Section 48: Deduction from salary, wages or gratuity

Q: What does Section 48 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) deal with?

Section 48 TNREGA pertains to "Deduction from salary, wages or gratuity". It is part of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, a legislation enacted by the Parliament of India. Section 48 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs deduction from salary, wages or gratuity. As verified on 22 May 2026.

Q: Is Section 48 TNREGA still in force?

Yes, Section 48 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 is currently in force across the Republic of India.

Q: What is धारा 48 TNREGA?

धारा 48 TNREGA is the Devanagari Hindi reference for Section 48 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. Section 48 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs deduction from salary, wages or gratuity. As verified on 22 May 2026.

Q: What is Dhara 48 TNREGA?

Dhara 48 TNREGA is the Roman Hindi reference for Section 48 of the The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983. "Dhara" means "Section" in Hindi. Section 48 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA) governs deduction from salary, wages or gratuity. As verified on 22 May 2026.

Q: How to cite Section 48 of The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983?

Cite as: "Section 48, The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983 (TNREGA)" in legal briefs. For academic writing, use the BlueBook format: The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 1983, 1983, § 48 (India).

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(1)

A member of a registered society may execute an agreement in favour of that society providing that-

(2)

(3)

The employer or the officer disbursing the salary or wages shall maintain such registers as may be prescribed.

(4)

The provisions of this section shall apply to all such agreements of the nature referred to in sub-section (1) as are in force at the commencement of this Act and also to agreements of the said nature executed by the members of any society registered or deemed to be registered in any other State having reciprocal arrangements with the State of Tamil Nadu.

(5)

The requisition in writing from any society registered or deemed to be registered in any other State having reciprocal arrangements with the State of Tamil Nadu in respect of a member of that society who, for the time being is employed in the State of Tamil Nadu, received by his employer or the officer disbursing the salary or wages of such member, shall be acted upon as if such requisition had been made by a society registered in the State of Tamil Nadu and the provisions of sub-section (2) in so far as it applies to a requisition made under sub-section (1) shall apply to requisition made under this sub-section.

(6)

If any employer or the officer disbursing the salary or wages of any such member as is referred to in sub-section (1) or sub-section (5), fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section, he shall be punishable with fine which may extend to [five thousand rupees] [Substituted for 'five hundred rupees' by Tamil Nadu Act No. 4 of 2013, dated 23.2.2013, w.e.f. 31.1.2013.] and in the case of a continuing offence, with further fine of [five hundred rupees] [Substituted for 'fifty rupees' by Tamil Nadu Act No. 4 of 2013, dated 23.2.2013, w.e.f. 31.1.2013.] for each day on which the offence is continued after conviction therefor.

(7)

The provisions of this section shall apply notwithstanding any law to the contrary for the time being in force.

(8)

Without prejudice to any other mode of recovery which is being taken or may be taken under this Act or any other law for the time being in force, any sum deducted under sub-section (2) or sub-section (5), but not paid to the society [within a period of fourteen days on which such deduction is made] [Substituted for 'within the prescribed time' by Tamil Nadu Act No. 4 of 2013, dated 23.2.2013, w.e.f. 31.1.2013.] may be recovered together with interest at such rate as may be prescribed from the date of such deduction and the costs involved in such recovery as if it were an arrears of land revenue and for the purposes of such recovery, the Registrar shall have the powers of a Collector under the Tamil Nadu Revenue Recovery Act, 1884 (Tamil Nadu Act II of 1864).

(9)

Nothing contained in this section shall apply to establishments under a railway administration operating any railway as defined in clause (20) of Article 366 of the Constitution.

Explanation.—For the purpose of this section and the Explanation under clause (a) of section 143 "State having reciprocal arrangements with the State of Tamil Nadu " means such State having reciprocal arrangements as the Government may, by notification, specify in this behalf.