Section 2(1)(a) in The Buildings And Other Construction Workers (Regulation Of Employment And Conditions Of Service) Act, 1996
(a)" appropriate Government" means,-(i)in relation to an establishment (which employs building workers either directly or through a contractor) in respect of which the appropriate Government under the Industrial Disputes Act, 1947 (14 of 1947 ), is the Central Government, the Central Government;(ii)in relation to any such establishment, being a public sector undertaking, as the Central Government may by notification specify which employs building workers either directly or through a contractor, the Central Government; Explanation.- For the purposes of sub- clause (ii)," public sector undertaking" means any corporation established by or under any Central, State or Provincial Act or a Government company as defined in section 617 of the Companies Act 1956 (1 of 1956 ), which is owned, controlled or managed by the Central Government;(iii)in relation to any other establishment which employs building workers either directly or through a contractor, the Government of the State in which that other establishment is situate;