Current Affairs on Ministry of Labour and Employment

Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoL&E) Unveils Draft ‘Shram Shakti Niti 2025’

The Government of India has unveiled the draft National Labour and Employment Policy, affectionately dubbed Shram Shakti Niti, 2025. This initiative is all about establishing a universal and portable social security system that caters to every worker. The draft policy presents a renewed vision for a fair, inclusive, and future-ready world of work aligned with […]

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Empowering Unorganised Workers: e-Shram at 30.68 Crore Registrations

The Ministry of Labour and Employment launched the e-Shram portal on August 26, 2021, with the goal of creating a comprehensive National Database of Unorganised Workers (NDUW). This portal is designed to provide unorganised workers with a Universal Account Number (UAN) and connect them to various social security and welfare schemes. As of March 3,

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e-Shram Portal Expands to 22 Scheduled Languages

The e-Shram portal, designed to provide unorganised workers with seamless access to various government schemes, has been upgraded to support all 22 scheduled languages. This enhancement, launched by Union Minister of Labour and Employment Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, aims to make the portal more accessible to workers across India. Previously, the e-Shram portal was available only in English, Hindi,

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Labour Ministry Partners with Amazon to Ignite Job Opportunities for Youth

The Union Labour Ministry and Amazon have signed an MoU to leverage the National Career Service (NCS) portal for boosting job opportunities in India. The agreement, signed by Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Minister of State Shobha Karandlaje, aims to expand job accessibility for the country’s youth by providing diverse employment services through the NCS platform. The partnership highlights the role of advanced technologies like

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Labour Minister Launches New Features on eShram Portal for Migrant Workers’ Welfare

Why the scheme is in news? – On Monday, Union Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav launched additional features on the eShram portal. One of the features will enable the capture of family details of migrant workers to provide them with access to child education and women-centric schemes. The eShram portal now allows registered workers to connect

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Agriculture sector employs highest female workers: Labour Ministry

Agriculture sector employs highest female workers: Labour Ministry– The agriculture sector has the highest estimated percentage distribution of female workers followed by manufacturing. Nearly 63% workers are female in the agriculture sector at the pan-India level, while the estimated percentage distribution of female worker in the manufacturing sector is 11.2%, according to the annual Periodic

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Bhupender Yadav releases report on 4th round of quarterly employment survey

Bhupender Yadav releases report on 4th round of quarterly employment survey : Labour and Employment Minister Bhupender Yadav released the report on 4th round of quarterly employment survey, January to March this year in New Delhi.September 2022 Current Affairs QuizFindings:It indicates that the overall employment has increased in the last four quarterly survey. The estimated employment

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Ministry of Labour & Employment launches DigiSaksham programme in association with Microsoft

Minister for Labour and Employment, Bhupender Yadav has launched DigiSaksham, which is a digital skills programme to enhance the employability of rural and semi-urban areas youth by imparting digital skills that are required in an increasingly technology-driven era. This joint initiative with Microsoft India is an extension of the Government’s ongoing programs to support the youth from rural and

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Expert panel to fix minimum pay and national floor wage

An expert group has been constructed by the Labour and Employment Ministry to provide technical inputs and recommendations on fixation of minimum wages and national floor for minimum wages. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 This is the second expert committee on minimum wages formed by the government within the last two years. The recently constructed

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Govt increased variable dearness allowance for workers in central sphere

The government of India has notified and revised the rate of Variable Dearness Allowance (VDA) with a view to providing relief to different categories of workers engaged in various scheduled employments in the central sphere. Daily Current Affairs Quiz 2021 Labour and Employment Minister Santosh Gangwar said that this will benefit about one 1.5 crore

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