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		<summary type="html">&lt;p&gt;Created page with &amp;quot;{{short description|Ministry of India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}} {{Infobox government agency |agency_name     = Ministry...&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;New page&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;{{short description|Ministry of India}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2018}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2016}}&lt;br /&gt;
{{Infobox government agency&lt;br /&gt;
|agency_name     = Ministry of Labour and Employment&lt;br /&gt;
|seal            = Emblem_of_India.svg&lt;br /&gt;
|seal_width      = 70px&lt;br /&gt;
|seal_caption    = &lt;br /&gt;
|jurisdiction    = {{flagicon|India}}[[Republic of India]]&lt;br /&gt;
|headquarters    = Rafi Marg, [[New Delhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|minister1_name  = [[Bhupender Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
| minister1_pfo = [[Cabinet Minister]]&lt;br /&gt;
| minister2_name = [[Rameswar Teli]]&lt;br /&gt;
| minister2_pfo = [[Minister of State]]&lt;br /&gt;
|seceratary1_name  = [[Apurva chandra]]&lt;br /&gt;
|website         = {{url|http://labour.gov.in}}&lt;br /&gt;
|logo=|formed=|employees=|budget={{INRConvert|7700|c}} &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(2018–19 est.)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |title=Budget data |date=2019 |website=www.indiabudget.gov.in |format=PDF |access-date=15 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180304170727/http://www.indiabudget.gov.in/ub2018-19/eb/sbe95.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2018 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;|chief1_name=|chief1_position=|chief2_name=|chief2_position=|chief3_name=|chief3_position=|chief4_name=|chief4_position=|chief5_name=|chief5_position=|chief6_name=|chief6_position=|chief7_name=|chief7_position=|chief8_name=|chief8_position=|chief9_name=|chief9_position=|parent_department=}}&lt;br /&gt;
The &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Ministry of Labour &amp;amp; Employment&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the [[Government of India]]. This is an India&amp;#039;s federal ministry which is responsible to protect and safeguard the interest of workers in general and their social security.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;MLE Report 2011-2012&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; The Ministry aims to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;MLE Report 2011-2012&amp;quot;/&amp;gt; However, Skill Development responsibilities, such as [[Industrial Training Institute|Industrial Training]] and [[Apprenticeship]] responsibilities were transferred to the [[Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship]] from 9 November 2014.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.pmindia.gov.in/en/news_updates/national-skill-development-mission/|title=National Skill Development Mission|website=www.pmindia.gov.in}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The Ministry launched the National Career Service portal on 20 July 2015 to help bridge the gap between job providers and job seekers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Role and Working==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Functions===&lt;br /&gt;
The thrust areas of the ministry are:&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://labour.nic.in/main/subject.htm|title=Thrust Areas of Ministry of Labour &amp;amp; Employment, Govt. of India&amp;lt;!-- Bot generated title --&amp;gt;}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Labour Policy and legislation&lt;br /&gt;
* Safety, health and welfare of labour&lt;br /&gt;
* Social security of labour&lt;br /&gt;
* Policy relating to special target groups such as women and child labour&lt;br /&gt;
* Industrial relations and enforcement of labour laws in the Central sphere&lt;br /&gt;
* Adjudication of industrial disputes through Central Government Industrial Tribunals cum Labour Courts and National Industrial Tribunals&lt;br /&gt;
* Workers&amp;#039; Education&lt;br /&gt;
* Labour and Employment Statistics&lt;br /&gt;
The results of recession &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/release/rel_print_page1.asp?relid=61994|title=Press release SIXTH QUARTERLY SURVEY REPORT ON EFFECT OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA (JANUARY TO MARCH 2010)}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; on employment in the eight selected sectors textiles including apparels, leather, metals, automobiles, gems &amp;amp; jewellery, transport, IT/BPO and handloom / powerloom were monitored starting from Oct–Dec 2008. The overall employment in the eight selected sectors covered in the quarterly surveys has increased by 10.66 lakh (0.16%). In IT/BPO sector the increase in the employment is maximum (6.9 lakh) during the year 2009–10.&lt;br /&gt;
* Emigration of Labour for employment abroad&lt;br /&gt;
* Employment services and vocational training&lt;br /&gt;
* Administration of Central Labour &amp;amp; Employment Services&lt;br /&gt;
* International co-operation in labour and employment matters&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Organisation==&lt;br /&gt;
The attached and subordinate offices, autonomous organisations, adjudicating bodies and arbitration bodies are:&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;MLE Report 2011-2012&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web |url=http://labour.nic.in/annrep/annrep1112/English_AR_2011-12/Annual%20Report%20English%201-33.pdf |title=Ministry of Labour and Employment Annual Report for Year 2011–2012 |access-date=6 June 2012 |publisher=Ministry of Labour and Employment}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Attached offices===&lt;br /&gt;
* Directorate General of Employment &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://labour.nic.in/organizationsofmole/directorate-general-employment-training-dget |title=Directorate General of Employment (DGE) &amp;amp;#124; Ministry of Labour &amp;amp; Employment |publisher=Labour.nic.in |date=2018-04-19 |access-date=2018-09-15}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Office of Chief Labour Commissioner has the power to rusticate any labour in charge of the country&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Subordinate offices===&lt;br /&gt;
* Directorate General of Mines Safety&lt;br /&gt;
* Welfare Commissioners&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Autonomous organisations===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Employees&amp;#039; State Insurance|Employees State Insurance Corporation]]&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Employees&amp;#039; Provident Fund Organisation of India|Employees Provident Fund Organisation]]&lt;br /&gt;
* National Institute for Career Services (Erstwhile CIRTES)&lt;br /&gt;
* [[V. V. Giri National Labour Institute]]&lt;br /&gt;
* Central Board for Workers Education&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Adjudicating body===&lt;br /&gt;
* Central Government Industrial Tribunals and Labour Courts&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
===Arbitration Body===&lt;br /&gt;
* Central Labour Institute&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Labour Ministers of India==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable&amp;quot; style=&amp;quot;text-align:center&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
!No&lt;br /&gt;
! Name&lt;br /&gt;
!Portrait&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; |Term of office&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=2| Party&lt;br /&gt;
! Prime Minister&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|1&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Jagjivan Ram]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|15 August 1947&lt;br /&gt;
|13 May 1952&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|13 may 1952}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=11| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=11|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=6| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|2&lt;br /&gt;
| [[V. V. Giri]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:V.V.Giri.jpg|84x84px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13 May 1952&lt;br /&gt;
|07 September 1954&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|13 may 1952|7 september 1954}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|3&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|10 September 1954&lt;br /&gt;
|16 April 1957&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|7 september 1954|16 april 1957}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|4&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|119x119px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|17 April 1957&lt;br /&gt;
|10 April 1962&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|16 april 1957|10 april 1962}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|5&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Jai Sukh Lal Hathi]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|89x89px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|16 April 1962&lt;br /&gt;
|15 November 1962&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|16 april 1962|15 november 1962}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(4)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|119x119px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|01 September 1963&lt;br /&gt;
|24 January 1964&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|1 september 1963|24 january 1964}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|6&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India.jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|24 January 1964&lt;br /&gt;
|24 January 1966&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|24 january 1964|24 january 1966}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=1| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(1)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jagjivan Ram]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|24 January 1966&lt;br /&gt;
|13 March 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|24 january 1966|13 march 1967}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=4| [[Indira Gandhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(5)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jai Sukh Lal Hathi]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|89x89px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|13 March 1967&lt;br /&gt;
|15 November 1969&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|13 march 1967|15 november 1969}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(1)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jagjivan Ram]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|15 November 1969&lt;br /&gt;
|18 February 1970&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|15 november 1969|18 february 1970}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(6)&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India.jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|18 February 1970&lt;br /&gt;
|18 March 1971&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|18 february 1970|18 march 1971}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|7&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ravindra Varma]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| 26 March 1977&lt;br /&gt;
| 28 July 1979&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|26 march 1977|28 july 1979}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Morarji Desai]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|8&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Fazlur Rahman (India)|Fazlur Rahman]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| 30 July 1979&lt;br /&gt;
| 14 January 1980&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|30 july 1979|14 january 1980}}&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Janata Party (Secular)/meta/color}}&amp;quot; |&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Charan Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|9&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg|94x94px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 16 January 1980&lt;br /&gt;
| 07 June 1980&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|16 january 1980|7 june 1980}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;9&amp;quot;| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=9|&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot;| [[Indira Gandhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|10&lt;br /&gt;
| [[N. D. Tiwari]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|103x103px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 19 October 1980&lt;br /&gt;
| 08 August 1981&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|19 october 1980|8 august 1981}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|11&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bhagwat Jha Azad]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg|108x108px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|15 January 1982&lt;br /&gt;
|02 September 1982&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|15 january 1982|2 september 1982}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|12&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Veerendra Patil]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|02 September 1982&lt;br /&gt;
|31 December 1984&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|2 september 1982|31 december 1984}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;| [[Indira Gandhi]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;[[Rajiv Gandhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|13&lt;br /&gt;
|[[T. Anjaiah]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|31 December 1984 &lt;br /&gt;
|20 January 1986&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|31 december 1984|20 january 1986}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=5| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|14&lt;br /&gt;
| [[P. A. Sangma]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;(MoS, Independent Charge)&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The former Lok Sabha Speaker Shri P.A. Sangma met the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi on January 18, 2004 (cropped).png|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|20 September 1986&lt;br /&gt;
|06 February 1988&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|20 september 1986|6 february 1988}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|15&lt;br /&gt;
|[[M. L. Fotedar]] &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|06 February 1988&lt;br /&gt;
|14 February 1988&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|6 february 1988|14 february 1988}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|16&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Jagdish Tytler]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|97x97px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|14 February 1988&lt;br /&gt;
|25 June 1988&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|14 february 1988|25 june 1988}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|17&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Bindeshwari Dubey]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|25 June 1988&lt;br /&gt;
|02 December 1989&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|25 june 1988|2 december 1989}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|18&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Ram Vilas Paswan.jpg|89x89px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 06 December 1989&lt;br /&gt;
| 10 November 1989&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Janata Dal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;| [[V. P. Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|19&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|99x99px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|10 November 1990&lt;br /&gt;
| 21 June 1991&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|10 november 1990|21 june 1991}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=1|[[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=1| [[Chandra Shekhar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|20&lt;br /&gt;
| [[K. Ramamurthy]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| 21 June 1991&lt;br /&gt;
| 30 July 1991&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|30 july 1991}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=4| [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=4|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=4| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|21&lt;br /&gt;
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Pumapaparti.N.rao.jpg|95x95px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 30 July 1991&lt;br /&gt;
|10 July 1992&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|30 july 1991|10 july 1992}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(14)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[P. A. Sangma]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge till 10 February 1995)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The former Lok Sabha Speaker Shri P.A. Sangma met the Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee in New Delhi on January 18, 2004 (cropped).png|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 10 July 1992&lt;br /&gt;
| 15 September 1995&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|10 july 1992|15 september 1995}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|22&lt;br /&gt;
| [[G. Venkatswamy]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| 15 September 1995&lt;br /&gt;
| 16 May 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|15 september 1995|16 may 1996}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|23&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|16 May 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|01 June 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
|rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot;| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|24&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Balwant Singh Ramoowalia]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Balwant Singh Ramoowalia.jpg|124x124px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 01 June 1996&lt;br /&gt;
| 29 June 1996&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|29 june 1996}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Janata Dal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=2| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|25&lt;br /&gt;
| [[M. Arunachalam]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:M.Arunachalam.jpg|96x96px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 29 June 1996&lt;br /&gt;
| 21 April 1997&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|29 june 1996|21 april 1997}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Tamil Maanila Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Tamil Maanila Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|26&lt;br /&gt;
| [[I. K. Gujral]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 017.jpg|104x104px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 21 April 1997&lt;br /&gt;
| 01 May 1997&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|21 april 1997|1 may 1997}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Janata Dal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=3|[[I. K. Gujral]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(25)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[M. Arunachalam]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:M.Arunachalam.jpg|96x96px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 01 May 1997&lt;br /&gt;
| 09 June 1997&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|1 may 1997|9 june 1997}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Tamil Maanila Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Tamil Maanila Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|27&lt;br /&gt;
| [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:M. P. Veerendra Kumar DS.jpg|102x102px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 09 June 1997&lt;br /&gt;
| 19 March 1998&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|9 june 1997|19 march 1998}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Janata Dal]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Janata Dal/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|28&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 19 March 1998&lt;br /&gt;
| 13 October 1999&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|13 october 1999}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;3&amp;quot; | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=3|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=5| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(23)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (cropped).jpg|109x109px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 13 October 1999 &lt;br /&gt;
| 22 November 1999&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|22 november 1999}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|(28)&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 22 November 1999&lt;br /&gt;
| 01 September 2001&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|22 november 1999|1 september 2001}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|29&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sharad Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg|82x82px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 01 September 2001&lt;br /&gt;
| 01 July 2002&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|1 september 2001|1 july 2002}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Janata Dal (United)]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Janata Dal (United)/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|30&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sahib Singh Verma]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The Union Labour Minister Dr. Sahib Singh chairing the 165th Meeting of the CBT, Employees Provident Fund in New Delhi on December 3, 2003 (Wednesday) (cropped).jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 01 July 2002&lt;br /&gt;
| 22 May 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|1 july 2002|22 may 2004}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|31&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Sis Ram Ola]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Shri Sis Ram Ola in his office after taking over the charge as the Union Minister of Labour &amp;amp; Employment in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|23 May 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|27 November 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|23 may 2004|27 november 2004}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=8| [[Manmohan Singh]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|32&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|92x92px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|27 November 2004&lt;br /&gt;
|24 August 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|27 november 2004|24 august 2006}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;1&amp;quot; | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Telangana Rashtra Samithi/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=1|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|33&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Manmohan Singh]] &lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in March 2014.jpg|94x94px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|24 August 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|24 October 2006&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|24 august 2006|24 october 2006}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;6&amp;quot; | [[Indian National Congress]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Indian National Congress/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=6|&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|34&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Oscar Fernandes]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Oscar Fernandes addressing at the Annual Economic Editor Conference-2007, in New Delhi on November 13, 2007.jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 24 October 2006&lt;br /&gt;
| 03 March 2009&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|24 october 2006|3 march 2009}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|35&lt;br /&gt;
| [[G. K. Vasan]] &amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:GKVasan.jpg|95x95px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 03 March 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| 22 May 2009&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|3 march 2009|22 may 2009}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|36&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Mallikarjun Kharge addressing the G 20 Labour Ministers Conference, at Paris, France on September 27, 2011.jpg|100x100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 28 May 2009&lt;br /&gt;
| 17 June 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|28 may 2009|17 june 2013}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|37&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Sis Ram Ola]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Shri Sis Ram Ola in his office after taking over the charge as the Union Minister of Labour &amp;amp; Employment in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 17 June 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| 15 Dec 2013&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|17 june 2013|15 december 2013}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|38&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Oscar Fernandes]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The Union Minister for Labour and Employment, Shri Oscar Fernandes addressing at the Annual Economic Editor Conference-2007, in New Delhi on November 13, 2007.jpg|75x75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 15 December 2013&lt;br /&gt;
| 26 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|15 december 2013|26 may 2014}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|39&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water &amp;amp; Sanitation and Urban Development (cropped).jpg|77x77px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 26 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
| 09 November 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|9 november 2014}}&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=&amp;quot;4&amp;quot; | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|width=&amp;quot;4px&amp;quot; bgcolor=&amp;quot;{{Bharatiya Janata Party/meta/color}}&amp;quot; rowspan=4|&lt;br /&gt;
| rowspan=4| [[Narendra Modi]]&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|40&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Bandaru Dattatreya.jpg|93x93px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 09 November 2014&lt;br /&gt;
| 03 September 2017&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|9 november 2014|3 september 2017}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|41&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Santosh Gangwar]]&amp;lt;br&amp;gt; &amp;lt;small&amp;gt;(Independent Charge)&amp;lt;/small&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar oath as Minister.jpg|100x100px]]&lt;br /&gt;
| 03 September 2017&lt;br /&gt;
| 07 July 2021&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|3 september 2017|7 july 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
|-&lt;br /&gt;
|42&lt;br /&gt;
| [[Bhupender Yadav]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
| 07 July 2021&lt;br /&gt;
|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Incumbent&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Ayd|7 july 2021|}}&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==Ministers of State==&lt;br /&gt;
{| class=&amp;quot;wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=&amp;quot; ;&amp;quot;sortable mw-collapsible&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment&lt;br /&gt;
! [[Minister of state]]&lt;br /&gt;
! Portrait&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=2| Political party&lt;br /&gt;
! colspan=&amp;quot;2&amp;quot; | Term&lt;br /&gt;
! Days&lt;br /&gt;
|-align=center&lt;br /&gt;
|[[Vishnudeo Sai]]&lt;br /&gt;
|[[File:The Minister of State for Mines, Steel and Labour &amp;amp; Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai addressing the SIMA conference, in New Delhi on August 01, 2014.jpg|75px]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Rowspan=2|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]&lt;br /&gt;
|Rowspan=2 bgcolor=#FF9933|&lt;br /&gt;
|26 May 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|9 November 2014&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in days|2014|5|26|2014|11|9}} days&lt;br /&gt;
|-align=center            &lt;br /&gt;
|[[Rameswar Teli]]&lt;br /&gt;
|&lt;br /&gt;
|7 July 2021&lt;br /&gt;
|Incubment&lt;br /&gt;
|{{Age in days|2021|7|07}} days&lt;br /&gt;
|}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==See also==&lt;br /&gt;
[[Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020]]&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==References==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Reflist}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
==External links==&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121222211656/http://labour.nic.in/welcome.html Official Website of the Ministry of Labour and Employment]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.ncs.gov.in National Career Service Portal]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://pib.nic.in/newsite/pmreleases.aspx?mincode=21 Official Ministry Press Releases]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://labour.nic.in/main/workdistribution.pdf Organisation Chart of the Ministry of Labour and Employment]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://labour.nic.in/annrep/annrep1112/English_AR_2011-12/Annual%20Report%20English%201-33.pdf Ministry of Labour Annual Report for Year 2011–2012]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://www.ilo.org/newdelhi/lang--en/index.htm International Labour Organisation], UN&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110909135544/http://labour.nic.in/cwl/childlabour.htm Child Labour in India] and [http://labour.nic.in/women/WomenCell.pdf Women Labour in India]&lt;br /&gt;
* [http://labour.nic.in/main/relsites.htm Related Websites to Ministry of Labour]&lt;br /&gt;
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120927105657/http://labourbureau.gov.in/schemes.html Official Labour Statistics]&lt;br /&gt;
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