The Gujarat Physically Handicapped Persons (Employment in Factories) Act, 1982
The Gujarat Physically Handicapped Persons (Employment in Factories) Act, 1982
This law mandates that large factories in Gujarat, specifically those employing five hundred or more workers, reserve at least one-half percent of their jobs for registered physically handicapped adults. It aims to secure employment opportunities and promote economic independence for disabled individuals. To qualify, workers must register with an employment exchange and obtain a fitness certificate from a designated surgeon. Factory owners must keep detailed employment records and face fines or imprisonment for failing to comply with the quotas or obstructing inspectors. This act ensures inclusion and legally protects the employment rights of disabled individuals in the manufacturing sector.
- 1. Short title, extent, commencement and application
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Obligation of occupier to employ persons registered as physically handicapped in factory
- 4. Conditions for employment of physically handicapped persons
- 5. Certificate of fitness
- 6. Records to be maintained by occupier
- 7. Powers and duties of Inspectors
- 8. Occupier and manager to produce records, etc., for inspection
- 9. Offences by occupier or manager
- 10. Penalty for using false certificate of fitness
- 11. Cognisance of offences
- 12. Protection of action taken in good faith
- 13. Power to make rules
- 14. Repeal and saving
- 0. Preamble
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