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Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)

Government ministry of India

Summary

Government ministry of India

FieldValue
agency_nameMinistry of Labour and Employment
native_name
sealGovernment of India logo.svg
seal_width100px
seal_captionBranch of Government of India
jurisdictionGovernment of India
logo_size250px
logo_captionMinistry of Labour and Employment
headquartersRafi Marg, New Delhi
minister1_nameMansukh Mandaviya
minister1_pfoCabinet Minister
minister2_nameShobha Karandlaje
minister2_pfoMinister of State
chief1_nameVandana Gurnani, IAS
website
budget1.5 Billion USD or ₹13,221.73 crore (2023–24 est.)

The Ministry of Labour & Employment is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the Government of India. This is an India's federal ministry which is responsible for enforcement of labour laws in general and legislations related to a worker's social security. The Ministry aims to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment. However, Skill Development responsibilities, such as Industrial Training and Apprenticeship responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship from 9 November 2014. The Ministry launched the National Career Service portal on 20 July 2015 to help bridge the gap between job providers and job seekers. Jagjivan Ram was the first Labour Minister of independent India, serving in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet from 1947 to 1952.

Role and Working

Functions

The thrust areas of the ministry are:

  • 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 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
  • The ministry of Labor and Employment Govt. Of India has Introduce E-Shram Card For UN- organize Sector Employees Social And Economical improvement During The COVID-19 Pandemic Session on 1 August 2021.

Organisation

Attached offices

  • Directorate General of Employment
  • Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC)(Central)
  • Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute (DGFASLI)
  • Labour Bureau

Subordinate offices

  • Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS)
  • Labour Welfare Organisations (LWOs)

Statutory/Autonomous Organisations

  • Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)
  • Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)
  • V. V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI)

Autonomous bodies

  • Central Government Industrial Tribunals and Labour Courts
  • Central Labour Institute

Cabinet Ministers

  • Note: I/C Independent Charge
  • Key: Died in office
PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
ConstituencyTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime MinisterFromToPeriodMinister of LabourMinister of Labour and EmploymentMinister of Labour, Employment and RehabilitationMinister of Labour and RehabilitationMinister of LabourMinister of Labour and RehabilitationMinister of LabourMinister of Labour and Employment
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg70px]]Jagjivan Ram
(19081986)
MCA for Bihar15 August 194713 May 1952Indian National CongressNehru IIndian National Congress}}"Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:VV Giri 1974 stamp of India (cropped).jpg70px]]V. V. Giri
(18941980)
MP for Pathapatnam13 May 19527 September 1954Nehru II
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Khandubhai Kasanji Desai official portrait.jpg70px]]Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
(18981975)
MP for Mehsana West10 September 195416 April 1957
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg70px]]Gulzarilal Nanda
(18981998)
MP for Sabarkantha17 April 195710 April 1962Indian National CongressNehru IIIIndian National Congress}}"Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png70px]]Jaisukhlal Hathi
(19091982)
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State)16 April 196215 November 1962Nehru IV
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg70px]]Gulzarilal Nanda
(18981998)
MP for Sabarkantha1 September 196324 January 1964
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India (cropped).jpg70px]]Damodaram Sanjivayya
(19211972)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)24 January 196427 May 1964
27 May 19649 June 1964Nanda IIndian National Congress}}"Gulzarilal Nanda
9 June 196411 January 1966ShastriIndian National Congress}}"Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January 196624 January 1966Nanda IIIndian National Congress}}"Gulzarilal Nanda
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg70px]]Jagjivan Ram
(19081986)
MP for Sasaram24 January 196613 March 1967Indian National CongressIndira IIndian National Congress}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png70px]]Jaisukhlal Hathi
(19091982)
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)13 March 196715 November 1969Indira II
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg70px]]Jagjivan Ram
(19081986)
MP for Sasaram15 November 196918 February 1970Indian National Congress (R)
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India (cropped).jpg70px]]Damodaram Sanjivayya
(19211972)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)18 February 197018 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)Indira IIIndian National Congress (R)}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:R.K. Khadilkar.jpg70px]]Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar
(19051979)
MP for Baramati
(Minister of State)18 March 19715 February 1973Indira III
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg70px]]K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(19242002)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State)5 February 19739 November 1973
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg70px]]K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(19242002)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State)9 November 197324 March 1977Indian National Congress (R)Indira IIIIndian National Congress (R)}}"Indira Gandhi
Janata Party}}"Ravindra Varma
(19252006)
MP for Ranchi26 March 197728 July 1979Janata PartyDesaiJanata Party}}"Morarji Desai
Janata Party (Secular)}}"[[File:Fazlur Rahman Lok Sabha photo.jpg70px]]Fazlur Rahman
MP for Bettiah30 July 197914 January 1980Janata Party (Secular)CharanJanata Party (Secular)}}"Charan Singh
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik at Platinum Jubilee of Assam Legislative Assembly (cropped).jpg70px]]Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(19272015)
MP for Cuttack16 January 19807 June 1980Indian National CongressIndira IVIndian National Congress}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Indira Gandhi 1977.jpg70px]]Indira Gandhi
(19171984)
MP for Medak
(Prime Minister)8 June 198019 October 1981
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg70px]]N. D. Tiwari
(19252018)
MP for Nainital19 October 198015 January 1982
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg70px]]Bhagwat Jha Azad
(19222011)
MP for Bhagalpur
(Minister of State, I/C)15 January 19822 September 1982
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Veerendra_Patil_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg70px]]Veerendra Patil
(19241997)
MP for Bagalkot2 September 198231 October 1984Indian National CongressIndira IVIndian National Congress}}"Indira Gandhi
4 November 198431 December 1984Rajiv IIndian National Congress}}"Rajiv Gandhi
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Tanguturi Anjaiah.jpg70px]]Tanguturi Anjaiah
(19191986)
MP for Secunderabad
(Minister of State, I/C)31 December 198420 January 1986Indian National Congress (I)Rajiv IIIndian National Congress}}"Rajiv Gandhi
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg70px]]P. A. Sangma
(19472016)
MP for Tura
(Minister of State, I/C)20 September 19866 February 1988
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Makhan Lal Fotedar (cropped).jpg70px]]Makhan Lal Fotedar
(19322017)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)6 February 198814 February 1988
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg70px]]Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
(Minister of State, I/C)14 February 198825 June 1988
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:B.dubey(3).jpg70px]]Bindeshwari Dubey
(19211993)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)25 June 19882 December 1989
Janata Dal}}"[[File:Ram Vilas Paswan (cropped).jpg70px]]Ram Vilas Paswan
(19462020)
MP for Hajipur6 December 198910 November 1990Janata DalVishwanathJanata Dal}}"Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg70px]]Chandra Shekhar
(19272007)
MP for Ballia
(Prime Minister)21 November 199021 June 1991Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)Chandra ShekharSamajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"Chandra Shekhar
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Vazhappady_K._Ramamurthy.jpg70px]]Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy
(19402002)
MP for Krishnagiri
(Minister of State, I/C)21 June 199130 July 1991Indian National Congress (I)RaoIndian National Congress (Indira)}}"P. V. Narasimha Rao
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg70px]]P. V. Narasimha Rao
(19212004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister)30 July 199110 July 1992
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg70px]]P. A. Sangma
(19472016)
MP for Tura
(Minister of State, I/C until 10 Feb 1995)10 July 199215 September 1995
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Gaddam_Venkatswamy.jpg70px]]G. Venkatswamy
(19292014)
MP for Peddapalli15 September 199516 May 1996
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg70px]]Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(19242018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister)16 May 19961 June 1996Bharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IBharatiya Janata Party}}"Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Independent politician}}"[[File:Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (cropped).jpg70px]]Balwant Singh Ramoowalia
(born 1942)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)1 June 199629 June 1996IndependentDeve GowdaJanata Dal}}"H. D. Deve Gowda
Tamil Maanila Congress}}"[[File:M.Arunachalam.jpg70px]]M. Arunachalam
(19442004)
MP for Tenkasi29 June 199621 April 1997Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
Janata Dal}}"[[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg70px]]Inder Kumar Gujral
(19192012)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)
(Prime Minister)21 April 19971 May 1997Janata DalGujralJanata Dal}}"Inder Kumar Gujral
Tamil Maanila Congress}}"[[File:M.Arunachalam.jpg70px]]M. Arunachalam
(19442004)
MP for Tenkasi1 May 19979 June 1997Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
Janata Dal}}"[[File:M. P. Veerendra Kumar DS.jpg70px]]M. P. Veerendra Kumar
(19362020)
MP for Kozhikode
(Minister of State, I/C)9 June 199719 March 1998Janata Dal
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg70px]]Satyanarayan Jatiya
(born 1946)
MP for Ujjain19 March 199813 October 1999Bharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IIBharatiya Janata Party}}"Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg70px]]Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(19242018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister)13 October 199922 November 1999Vajpayee III
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg70px]]Satyanarayan Jatiya
(born 1946)
MP for Ujjain22 November 19991 September 2001
Janata Dal (United)}}"[[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg70px]]Sharad Yadav
(19472023)
MP for Madhepura1 September 20011 July 2002Janata Dal (United)
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Sahib Singh Verma (cropped).jpg70px]]Sahib Singh Verma
(19432007)
MP for Outer Delhi1 July 200222 May 2004Bharatiya Janata Party
INC}}"[[File:Sis Ram Ola (cropped).jpg70px]]Sis Ram Ola
(19272013)
MP for Jhunjhunu23 May 200427 November 2004Indian National CongressManmohan IINC}}"Manmohan Singh
Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}"[[File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png70px]]K. Chandrashekar Rao
(born 1954)
MP for Karimnagar27 November 200424 August 2006Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg70px]]Manmohan Singh
(born 1932)
MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha)
(Prime Minister)24 August 200624 October 2006Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg70px]]Oscar Fernandes
(19412021)
MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State, I/C)24 October 20063 March 2009
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:GKVasan.jpg70px]]G. K. Vasan
(born 1964)
MP for Tamil Nadu (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State, I/C)3 March 200922 May 2009
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Mallikarjun Kharge.jpg70px]]Mallikarjun Kharge
(born 1942)
MP for Gulbarga28 May 200917 June 2013Manmohan II
INC}}"[[File:Sis Ram Ola (cropped).jpg70px]]Sis Ram Ola
(19272013)
MP for Jhunjhunu17 June 201315 December 2013
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg70px]]Oscar Fernandes
(19412021)
MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha)15 December 201326 May 2014
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Narendra Singh Tomar addressing a press conference after launching the Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin)- 2017, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg70px]]Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Gwalior27 May 20149 November 2014Bharatiya Janata PartyModi IBharatiya Janata Party}}"Narendra Modi
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:The ILO Deputy Director General (Policy) International Labour Organization, Ms. Deborah Greenfield meeting the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg70px]]Bandaru Dattatreya
(born 1947)
MP for Secunderabad
(Minister of State, I/C)9 November 20143 September 2017
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg70px]]Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly
(Minister of State, I/C)3 September 201730 May 2019
31 May 20197 July 2021Modi II
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.jpg70px]]Bhupender Yadav
(born 1969)
MP for Rajasthan (Rajya Sabha)7 July 20219 June 2024
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Mansukh Mandaviya Profile (4x5).png70px]]Mansukh Mandaviya
(born 1972)
MP for Porbandar10 June 2024IncumbentModi III

Ministers of State

PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
ConstituencyTerm of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime MinisterFromToPeriodMinister of State of Labour and EmploymentMinister of State of Labour, Employment and RehabilitationMinister of State of LabourMinister of State of Labour and RehabilitationMinister of State of LabourMinister of State of Labour and Employment
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png70px]]Jaisukhlal Hathi
(19091982)
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)4 September 196324 January 1964Indian National CongressNehru IVIndian National Congress}}"Jawaharlal Nehru
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png70px]]Kotha Raghuramaiah
(19121979)
MP for Guntur9 June 196413 June 1964ShastriIndian National Congress}}"Lal Bahadur Shastri
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Jagannath Rao Lok Sabha portrait.gif70px]]Jagannath Rao
(1909?)
MP for Chatrapur24 January 196614 February 1966Indian National CongressIndira IIndian National Congress}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg70px]]Lalit Narayan Mishra
(19231975)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)13 March 196714 November 1967Indira II
Indian National Congress (R)}}"[[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg70px]]Bhagwat Jha Azad
(19222011)
MP for Bhagalpur14 February 196918 March 1971Indian National Congress (R)Indira II
Janata Party}}"Larang Sai
(19352004)
MP for Sarguja14 August 197728 July 1979Janata PartyDesaiJanata Party}}"Morarji Desai
Janata Party}}"Ram Kripal Sinha
(19342023)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)
Indian National Congress}}"T. Anjaiah
(19191986)
MP for Secunderabad8 June 198011 October 1980Indian National CongressIndira IVIndian National Congress}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif70px]]Ram Dulari Sinha
(19221994)
MP for Sheohar19 October 198015 January 1982
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Mohsina Kidwai (cropped).jpg70px]]Mohsina Kidwai
(born 1932)
MP for Meerut11 September 198229 January 1983Indian National CongressIndira IVIndian National Congress}}"Indira Gandhi
Indian National Congress}}"Dharmavir
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)29 January 198331 October 1984
4 November 198422 December 1984Rajiv IIndian National Congress}}"Rajiv Gandhi
Indian National Congress}}"Radhakishan Malviya
(19432013)
MP for Madhya Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)4 July 19892 December 1989Indian National CongressRajiv IIIndian National Congress}}"Rajiv Gandhi
Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"Ram Ji Lal Suman
(born 1950)
MP for Firozabad21 November 199021 June 1991Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)Chandra ShekharSamajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"Chandra Shekhar
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"Muni Lall
(19382019)
MP for Sasaram13 October 19991 July 2002Bharatiya Janata PartyVajpayee IIIBharatiya Janata Party}}"Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"Ashok Kumar Pradhan
(born 1953)
MP for Khurja1 July 200229 January 2003
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Vijay Goel (cropped).jpg70px]]Vijay Goel
(born 1954)
MP for Chandni Chowk29 January 200324 May 2003
BJP}}"[[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg70px]]Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly24 May 20038 September 2003
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:Chandra Sekhar Sahu (cropped).jpg70px]]Chandra Sekhar Sahu
(born 1950)
MP for Berhampur29 January 200624 October 2006Indian National CongressManmohan IIndian National Congress}}"Manmohan Singh
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:HarishRawat.jpg70px]]Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MP for Haridwar28 May 200919 January 2011Manmohan II
Indian National Congress}}"[[File:കൊടിക്കുന്നിൽ സുരേഷ്.jpg70px]]Kodikunnil Suresh
(born 1962)
MP for Mavelikara28 October 201226 May 2014
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Vishnu Deo Sai, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.jpg70px]]Vishnu Deo Sai
(born 1964)
MP for Raigarh27 May 20149 November 2014Bharatiya Janata PartyModi IBharatiya Janata Party}}"Narendra Modi
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Rameswar Teli (cropped).jpg70px]]Rameswar Teli
(born 1970)
MP for Dibrugarh7 July 20219 June 2024Modi II
Bharatiya Janata Party}}"[[File:Shobha Karandlaje with PM Modi.jpg70px]]Shobha Karandlaje
(born 1966)
MP for Bangalore North10 June 2024IncumbentModi III

References

References

  1. (February 2023). "Budget 2023 | Social security cuts irk trade unions". The Hindu.
  2. "National Skill Development Mission".
  3. (2024-11-29). "Jagjivan Ram {{!}} Indian Politician, Spokesman for the Dalits {{!}} Britannica".
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