Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)

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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
HeadquartersRafi Marg, New Delhi
Annual budget1.5 Billion USD or ₹13,221.73 crore (2023–24 est.) [1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Sumita Dawra IAS
Website labour.gov.in

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. [2] The Ministry aims to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment. [2] 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. [3] The Ministry launched the National Career Service portal on 20 July 2015 to help bridge the gap between job providers and job seekers. Jagjivan Ram was the first Labour Minister of independent India, serving in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet from 1947 to 1952. [4]

Contents

Role and Working

Functions

The thrust areas of the ministry are: [5]

The results of recession [6] 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.

Organisation

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Attached offices

Subordinate offices

Statutory/Autonomous Organisations

Autonomous bodies

Cabinet Ministers


PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod

Minister of Labour (19471957)

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
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
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 (19571966)

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
Jaisukh lal Hathi.png Jaisukhlal Hathi
(1909–1982)
Rajya Sabha MP for Gujarat

(MoS)
16 April
1962
15 November
1962
213 days Nehru IV
Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg Gulzarilal Nanda
(1898–1998)
MP for Sabarkantha
1 September
1963
24 January
1964
145 days
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 (19661970)

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
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
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 (19701973)

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
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
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 (19731982)

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
Ravindra Varma
(1925–2006)
MP for Ranchi
26 March
1977
28 July
1979
2 years, 124 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
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
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
Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg N. D. Tiwari
(1925–2018)
MP for Nainital
19 October
1980
15 January
1982
1 year, 88 days
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 (19821984)

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 (19842004)

Tanguturi Anjayya statue (cropped).jpg 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
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
Makhan Lal Fotedar (cropped).jpg Makhan Lal Fotedar
(1932–2017)
Rajya Sabha MP for Uttar Pradesh
6 February
1988
14 February
1988
8 days
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
B.dubey(3).jpg Bindeshwari Dubey
(1921–1993)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
25 June
1988
2 December
1989
1 year, 160 days
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
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
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
Gaddam Venkatswamy.jpg 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
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
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
M.Arunachalam.jpg M. Arunachalam
(1944–2004)
MP for Tenkasi
1 May
1997
9 June
1997
39 days Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
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
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
Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg Satyanarayan Jatiya
(born 1946)
MP for Ujjain
22 November
1999
1 September
2001
1 year, 283 days
Sharadyadavjdu.jpg Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Madhepura
1 September
2001
1 July
2002
303 days Janata Dal (United)
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 (2004present)

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
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
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
GKVasan.jpg G. K. Vasan
(born 1964)
Rajya Sabha MP for Tamil Nadu

(MoS, I/C)
3 March
2009
22 May
2009
80 days
Mallikarjun Kharge.jpg Mallikarjun Kharge
(born 1942)
MP for Gulbarga
28 May
2009
17 June
2013
4 years, 20 days Manmohan II
Sis Ram Ola (cropped).jpg Sis Ram Ola
(1927–2013)
MP for Jhunjhunu
17 June
2013
15 December
2013
(died in office)
181 days
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
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
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
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
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.jpg Bhupender Yadav
(born 1969)
Rajya Sabha MP for Rajasthan
7 July
2021
9 June
2024
2 years, 338 days
Mansukh Mandaviya Profile (4x5).png Mansukh Mandaviya
(born 1972)
MP for Porbandar
10 June
2024
Incumbent1 year, 51 days Modi III

Ministers of State

PortraitMinister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of officePolitical partyMinistryPrime Minister
FromToPeriod
Minister of State of Labour and Employment
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
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
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
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
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
Larang Sai
(1935–2004)
MP for Sarguja
14 August
1977
28 July
1979
1 year, 348 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
Ram Kripal Sinha
(1934–2023)
Rajya Sabha MP for Bihar
T. Anjaiah
(1919–1986)
MP for Secunderabad
8 June
1980
11 October
1980
125 days Indian National Congress (I) Indira IV Indira Gandhi
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
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
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
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
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
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
Ashok Kumar Pradhan
(born 1953)
MP for Khurja
1 July
2002
29 January
2003
212 days
Vijay Goel (cropped).jpg Vijay Goel
(born 1954)
MP for Chandni Chowk
29 January
2003
24 May
2003
115 days
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
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
HarishRawat.jpg Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MP for Haridwar
28 May
2009
19 January
2011
1 year, 236 days Indian National Congress Manmohan II
kottikkunni[?] sureess.jpg Kodikunnil Suresh
(born 1962)
MP for Mavelikara
28 October
2012
26 May
2014
1 year, 210 days
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
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
Shobha Karandlaje with PM Modi.jpg Shobha Karandlaje
(born 1966)
MP for Bangalore North
10 June
2024
Incumbent1 year, 51 days Modi III

See also

References

  1. "Budget 2023 | Social security cuts irk trade unions". The Hindu. February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 "Ministry of Labour and Employment Annual Report for Year 2011–2012" (PDF). Ministry of Labour and Employment. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  3. "National Skill Development Mission". www.pmindia.gov.in.
  4. "Jagjivan Ram | Indian Politician, Spokesman for the Dalits | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  5. "Thrust Areas of Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India".
  6. "Press release SIXTH QUARTERLY SURVEY REPORT ON EFFECT OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA (JANUARY TO MARCH 2010)".
  7. "Directorate General of Employment (DGE) | Ministry of Labour & Employment". Labour.nic.in. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  8. "Home | DGFASLI, Mumbai, Ministry of Labour, Government of India". dgfasli.gov.in.