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About the Directorate

About the Directorate

  1. The Labour& ESI Department had its original nomenclature as Labour Employment and Housing Department. In the year 1980, the Housing wing was separated and it became Labour & Employment Department. After further restructuring of departments, the Employment wing was dissociated and this department was renamed as Labour & Employees’ State Insurance Department by virtue of G.A. Department Notification No. 24622/Gen. dt.19.12.2011 read with their Corrigendum No. 3175/Gen. dt.10.02.2012.
  2. It is the Nodal Department for formulating plans, policies and programmes for development of different category of labourers including child and adolescent labourers working in both organized and unorganized sectors with an aim to ensurevarious safety & security measures at workplace, social security measures at the hour of need for industrial workers and   maintenance of harmonious industrial relations between the employers and employees by handling the arising industrial disputes situations.