88. Single Licence for Contractor in more than one States or for whole of India.- (1) If a contractor desirous of obtaining licence for-

(i) supplying or engaging contract labour;

(ii) undertaking or executing the contract works under sub-section (1) or sub-section (2) of section 47 then, contractor shall apply electronically on Shram Suvidha Portal or Portal designated by the Central Government in FORM-XXI to the licensing authority for more than one States or for the whole of India.

(2) Application for single licence under this rule shall be submitted electronically to the authority.

(3) The concerned State Government shall be consulted by the authority electronically and if no response is received within thirty days from the date of issue of such communication the consultation process is deemed to have been complied with.

(4) All applications under this rule shall be either approved or disapproved within a period of forty-five days, from the date of application by the contractor, beyond which it shall be deemed that there are no objections and the license shall be auto-generated on the Portal referred to in sub-rule (1).

(5) Copy of the licence so issued shall be sent to the State Government in whose jurisdiction, the contract work or works for which licence is issued.

(6) Licence issued under this rule shall be valid for five years.