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Ministry of Labour and Employment
Government of India logo.svg
Branch of Government of India
Agency overview
Jurisdiction Government of India
Headquarters Rafi Marg, New Delhi
Annual budget 1.5 Billion USD or ₹13,221.73 crore (2023–24 est.)
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Sumita Dawra IAS

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.

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 Chief Labour Commissioner
  • Labour Bureau

Subordinate offices

  • Directorate General of Mines Safety
  • Welfare Commission

Statutory Bodies

  • Employees State Insurance Corporation
  • Employees Provident Fund Organisation
  • National Institute for Career Services (Erstwhile CIRTES)
  • V. V. Giri National Labour Institute
  • Central Board for Workers Education

Autonomous bodies

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

Cabinet Ministers

  • Note:
    • MoS (I/C) – Minister of State (Independent Charge)
    • MoS – Minister of State/Minister without cabinet rank
No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Labour
1 Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MCA for Bihar
15 August
1947
13 May
1952
4 years, 272 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
2 VV Giri 1974 stamp of India (cropped).jpg V. V. Giri
(1894–1980)
MP for Pathapatnam
13 May
1952
7 September
1954
2 years, 117 days Nehru II
3 Khandubhai Kasanji Desai official portrait.jpg Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
(1898–1975)
MP for Mehsana West
10 September
1954
16 April
1957
2 years, 218 days
Minister of Labour and Employment
4 Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg Gulzarilal Nanda
(1898–1998)
MP for Sabarkantha
17 April
1957
10 April
1962
4 years, 358 days Indian National Congress Nehru III Jawaharlal Nehru
5 Jaisukh lal Hathi.png Jaisukhlal Hathi
(1909–1982)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat

(MoS)
16 April
1962
15 November
1962
213 days Nehru IV
(4) Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg Gulzarilal Nanda
(1898–1998)
MP for Sabarkantha
1 September
1963
24 January
1964
145 days
6 Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India.jpg Damodaram Sanjivayya
(1921–1972)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh
24 January
1964
27 May
1964
2 years, 0 days
27 May
1964
9 June
1964
Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
9 June
1964
11 January
1966
Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January
1966
24 January
1966
Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
Minister of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation
(1) Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MP for Sasaram
24 January
1966
13 March
1967
1 year, 48 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
(5) Jaisukh lal Hathi.png Jaisukhlal Hathi
(1909–1982)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat
13 March
1967
15 November
1969
2 years, 247 days Indira II
(1) Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MP for Sasaram
15 November
1969
18 February
1970
95 days Indian National Congress (R)
Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation
(6) Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India.jpg Damodaram Sanjivayya
(1921–1972)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh
18 February
1970
18 March
1971
1 year, 28 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
7 R.K. Khadilkar.jpg Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar
(1905–1979)
MP for Baramati

(MoS)
18 March
1971
5 February
1973
1 year, 324 days Indira III
8 K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(1924–2002)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh

(MoS)
5 February
1973
9 November
1973
273 days
Minister of Labour
(8) K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(1924–2002)
Rajya Sabha MP for Andhra Pradesh

(MoS)
9 November
1973
24 March
1977
3 years, 135 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
9 Ravindra Varma
(1925–2006)
MP for Ranchi
26 March
1977
28 July
1979
2 years, 124 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
10 Fazlur Rahman Lok Sabha photo.jpg Fazlur Rahman
MP for Bettiah
30 July
1979
14 January
1980
168 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
11 Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik at Platinum Jubilee of Assam Legislative Assembly (cropped).jpg Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(1927–2015)
MP for Cuttack
16 January
1980
7 June
1980
143 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi 1977.jpg Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984)
MP for Medak

(Prime Minister)
8 June
1980
19 October
1981
1 year, 133 days
12 Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg N. D. Tiwari
(1925–2018)
MP for Nainital
19 October
1980
15 January
1982
1 year, 88 days
13 Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg Bhagwat Jha Azad
(1922–2011)
MP for Bhagalpur

(MoS, I/C)
15 January
1982
2 September
1982
230 days
Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation
14 Veerendra Patil
(1924–1997)
MP for Bagalkot
2 September
1982
31 October
1984
2 years, 115 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
4 November
1984
31 December
1984
Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Labour
15 T. Anjaiah
(1919–1986)
MP for Secunderabad

(MoS, I/C)
31 December
1984
20 January
1986
1 year, 20 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
16 P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg P. A. Sangma
(1947–2016)
MP for Tura

(MoS, I/C)
20 September
1986
6 February
1988
1 year, 139 days
17 Makhan Lal Fotedar (cropped).jpg Makhan Lal Fotedar
(1932–2017)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
6 February
1988
14 February
1988
8 days
18 Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar

(MoS, I/C)
14 February
1988
25 June
1988
132 days
19 B.dubey(3).jpg Bindeshwari Dubey
(1921–1993)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
25 June
1988
2 December
1989
1 year, 160 days
20 Ram Vilas Paswan (cropped).jpg Ram Vilas Paswan
(1946–2020)
MP for Hajipur
6 December
1989
10 November
1990
339 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg Chandra Shekhar
(1927–2007)
MP for Ballia

(Prime Minister)
21 November
1990
21 June
1991
212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
21 Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy
(1940–2002)
MP for Krishnagiri

(MoS, I/C)
21 June
1991
30 July
1991
39 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal

(Prime Minister)
30 July
1991
10 July
1992
346 days
(16) P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg P. A. Sangma
(1947–2016)
MP for Tura

(MoS, I/C until 10 February 1995)
10 July
1992
15 September
1995
3 years, 67 days
22 G. Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli
15 September
1995
16 May
1996
244 days
Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow

(Prime Minister)
16 May
1996
1 June
1996
16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
23 Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (cropped).jpg Balwant Singh Ramoowalia
(born 1942)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
1 June
1996
29 June
1996
28 days Independent Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
24 M.Arunachalam.jpg M. Arunachalam
(1944–2004)
MP for Tenkasi
29 June
1996
21 April
1997
296 days Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg Inder Kumar Gujral
(1919–2012)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar

(Prime Minister)
21 April
1997
1 May
1997
10 days Janata Dal Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
(24) M.Arunachalam.jpg M. Arunachalam
(1944–2004)
MP for Tenkasi
1 May
1997
9 June
1997
39 days Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
25 M. P. Veerendra Kumar DS.jpg M. P. Veerendra Kumar
(1936–2020)
MP for Kozhikode

(MoS, I/C)
9 June
1997
19 March
1998
283 days Janata Dal
26 Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg Satyanarayan Jatiya
(born 1946)
MP for Ujjain
19 March
1998
13 October
1999
1 year, 208 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow

(Prime Minister)
13 October
1999
22 November
1999
40 days Vajpayee III
(26) Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg Satyanarayan Jatiya
(born 1946)
MP for Ujjain
22 November
1999
1 September
2001
1 year, 283 days
27 Sharadyadavjdu.jpg Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Madhepura
1 September
2001
1 July
2002
303 days Janata Dal (United)
28 Sahib Singh Verma (cropped).jpg Sahib Singh Verma
(1943–2007)
MP for Outer Delhi
1 July
2002
22 May
2004
1 year, 326 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Minister of Labour and Employment
29 Sis Ram Ola (cropped).jpg Sis Ram Ola
(1927–2013)
MP for Jhunjhunu
23 May
2004
27 November
2004
188 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
30 Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png K. Chandrashekar Rao
(born 1954)
MP for Karimnagar
27 November
2004
24 August
2006
1 year, 270 days Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg Manmohan Singh
(born 1932)
Rajya Sabha MP for Assam

(Prime Minister)
24 August
2006
24 October
2006
61 days Indian National Congress
31 Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg Oscar Fernandes
(1941–2021)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka

(MoS, I/C)
24 October
2006
3 March
2009
2 years, 130 days
32 GKVasan.jpg G. K. Vasan
(born 1964)
Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu

(MoS, I/C)
3 March
2009
22 May
2009
80 days
33 Mallikarjun Kharge.jpg Mallikarjun Kharge
(born 1942)
MP for Gulbarga
28 May
2009
17 June
2013
4 years, 20 days Manmohan II
(29) Sis Ram Ola (cropped).jpg Sis Ram Ola
(1927–2013)
MP for Jhunjhunu
17 June
2013
15 December
2013
(died in office)
181 days
(31) Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg Oscar Fernandes
(1941–2021)
Rajya Sabha MP for Karnataka
15 December
2013
26 May
2014
162 days
34 Narendra Singh Tomar addressing a press conference after launching the Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin)- 2017, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Gwalior
27 May
2014
9 November
2014
166 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
35 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).jpg Bandaru Dattatreya
(born 1947)
MP for Secunderabad

(MoS, I/C)
9 November
2014
3 September
2017
2 years, 298 days
36 Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly

(MoS, I/C)
3 September
2017
30 May
2019
3 years, 307 days
31 May
2019
7 July
2021
Modi II
37 Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.jpg Bhupender Yadav
(born 1969)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan
7 July
2021
9 June
2024
2 years, 338 days
38 Mansukh Mandaviya Profile (4x5).png Mansukh Mandaviya
(born 1972)
MP for Porbandar
10 June
2024
Incumbent 198 days Modi III

Ministers of State

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State of Labour and Employment
1 Jaisukh lal Hathi.png Jaisukhlal Hathi
(1909–1982)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat
4 September
1963
24 January
1964
142 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
2 Kotha Raghuramaiah.png Kotha Raghuramaiah
(1912–1979)
MP for Guntur
9 June
1964
13 June
1964
4 days Indian National Congress Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Minister of State of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation
3 Jagannath Rao Lok Sabha portrait.gif Jagannath Rao
(1909–?)
MP for Chatrapur
24 January
1966
14 February
1966
21 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
4 Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg Lalit Narayan Mishra
(1923–1975)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
13 March
1967
14 November
1967
246 days Indian National Congress Indira II
5 Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg Bhagwat Jha Azad
(1922–2011)
MP for Bhagalpur
14 February
1969
18 March
1971
2 years, 32 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II
Minister of State of Labour
6 Larang Sai
(1935–2004)
MP for Sarguja
14 August
1977
28 July
1979
1 year, 348 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
7 Ram Kripal Sinha
(1934–2023)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
8 T. Anjaiah
(1919–1986)
MP for Secunderabad
8 June
1980
11 October
1980
125 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
9 Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif Ram Dulari Sinha
(1922–1994)
MP for Sheohar
19 October
1980
15 January
1982
1 year, 88 days
Minister of State of Labour and Rehabilitation
10 Mohsina Kidwai (cropped).jpg Mohsina Kidwai
(born 1932)
MP for Meerut
11 September
1982
29 January
1983
140 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
11 Dharmavir
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
29 January
1983
31 October
1984
1 year, 323 days
4 November
1984
22 December
1984
Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of State of Labour
12 Radhakishan Malviya
(1943–2013)
Rajya Sabha MP for Madhya Pradesh
4 July
1989
2 December
1989
151 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
13 Ram Ji Lal Suman
(born 1950)
MP for Firozabad
21 November
1990
21 June
1991
212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
14 Muni Lall
(1938–2019)
MP for Sasaram
13 October
1999
1 July
2002
2 years, 261 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
15 Ashok Kumar Pradhan
(born 1953)
MP for Khurja
1 July
2002
29 January
2003
212 days
16 Vijay Goel (cropped).jpg Vijay Goel
(born 1954)
MP for Chandni Chowk
29 January
2003
24 May
2003
115 days
17 Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly
24 May
2003
8 September
2003
107 days
Minister of State of Labour and Employment
18 Chandra Sekhar Sahu (cropped).jpg Chandra Sekhar Sahu
(born 1950)
MP for Berhampur
29 January
2006
24 October
2006
268 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
19 HarishRawat.jpg Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MP for Haridwar
28 May
2009
19 January
2011
1 year, 236 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II
20 കൊടിക്കുന്നിൽ സുരേഷ്.jpg Kodikunnil Suresh
(born 1962)
MP for Mavelikara
28 October
2012
26 May
2014
1 year, 210 days
21 Vishnudeo Sai (cropped).jpg Vishnudeo Sai
(born 1964)
MP for Raigarh
26 May
2014
9 November
2014
167 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
22 Rameswar Teli (cropped).jpg Rameswar Teli
(born 1970)
MP for Dibrugarh
7 July
2021
9 June
2024
2 years, 338 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi II
23 Shobha Karandlaje with PM Modi.jpg Shobha Karandlaje
(born 1966)
MP for Bangalore North
10 June
2024
Incumbent 198 days Modi III

See also

Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

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