies

Sl. No	Name of the Act	Name of the Board	Objectives of the Board	Constituted under Section	Last Reconstituted
1	Minimum Wages Act, 1948	State Minimum Wages Advisory board	To ensure a secure and adequate living wage for all labourers in the interest of the public. To ensure that the employee has enough to provide for his family. Ensuring a decent life standard that pertains to the social comfort of the employee.	Section 7 & 9 of the Minimum Wages Act, 1948	Notification No. 370 dtd. 11.01.2022 of the Govt. in Labour& ESI Department.
2	Contract Labour (R&A) Act, 1970	State Advisory Contract Labour Board	To prevent exploitation of contract labour and also to introduce better conditions of work	Section 4 of the Contract Labour (R& A) Act, 1970 read with Rule 3 & 4 of Odisha Rules, 1975	Notification No. 7444 dtd. 06.9.2021 of Govt. in Labour& ESI Department.
3	Equal Remuneration Act, 1976	Advisory Committee on Equal Remuneration Act, 1976	To provide for protection against discrimination of women workers on the ground of sex, about the payment of equal remuneration in the matter of employment	Section 6(1)(2) of the Equal Remuneration Act, 1976	Notification No. 4409 dtd. 08.06.2018 of Govt. in Labour& ESI Department.
4	The Working Journalist (Condition of Service) and Miscellaneous Provision Act, 1955	Tripartite Monitoring Committee (for implementation of recommendation of Majithia Wage Board)	For fixing or revising rates of wages of working journalists and other newspaper employees and journalists and non-journalists of news agencies.		Notification No. 764 dtd. 29.01.2013 of Govt. in Labour& ESI Department
5	The Unorganised Workers' Social security Act, 2008	Odisha Unorganised Workers' Social security Board	To monitor the activities of registration of unorganised workers of Odisha as beneficiaries and extension of social security benefit to them and their family members.	Section 6 of the Unorganised Workers' Social security Act, 2008	Notification No. 1599 dtd.17.08.2019 of Govt in Labour & ESI Department
6	The Odisha Labour Welafre Fund Act, 2005	Odisha Labour Welafre Board	To administer Odisha Labour Wefare fund and to promote welfare of the labour in the state of Odisha.	Section 4 (1) & (3) of Odisha Labour Welfare Fund Act, 2005	Notification No. 6829 dtd.13.08.2021 of Govt in Labour & ESI Department