The Andhra Pradesh (Issuance of Integrated Registration and Furnishing of Combined Returns under various Labour Laws by certain Establishments) Act, 2015

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THE ANDHRA PRADESH (ISSUANCE OF INTEGRATED REGISTRATION AND 
FURNISHING OF COMBINED RETURNS UNDER VAROUS LABOUR LAWS BY 

CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS) ACT, 2015 
 

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS 
 

(ACT No.10 of 2015) 
 
SECTIONS 
 
 1.  Short title extent and commencement  
 2.  Definitions 
 3.  Effect of laws specified in Schedule-I 
 4.  Application for Integrated registration under the Scheduled Acts and         
filing of Combined 
 5.  Savings 
 6.  Power to amend Forms 
 7.  Power to remove difficulties 
 8.  Power to give directions. 
 9.  Power to amend Schedules. 
 

FIRST SCHEDULE 
  1[see section 2(c), (g) and (i)] 

 
 
 
  

                                                             
1 Subs. by Act 18 of 2017, s.2 (w.e.f. 30-04-2016) 

 



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THE ANDHRA PRADESH (ISSUANCE OF INTEGRATED REGISTRATION AND 
FURNISHING OF COMBINED RETURNS UNDER VARIOUS LABOUR LAWS BY 

CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS) ACT, 2015 
 

(ACT No.10 of 2015) 
 (20th April, 2015) 

 
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR ISSUANCE OF INTEGRATED REGISTRATION AND 
FURNISHING OF COMBINED RETURNS UNDER CERTAIN LABOUR LAWS BY 
CERTAIN ESTABLISHMENTS IN THE STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH. 

 
 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the Sixty-

sixth Year of the Republic of India, as follows: 
 
1. Short title, extent and commencement - 
 (1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh (Issuance of Integrated 
Registration and Furnishing of Combined Returns under various Labour Laws by 
certain Establishments) Act, 2015; 
 
 (2) It extends to the whole of the State of Andhra Pradesh; 
 
 (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Government may, by 
notification in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette, appoint and different dates may be 
appointed for different provisions.  
  
2. Definitions- In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires -  

(a) “employer”, in relation to the concerned Scheduled Act, means the 
person who is required to obtain Registration and furnish Returns 
under that Act;  

 
(b) “Commissioner of Labour” means the Head of the Office of the 

Commissioner of Labour; 
  
(c) “establishment” has the meaning assigned to it in the concerned 

Scheduled Act;  
 
(d) “Form” means the forms specified in the Second Schedule;  
 
(e) “Government” means the State Government; 
 

(f) “notification” means a notification published in the Andhra Pradesh 
Gazette and the word ‘notified’ shall be construed accordingly; 

 
(g) “Scheduled Act” means an Act specified in the First Schedule; 
 
(h) “State” means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh; 
 
(i) “Rules” means the rules framed under the Scheduled Acts.  
   

3. Effect of laws specified in Schedule-I -  
On and from the commencement of this Act, the Act at Sl.No.1 of the First 

Schedule and the Andhra Pradesh Rules made under the Central Acts specified in 
the First Schedule shall have effect subject to the provisions of this Act. 
 
4. Application for integrated registration under the Scheduled Acts and      
filling of combined - (1)  On and from the commencement of this Act, an employer, 
in relation to an establishment to which the Scheduled Acts apply shall apply for 
integrated registration online under the First Schedule Acts in Form-A of the Second 
Schedule. 
 
 (2)  The Registration Certificate in Form-C shall be issued instantaneously 



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subject to verification after issuance. 
 
 (3) Manual issuance of Registration Certificate shall be prohibited from the date 
to be notified by the Commissioner of Labour. 
 
 (4)  The validity of the Registration shall be upto 31st March of the third year 
from the date of issue.  The Registration, wherever requires renewal under the 
Scheduled Acts, shall be renewed for a further period of three years within 31 days 
before the expiry of the Registration. 
  
 (5)  The Fee payable for issuance of the Integrated Registration shall be as 
notified by the Commissioner of Labour.   
 
 (6)   An employer in relation to an establishment to which the Scheduled Acts 
apply, shall submit Combined Return on Form-B of the Second Schedule. 
 
 (7)  The relevant provisions of the State Act and the Andhra Pradesh Rules 
made under the respective Central Acts in the First Schedule shall be deemed to have 
been amended to that extent. 
 
5.  Savings- The commencement of this Act shall not affect - 
 
 (1)  the previous operation of any provision of any Scheduled Act or the validity.  
Invalidity, effect or consequence of anything done or suffered under that provision, 
before the relevant period. 
 
 (2)  any right, privilege, obligation or liability already acquired, accrued or 
incurred under any Scheduled Act, before the relevant period; 
 
 (3)  any penalty, forfeiture or punishment incurred or inflicted in respect of any 
offence committed under any Scheduled Act, before the relevant period. 
 
 (4)  any investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, 
privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment aforesaid and any 
such investigation, legal proceeding or remedy in respect of any such right, privilege, 
obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture or punishment shall be instituted, continued 
or disposed of, as the case may be, in accordance with that Scheduled Act. 
 
Explanation:-  For the purpose of this section, the expression “relevant period” 
means the period during which an establishment is or was covered under this Act. 
 
6.  Power to amend Forms- The Government may, if it is of opinion that it is 
expedient so to do, by notification in the official Gazette, amend any Form and 
thereupon such Form shall, subject to the provisions of this Act shall be deemed to 
have been amended accordingly. 
 
7.  Power to remove difficulties- If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the 
provisions of this Act, the Government may, by notification remove difficulties by 
orders not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, but which appear to them to 
be necessary or expedient to remove such difficulty.  
 
8.  Power to give directions- For the purpose of giving effect to the provisions of this 
Act, it shall be competent for the Government to issue such directions as they deem 
fit to the officers, and authorities subordinate to them and also to any local authority 
and it shall be the duty of such officers, authorities and local authorities to comply 
with such directions. 
 
 9. Power to amend Schedules- (1) The Government may, by notification, alter, add 
to or cancel any of the schedules; 
 (2) Where a notification has been issued under sub-section (1), there shall, 
unless the notification is in the meantime rescinded, be introduced in the Legislature 



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of the State, as soon as may be but in any case during the next session of the 
Legislature of the State following the date of the issue of the notification, a Bill on  
behalf of the Government, to give effect to the alteration, addition or cancellation, as 
the case may be, of the Schedule specified in the notification, and the notification 
shall cease to have effect when such Bill becomes law, whether with or without 
modifications, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done 
thereunder;  
 
 Provided that if the notification under sub-section (1) is issued when 
Legislature of the State is in session, such a Bill shall be introduced in the 
Legislature of the State during that session: 
 
 Provided further that where for any reason a Bill as aforesaid does not become 
law within six months from the date of its introduction in the Legislature of the State, 
the notification shall cease to have effect on the expiration of the said period of six 
months. 
   
 
 

     FIRST SCHEDULE 
1[See section 2(c),(g) and (i)] 

 
 (1)  The Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Act, 1988 (Act No.20 of 
1988) and the Andhra Pradesh Shops and Establishments Rules, 1990 framed 
thereunder; 
 
 (2)  The Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 (Central Act 27 of 1961) and the 
Andhra Pradesh Motor Transport Workers Rules, 1963 framed thereunder; 
 
 (3)  The Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 (Central Act 
No.37 of 1970) and the Andhra Pradesh Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) 
Rules, 1971 framed thereunder; 
 
 (4) The Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and 
Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 (Central Act No.30 of 1979) and the Andhra Pradesh 
Inter State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) 
Rules, 1982 framed thereunder; 
 
 (5) The Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment 
and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 (Central Act No.27 of 1996) and the Andhra 
Pradesh Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and 
Conditions of Service) Rules, 1999 framed thereunder; 
 
 (6)  Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 (Central Act No.39 of 1972) and the Andhra 
Pradesh Compulsory Gratuity Insurance Rules, 2011 framed thereunder. 
 

2[(7) The Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of  Employment) Act, 1966 
and Andhra Pradesh Beedi & Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Rules, 
1968, 

 
(8)  The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 and Andhra Pradesh Minimum 

Wages Rules, 1960; 
 
 

                                                             
1 Subs. by Act 18 of 2017, s.2 (w.e.f. 30-04-2016) 
2 Ins. by Act 18 of 2017, s.2 (w.e.f. 30-04-2016) 

 



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(9) The Plantation Labour Act, 1951,  
 
(10) The Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, 
 
(11) The Andhra Pradesh Labour Welfare Fund Act, 1987 and Andhra 

Pradesh Labour Welfare Fund Rules, 1988; 
 

(12)  The Payment of Bonus Act, 1965,  
 

(13) The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act, 1986 and Andhra 
Pradesh Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Rules, 1995; 

 
(14) The Trade Unions Act, 1926 and Andhra Pradesh     Trade Union 

Regulations,1927.]  
  



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1 Subs. by Act 18 of 2017, s.3 (w.e.f. 30-04-2016) 

 

1[SECOND SCHEDULE 
[See Sections 2(d) and 4] 

[ Form A [sec. 4(1)], Form B [sec.4(6)] and Form C [sec. 4(2)] 
FORM – A 

APPLICATION FOR INTEGRATED REGISTRATION OF ESTABLISHMENT UNDER LABOUR LAWS 
REGISTRATION / LICENSE REQUIRED UNDER (Specify the Act with tick mark) 

1 A.P. Shops & 
Establishments Act, 
1988 

 2 Motor Transport Workers 
Act, 1966 

 

3 Contract Labour (R&A) 
Act, 1970 (Principal 
employer 
Establishment 
& Contractor 
Establishment) 

  
 

4 

Inter State Migrant 
Workmen (RE&CS) Act, 
1979 (Principal employer 
Establishment & 
contractor Establishment) 

 

5 Building  and  Other 
Construction 
Workers (RE&CS) 
Act, 1996 

 6 Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972  

7 Beedi  &  Cigar Workers 
(COE) Act, 1966 

    

 ESTABLISHMENT DETAILS 
1 Name of the 

Establishment 
 

 
 

2 

Classification of 
Establishment 
(Proprietor firm, 
Partnership firm, 
Pvt. Ltd, Public Ltd, 
Cooperative, Society 
etc.) 

 

 
 
 

3 

Category of  
Establishment 
[Shop, Establishment, 
Commercial 
Establishment Motor  
Transport undertaking, 
Building or other 
construction 
Establishment, 
Contract Labour  (Prl. 
Employer / Contractor) 
Establishment] 

 

4 Address     of           
establishment 

 

5 Nature of 
Business / 
work / 
construction  
activity 

 

 
6 

Date of 
commencement of 
business / work / 
construction / 
activity 

 

7 Date of completion of 
work / construction / 
activity (if applicable) 

 

8 Date of agreement   

9 No .of transport 
vehicles  

 

10 Whether Form-V/ 
Form-VI issued by 
Principal Employer  

 
 



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11. Agreement No/Plan 
approval No. 

 

12 Date of agreement 
/Plan approval 

 

13 Estimated cost of 
construction & other 
Details (in case of 
building or other 
construction work) 

 

14 Details of contractors 
(Contract Labour 
Act/Inter State 
Migrant Workmen Act) 

 

15 Details of contract 
works ( Contract 
Labour Act/Inter State 
Migrant  Work men 
Act) 

 

16 Total No. of Workers   
17 Details of workers Regular Casual/ Badilli In case of beedi or cigar est. 
  

Male Female Male Female 
Industrial 
premises 
workers 

Home workers 
 

      Male Female Male  Female 
 

18 Workers employed in 
shops &Esstts. 

        

19 
19 
 

Motor Transport 
Workers 

        

20 Building & other 
construction workers 

        

21 
 

Contract workers         

22 Inter State Migrant 
Workers 

        

23 Beedi & Cigar workers         

24 Factory workers         

25 Any other Category 
workers (specify the 
category 

        

 EMPLOYER DETAILS (Enclose Passport size photo 

26 Employer Name   

27 Designation   

28 Father/husband Name  

29 Contact details   

 Applicants Details   

30 Applicant Name  

31 Designation   

32 Father /husband name   

33 Contact details  

 DECLARATION 
34 I/we hereby declare that i/we have compiled with all relevant provisions of the Labour Acts 

applicable to the establishment. In case the information furnished above is found to be flase, 
misrepresented or suppressed and material information or evaded to furnish the information, 

I/we are liable for prosecution as per law besides cancellation of the registration / license 
granted  Date Signature of the Employer 

 Place Name & Designation of the Employer   



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FORM-B 
COMBINED RETURN UNDER LABOUR LAWS 

AS ON 31ST MARCH,20 
(SECOND SCHEDULE (See sec.2 (d) and sec.4 (6) 

 
 

ANNUAL RETURN FOR THE YEAR ENDING 31ST MARCH  
1. Establishment Registration /License No.(LIN) 

 
 

2. Establishment Name  
 

 

3. Address 
 

 

4. Establishment details  
 

 

5. Classification of Establishment 
 

 

6. Employer details  
 

 

7. Establishment category 
 

 

8. Nature of work/ activity/business/industry of the Establishment  
 

 

9. Total. No. of Workers (furnish details in Annexure-1) 
 

 

10 Details of payment of wages (furnish details in Annexure-2) 
 

 

11 No. of the workers allowed to work overtime in the year  
 

 

12 Amount of over time wages paid in the year 
 

 

13. No.of workers covered under EDF 
 

 

14 No. of workers covered under ESI 
 

 

15 Details of Gratuity 
 

 

16 Details  of Bonus paid  
 

 

17 Details of Employees Compensation paid  
 

 

18 Leave eligibility  
 

 

19 Details of payment of  maternity benefit  
 

 

20 Details of weekly off & other holidays allowed  
 

 

21 Details of Welfare fund contribution 
 

 

22 Details of settlements / Strikes/Lock-outs/Lay-offs/ Retrenchments 
closures etc. 

 

23 Whether Works Committee constituted  
 

 

24 Details of Trade Union existing in the establishment /industry 
 

 

25 Details of contractors under Contract Labour Act 
 

 

26 Details of contractors under Inter State Migrant Workmen Act 
 

 

27 Whether muster roll, wages register etc, maintained 
 

 

28 Whether appointment letters/Identity cards issued 
 

 

29 Details of building or other construction work 
 

 

30 Note:- Combined Annual Return for the ending 31 March shall be 
furnished online before 30th June of the following year  
 

 

 DECLARATION   
 I/we  hereby declare that /we have complied with all relevant provisions of  

the  Labour Act applicable to the establishment. In the case the information 
furnished above is found to be false, misrepresented or suppressed any 
material information or evaded to furnish the information, I/we are liable 
for prosecution as per law besides cancellation of the registration /license 
granted. 
 

 
 
 

Signature of the Employer  

 Date  
 

 

 Place  Name & Designation of the Employer  



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ANNEXURE-I 

 
STATEMENT SHOWING CATEGORY WISE DETAILS OF WORKERS  

Establishment 
category/ 
worker 

category 

Direct workers 
 

 
Contract 
workers 
(contract 

labour act) 

Inter State 
migrant 
workers/  

(Inter State  
workmen 

Act) 

Casual workers Seasonal 
workers 

Badli 
Workers Apprentice 

Others 
(Specify the 

category) 

Male  Female  Male  Female  Male  Female  Male  Female  Male  Female  Male  Female  Male Female  Male  Female 
Employees in 
shops (AP 
Shops & Estts. 
Act)  

                

Employees in 
Establishments 
(AP Shops & 
Essts Act) 

                

Employed in 
Factories  

                

Building and 
other 
construction 
Workers  

                

Sales 
promotion 
employees  

                

Plantation 
workers  

                

Beedi/ Cigar 
Workers  

                

Any other 
category 
worker/ 
Establishment 
(specify name  

                

 



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ANNEXURE-2 

 
STATEMENT OF DETAILS OF WAGES, BONUS PAID TO THE WORKERS DURING THE YEAR  

Sl. 
No 

Name of the worker  Gender  Establishment 
category (as 

vertical column 
in Annexure.1) 

Worker 
category 

(as 
specified in 
horizontal 
column in 
Annexure.

1) 

Designation  Length of 
service  

Staff code 
No/Staff No/ 
Token No. 

EPF 
No. 

ESIC 
No 

DETAILS OF WAGES PAID PER MONTH  
 
 
 
 

Amount of 
bonus paid for 
the previous 
accounting 

year  

Whether 
covered under 

gratuity 
insurance 
scheme  

Basic 
wage  

VDA  All other       
allowance  

Total wages 
(gross)  

Deduction  Net wages 
paid  

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 
                  



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GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH  
LABOUR DEPARTMENT  

FORM-C  
CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION / LICENSE OF ESTABLISHMENT – Sec. 2(d) and 4(2) 

     The Andhra Pradesh (Issuance of Integrated Registration and Furnishing of Combined Returns under 
various  

Labour Laws by certain Establishments) Act, 2015  
1. Registration / License Number (LIN):  

  
2. Name of the Establishment:  

  
3. Address of the Establishment:  

  
4. Employer Name:  

  
5. Employer Address:  

  
6. Category of Establishment:   No. of  workers      Nature of             Date of                   Date  of  completion  

                                                work/business     commencement  
                                                                                      
7. Date of issue:  
8. Registration valid up to:  

 It is hereby certified that the establishment has been Registered / Licensed under The 
Andhra Pradesh Issuance of Integrated Registration and Furnishing of Combined Returns under 
various Labour  Laws by certain Establishments) Act, 2015.  
  
The  License  is granted for doing the work of ________________________ in the 
Establishment of  
 
(Principal Employer).                                                     

REGISTERING / LICENSING OFFICER  
Note:   
1.The Registration / License is valid from the date of Registration / License, to 31st 
March of the third year. Registration / License shall be renewed for the next three years 
before 31st March of the third year.  
 

2. If the information furnished by the employer is subsequently found that any of the 
particulars furnished are wrong, or essential information is suppressed or 
misrepresented,                                                                               
the Registration / License is liable for cancellation without any notice and the employer 
will be liable for penal action as per law.                                                            

  
3. The Certificate of Registration / License is generated instantaneously, based on the 
information furnished by the employer in the application, which can be verified online in 
the mee-seva website at www.ap.meeseva.gov.in. ]