Hon™ble Speaker, Lok Sabha has referred ˜The Mines (Amendment) Bill, 2011™ as introduced in Rajya Sabha to the Standing Committee on Labour for examination and Report. Considering the wider implications of the proposed amendment and the deeper concern of safety and security of mine workers, the Standing Committee on Labour under the Chairmanship of Shri Hemanand Biswal, MP have decided to invite suggestions/comments/views from the public in general and from stakeholders like employees™/employers group, State Governments/Union Territory administration etc. in particular.
All those who are interested in submitting written memoranda/suggestions to the Committee may send two copies thereof either in English or in Hindi to JOINT SECRETARY (DS), LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT, ROOM NO. 414, PARLIAMENT HOUSE ANNEXE, NEW DELHI-110001, TEL.NO. 23034414, FAX NO. 23792726, within 20 days from the date of publication of this advertisement.
The memoranda/suggestions submitted to the Committee would form part of the records of the Committee and would be treated ˜confidential™ and enjoy privileges of the Committee.
Those who wish to appear before the Committee, besides submitting memoranda, are requested to specifically indicate so. However, the committee™s decision in this regard shall be final.
Lok Sabha Secretariate, (Standing Committee on Labour Branch), New Delhi
Press Information Bureau, Government of India, June 10, 2011
