Govt may abolish payment of wages by cash under amended labour rules

Ministry of labour has issued draft rules to seek suggestions on the matter

In another initiative towards a less-cash economy, the Bandaru Dattatreya-led Ministry of Labour and Employment has notified draft rules which could mean that employers of firms, possibly belonging to a specified class of establishments, would pay their workmen wages only by cheque or by crediting the amount to their bank accounts. 

The notification, which was issued on March 17, contains draft rules for amending the Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Central Rules, 1971. The draft rules will be taken into consideration after the expiry of a period of thirty days from the date on which the copies of the Official