Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has announced major labour reforms, with a view to boosting industrial activities for increasing job opportunities, encouraging fresh investments and safeguarding interests of labourers.
Chouhan said that the current worldwide corona virus scare has had adversely impacted the economy. The long drawn lockdown period has slowed the economic activities. Now situation is gradually coming back to normal and Madhya Pradesh has also resumed economic activities.
However, in the changed circumstances old industries are considering to relocate whereas new ones are giving priority to places having favourable conditions. the Chief Minister said that we have to convert this challenge to an opportunity.
The State Government has, therefore, amended the Mandi Act providing to the farmers options like selling their produces from their homes, and produce selling in the Mandis.
The increased competition would fetch better returns to the farmers. Similar reforms for industries were long awaited. We intend to augment job opportunities for the people of the State. We have to invite investments in the State. Madhya Pradesh has ample resources like water, land, forests and skilled youth power. This is the right time to amend and fine tune the rules as per new requirements and to simplify them to attract to Madhya Pradesh the industries to be shifted from other places.
Chouhan said that the State Government has made suitable amendments in the Labour Laws as per requirement. This will facilitate establishment of new industries, throwing open job opportunities to the people and the interests of workers would also be safeguarded. This will, in turn, create a more congenial climate for industrial development.