In this article, Shraddha Patidar of Symbiosis Law School, Hyderabad discusses the organisational setup of state government labour departments.

Introduction

Labour law refers to the laws regulating employment. In India, there over 50 national laws and many more at the state level. As per Article 246(4) of the Constitution of India, both the Centre and the State can make laws on labour laws. Mostly the Parliament enact the laws relating to labour laws and the State government implement those laws through their administrative authority. Certain laws such as the Minimum Wages Act are applicable to establishments employing a single person. The constitutional status of labour jurisdiction has been explained in the following table.

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Labour department ensures effective enforcement of various labour laws by which it facilities harmonious industrial relations. It protects and safeguards the interest of workers and it acts as an instrument for conciliation and conflict resolution between the labour and the management.

Functions of the Labour Department

• To implement State labour laws and employment laws for ensuring basic statutory working conditions and labour standards.
• To protect the interests of workers, both in organized and unorganized sectors and to maintain industrial peace and harmony.
• To Ensure wages, safety, welfare, working hours, weekly & other holidays, leave etc. for workers.
• To eliminate employment of all forms of child labour and rehabilitation of those released from work
• To promote the welfare and social security of workers by the implementation of schemes.
• To provide social security to the injured workmen and maternity benefit to the women workers
• To provide for registration and Licensing of Establishments and collection of labour welfare fund.
• To provide for registration of trade union and unorganized sector.

Services which the labour department should provide

• Approval of Factory Building Plans under the Factories  Act, 1948.
• Registration/Grant of Licence/Renewal/Amendment of the factory license under Factories  Act, 1948.
• Registration/Amendment of Establishment of Employing contract workers under contract labour (R&A) Act, 1970.
• Grant of Licence/Renewal/Amendment of contract labour license under the contract labour act (R&A) Act, 1970.
• Registration/Amendment of Establishments employing migrant workmen under Inter State migrant workmen Act, 1979.
• Grant of Licence/Renewal/Amendment of Establishments employing migrant workmen under Inter State migrant workmen Act, 1979.
• Registration/Renewal/Amendment under the Motor Transport Workers’s Act 1961.
• Renewal/Amendment under Trade Unions, 1926.
• Inspection under various Labour laws.
• Filing of annual return under various labour laws.
• Self-certification scheme under various labour laws

Labour Department – State Wise Information

Labour Department	Address	Email id	Contact no.	Activites
Andhra Pradesh-Labour Department	Paturi’s Pride, Papaiah Street X Roads, Seetharampuram, Vijayawada – 520 002, Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh	[email protected]	0866-2436313	Labour, Employment
Arunachal Pradesh-Department of Labour and Employment	Directorate of Information and Public Relations Polo Colony, Near Kidzee School. Naharlagun-791111.	[email protected] [email protected]	0360-2244914	Labour, Employment
Assam-Labour & Employment Department	Block –D, 3rd Floor, Assam Secretariat Dispur, Guwahati-6	[email protected]	03612237255	Labour, Employment
Bihar-Labour Department	Sanyukt shram bhawan, Ramnagar, Bahadurpur, Darbhanga, Bihar 846001	lcbihargmail.com	076797 44614	Labour, Employment, training,Child labour abolition,Rehabilitation of child labour
Chattisgarh-Department of Labour	Office of the Workers Chhattisgarh, Raipur (Chhattisgarh Government, Labor Department) Vol.-3, 2nd Floor, Indravati Bhawan, New Raipur (Chhattisgarh)	[email protected]	+91 7354778899, +91 9893865006 1800-233-2021	Labour, Employment, Labour welfare
Goa-Department of Labour	Department Of Information & Technology 2nd Floor IT Hub, Altinho, Panaji, Goa – 403001	[email protected]	+918322221505  +918322221509	Labour, Employment, Child labour abolition, Bonded Labour Abolition
Gujarat-Labour & Employment Department	Office of Director of Labour, Block No. 11,12,14, 2nd Floor, Udoyg Bhavan, Sector – 11. Gandhinagar – 382 017. Gujarat.	[email protected]	+91-232-57500	Labour, Employment, Employment, and training
Haryana-Labour Department	30 Bays Building, Sector 17, Chandigarh – 160 017	[email protected]	0172-2701373	Labour, Employment
Himachal Pradesh-Labour & Employment Department	New Himrus Bhawan, Circular Road, Shimla-171001	[email protected]	0177-2625085	Labour, Employment,
Jammu & Kashmir-Department of Labour and Employment	441, 4th Floor, Civil Secretariat, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190005	[email protected]	Jammu – 0191-2546159, 2565824 Srinagar – 0194-2506213,2506333	Labour, Employment,
Jharkhand-Labour and Employment	Ground Floor, Engineer’s Hostel – I, Near Golchakkar, Dhurwa, Ranchi, Jharkhand.	[email protected]	0651-2401040	Labour, Employment, old age person, age welfare, training
Karnataka- Department of Labour	“Karmika Bhavan”, Bannerughatta Road, Bangalore – 560 029. Karnataka.	[email protected]	08026531252	Labour, Employment, labour welfare, Child Labour cell
Kerala-Labour Commissionerate	District Labour Officer,Thozhil Bhavan, Thiruvananthapuram	[email protected], [email protected]	0471-2783939 08547655214	Labour, Employment, Labour laws
Madhya Pradesh-Labour Welfare Board	New Moti Bungalow, MG Road, Indore – 452007	[email protected]	:(0731)2432822 (0731)2545645	Labour, Employment, Child labour, child labour prohibition
Maharashtra-Department of Labour	Kamgar Bhavan, 4th floor, C-20, E Block, Opp. Reserve Bank, BKC, Bandra (E), Mumbai-51.	[email protected]	022 – 26573833 / 26573733	Employment, Self-employment
Manipur-Department of Labour	Department of Labour Government of Manipur Imphal – 795001 Manipur	–	0385-2451296	Labour, Employment
Meghalaya-Department of labour	Labour Department, Government of Meghalaya, Room No. 511, 5th Floor, Additional Secretariat Building, Shillong	[email protected]	0364-2505049 8974066400	Labour, Employment
Mizoram-Labour, Employment & Industrial Training Department	Tuikhuahtlang, Dr. C. Silvera building, Opp. A.I.R. Road Aizawl – 796001, Mizoram.	[email protected]	0389 – 2311734	Labour, Employment, vocational guidance, labour laws
Nagaland-Labour & Employment Department	Kohima, Nagaland 797004	[email protected]	0370-2270132/2270135	Labour, Employment
Orissa-Labour Directorate	Shrama Bhawan, Kharavela Nagar, Near Gurudwar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha	[email protected]	+91 674 2390624	Labour, Employment, child labour elimination, a special school for child labour
Punjab-Labour & Employment Department	SCO No. 47-48, 3rd floor, Sector – 17 E, Chandigarh Punjab, India	[email protected]	+91-172-2702486	Labour, Employment
Rajasthan-Labour Department	Room no. 5225, Secretariat, Jaipur, Rajasthan	[email protected]	0141-2227061	Labour, Employment, child labour, bonded labour, labour courts
Sikkim-Labour Department	Middle Lingding, Gangtok, Sikkim	[email protected]	03592-206318	Labour, Employment, labour laws
Tamil Nadu-Labour Department	Government of Tamil Nadu Secretariat, Fort St. George Chennai – 600009 Tamil Nadu	[email protected]	25670472	Labour, Employment, training, labour courts, child labour, rehabilitation
Tripura-Directorate of Labour	TBOCWW Board Labour Directorate, 1st floor AMC building, Jacksongate, Agartala	[email protected]	0381-2383261	Labour, Employment, labour laws
Uttarakand-Department of Labour	Government of Uttarakhand 4, Subhash Road Secretariat Dehradun – Uttarakhand	[email protected]	05946:282849	Labour, Employment
Uttar Pradesh-Labour Department	Baapu Bhawan	0522-2237165	[email protected]	Labour, Employment, Child Labour alleviation
West Bengal-Labour Welfare Board	P-3, CIT Scheme Vll-M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata- 700 054	[email protected]	033-2320-4241/7624	Labour, Employment, Labour welfare, Labour laws
Andaman & Nicobar	Office Of the Labour Commissioner Supply Line, Port, Blair	[email protected]	+91 (3192) 233138	Labour, Employment, Training, Labour welfare
Chandigarh-Labour Deptartment	Raj Bhawan, Chandigarh	admr-chd AT nic.in	+91 172 2740740	Labour, Employment
Dadar & Nagar Haveli-Labour Department	Labour Department Opp. Mamlatdar Office, Near Treasury office Silvassa Dadra and Nagar Haveli Pin :- 396230	[email protected]	0260-2642374	Labour, Employment
Labour and Employment Office, Diu	The Collector & District Magistrate Collectorate, Fort Road, Diu (U.T.) – 362520.	[email protected]	02875-252444, 252111	Labour, Employment
Labour Department-Delhi	D Block 5 Sham Nath Marg Delhi.	[email protected]	23968706	Labour, Employment, child labour rehabilitation
Lakshadweep-Department	Kavaratti, Lakshadweep, 682555	[email protected]	+9495093537	Labour, Employment, Vocational guidance
Pondicherry-Labour Department	No. 1, Panni Thittu Main Road, Moopanar Thottam, Vambapet, Bahour Commune, Puducherry-607 402	[email protected]	+91-413-2355575	Labour, Employment