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The Karnataka Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act, 1963

The Karnataka Industrial Establishments (National and Festival Holidays) Act, 1963

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This Act regulates paid holidays for workers in Karnataka, India, ensuring they receive time off for national events, local festivals, and democratic elections. It applies to employees in industrial establishments, including shops, commercial offices, factories, and plantations. The law matters because it guarantees workers paid leave on Republic Day, Independence Day, Gandhi Jayanti, and election days, along with selected regional festivals. If employees are required to work on these holidays, the law protects them by securing double pay or compensatory time off, safeguarding their right to rest, celebrate, and vote without facing any unfair deduction in their regular daily wages.

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  1. 0. Preamble
  2. 1. Adapted by the Karnataka Adaptations of Laws Order 1973 w.e.f. 1.11.1973
  3. 2. Definitions.
  4. 3A. Grant of Holidays on the polling day, for House of the People or to the
  5. 4. Employer to send statement to Inspector.
  6. 5. Wages.
  7. 6. Inspectors.
  8. 7. Powers of Inspectors.
  9. 8. Penalties.
  10. 9. Penalty for obstructing Inspectors.
  11. 10. Exemptions.
  12. 11. Rights and privileges under other laws, etc., not affected.
  13. 11A. Power of State Government to amend the Schedule.
  14. 12. Power to make rules.
  15. 13. Rules and notifications to be laid before the State Legislature.

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