6. Function of the Commission
(1) The Commission shall have the following functions: -
(a) Co-ordination of the activities of the executive organs concerned with manpower in accordance with
the prescribed general policy
(b) Compiling and maintaining up to date statistics and submission of all information and
recommendations, as it thinks fit, to the minister who submits them to the Minster’s Council
(c) Supervising over the prescribed manpower programs in such manner as may be compatible with the
development plans
(d) Performing any other functions in the field of the manpower, which the minister entrusts to it within
the general policy, prescribed by Minister’s Council.
(2) The Commission may authorise any of its functions to the subcommittees in the states
7. Financial resources
Funds shall annually be appropriated for the activities of the commission and its sub committees from
specific percentage of the development budget recommended by the National Council for planning to
enable the Commission to perform its functions
PART III ORGANISATION OF EMPLOYMENT
8. Establishment of employment exchanges
(1) The minister may establish employment exchange and determine the areas or groups for the service of
which such exchanges are concerned
(2) The employment exchange is subject to the supervision of the competent authority.
(3) Every unemployed person willing and able to work or every workman desirous of changing his work ,
may apply for the registration of his name for such purpose at the employment exchange concerned,
presenting all the necessary particulars and documents in proof thereof
(4) The employment exchange may require any person willing to work or change his work to pass a
vocation test which it thinks appropriate for proving his skills or to produce any necessary documents
including the personal identity card in the places in which The Identity Cards Act,1981 applies
(5) The employment exchange shall register every application presented to it which satisfied the
conditions and shall give the applicant a certificate free of charge within a maximum period of two days
from the time of presenting the application; provided that the validity of such certificate shall not exceed
one year
(6) No person shall register his name at one time in more than one employment exchange or furnish false
particulars at the time of registration.
9. Private employment exchange and employment exchange agencies
(1) The Minister may in the cases of extreme necessity which so require and accordance to the rules and
conditions determined by him permit any person to establish private employment or carry on employment
business; provided that the exchange shall not charge any commission or obtain any fees from the
workman in consideration for getting him employed
(2) Subject to section (1) no person or body shall carry on an employment business
10. Prohibition of employing unregistered persons
Without prejudice to the provisions of this Act, no project shall employ any person falling within the
jurisdiction of any of the employment exchanges unless he has obtained a certificate of registration in
accordance with the provision of section 8(4)
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