Shobha Karandlaje to chair meet with south Indian states on labour reforms

Boosting employment generation is also on top of the agenda for the meeting to be held in Bengaluru.

New Delhi: The Ministry of Labour and Employment will hold a meeting with south Indian states and union territories in Bengaluru on Friday to discuss labour reforms and boosting employment generation.

Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje will chair the meeting.

The meeting will be held with officials of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Kerala, Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands to discuss issues related to labour reforms, building and constitution workers, ESIC, e-Shram and employment generation, an official statement said.

"Harmonisation in rules made by States/UTs under Labour Codes, use of e-Shram portal as one stop solution for easy access to social security benefits, expanding coverage of welfare schemes for building and construction workers, linkage with educational institutions for employment opportunities and measurement of employment will be discussed during the meeting," it added.