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The minister also released instruction manuals with questionnaires for the five pan-India surveys being conducted by the Labour Bureau. Stressing on the importance of accurate data for policy making, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar on Thursday launched software applications for five pan-India surveys, including on migrant and domestic workers. The minister also released instruction manuals with questionnaires for the five pan-India surveys being conducted by the Labour Bureau. Addressing the occasion, Mr. Gangwar said, “Accurate data plays an important role in policy making. In the absence of accurate data, you cannot analyse the present situation and its impact in the future. It is important, so that benefits of policies percolate down to grass-route level.” He informed that with the use of information technology, 30 to 40 percent time would be saved while conducting these five surveys and an IT
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The EPFO has settled 60.88 lakh COVID-19 withdrawal claims and disbursed Rs 15,255.95 crore to subscribers during the pandemic till January 31, 2021, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha
Put Labour Codes On Hold, Start Fresh Discussions: Trade Unions To Government
The ministry intends to finalise the rules under labour codes by this month-end for implementation of these laws. File photo Outlook Web Bureau 2021-01-20T16:37:21+05:30 Put Labour Codes On Hold, Start Fresh Discussions: Trade Unions To Government outlookindia.com 2021-01-20T18:20:31+05:30
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The Central Trade Unions on Wednesday demanded that the implementation of four labour codes should be put on hold and fresh discussions should take place in the spirit of bipartite and tripartite consultations. The Central Trade Unions demanded that all the four codes should be put on hold and then discussions should start with the Central Trade Unions on each of the Labour Code afresh in the true spirit of bipartite and tripartite consultations, the statement said.
The Central Trade Unions have already opposed the arbitrary decision taken by the government to tinker with 40 labour laws and reducing these laws into 4 codes, , trade unions, government, intuc