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More importantly, shifting the focus from the states, the Centre would now be empowered to make rules on some of the provisions of the Act.
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Similarly, amendments to the Apprenticeship Act are expected to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi fulfill his vision of implementing &amp;quot;Skill India&amp;quot; as 500 new trades, including IT-enabled services, would be included in the scheme, allowing more employers to participate in training and employment of such workers.
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In its first major step towards overhauling the country's labour laws, the government on Wednesday cleared long-pending amendments to three critical laws in the sector that would enable a doubling of the overtime limit for workers, exemption for firms employing up to 40 workers from compliance of labour regulations and allow more trades to be included under the Apprenticeship Act.
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In its first major step towards overhauling the country's labour laws, the government on Wednesday cleared long-pending amendments to three critical laws in the sector that would enable a doubling of the overtime limit for workers, exemption for firms employing up to 40 workers from compliance of labour regulations and allow more trades to be included under the Apprenticeship Act.
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Key labour reforms get Central push -Surabhi

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