Every p<rwn \\ho " summoned and appears a~ a wunc-.., bdur~ the Commiuc:-c:. th( -\d\1sory Committee or the Board >hall be entitled tu an allow-ance for up<n<e, rncurred by hrm in accordance \\llh the scale lor the time bern, 1nlorcc for payment of such allowances to witne!ses appearing in civil couns rn the State.
1. Inserted by Noufication No F. 87(53}-LAB/79 Dated May, 1980.
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CHAPTER IV rQ\IJ'lT\110'1 AND PAY\fENT OF WAGES. HOURS OR WORK A;-..1) HOLIDA \'S ~0. \1nde of cumputation of the ca'h l'aluc of wage~. The retail pnccs at the ncure>t mu rkct ;hall be taken in to account in computing the ca'h \Slue vf "H£C> patd in ktnd and of essential commodities supplied at cunces>1on r•tc•. I hi\ computation shall be made in Jccordnnce with such direction "' nta\ be t"ued by the S tate Government I rum ttme to It me.
21 Ttmc and condition of payment of wages un.J the deduction permiS,Iblr lrnm ~<O£e· !ll Time and payment of waae' and the Jeduc· tion permimble from ••a~es 111 The "3ges of a worker in an~ scheduled emplo~ment shall he pa1d on a 1\0rkmg day- Ca l In the ca<e of estabhsbment> in which le» th•n one thou...,nd pe"on' are employed before expir, of the ;evcnth day. and !b) In the ca'c of other establishment' before th e expiry of the tenth da\ after the la,t day of the wage period in rc<pect of which the \\3);C\ Jrc pavablc tul \\here the employment or any pcr.nn ;, t<rminatcd hy or vn behalf of the employer, the wages earned by him \hall be paid hclnrc the expiry of the second working day Jfter the day on which hi> cmrloyment i~ terminated.
lii1l The wages of an employed per>on shall be paiu to him "uituu• lH •. Jm.uou u1 UH) ~IJJ \:AI..""~l tih.h ... ~ulltulb.,:ll by uf uo~J.:r thc:'c rule\ Explanalioo : E'er> payment made b) the employed per>on to the emplmcr or hi' a~cnt 'hall, lor the purposes of these rulet. br deemed to be a deduction from "age<.
121 Deduction from the wages of a person employed m a scheduled emplo)ment 'hall be of one or more of the following kind>, namely :-
(i) fine>:
(iil deducuons for absence from duty:
(Iii) deuuetion for damage to or los> of good' expressly entrus· ted to the employed person for custody, or for loss of money for which he is required 10 account, where such damaged or loss is directly attributable to hi~ neglect or default.
2. Substituted by Notification No. F. 87 (53)-LAB/79 dated May, 1980.
!Published to the Tripura Gazette, Extra-ord1nary 1.,.ue dated 17·6-1980) lb) Inserted b} Notification No. F. 87(53}-LAB/ \1\V /19 Ot May, 80 publi>hcd m the Tripura Gazette. Extra-ordinary 1"ue dated 17-6-1980.
8 II\ I deduction for house a~c<>mmodauon •upphcJ h' the cmpl<.>)<r.
'' l ,JcdL uoe for >uch amcnittcs blld en tee, upphed hi the l"mplo}.:Ot a~ the State Gt"crnmcm. ma' bv c.enl!ral ur ..,pcd .. tl order authorise [\.J)fanatlun-: The \\OrJ~ ·•umcnitics'' .111d ":)er\lces·• in this clause dvC> llt•t tncludc the \Uf'pJ) Of tools dOd pr<~te<ll\'C' tcquireJ for the pu f'"'<' nr emplo~ mcnt , (H) deJuctwn-, for recover: of aJ\J.OCC'~ ur for ~.H.hu"unent of over pa)mcnt of wages·- Pro\ldcd t~Dt uch athance· do not exceed an amount equal to ••ages f<>r two cal<ndcr months of the crnplo)cd per•on and. in no case 'hall the mr>nthly tn>lalmc11 of dedu<llon c~c.·cd unc-fnrth of the woge earned in that month • (\ii) deduc.:twn nl m~ome tax pa~ahle b~ tht." employed l"lC' "'ln, (\')iil dedm.:tion rt:quircd to be made hy order oft! cnurl n• nlh~r competent authority;
(i~) lh:Jut:lion for ~ubscription h•. ~tnll for rcpaymcnl uJ ~nhan\:c.-. from <.my prov1dcnt fund to \\hich the Pru\lth:nt Fund ''" 1~'~- applic> or an\ rc~ogni,ed prmtucnt lund a I lined m se.t1on 5R \ of thr lndtan Income Ta' A<l 1922 Jt an' provident fund upproved 1n thh behalf b) the Stat Go,ernment during the continuance of .uch apprm-al L\ l Lied tt:ll(ln tor f'3~menr tn ... ·o--upcrauve so~tet\' nr dcduc· tion for recovery of loans a' I\ ant..:ed hy an employer trom out of a fund maintained lor the purpose by the em· ploycr~ nod approved in thh heholf by the State Cr<>vcrn mcnl or deductions made with the wrillcn authori,ation •d the per,on employed for pavmcnt of any premium m ht> life tn"lfance PQiicy to the Life lnqJtance Corp<>rJtmn of India e'tabh<hed under the I 1le [n,urance -\<t. 1'1~1'> 1 Jl ol IIJ'I>> ~ (xi) tkdu,tu.m for TCCO\Cf) or aJJU'tmC"nt of amounh. ut er than "ages paid to the emplo)cd per; on in error or m excess ul "hat h due to him Pro\·ad~:J th~t pt lUI ..spprv\al of th-: lthpcdor 01 l1\ other ollu.:cr authonsed by the State Government in thi> behalf " nbtamed 111 wrtung hcforc making the dcducti<ln' unless the emrloyee gtves his con,enl in writing to such dcdu<tivns.
(xiil uedu"iun> made with lh< 1\flllcn authori.>atiun ul the employed pcr,ons (which ma) he gl\cn once generally ""'' not ne<t»arily every time o deduction b made). fur the purchuc of secuntie, ol Go,·ernmcnt of India or of an) State Go' emment or for btmg dep<hitcd in any PQ;t olltcc Sanng Bank in funherance of all\ <;,_mgs Scheme of an' '1\H("h Gn\'ernmrnl I. 2, 3, 4 in;ertcd by "'utification No F. 87(53>-LABI\1\\ /19 dated May.
1980, published 10 the Tripura Gazette. Extra ordinary is.uc dated 17-6-1960.
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4. (xiiil deduction made with the written authDrisations of: (a\ the employed person; or
(b) the Pr«tdcnt or Secretary of the registered Trade l!nion of "hich the employed person b a m<mbcr on such conditions as mav he prescribed :
for crultrihution to the National Defence Fund or to any Defence Sa,·ings Scheme •l>pro,ed by the State GovcrnmenL (31 Any person desiring to impose a Rne on &n employed person or to make a deduction for damage or loss caused by him shall explain to htm personally and also in writing the act or omission or the demage or les;, in respect "' which the fine deduction i' proposed to be imposed or made give him ,JO opportunity to offer any explanation in the presence of another person The amount of the sa1d tl.ne or deduction shall aho be inti mated to htm.
(4) The amount of the fine or deduction mentioned in sul>-rule
(3) shaU be such as may be specilled by the State Government. All such deduction and all realisations thereof <hall be recordet.l in a regbt~r main tained in form I. II, Ill, as the case may be A return in form Ill shall IJe suiJmitted annually by the employer ~4-A) E1·er)' employer shall send annually a return in Form In .<o as to reach the Inspector not later than the ht February following the end of the year to which it relate;.
"(5) T he amount of fine imposed under sub-rule (.>)shall be utilised unly f•n 'uch purposes beneficial to employas. "' arc appro,·ed by the State Government.
(6) Nothing in these rule> shall be deemed to affect the provisions of the Payment of Wages Act, 1936.