labour is a subject of concurrent list with a focus on cultivating strong Center-State Bond. labour Conferences on Region-wise are being organised to discuss topical policy challenges and find solution amenable on criterial issues.
Ministry of labour and Employment in the endeavor had recently organised North Eastern Regional labour Conference at Guwahati and Southern Regional labour Conference at Chennai.
These labour Conferences are a step forward for the Center and State’s labour Ministers and Senior Officers from labour Department to come together for encouraging interactions and co-operation on the issues.
Regional Conference of State labour Ministers and Principal Secretaries/Secretaries, labour Department of North and Central States (Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh) will be held on January 24 at JehanNuma Palace.
The Conference would be inaugurated by Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreyaji, will chair the Conference. The daylong Conference will have four technical Sessions.
The first session will cover the topics on Progress of Unified ShramSuvidha Portal and Simplification of Forms, labour Reforms - Simplification and rationalisation of 43 labour laws into four labour codes, Monitoring Harmonious Industrial Relation, Effective implementation of labour laws, Compliance under EPF & ESIC laws, Amnesty Schemes of ESIC / EPFO, Implementation of PMRPY etc will be discussed during 2nd session.
In the third session the focus will be on Job Creation/Employment, Implementation of Model Career Centres, Progress of National Career Service Portal, Utilization of BOCW Cess amount by the State Governments, Bonded labour Rehabilitation Scheme etc while Recent initiative by MOlE on Financial inclusion and Sharing of good practices in the region viz-a-viz labour reforms will be discussed during the fourth session.
The Conference is expected to bring out issues for possible coordination and dialogue before Center and States.