(1) This Act may be called the 2Telangana Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and other Holidays) Act, 1974.
(2) It extends to the whole of the 2State of Telangana.
(3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by notification, appoint.
2. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires-
(a) “day” means a period of twenty-four hours beginning at midnight;
(b) “employee” means any person (including an apprentice) employed in any factory or establishment to do any skilled or unskilled, manual, supervisory technical or clerical work for hire or reward, whether the terms of employment be expressed or implied; and includes any other person employed in any factory or establishment whom the Government, may by notification declare to be an employee for the purposes of this Act;
1. The Andhra Pradesh Factories and Establishments (National, Festival and Other Holidays) Act, 1974 received the assent of the Governor on
28.08.1974. The said Act in force in the combined State, as on
02.06.2014, has been adapted to the State of Telangana, under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 (Central Act 6 of 2014) vide. the Notification issued in G.O.Ms.No.8, Labour, Employment, Training and Factories (Labour) Department, dated
01.02.2016.
2. Substituted by G.O.Ms.No.8, LET&F (Labour) Department, dated
01.02.2016.
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(c) “employer” when used in relation to a factory or establishment means a person who has the ultimate control over the affairs of such factory or establishment and where the affairs of any such factory or establishment are entrusted to any other person (whether called a managing agent, manager, superintendent or by any other name) such other person;
(d) “establishment” means any establishment as defined in clause (10) of section 2 of the 3Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1966; and includes any other establishment which the Government may, by notification, declare to be an establishment for the purposes of this Act;
(e) “factory” means any factory as defined in clause
(m) of section 2 of the Factories Act, 1948, or any place which is deemed to be a factory under sub-clause (2) of section 85 of the Act ;
(f) “Government” means the State Government,
(g) “Inspector” means an Inspector appointed under sub-section (1) of section 6;
(h) “notification” means a notification published in the Telangana Gazette and the word “notified” shall be construed accordingly;
(i) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Act;
(j) “wages” means all remuneration capable of being expressed in terms of money, which would, if the terms of
3. Now see the Telangana Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 (Act No.
20 of 1988).
Andhra Pradesh Act 15 of 1966.
Central Act 63 of 1948 [Act No.32 of 1974] 3 employment, express or implied, were fulfilled, be payable to an employee in respect of his employment or of the work done by him in such employment and includes-
(i) such allowances (including dearness allowance) as the employee is for the time being entitled to;
(ii) the value of any house accommodation, or of supply of light, water, medical attendance or other amenity or of any service or of any concessional supply of food grains or other articles, but does not include-
(a) any bonus;
(b) any contribution paid or payable by the employer to any pension or provident fund, or for the benefit of the employee under any law for the time being in force;
(c) any gratuity payable on the termination of his service;
(d) any sum paid to the employee to defray special expenses entitled on him by the nature of his employment;
(e) any travelling concession.