Section – 48. Procedure for issue or renewal of licence.
(1) Subject to the provisions of section 119, every application for a licence under section 119 for the purposes of sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 47 shall be made electronically, in the prescribed form and manner. The application shall include details such as the number of contract labour, nature of work, and other prescribed particulars, including information relating to inter-State migrant workers.
(2) The authority referred to in sub-section (1) of section 119 shall follow the prescribed procedure for processing such applications.
(3) A licence issued under sub-section (1) of section 47 shall remain valid for five years for the specified number of contract labour. If the contractor wishes to increase the number of contract labour, he shall apply for amendment of the licence in the prescribed manner, and upon such amendment, the permitted number shall be increased subject to payment of the required additional security deposit for the remaining period of validity.