Report Wire

News at Another Perspective

All 4 Labour Code draft guidelines finalised by 13 states/UTs: Govt

1 min read

As many as 13 states/Union Territories have finalised draft notifications for guidelines for all of the 4 proposed labour codes, the federal government stated in Parliament.
The highest variety of draft notifications are for The Code on Wages by 24 states/UTs — Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Uttarakhand, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Odisha, Punjab, Chhattisgarh, Tripura, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Goa, Mizoram, Telangana, Assam, Manipur, UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and Delhi, Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav stated in a written reply to a query in Rajya Sabha. He added 20 states have finalised draft guidelines for The Industrial Relations Code, whereas 18 states have finalised for The Code on Social Security.
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Punjab, Manipur, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh and UT of Jammu & Kashmir are the 13 areas which have finalised draft notifications for The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code. “The Central Government is pursuing with the remaining State Governments to frame the rules under all four Codes,” Yadav stated.
Parliament had given its nod to the 4 labour codes final 12 months, that are but to be applied. With labour being a concurrent topic, each the Centre and states should body legal guidelines and guidelines.