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As per notification published in the official gazette dated 29th January 2018, the Uttar Pradesh government has amended the Payment of Wages Act, 1936 to make following significant changes: (1) Section 6 - Wage Payments, wherein the employer of industrial or any other establishment shall pay wages to his employees through Bank Cheque or National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) or Electronic Clearing Service System (ECS) into the bank account. Cash payments are allowed only if the work of the employed person is of temporary, casual or fixed term then on his written consent and and on a submission of a copy of his self attested aadhar card, the employer can make cash payment of wages for not more than five thousand once in three months for such employee. (2) Insertion of new Section 20 A - Compounding of offence has been introduced