The Ministry of Labour & Employment is committed towards good governance by bringing transparency and accountability in labour enforcement system. Below mentioned are initiatives by the Ministry in this direction.
Governance reforms through use of Technology:
Shram Suvidha Portal: The Ministry of Labour & Employment has developed a unified Web Portal ‘Shram Suvidha Portal’. There are 4 main features of this Portal:
· Unique labour identification number (LIN) will be allotted to Units to facilitate online registration.
· Filing of self-certified and simplified Single Online Return by the industry instead of filing 16 separate Returns. Amendments to 10 Rules has been taken up.
· Computerized inspection Reports within 72 hours by the Labour inspectors.
· Timely redressal of grievances.
The unique Labour Identification Number (LIN) has been issued to 7,40,850 Units as on 23.12.2014.
Transparent Labour Inspection Scheme in Central Sphere for random selection of Units for Inspection:
· A computerized list of inspections to be generated randomly based on risk based algorithm.
· Complaints based inspections to be determined centrally after examination based on data and evidence.
· 19,389 inspections have been generated as on 23.12.2014 since the launch of the Labour Inspection Scheme of which 15,892 have already been uploaded on Shram Suvidha Portal.
Initiatives in Progress:
· Common Registration between PAN/CIN/LIN.
· Common Registration and Reporting between 5 acts namely The EPF & MP Act, 1952, The ESIC Act, 1948, The BOCW(RECS) Act, 1996, The CL(R&A) Act, 1970, and The Inter-State Migrant Workmen(RECS) Act, 1979.
· 10 states have shown interest in joining the portal.
Portability through Universal Account Number (UAN) for Employees Provident Fund:
· Digitization of complete database of 4,22,99,883 EPF subscribers and allotment of UAN to each of them.
· UAN is being seeded with Bank account and Aadhar Card and other KYC details for financial inclusion.
· EPF account of employee to be updated monthly and at the same time he will be informed through SMS.
· Direct access to their EPF accounts and will also enable them to consolidate all their previous accounts.
Initiatives in Progress:
· Special drive is being taken up for enrolling contract and construction workers. This will bring this hugeUnorganized Workforce into mainstream by bringing them under the formal social security cover. Details of contract workers will also be linked to Shram Suvidha Portal through UAN.
· ESIC is to seed UAN mandatorily.
New Initiatives in Employment, Demand Responsive Vocational Training, and Career Services :
India is one of the youngest countries in the world. 58% our population is below 29 years of age. That is why job creation particularly youth employment is focus area of our employment policy. The generation of the quality jobs means better skill alignment of workforce through Demand Responsive Vocation Training and quality apprenticeship so that the employment and employability of our workforce could be enhanced. It will also act as a bridge to realize the vision of thePM on Make In India, Skill India etc. Below mentioned are good governance initiatives by the Ministry in this direction:
1. National Career Service Project
Transformation of National Employment Service to provide employment related services on the national level portal.
2. NCVT MIS Portal
The portal will link all NCVT affiliated Govt. & Private ITIs, 36 States / UTs Directorate, Apprenticeship Establishments, Central Institutes and DGE&T at national level.
3. Skill Development Initiative Portal
The portal has been designed based on the guidelines for SDI scheme in vogue during 2007 to 2012 and being improved to make it effective and user friendly.
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