Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

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Identifikator:: 1850495947

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-233603

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Report of the Royal Commission on Labour in India

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: His Majesty's Stationery Off.

Year of publication:: 1931

Scope:: xviii, 580 S.; graph. Darst., Kt.

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter XXV. - Labour and the constitution

Collection:: Economics Books

LABOUR ANB‘ THE CONSTITUTION, 465 such as we have already suggested or in some other way, the power to exercise an adequate influence over the policy of local self-governing odies. Examination of Legislative Proposals. We have been dealing hitherto with the machinery for labour legislation, and now turn to a closer examination of the machinery already in operation. The procedure which has been evolved for the considera- tion of labour measures (and we believe it is applied to most other mea- sures) is interesting. After the idea of legislating in a particular direc- tion has been taken up by the Government of India, the subject is sxamin- ed in the first instance departmentally. If, after this examination, the Central Government favour the idea or consider that it deserves further ventilation, they issue a circular letter giving their provisional views on the subject and including, as a rule, a fairly full outline of the type of measure they contemplate. This letter is addressed to the local Govern- ments, who are generally asked to consult public opinion in addition to giving their own views. The local Governments then forward copies of the letter (generally without comments of importance) to associations of employers, labour unions, a number of officials and possibly other bodies or individuals. Some of the officials may then refer the letter (also frequently by correspondence) to their subordinates or to private individuals. The bodies or persons consulted then pro- reed to examine the proposals independently, and written replies con- taining criticism of the proposals are forwarded to the provincial Secretariat. They are there scrutinised and, in the light of them, the local Government prepares its own reply to the Government of India. With this reply it may forward a selection of the replies it has received. The proposal is then re-examined in detail by the Government of India in the light of all the criticisms. At this stage, as at the earlier stage, it may be referred to the Advisory Committee of the Legislature attached to the department concerned. If, after the various criticisms have been considered, the decision is in favour of legislation, a bill is drafted. Occasionally such a bill has been again referred to local Governments before introduction in the Legislature, but more usually it is published and introduced without turther delay. Procedure in the Legislature. After this, either Government or a private member may move for the circulation of the measure. If this course is adopted, the Bill is sent to local Governments (and some other authorities) with another circu- lar letter containing brief comments and enclosing the debates, and the Governments are again asked to canvass public opinion. This is done more rapidly than on the previous occasion, but there is no great difference in the selection of the bodies and persons consulted. All the opinions on this occasion, including the replies of the local Governments, go to the legislative chamber by which the bill was circulated, which is usually the Assembly. After circulation (if it has been agreed to) is completed, any bill which is of any importance, if its principles are approved, is referred to a Select Committee and there considered in detail in the Oa

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