Ministry of Labour and Employment

First food: business of taste

Good Food is First Food. It is not junk food. It is the food that connects nature and nutrition with livelihoods. This food is good for our health; it comes from the rich biodiversity of our regions; it provides employment to people. Most importantly, cooking and eating give us pleasure. …

Mfg policy gets green mins push

New Delhi: The National Manufacturing Policy that has been in the works for 19 months seems to be moving with Jayanthi Naatrajan, the newly-appointed environment and forests minister, agreeing to provide a special dispensation for industrial units coming up in proposed manufacturing zones. In addition, the revenue department has also …

National Manufacturing Policy gets in-principle approval

Environment and Labour Ministries express concern The ambitious National Manufacturing Policy on Thursday got in-principle approval of the high level committee headed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh amid serious concerns by various members, including objections by the Environment and Forests and Labour Ministries over the creation of national investment manufacturing …

Amendments to Mining Safety Act to be Passed Soon: Kharge

A number of amendments to the Mining Safety Act would be passed soon by Parliament to ensure safety of workers and greater accountability of mine owners towards them, Union Labour Minister M Mallikarjun Kharge said on Sunday.

Costly choice for PMO on NREGA wage

Sreelatha Menon / New Delhi November 30, 2010, 0:24 IST The Prime Minister

Goa tops unemployment list in India

The first-ever annual employment survey by the Labour Bureau under the Union Ministry of Labour points to a

Govt proposes to launch urban employment scheme

The Government has proposed to launch an urban employment guarantee scheme on the lines of NREGA and give statutory sanctions to minimum wages. The proposal, which focuses on generating employment and enhancing employability among less advantaged, is part of the short-term strategies and targets of the Government contained in the …

Proposes NREGA-like urban job plan

New Delhi: Government has proposed to launch an urban employment guarantee scheme on the lines of NREGA and give statutory sanctions to minimum wages. The proposal, which focuses on generating employment and enhancing employability among less advantaged, is part of the shortterm strategies and targets of the government contained in …

India to brief G-20 on its successful NREG scheme

Union Labour Minister Mallikarjun Kharge would present a briefing on the country's highly successful National Rural Employment Generation Scheme at the first ever meet of G-20 labour ministers here on Tuesday. Top officials from the US Department of Labour, organisers of the event, said the innovative 100-day rural employment guarantee …

National policy on safety, health and environment at work place

The National Policy on Safety, Health and Environment at workplace to eliminate the incidence of work related injuries, diseases, fatalities, disaster and loss of national assets. It aims to not only ensure achievement of a high level of occupational safety, health and environment performance through proactive approaches but also to …

Social security to become a right

CABINET DECIDES Bs Reporter / New Delhi August 22, 2008, 0:28 IST The Union Cabinet today approved the Unorganized Sector Workers' Social Security Bill, 2008, incorporating one of the key recommendations of the paliamentary standing committee

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