CONTENTS - Central Public Works Department

216 SECTION 34
the default has been committed, with a note that necessary deductions from the contractor’s bill be
made and the wages and other dues be paid to the labourers under clause 13 of these regulations.
Actual payment to labourers will be made by the Executive Engineer after the Superintending
Engineer has given his decision on such appeal.
(2) The Executive Engineer shall arrange payments to the labour concerned within 45 days from the
receipt of the report from the Labour Officer or the Superintending Engineer, as the case may be.
(3) The contractors in the CPWD are required to pay to the labour employed by them, either directly or
through sub-contractors, fair wage as defined in the Contractors’ Labour (Regulation and Abolition)
Act, 1970 and the rules made thereunder.
(4) No deduction on account of Jamadar’s commission charges etc. is to be deducted from the wages
of labourers. In no case the liability of the commission charges shall fall on the workers.
34.7 Procedure in case of accidents to contract labour
(1) In case of fatal accidents or accidents involving permanent total disability, the accident must
invariably be reported to the Chief Engineer, with a copy, among others, to the Superintending
Engineer and Labour Officer concerned immediately after the accident.
(2) A meeting of the Executive Engineer and the Labour Officer, and the Medical Officer (for Delhi
only), should be held within 24 hours of the accident for enquiry and report.
(3) Thereafter the Labour Officer (Executive Engineer concerned for Delhi) should make personal
investigation into the matter and submit a brief report to the Chief Engineer, with a copy to the
Superintending Engineer concerned. The disposal of accident cases should be given priority at all
levels.