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The Centre on Wednesday decided to bring in an ordinance to amend the Payment of Wages Act for allowing business and
industrial establishments to pay salaries through cheques or electronically.

The Union Cabinet today approved the ordinance route to amend the Payment of Wages Act, 1936, to allow employers of
certain industries to make payment through the electronic mode and cheques, a source said.

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Employers will also have the option to pay wages in cash, the source added.

The Payment of Wages (Amendment) Bill, 2016, seeks to amend Section 6 of the principal Act to enable employers to pay
wages to employees through cheques or by crediting it to their bank accounts electronically.

The Bill was introduced by Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya amid din over the demonetisation issue.

As per practice, the government introduces ordinance to amend laws for immediate implementation of new rules. An
ordinance is valid for six months only. The government is required to get it passed in Parliament within that period.

It will also allow state governments to specify industrial or other establishments that adopt cashless way for salary
payments.

The new procedure will serve the objective of digital and less-cash economy, the Bill stated.

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The Act had come into force on April 23, 1936, providing for payment of wages in coin or currency notes, or in both. The
provision for payment of wages by cheque or crediting it into bank account after obtaining the requisite authorisation of
employee was inserted in 1975.

At present, the Act covers all those employees in certain categories of establishments whose wage does not exceed Rs
18,000 per month.

The Centre can make rules regarding payment of wages in relation to railways, air transport services, mines, oil fields and its
establishments while states take a call on all other cases.

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By making state-level amendments to the Act, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Kerala and Haryana have already made
provisions for payment of wages through cheque and electronic transfer.

At present, with the written authorisation of an employee, wages can be given through cheque or transferred to his or her
bank account.

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