The Maharashtra Act, 2025
The Maharashtra Act, 2025
This Act regulates private placement agencies operating within Maharashtra to ensure transparency and accountability in the recruitment sector. It mandates that all such agencies obtain a registration certificate from the state-appointed Registering Authority to operate legally. The law imposes strict duties on these agencies, including maintaining accurate records of job seekers, protecting data privacy, and publishing service charges. It also establishes a clear grievance redressal mechanism through appellate authorities. By requiring registration and setting operational standards, the Act protects job seekers from exploitation, fraud, and unauthorized data usage, while providing a framework for the government to monitor recruitment practices effectively.
- 1. Short title and commencement
- 2. Definitions
- 3. Regulation of placement activities
- 4. The details of placement by any educational institution through campus selection shall be communicated to the local office within sixty days.
- 5. Renewal of registration certificate
- 6. Cancellation or suspension of registration certificate
- 7. Appeals
- 8. State Controlling and Monitoring Authority
- 9. Responsibilities and duties of private placement agencies
- 10. Facilitation to private placement agencies
- 11. Offences
- 12. Offences by companies
- 13. Protection of acts done in good faith
- 14. Provisions of this Act to be in addition to any other law
- 15. The provisions of this Act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of the provisions contained in any other law, for the time being in force.
- 16. Power to remove difficulties
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