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The West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act, 1963 (West Bengal Act XIII of 1963). V. V. GIRT, President. N. D. P. NAMBOODTRIPAD, Joint Secy. to the Govt. of India. Reasons for the enactment A number of industrial undertakings in West Bengal have closed down recently for various reasons. In some cases, the State Government have advanced loans to these undertakings or guaranteed the loans made by banks to such undertakings. In certain others, the State Government have taken over the management of the industrial undertakings either under the Industries (Development and Regulation) Act, 1951, or any other law for the time being in force. In order to enable the State Government to revive and re-start these industrial 'undertakings and operate them efficiently and thereby provide employment to a large number of workers, it is essential that the State Government should have suitable powers to free the industrial undertakings for a short period from certain financial obligations incurred in the past and to exempt them from the scope of certain labour laws. The Act provides for such powers being vested in the State Government. Similar legislation has been enacted in States of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu.