| State enactment for S.E.Z. Chapter V - D is inserted in the Industrial Disputes Act – 1947 |
| Amendments in various labour laws |
| Insertion of the term ‘fixed term employment’ in the Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) ACT – 1946. |
| Permission for female employees to work in night shift in specific trades with certain conditions in the Shops and Establishment Act-1948. |
| Delegation of powers : |
| All Regional Deputy Labour Commissioners are declared as Deputy Registrar of Trade Unions under the Trade Union Act-1926. |
| Regional Assistant Labour Commissioners are declared as Assistant Registrar under the Bombay Industrial Relations Act, 1946. |
| Self Certification cum consolidated annual return scheme is introduced. |
| The number of registers to be kept under various labour laws has been reduced to two. |