Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)

Ministry of Labour and Employment
	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	Mansukh Mandaviya, Cabinet Minister; Shobha Karandlaje, Minister of State;
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.

^ "Budget 2023 | Social security cuts irk trade unions". The Hindu. February 2023.
^ ^a ^b Cite error: The named reference MLE Report 2011-2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ "National Skill Development Mission". www.pmindia.gov.in.

[1] "Budget 2023 | Social security cuts irk trade unions". The Hindu. February 2023.

[MLE_Report_2011-2012-2] Cite error: The named reference MLE Report 2011-2012 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[3] "National Skill Development Mission". www.pmindia.gov.in.

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