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New Delhi Dec 31 PTI Ushering in a big wave of reforms by implementing the four labour codes setting up the national social security fund to cover over 38 crore informal sector workers and improving the ease of doing business will top the agenda of the labour ministry in the New Year In a major move the ministry launched the e-Shram portal on August 26 2021 for creating a national database of over 38 crore informal sector workers It will help the government to ensure last-mile delivery of benefits of various social security schemes to the informal-sector workers So far the progress in pushing ahead with the labour codes has been considerable as most of the states are ready with draft rules for the four codes and the Centre had firmed up the rules from its end back in February 2021 The latter is a prerequisite for enforcing the new codes On the tall order of enforcing the codes in 2022 that would eventually aid creation of the social security fund for the informal sector workers Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav told PTI we are working on that We are committed to social security We are committed to the welfare of labour For that purpose whatever will be required we want to do More than 17 crore informal sector workers have registered themselves on the e-Shram portal The central government has notified four labour codes The Code on Wages 2019 was notified on August 8 2019 while the three others -- the Industrial Relations Code 2020 the Code on Social Security 2020 and the Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 -- were notified on September 29 2020 The Code on Social Security provides for creating a social security fund that will help in bringing informal sector workers under the social security net as well as welfare schemes Expressing hope that all informal sector workers will be registered on the e-Shram portal in 2022 Yadav said we have taken many initiatives which show our government takes care of poor persons especially the e-Shram portal launched by our ministry under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi which got a huge response The purpose is to register the data of the unorganised workers and that is the mandate under the social security code I am also happy that all trade unions have wholeheartedly supported this mission About the progress on the implementation of the labour codes Yadav earlier this month told the Rajya Sabha that Occupational Safety Health and Working Conditions Code is the only code on which the least number of 13 states have pre-published the draft rules The highest number of draft notifications are pre-published on The Code on Wages by 24 statesUTs followed by The Industrial Relations Code 20 states and The Code on Social Security 18 states Experts are of the view that the implementation of labour codes will not be that easy as it appears because there are differences with trade unions as well as the industry One of the key issues is about the definition of wages which caps allowances at 50 per cent and provides for higher deduction of provident fund and gratuity Once implemented such a move will mean that eventually the take home salary of employees will come down and the employers will also be required to restructure the salaries structure Besides there is a provision in the industrial relations code that any unit with up to 300 workers will not need permission from the appropriate government for closure retrenchment and lay off At present the threshold is 100 workers Besides the trade unions also claim that there are other provisions which make forming trade unions a little cumbersome We are also ready to talk on issues under tripartite arrangement So many forums have already been active Yadav said According to the minister the Employees State Insurance Corporation ESIC and Employees Provident Fund Organisation EPFO meetings have been regularised For the purpose of human resource management infrastructure IT capacity building and public grievances we have already appointed sub-committees under EPFO as well as ESIC It will boost the functioning of the ministry he pointed out Regarding evidence-based policy making in 2022 the minister mentioned four surveys on migrant labour domestic workers and two institution surveys Those reports will come in 2022 and will definitely fulfill the Prime Ministers views and mission that is evidence-based policy and targeted last-mile delivery I think that will happen with that Apart from that we are strengthening our NCS National Career Service portal he said As on December 28 2021 NCS platform has 134 crore active jobseekers with around 17 lakh active employers and around 221 lakh active vacancies In 2021 the ESI Scheme was expanded to 52 districts bringing 231495 employees along with their family members under it The scheme is now available in 592 districts and it is proposed to extend the coverage of the scheme to all districts in the country by 2022 Under the Aatma Nirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana ABRY as on December 18 total benefits of Rs 296628 crore have been given to 4282688 beneficiaries through 120697 establishments PTI KKS RAM DRR

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pPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and State Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday agreed to set up a 10-member strategic policy group to ensure better coordination between the party and the state government and expedite implementation of various government programmesp

Chandigarh (Punjab) [India], August 20 (ANI): Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Congress president Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday agreed to set up a 10-member 'Strategic Policy Group' to ensure better coordination between the ruling party and the state government and to further expedite the implementation of the various government programmes and reform initiatives.

The minister also announced several significant development projects for Hoshiarpur during a district- level event organised at the Police Lines to mark the 75th Independence DayRecalling the role of Punjabis in the freedom struggle Arora said Punjabis had always remained at forefront against the oppression and injustice unleashed by the BritishersAnnouncing development projects for Hoshiarpur Arora said a hostel with requisite facilities was being constructed at a cost of Rs 419The minister said a state-of-the-art food street would also come up at a cost of Rs 1 croreThe minister asserted that under the leadership of Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh the state witnessed record development in the last four years and the pace of these works would be expedited in time to come