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DIGITAL EMPOWERMENT
LABOUR REFORM: THE BACKBONE OF ALL REFORMS
Independent India’s biggest
reform for 50 Crore workers
came after 73 years in the
form of four labour codes,
which is proving to be a
boon for the workers. Many
provisions in earlier labour
laws dated back to the time
of British rule and instead of
protecting the interests of
employers and workers, were
proving to be cumbersome
and troublesome due to
the endless paperwork
involved. The law was so
much entangled that for
the same work the workers
had to fill up four separate
forms. Employers also had
to run across various labour
department offices because of
around 3 dozen laws divided
into 1,458 sections and 937
other points. But new labour
code of New India will give
boost to a demand-based
economy and growth will gain
momentum…
32 New India Samachar
IN ALL SECTORS
One thing that people are using extensively during the
ongoing Corona crisis is the digital technology. Since
2015, the Central Government has done lot of work in
this direction with initiatives to build a strong structure,
which is now becoming the support and lifeline of a
strong society. Be it the labour sector, making life easy for
women, making it easy for the administration to reach the
villages and poor, or consumer protection, it has become
an important basis for politics, governance and diplomacy.
Digital technology has heralded a new era in the country
MOST COMPREHENSIVE AND
EFFECTIVE REFORM
Crore Workers’ Crore Workers Sense of Family
29 Family 50 in the Country For the first time
All labour laws are now linked to four there is an effort to
codes. Now for the first time, all workers inculcate familial
have got the right to minimum wages. sense between
By bringing everyone under the ambit the organised and
of social security, they were ensured unorganised sector
benefits like insurance and pension workers and their
employers
ESI, Pension
Now all facilities are
available through online
portal, which anyone can
access from anywhere
Shram Suvidha
Portal
Arrangement has
been made for easy
return filing for
industries through
the Shram Suvidha
Portal