No plan to introduce four-day work week in central government offices: Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar"Presently, there is no such proposal to introduce four days a week or 40 hours a week for Central Government officials," Labour Minister S...
24 Mar, 2021, 06.37 PM IST
Centre hasn't agreed to proposals on increasing work hours: Labour minister Santosh Gangwar“During an existing pandemic, the ministry of labour & employment has received the draft ordinances/bills from different state governments ...
15 Mar, 2021, 05.00 PM IST
EPFO likely to credit 8.5 percent interest on EPF for 2019-20 by DecemberEarlier in September this year, the Employees Provident Fund Organisation had decided to split 8.5 per cent interest into two installments ...
13 Dec, 2020, 11.32 AM IST
Labour minister Santosh Gangwar calls for global action on balance between labour and employer"Safety, health, welfare and improved working conditions are essential for wellbeing of the workers," Gangwar said while addressing the BRI...
11 Oct, 2020, 07.37 PM IST
ESIC issues comprehensive guidelines for employers, workers to prevent spread of Covid-19According to the statement, these guidelines are about the structural and administrative measures and human resource policies that can be u...
29 Sep, 2020, 08.06 PM IST
Rs 44,054.72 crore has been withdrawn from the EPFO till date: Govt in Rajya SabhaThe Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme was amended to provide for a non-refundable advance from the provident fund account of a member ...
21 Sep, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
Govt has taken number of steps to increase women participation in labour force: Labour ministerAs per the results of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) conducted during 2017-18 and 2018-19 by National Statistical Office (NSO), minist...
21 Sep, 2020, 02.47 PM IST
'Centre unaffected by deaths,' says Rahul Gandhi, on 'no data on migrant labourer deaths'Union Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar told the Lok Sabha on Monday that the government does not have data on the number of migrants who die...
15 Sep, 2020, 12.43 PM IST
AITUC condemns staff termination amid lockdown; writes to Labour MinisterIn a letter shot off to Gangwar, AITUC said,"...making a particular reference to Fareportal India Pvt Ltd, calls upon your urgent intervent...
09 Apr, 2020, 05.26 PM IST
2.72 crore male, 1.56 crore female registered job seekers in the country: Government tells LSUnion Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar released the statistics for the number of people who have registered with employment exchanges across...
09 Dec, 2019, 03.57 PM IST
India mulls 'One Nation, One Pay Day': Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar"There should be a pan-India single wage day every month across various sectors to ensure that workers get timely payment of salaries. Prim...
15 Nov, 2019, 04.27 PM IST
Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar takes charge; to focus on reforms"In today's Cabinet meeting the first agenda is related to labour. That much I can tell you," Gangwar told
31 May, 2019, 05.09 PM IST
Union Cabinet approves amendment to the 1926 Trade Union ActThe amended legislation will be tabled in Parliament and once passed labour ministry will issue new rules and regulations prescribing the m...
02 Jan, 2019, 06.26 PM IST
Employee not in employment for a month can withdraw 75% of EPF moneyEPF members with no jobs for a month can avail 75% of the total fund standing to his/her credit.
23 Jul, 2018, 09.49 PM IST
Just 0.3% of Dalits got jobs via employment exchanges in 2014Labour minister Santosh Gangwar submitted data that showed that of the 76.44 lakh Scheduled Caste persons who registered themselves for job...
04 Apr, 2018, 11.10 AM IST
Over 8 crore EPFO accounts have no birth date, 11 crore missing father's nameAccording to the statement, the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) has 8,38,04,469 subscriber accounts where there is no date of...
02 Apr, 2018, 09.21 PM IST
EPFO to consider crediting ETF units to PF accountsAs per estimates, EPFO's investment in ETFs is expected to touch Rs 45,000 crore by the end of the current fiscal.
22 Oct, 2017, 11.56 AM IST