Ministry of Labour & Employment
Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya to chair ‘National
Conference with Labour Ministers and Secretaries of
States & UTs’ in New Delhi
Focus on Labour Reforms, Social Security Measures
for Workforce, Improving Employability through
National Career Service (NCS) Portal and Model
Career Centres (MCCs)
Exchange of Ideas on Facilitating Reforms for
Quality Employment Generation through Enhanced
Ease of Doing Business and Reduction in
Compliance Burden
Posted On: 28 JAN 2025 7:54PM by PIB Delhi
Union Minister of Labour & Employment and Youth Affairs & Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya will
chair a two-day “National Conference with Labour Ministers and Secretaries of States/UTs” in New
Delhi on 29-30, January 2025. Minister of State for Labour & Employment and MSMEs, Ms. Shobha
Karandlaje will also attend the meeting and Ms. Sumita Dawra, Secretary (Labour & Employment)
will set the context for the deliberations.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is organizing this national meeting for strengthening
collaboration with all 36 States and Union Territories on Labour Reforms, Social Security for
Organized and Unorganized Workers, including Gig and Platform workers, expanding ESIC medical
infrastructure and healthcare facilities, and improving employability through National Career Service
(NCS) Portal and Model Career Centres (MCC).
Exchange of insights, experiences and best practices will take place on key labour and employment
issues, including harmonization of the draft rules of States and UTs under Labour Codes, and key
labour reforms being undertaken by States/UTs under the existing framework in line with the spirit
of Labour Codes. States & UTs will showcase reforms undertaken by them and share experience of
best practices.
The meeting also aims at capacity building of stakeholders for transformation of role of Inspector to
Inspector-cum-Facilitator. These reforms are aimed at both facilitating growth of industry including
MSMEs and Start-Ups to promote generation of quality employment through ease of doing business
& reduction of compliance burden, as well as for promoting labour welfare and female work-force
participation, etc.
Key objective of the meeting is to accelerate convergence in efforts of the Central Government,
States, and Union Territories for building a streamlined and consistent legal and administrative
framework for reforms aimed at benefitting both workers and employers.
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Himanshu Pathak
(Release ID: 2097136)
