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A State Government office in Jaipur engages contract labour through a contractor, with the State Government as principal employer. Does the OSH Code, 2020 apply to this arrangement?

Yes, the Code applies to such contract labour. Section 1(3) excludes Central and State Government offices, but its proviso applies the Code to contract labour employed through a contractor where the Government is the principal employer.

  1. AYes, the Code applies to such contract labour employed through a contractorCorrect
  2. BNo, the Code never applies to State Government offices
  3. CNo, but only if the contractor is a company
  4. DYes, but only to the permanent staff of the office

Explanation

Section 1(3) excludes offices of the Central and State Governments, but the proviso says the Code applies to contract labour employed through a contractor in such offices where the Government is the principal employer. So the blanket exclusion is wrong here.

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