Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)

The Ministry of Labour and Employment, a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to labour and employment in India. Shri. Mallikarjun Kharge is the Union Minister for Labour and Employment and Shri. Harish Rawat is the Minister of State.^[1]

The Ministry of Labour and Employment works out of Shram Shakti Bhavan, Rafi Marg, New Delhi.

Functions

The thrust areas of the ministry are:^[2]

• Labour Policy and legislation;
• Safety, health and welfare of labour;
• Social security of labour;
• Policy relating to special target groups such as women and child labour;
• Industrial relations and enforcement of labour laws in the Central sphere;
• Adjudication of industrial disputes through Central Government Industrial Tribunals cum Labour Courts and National Industrial Tribunals;
• Workers' Education;
• Labour and Employment Statistics;

The results of recession ^[3] on employment in the eight selected sectors textiles including apparels, leather, metals, automobiles, gems & jewellery, transport, IT/BPO and handloom / powerloom were monitored starting from Oct-Dec 2008. The overall employment in the eight selected sectors covered in the quarterly surveys has increased by 10.66 lakh (0.16%). In IT/BPO sector the increase in the employment is maximum (6.9 lakh) during the year 2009-10.

• Emigration of Labour for employment abroad;
• Employment services and vocational training;
• Administration of Central Labour & Employment Services;
• International co-operation in labour and employment matters;

Labour Ministers of India

• Jagjivan Ram (1947-1952)

Notes

External links

• Ministry website