Ministry of Labour and Employment

The Ministry of Labour and Employment, a branch of the Government of India, is the apex body for formulation and administration of the rules and regulations and laws relating to labour and employment in India.

The focus areas are
• Labour Policy and legislation
• Safety, health and welfare of labour
• Social security of labour
• Policy relating to special target groups such as women and child labour
• Industrial relations and enforcement of labour laws in the Central sphere
• Adjudication of industrial disputes through Central Government Industrial Tribunals cum Labour Courts and National Industrial Tribunals
• Workers' Education
• Labour and Employment Statistics

Minsters in the Ministry

• Mallikarjun Kharge
  Cabinet Minister