Is it necessary to maintain Physical Salary Register ? ? My company come under Shop and establishment act.( Mumbai ) any one knows ? please reply. Thank u.
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You need to send a requisition letter for Soft Copy exemption to the Labor Authority. Then, you can prepare Statutory Registers in Excel Sheets and take printouts.

For queries, write to me at my Gmail ID: arvino.thehindu

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The Information Technology Act, 2000 permits for maintaining records electronically. No prior permission from the Labour Department is required. The records maintained electronically should be preserved with proper disaster management in place (retrieval of records in case of a crash, virus, etc).
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Dear Sir,

Two years ago, we were maintaining a computerized attendance register. However, during the recent visit of the Deputy Director, he requested us to prepare the attendance manually and showcase it to him. As per his instructions, we have been maintaining it manually ever since. Could you please guide us on whom we should approach for an exemption in this matter?

Thank you.

Vinod Kumar Sood
HR Department
Jalandhar, Punjab

From India, Ludhiana
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Dear Mr. Vinod Kumar,

Which Deputy Director visited your factory? Has he given written directions to maintain records manually? We are living in the digital age. Permission from any authority is not required for maintaining records electronically. You seem to have gotten confused. The authority would have asked for a print of your data. This should not be construed to mean that you have to maintain records manually. All government departments have installed a biometric attendance system with integration.

If you have any problems, please revert to me. Ignorance of the law is not an excuse. What processes are in place at your factory?

Thank you.

From India, New Delhi
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Dear Mr Vinod Kumar, Please Peruse attachment wherein Indian Railways are planning to introduce Aadhaar based Bio Metric Attendance System with integration
From India, New Delhi
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Section 4 of the Information Technology Act does not enable anyone to stop maintaining physical records. It only refers to maintaining a scanned/digital, untamperable copy of the original physical record as evidence in court. So, if you want to maintain digital records, you need approval in writing from the concerned authorities (in this case, the chief inspector or commissioner).

You can, however, have a software-based record and keep monthly printouts for inspection. This practice is generally accepted by labor authorities, though nothing to that effect has been given in writing anywhere.

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