Facilities to Casual, Contract and Outsourced workers (DOPT, DoE & MoL&E) – Agenda Item No. NC-49/1/26 – 49th NC (JCM) Meeting
(DoP&T O.M. No. 3/1/2025-JCA dated 03.06.2026)
Minutes of the 49th Meeting of the National Council (JCM) held on 11.05.2026 under the Chairmanship of Cabinet Secretary.
5.20 Item No. NC-49/1/26: Facilities to Casual, Contract and Outsourced workers (DOPT, DoE & MoL&E)
The demand in brief is that such workers may be regularised against the posts they have been deployed to work and they may be granted all facilities including wages at par with permanent employees. They may be provided the right to form union/ association in terms of Article 19(1) (c) of the Constitution of India.
Shri Rupak Sarkar, Member, Staff Side cited the judgement in Uma devi and mentioned that there are few pre-2008 matters pending. He requested for granting temporary status to Casual workers. It was clarified by DoPT that scheme was one-time scheme and no longer exists. Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment mentioned that instructions have been issued to debar the outsourcing agency in cases of violation of provisions of Wage Act.
It was clarified that only Central Government employees can form a service association in terms of CCS (RSA) Rules 1993.
Decision: Chairman observed that specific cases of violations may be brought to DoPT’s attention for re-examination.
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