Lok Sabha Question No. 4131 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-27
Subject: Inter-Ministerial Committee on Labour Codes
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: T. RADHAKRISHNAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R., KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4131

TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.03.2017

## INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE ON LABOUR CODES

## 4131. SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government had set up an inter-ministerial Committee to
- consider on two labour codes on wages and industrial relations;
- (b)if so, the details thereof along with its aims and objectives thereto;
- (c)whether the said Committee has submitted its report to the Government and if so, the details thereof;
- (d)whether  the  Government  has  consulted  with  various  stakeholders, including trade unions and employees before finalizing the draft codes
- and if so, the details and outcome thereof; and
- (e)the  corrective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to
- promote country's performance in 'Ease of Doing Business'? ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

- (a) & (b): The Second National Commission on Labour has recommended that the existing Labour Laws should be broadly grouped into four or five Labour  Codes  on  functional  basis.  Accordingly,  the  Ministry  has  taken steps for drafting four Labour Codes on Wages; Industrial Relations; Social Security  &  Welfare;  and  Safety  and  Working  Conditions  respectively,  by simplifying, amalgamating and rationalizing the relevant provisions of the existing Central Labour Laws.

It has been decided that an informal Group of Ministers headed by Minister of  Finance  &  Corporate  Affairs,  and  with  Minister  of  Road,  Transport  & Highways and Shipping;    Minister of Law and Justice and Electronics & Information Technology;  Minister of Steel; Minister of State (Independent charge) for Labour & Employment; Minister of State (Independent charge) for  Petroleum  &  Natural  Gas;  Minister  of  State  (Independent  charge)  for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy as members, will examine the draft Codes on Wages' Bill and Industrial Relations' Code Bill before it is formally considered for approval by the Government. The informal Group of Ministers has met twice on 30.12.2015 and 08.03.2017 to discuss the draft

Codes.

- (c): No report is required to be submitted.
- (d): The  process  of  Legislative  reforms  includes  consultation  with stakeholders including Central Trade Unions, Employers' Association and State Governments in the form of tripartite consultation. The draft Codes on Wages  and  Industrial Relations were accordingly considered in tripartite consultation meetings where representative of the Central Trade Unions participated and gave their suggestions which were appropriately considered. Such tripartite  Consultation  for  Code  on  Wages  was  held  on 10.03.2015 and 13.04.2015 and for Industrial Relations Code was held on 06.05.2015 and 06.10.2015.
- (e): Ministry  of  Labour  &  Employment  has  taken  a  number  of measures to promote Country's performance in 'Ease  of  Doing  Business' which include:-
-  Registration process for EPFO and ESIC are fully online on realtime basis.
-  Common Registration Service, for registration under 5 Central Labour Laws, has been provided on e-biz Portal.
-  Shram Suvidha Portal,  launched by  the  Ministry  on  16.10.2014,  has facilitated Single Online Annual Return under 9 Central Labour Acts.
- The Shram Suvidha Portal also provides facility for Common Monthly
-  Return for EPFO and ESIC.
-  Ministry has also notified 'Ease of Compliance to maintain Registers under various Labour Laws Rules, 2017' on 21st February 2017 which has  in  effect  replaced  the  56  Registers/Forms  prescribed  under  9 Central Laws and Rules made thereunder into 5 common Registers/Forms.    This will save  efforts,  costs  and  lessen  the compliance burden by various establishments.

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