India, April 22 -- The Gautam Budh Nagar's labour department has cancelled licences of 25 contractors for failing to reply show-cause notices, officials said on Tuesday.

"Show-cause notices were served to contractors where irregularities in labour law compliance were found. However, 25 contractors failed to submit any response within the stipulated time, thus their licences have been cancelled," additional labour commissioner Rakesh Dwivedi said in a statement on Tuesday.

The cancellation of licence bars the contractor from legally engaging or supplying contract labour in the district, officials said.

Officials said the move aims to reinforce accountability among contractors, particularly in a district where a large share of the indust...