2026-04-171988https://dans.nls.ac.in/handle/123456789/3347August 1988. MONTH IN BRIEF. CURRENT NOTES: (1) Amended providend fund act to become operative from August 1; (2) Dearth of judges in industrial, labour courts; (3) Women beedi workers denied benefits; (4) Job satisfaction and organizational evaluation in a govt. bureaucracy. ARTICLES, REPORTS, ENQUIRIES ETC.: Trade unions and industrial disputes (Amendments) Bill, 1988, by V.P. Gupta. LABOUR LEGISLATION: The Employees’ Provident Funds and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) Bill, 1988. GIST OF IMPORTANT NOTIFICATIONS UNDER LABOUR LAWS. CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS IN MAHARASHTRA STATE: Bombay, Sholapur, Nagpur, Aurangabad, Nanded, Jalgaon, Pune. ALL INDIA AVERAGE CPI FOR INDUSTRIAL WORKERS. STATEMENT SHOWING CPI NUMBERS FOR WORKING CLASS BY GROUPS FOR SEVEN CENTRES OF MAHARASHTRA STATE. LABOUR INTELLIGENCE: Industrial relations, Maharashtra; Industrial disputes, Maharashtra; Benefits under the Employees’ State Insurance Scheme.