(1) (a) Every contractor shall in respect of each work on which he engages contract labour,-
(i) maintain a Muster Roll and a Register of Wages in Form XVI and Form XVII respectively:
Provided that a combined Register of Wages-cum-Muster Roll in Form XVIII shall be maintained by the contractor where the wage period is a fortnight or less;
(ii) maintain a Register of Deductions for damage or loss, Register of Fines and register of Advances in Form XX, Form XXI and Form XXII respectively;
(iii) maintain a Register of Overtime in Form XXIII recording therein the number of hours of, and wages paid for, overtime works, if any.
(b) Every contractor shall, where the wage period is one week or more, issue wage slips in Form XIX, to the workmen at least a day prior to the disbursement of wages.
(c) Every contractor shall obtain the signature or thumb - impression of the worker concerned against the entries relating to him on the Register of Wages or Muster Roll-cum-Wages Register, as the case may be, and the entries shall be authenticated by the initials of the contractor or his authorised representative and shall also be duly certified by the authorised representative of the principal employer in the manner provided in Rule 73.
(d) In respect of establishment which are governed by the Payment of Wages of Wages Act, 1936 (4 of 1936) and the rules made thereunder, of Minimum Wages Act, 1948 (11 of 1948) or the rules made thereunder, the following registers and records required to be maintained by a contractor as employer under those Acts and the rules made thereunder shall be deemed to be registers and records to be maintained by the contractor under these rules, namely:-
(a) Muster Roll;
(b) Register of Wages;
(c) Register of Deductions;
(d) Register of Overtime;
(e) Register of Fines;
(f) Register of Advances;
(g) Wage slip.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules. where a combined or alternative form is sought to be used by the contractor to avoid duplication of work for compliance with the provisions of any other Act or the rules framed thereunder or any other laws or regulations or in cases where mechanised payrolls are introduced for better administration, alternative suitable form or forms in lieu of any of the forms prescribed under these rules, may be used with the previous approval of the Regional Labour Commissioner (Central).
Advance Wages
Contract Labour
Contractors
Deduction/Fine From Wages
Minimum Wages
Overtime
Payment of Wages
Form XVI - Rule 78 (1)(a)(i) : Muster Roll
Form XVII - Rule 78(1)(a)(i) : Register Of Wages
Form XVIII - Rule 78(1)(a)(i) : Register Of Wages-cum-muster Roll
Form XIX - Rule 78(1)(b) : Wage Slip
Form XX - Rule 78(i)(a)(ii) : Register of Deductions for damage or loss
Form XXI - Rule 78(1)(a)(ii) : Register of Fines
