About Law & Policy

Labour Policy Highlights

• Creative measures to attract public and private investment.
• Creating new jobs.
• New Social security schemes for workers in the unorganized sector.
• Social security cards for workers.
• Unified and beneficial management of funds of Welfare Boards.
• Reprioritization of allocation of funds to benefit vulnerable workers.
• Model employee-employer relationships.
• Long term settlements based on productivity.
• Vital industries and establishments declared as `public utilities`.
• Special conciliation mechanism for projects with investments of Rs.150 crores or more.
• Industrial Relations committees in more sectors.
• Labour Law reforms in tune with the times. Empowered body of experts to suggest required changes.
• Statutory amendments for expediting and streamlining the mechanism of Labour Judiciary.
• Amendments to Industrial Disputes Act in tune with the times.
• Efficient functioning of Labour Department.
• More labour sectors under Minimum Wages Act.
• Child labour act to be aggressively enforced.
• Modern medical facilities for workers.
• Rehabilitation packages for displaced workers.
• Restructuring in functioning of employment exchanges. Computerization and updating of data base.
• Revamping of curriculum and course content in industrial training.
• Joint cell of labour department and industries department to study changes in laws and rules.