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Centre’s labour code derails Maha plan
The Free Press Journal
|March 04, 2026
The Centre's decision to implement the Labour Code has compelled the Maharashtra government to roll back proposed amendments to two key laws governing working hours in factories, shops and commercial establishments.
After the Code was introduced in November last year, the state rolled back the tweaked Bill to the Factories Act, 1948 that had been sent for Presidential nod. An ordinance amending the Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 is also being rolled back, the Assembly was told.
This story is from the March 04, 2026 edition of The Free Press Journal.
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