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{{short description|Ministry of India}}
{{Short description|Government ministry of India}}
{{More citations needed|date=April 2023}}
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| headquarters    = Rafi Marg, [[New Delhi]]
| headquarters    = Rafi Marg, [[New Delhi]]
| minister1_name  = [[Bhupender Yadav]]
| minister1_name  = [[Mansukh Mandaviya]]
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| minister2_name  = [[Rameswar Teli]]
| minister2_name  = [[Shobha Karandlaje]]
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| chief1_name    = Sunil Barthwal IAS
| chief1_name    = Vandana Gurnani, IAS
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| budget          = {{INRConvert|7700|c}} <small>(2018–19 est.)<ref>{{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 }}</ref></small>
| budget          = 1.5 Billion USD or  ₹13,221.73 crore  <small>(2023–24 est.)<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/budget/budget-2023-cut-in-allocations-to-social-security-schemes-tus-unhappy/article66459642.ece#:~:text=The%20allocation%20to%20the%20Ministry,workers%20decreased%20in%20this%20Budget | title=Budget 2023 &#124; Social security cuts irk trade unions | newspaper=The Hindu | date=February 2023 }}</ref></small>
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The '''Ministry of Labour & Employment''' is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the [[Government of India]]. This is an India's federal ministry which is responsible to protect and safeguard the interest of workers in general and their social security.<ref name="MLE Report 2011-2012"/> The Ministry aims to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment.<ref name="MLE Report 2011-2012"/> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The Ministry launched the National Career Service portal on 20 July 2015 to help bridge the gap between job providers and job seekers.
 
The '''Ministry of Labour & Employment''' is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the [[Government of India]].<ref>https://ncib.in/pdf/ncib_pdf/Labour%20Act.pdf Labour Laws consolidated</ref>This is an India's federal ministry which is responsible for enforcement of labour laws in general and legislations related to a worker's [[Social Security in India|social security]].<ref name=":0">https://www.labour.gov.in/static/uploads/2025/06/671d6613c2e3bb2bd09b4700265e2c9b.pdf<nowiki/>Annual report 2024-25</ref><ref name="MLE Report 2011-2012"/> The Ministry aims to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="MLE Report 2011-2012"/> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The Ministry launched the National Career Service portal on 20 July 2015 to help bridge the gap between job providers and job seekers. [[Jagjivan Ram]] was the first Labour Minister of independent India, serving in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet from 1947 to 1952.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-29 |title=Jagjivan Ram {{!}} Indian Politician, Spokesman for the Dalits {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jagjivan-Ram |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Role and Working==
==Role and Working==
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* Workers' Education
* Workers' Education
* Labour and Employment Statistics
* Labour and Employment Statistics
The results of recession <ref>{{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)}}</ref> on employment in the eight selected sectors textiles including apparels, leather, metals, automobiles, gems & 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.
The results of recession<ref>{{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)}}</ref> on employment in the eight selected sectors textiles including apparels, leather, metals, automobiles, gems & 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.
* Emigration of Labour for employment abroad
* Emigration of Labour for employment abroad
* Employment services and vocational training
* Employment services and vocational training
* Administration of Central Labour & Employment Services
* Administration of Central Labour & Employment Services
* International co-operation in labour and employment matters
* International co-operation in labour and employment matters
* The ministry of Labor and Employment Govt. Of India has Introduce E-Shram Card For UN- organize  Sector Employees Social And Economical improvement During The COVID-19 Pandemic Session on 1 August 2021.
== Divisions and Sections ==
*Organisation and Method Section with RTI Work
*Administration Division
*Budget and Accounts Division
*CLS-II(CGIT-cum-LCs/NITs) Affairs Division
*Central Labour Service Section
*Central Labour Service (Vigilance) Section
*Chief Controller of Accounts Division
*Section dealing with Child, Bonded and Women Labour
*Coordination Division
*Directorate General Labour Welfare
*Economic and Statistical Analysis Section
*Finance Division
*Industrial Relations Section
*Industrial Safety and Health Section
*Section dealing with deputation for International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
*Labour Documents and Reference Centre
*Media Cell
*Parliament Unit
*RTI & Legal Cell
*Monitoring & Evaluation Unit
*Public Grievances Cell
*Result Framework Documents Cell
*Vigilance Cell
*Social Security Cell
*Wage Boards Management Section
*Wage Cell


==Organisation==
==Organisations==
<ref name="MLE Report 2011-2012">{{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}}</ref>
<ref name="MLE Report 2011-2012">{{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}}</ref>


===Attached offices===
===Attached offices===
* Directorate General of Employment <ref>{{cite web|url=http://labour.nic.in/organizationsofmole/directorate-general-employment-training-dget |title=Directorate General of Employment (DGE) &#124; Ministry of Labour & Employment |publisher=Labour.nic.in |date=2018-04-19 |access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref>
* Directorate General of Employment<ref>{{cite web|url=http://labour.nic.in/organizationsofmole/directorate-general-employment-training-dget |title=Directorate General of Employment (DGE) &#124; Ministry of Labour & Employment |publisher=Labour.nic.in |date=2018-04-19 |access-date=2018-09-15}}</ref>
* Office of Chief Labour Commissioner
* [[Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (CLC)(Central)]]
*Directorate General Factory Advice Service and Labour Institute (DGFASLI)
* Labour Bureau


===Subordinate offices===
===Subordinate offices===
* Directorate General of Mines Safety
* [[Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS)]]
* Welfare Commission
* [[Labour Welfare Organisation|Labour Welfare Organisations (LWOs)]]
* Indian Labour Archives (ILA)


===Statutory Bodies===
===Statutory/Autonomous Organisations===
* [[Employees' State Insurance|Employees State Insurance Corporation]]
* [[Employees' State Insurance|Employees State Insurance Corporation (ESIC)]]
* [[Employees' Provident Fund Organisation of India|Employees Provident Fund Organisation]]
* [[Employees' Provident Fund Organisation of India|Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO)]]
* National Institute for Career Services (Erstwhile CIRTES)
* [[V. V. Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI)]]
* [[V. V. Giri National Labour Institute]]
* Central Board for Workers Education


===Autonomous bodies===
===Autonomous bodies===
* Central Government Industrial Tribunals and Labour Courts
* [[Central Government Industrial Tribunals and Labour Courts]]
* Central Labour Institute
* [[Central Labour Institute]]
* Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay National Academy of Social Security(PDNASS)
* Dattopant Thengadi National Board for Workers Education and Development(DTNBWED)
 
==Cabinet Ministers==
 
*'''Note:''' I/C {{ndash}} Independent Charge
*'''Key:''' {{note label|†|†|†}} Died in office


==Labour Ministers of India==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|-
! style="width:9em"| From
! style="width:9em"| To
! style="width:6em"| Period
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Labour
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MCA for [[Bihar Province|Bihar]]}}
| 15 August 1947
| 13 May 1952
| {{ayd|1947|8|15|1952|5|13}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Nehru ministry|Nehru I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3" style="width:7em"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:VV Giri 1974 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[V. V. Giri]]'''<br>{{small|(1894{{ndash}}1980)<br>MP for [[Pathapatnam]]}}
| 13 May 1952
| 7 September 1954
| {{ayd|1952|5|13|1954|9|7}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Nehru ministry|Nehru II]]
|-
|-
!No
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
!Portrait
| [[File:Khandubhai Kasanji Desai official portrait.jpg|70px]]
! Name
| '''[[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1975)<br>MP for [[Mahesana Lok Sabha constituency|Mehsana West]]}}
! colspan="3" |Term of office
| 10 September 1954
!Prime Minister
| 16 April 1957
! colspan=2| Party
| {{ayd|1954|9|10|1957|4|16}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Labour and Employment
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1998)<br>MP for [[Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituency|Sabarkantha]]}}
| 17 April 1957
| 10 April 1962
| {{ayd|1957|4|17|1962|4|10}}
| rowspan="7"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Third Nehru ministry|Nehru III]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|70px]]
| '''[[Jaisukhlal Hathi]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1982)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 16 April 1962
| 15 November 1962
| {{ayd|1962|4|16|1962|11|15}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Gulzarilal Nanda]]'''<br>{{small|(1898{{ndash}}1998)<br>MP for [[Sabarkantha Lok Sabha constituency|Sabarkantha]]}}
| 1 September 1963
| 24 January 1964
| {{ayd|1963|9|1|1964|1|24}}
|-
|-
|1
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Jagjivan Ram stamp (cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
| rowspan="4"| [[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Jagjivan Ram]]  
| rowspan="4"| '''[[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1972)<br>MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|15 August 1947
| 24 January 1964
|13 May 1952
| 27 May 1964
|{{Ayd|15 august 1947|13 may 1952}}
| rowspan="4"| {{ayd|1964|1|24|1966|1|24}}
| rowspan="6" |[[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
| rowspan=11| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=11|
|-
|-
|2
| 27 May 1964
|[[File:VV Giri 1974 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|103x103px]]
| 9 June 1964
| [[V. V. Giri]]
| [[First Nanda ministry|Nanda I]]
|13 May 1952
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|7 September 1954
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|{{Ayd|13 may 1952|7 september 1954}}
|-
|-
|3
| 9 June 1964
|
| 11 January 1966
| [[Khandubhai Kasanji Desai]]  
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
|10 September 1954
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|16 April 1957
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|{{Ayd|7 september 1954|16 april 1957}}
|-
|-
|4
| 11 January 1966
|[[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|119x119px]]
| 24 January 1966
| [[Second Nanda ministry|Nanda II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]
|17 April 1957
|10 April 1962
|{{Ayd|16 april 1957|10 april 1962}}
|-
|-
|5
! colspan="10"| Minister of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation
|[[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|89x89px]]
| [[Jai Sukh Lal Hathi]]
|16 April 1962
|15 November 1962
|{{Ayd|16 april 1962|15 november 1962}}
|-
|-
|(4)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Gulzarilal Nanda 1.jpg|119x119px]]
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| [[Gulzarilal Nanda]]  
| '''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}
|1 September 1963
| 24 January 1966
|24 January 1964
| 13 March 1967
|{{Ayd|1 september 1963|24 january 1964}}
| {{ayd|1966|1|24|1967|3|13}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|6
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India.jpg|75x75px]]
| [[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|70px]]
| [[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]  
| '''[[Jaisukhlal Hathi]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1982)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|24 January 1964
| 13 March 1967
|24 January 1966
| 15 November 1969
|{{Ayd|24 january 1964|24 january 1966}}
| {{ayd|1967|3|13|1969|11|15}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Jawaharlal Nehru]] <br> [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|-
|-
|(1)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:Jagjivan_Ram_stamp_(cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
| [[File:Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
|[[Jagjivan Ram]]
| '''[[Jagjivan Ram]]'''<br>{{small|(1908{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}
|24 January 1966
| 15 November 1969
|13 March 1967
| 18 February 1970
|{{Ayd|24 january 1966|13 march 1967}}
| {{ayd|1969|11|15|1970|2|18}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Indira Gandhi]]
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
|-
|-
|(5)
! colspan="10"| Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation
|[[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|89x89px]]
|[[Jai Sukh Lal Hathi]]
|13 March 1967
|15 November 1969
|{{Ayd|13 march 1967|15 november 1969}}
|-
|-
|(1)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:Jagjivan_Ram_stamp_(cropped).jpg|99x99px]]
| [[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[Jagjivan Ram]]  
| '''[[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1972)<br>MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|15 November 1969
| 18 February 1970
|18 February 1970
| 18 March 1971
|{{Ayd|15 november 1969|18 february 1970}}
| {{ayd|1970|2|18|1971|3|18}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|(6)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|[[File:Damodaram Sanjivayya 2008 stamp of India.jpg|75x75px]]
| [[File:R.K. Khadilkar.jpg|70px]]
|[[Damodaram Sanjivayya]]
| '''[[Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar]]'''<br>{{small|(1905{{ndash}}1979)<br>MP for [[Baramati Lok Sabha constituency|Baramati]]}}<br>(Minister of State)
|18 February 1970
| 18 March 1971
|18 March 1971
| 5 February 1973
|{{Ayd|18 february 1970|18 march 1971}}
| {{ayd|1971|3|18|1973|2|5}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
|-
|-
|7
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
|
| [[File:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Ravindra Varma]]
| '''[[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2002)<br>MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 5 February 1973
| 9 November 1973
| {{ayd|1973|2|5|1973|11|5}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Labour
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:K. V. Raghunatha Reddy (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[K. V. Raghunatha Reddy]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2002)<br>MP for [[Andhra Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State)
| 9 November 1973
| 24 March 1977
| {{ayd|1973|11|9|1977|3|24}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Third Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira III]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|
| '''[[Ravindra Varma]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2006)<br>MP for [[Ranchi Lok Sabha constituency|Ranchi]]}}
| 26 March 1977
| 26 March 1977
| 28 July 1979
| 28 July 1979
|{{Ayd|26 march 1977|28 july 1979}}
| {{ayd|1977|3|26|1979|7|28}}
|[[Morarji Desai]]
| [[Janata Party]]
| [[Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}" |
| [[Morarji Desai ministry|Desai]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
|-
|8
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|
|
| [[File:Fazlur Rahman Lok Sabha photo.jpg|70px]]
| Fazlur Rahman
| '''Fazlur Rahman'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Bettiah Lok Sabha constituency|Bettiah]]}}
| 30 July 1979
| 30 July 1979
| 14 January 1980
| 14 January 1980
|{{Ayd|30 july 1979|14 january 1980}}
| {{ayd|1979|7|30|1980|1|14}}
|[[Charan Singh]]
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
| [[Janata Party (Secular)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}" |
| [[Charan Singh ministry|Charan]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party (Secular)}}"|  
| [[Charan Singh]]
|-
|-
|9
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:J B Pattnaik, Governor of Assam.jpg|94x94px]]
| [[File:Assam Governor Janaki Ballabh Patnaik at Platinum Jubilee of Assam Legislative Assembly (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]
| '''[[Janaki Ballabh Patnaik]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2015)<br>MP for [[Cuttack Lok Sabha constituency|Cuttack]]}}
| 16 January 1980
| 16 January 1980
| 7 June 1980
| 7 June 1980
|{{Ayd|16 january 1980|7 june 1980}}
| {{ayd|1980|1|16|1980|6|7}}
| rowspan="3" |[[Indira Gandhi]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|rowspan="9"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=9|
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|10
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|103x103px]]
| [[File:Indira Gandhi official portrait.png|70px]]
| [[N. D. Tiwari]]
| '''[[Indira Gandhi]]'''<br>{{small|(1917{{ndash}}1984)<br>MP for [[Medak Lok Sabha constituency|Medak]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 8 June 1980
| 19 October 1981
| {{ayd|8 Jun 1980|19 Oct 1981}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Shri Narayan Dutt Tiwari.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[N. D. Tiwari]]'''<br>{{small|(1925{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Nainital Lok Sabha constituency|Nainital]]}}
| 19 October 1980
| 19 October 1980
| 8 August 1981
| 15 January 1982
|{{Ayd|19 october 1980|8 august 1981}}
| {{ayd|19 Oct 1980|15 Jan 1982}}
|-
|-
|11
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg|108x108px]]
| [[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg|70px]]
|[[Bhagwat Jha Azad]] <br><small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| '''[[Bhagwat Jha Azad]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2011)<br>MP for [[Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bhagalpur]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
|15 January 1982
| 15 January 1982
|2 September 1982
| 2 September 1982
|{{Ayd|15 january 1982|2 september 1982}}
| {{ayd|15 Jan 1982|2 Sep 1982}}
|-
|-
|12
! colspan="10"| Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation
|
|-
| [[Veerendra Patil]]  
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|2 September 1982
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Veerendra_Patil_Lok_Sabha_photo.jpg|70px]]
|31 December 1984
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Veerendra Patil]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}1997)<br>MP for [[Bagalkot Lok Sabha constituency|Bagalkot]]}}
|{{Ayd|2 september 1982|31 december 1984}}
| 2 September 1982
| rowspan="1" |[[Indira Gandhi]] <br>[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| 31 October 1984
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|2 Sep 1982|26 Dec 1984}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| 4 November 1984
| 31 December 1984
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of Labour
|-
|-
|13
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| [[File:Tanguturi Anjaiah.jpg|70px]]
|[[T. Anjaiah]] <br><small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| '''[[T. Anjaiah|Tanguturi Anjaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
|31 December 1984  
| 31 December 1984
|20 January 1986
| 20 January 1986
|{{Ayd|31 december 1984|20 january 1986}}
| {{ayd|31 Dec 1984|20 Jan 1986}}
| rowspan="5" |[[Rajiv Gandhi]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan="5"| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="5"| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
|-
|14
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[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]]
| [[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg|70px]]
| [[P. A. Sangma]] <br>''<small>(Independent Charge)</small>''
| '''[[P. A. Sangma]]'''<br>{{small|(1947{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Tura Lok Sabha constituency|Tura]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
|20 September 1986
| 20 September 1986
|6 February 1988
| 6 February 1988
|{{Ayd|20 september 1986|6 february 1988}}
| {{ayd|20 Sep 1986|6 Feb 1988}}
|-
|-
|15
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| [[File:Makhan Lal Fotedar (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[Makhan Lal Fotedar]]
| '''[[Makhan Lal Fotedar]]'''<br>{{small|(1932{{ndash}}2017)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|6 February 1988
| 6 February 1988
|14 February 1988
| 14 February 1988
|{{Ayd|6 february 1988|14 february 1988}}
| {{ayd|6 Feb 1988|14 Feb 1988}}
|-
|-
|16
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|97x97px]]
| [[File:Jagdish Tytler in Mumbai on January 6, 2005.jpg|70px]]
|[[Jagdish Tytler]] <br><small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| '''[[Jagdish Tytler]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1944)<br>MP for [[Delhi Sadar Lok Sabha constituency|Delhi Sadar]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
|14 February 1988
| 14 February 1988
|25 June 1988
| 25 June 1988
|{{Ayd|14 february 1988|25 june 1988}}
| {{ayd|14 Feb 1988|25 Jun 1988}}
|-
|-
|17
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:B.dubey(3).jpg|94x94px]]
| [[File:B.dubey(3).jpg|70px]]
|[[Bindeshwari Dubey]]
| '''[[Bindeshwari Dubey]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}1993)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|25 June 1988
| 25 June 1988
|2 December 1989
| 2 December 1989
|{{Ayd|25 june 1988|2 december 1989}}
| {{ayd|25 Jun 1988|2 Dec 1989}}
|-
|-
|18
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[File:Ram Vilas Paswan 11 (cropped).jpg|90x90px]]
| [[File:Ram Vilas Paswan (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Ram Vilas Paswan]]
| '''[[Ram Vilas Paswan]]'''<br />{{small|(1946{{ndash}}2020)<br />MP for [[Hajipur Lok Sabha constituency|Hajipur]]}}
| 6 December 1989
| 6 December 1989
| 10 November 1989
| 10 November 1990
|{{Ayd|6 december 1989|10 november 1990}}
| {{ayd|6 Dec 1989|10 Nov 1990}}
| rowspan="1" |[[V. P. Singh]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal]]
| [[V. P. Singh ministry|Vishwanath]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" rowspan=1|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| [[V. P. Singh|Vishwanath Pratap Singh]]
|-
|-
|19
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|[[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|99x99px]]
| [[File:Chandra Shekhar Singh.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Chandra Shekhar]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Ballia Lok Sabha constituency|Ballia]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 21 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
| {{ayd|1990|11|21|1991|6|21}}
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|10 November 1990
| 21 June 1991
|{{Ayd|10 november 1990|21 june 1991}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Chandra Shekhar]]
| rowspan=1|[[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|20
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| [[File:Vazhappady_K._Ramamurthy.jpg|70px]]
| [[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy]]<br><small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| '''[[Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy]]'''<br>{{small|(1940{{ndash}}2002)<br>MP for [[Krishnagiri Lok Sabha constituency|Krishnagiri]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 21 June 1991
| 21 June 1991
| 30 July 1991
| 30 July 1991
|{{Ayd|21 june 1991|30 july 1991}}
| {{ayd|21 Jun 1991|30 Jul 1991}}
| rowspan="4" |[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Indian National Congress (I)]]
| rowspan=4| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Rao ministry|Rao]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=4|
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
|-
|-
|21
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|88x88px]]
| [[File:Visit of Narasimha Rao, Indian Minister for Foreign Affairs, to the CEC (cropped)(2).jpg|70px]]
| [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]
| '''[[P. V. Narasimha Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1921{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Nandyal Lok Sabha constituency|Nandyal]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 30 July 1991
| 30 July 1991
|10 July 1992
| 10 July 1992
|{{Ayd|30 july 1991|10 july 1992}}
| {{ayd|30 Jul 1991|10 Jul 1992}}
|-
|-
|(14)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[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]]
| [[File:P. A. Sangma official portrait.jpg|70px]]
| [[P. A. Sangma]]<br><small>''(Independent Charge till 10-Feb-1995)''</small>
| '''[[P. A. Sangma]]'''<br>{{small|(1947{{ndash}}2016)<br>MP for [[Tura Lok Sabha constituency|Tura]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C until 10 Feb 1995)
| 10 July 1992
| 10 July 1992
| 15 September 1995
| 15 September 1995
|{{Ayd|10 july 1992|15 september 1995}}
| {{ayd|10 Jul 1992|15 Sep 1995}}
|-
|-
|22
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| [[File:Gaddam_Venkatswamy.jpg|70px]]
| [[G. Venkatswamy]]
| '''[[G. Venkatswamy]]'''<br>{{small|(1929{{ndash}}2014)<br>MP for [[Peddapalli Lok Sabha constituency|Peddapalli]]}}
| 15 September 1995
| 15 September 1995
| 16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
|{{Ayd|15 september 1995|16 may 1996}}
| {{ayd|15 Sep 1995|16 May 1996}}
|-
|-
|23
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg|91x91px]]
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
|[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
|16 May 1996
| 16 May 1996
|1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
|{{Ayd|16 may 1996|1 june 1996}}
| {{ayd|1996|5|16|1996|6|1}}
| rowspan="1" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|rowspan="1"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee I]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" rowspan=1|
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|24
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|
|[[File:Balwant Singh Ramoowalia.jpg|124x124px]]
| [[File:Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Balwant Singh Ramoowalia]]  
| '''[[Balwant Singh Ramoowalia]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1942)<br>MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 1 June 1996
| 1 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
|{{Ayd|1 june 1996|29 june 1996}}
| {{ayd|1 Jun 1996|29 Jun 1996}}
| rowspan="2" |[[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Deve Gowda ministry|Deve Gowda]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[H. D. Deve Gowda]]
|-
|-
|25
| bgcolor="{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}"|
|[[File:M.Arunachalam.jpg|96x96px]]
| [[File:M.Arunachalam.jpg|70px]]
| [[M. Arunachalam (politician)|M. Arunachalam]]  
| '''[[M. Arunachalam (politician)|M. Arunachalam]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency|Tenkasi]]}}
| 29 June 1996
| 29 June 1996
| 21 April 1997
| 21 April 1997
|{{Ayd|29 june 1996|21 april 1997}}
| {{ayd|29 Jun 1996|21 Apr 1997}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
| [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|26
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 017.jpg|104x104px]]
| [[File:Inder Kumar Gujral 071.jpg|70px]]
| [[I. K. Gujral]]
| '''[[Inder Kumar Gujral]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}2012)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 21 April 1997
| 21 April 1997
| 1 May 1997
| 1 May 1997
|{{Ayd|21 april 1997|1 may 1997}}
| {{ayd|21 Apr 1997|1 May 1997}}
| rowspan="3" |[[I. K. Gujral]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Gujral ministry|Gujral]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Inder Kumar Gujral]]
|-
|-
|(25)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}"|
|[[File:M.Arunachalam.jpg|96x96px]]
| [[File:M.Arunachalam.jpg|70px]]
| [[M. Arunachalam (politician)|M. Arunachalam]]  
| '''[[M. Arunachalam (politician)|M. Arunachalam]]'''<br>{{small|(1944{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Tenkasi Lok Sabha constituency|Tenkasi]]}}
| 1 May 1997
| 1 May 1997
| 9 June 1997
| 9 June 1997
|{{Ayd|1 may 1997|9 june 1997}}
| {{ayd|1 May 1997|9 Jun 1997}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Tamil Maanila Congress]]
| [[Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Tamil Maanila Congress}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|27
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}"|
|[[File:M. P. Veerendra Kumar DS.jpg|102x102px]]
| [[File:M. P. Veerendra Kumar DS.jpg|70px]]
| [[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]] <br> <small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| '''[[M. P. Veerendra Kumar]]'''<br>{{small|(1936{{ndash}}2020)<br>MP for [[Kozhikode Lok Sabha constituency|Kozhikode]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 9 June 1997
| 9 June 1997
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
|{{Ayd|9 june 1997|19 march 1998}}
| {{ayd|9 Jun 1997|19 Mar 1998}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal]]
| [[Janata Dal]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|28
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg|75x75px]]
| [[File:Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]]  
| '''[[Satyanarayan Jatiya]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Ujjain Lok Sabha constituency|Ujjain]]}}
| 19 March 1998
| 19 March 1998
| 13 October 1999
| 13 October 1999
|{{Ayd|19 march 1998|13 october 1999}}
| {{ayd|19 Mar 1998|13 Oct 1999}}
| rowspan="5" |[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Second Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee II]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" rowspan=3|
| rowspan="5" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="5"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
|-
|(23)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg|91x91px]]
| [[File:Atal Bihari Vajpayee (crop 2).jpg|70px]]
| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
| '''[[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]'''<br>{{small|(1924{{ndash}}2018)<br>MP for [[Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency|Lucknow]]}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 13 October 1999  
| 13 October 1999
| 22 November 1999
| 22 November 1999
|{{Ayd|13 october 1999|22 november 1999}}
| {{ayd|13 Oct 1999|22 Nov 1999}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
|-
|-
|(28)
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg|75x75px]]
| [[File:Satyanarayan Jatiya (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Satyanarayan Jatiya]]  
| '''[[Satyanarayan Jatiya]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1946)<br>MP for [[Ujjain Lok Sabha constituency|Ujjain]]}}
| 22 November 1999
| 22 November 1999
| 1 September 2001
| 1 September 2001
|{{Ayd|22 november 1999|1 september 2001}}
| {{ayd|22 Nov 1999|1 Sep 2001}}
|-
|-
|29
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}"|
|[[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg|82x82px]]
| [[File:Sharadyadavjdu.jpg|70px]]
|[[Sharad Yadav]]
| '''[[Sharad Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(1947{{ndash}}2023)<br>MP for [[Madhepura Lok Sabha constituency|Madhepura]]}}
| 1 September 2001
| 1 September 2001
| 1 July 2002
| 1 July 2002
|{{Ayd|1 september 2001|1 july 2002}}
| {{ayd|1 Sep 2001|1 Jul 2002}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Janata Dal (United)]]
| [[Janata Dal (United)]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Dal (United)}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|30
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[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]]
| [[File:Sahib Singh Verma (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[Sahib Singh Verma]]
| '''[[Sahib Singh Verma]]'''<br>{{small|(1943{{ndash}}2007)<br>MP for [[Outer Delhi Lok Sabha constituency|Outer Delhi]]}}
| 1 July 2002
| 1 July 2002
| 22 May 2004
| 22 May 2004
|{{Ayd|1 july 2002|22 may 2004}}
| {{ayd|1 Jul 2002|22 May 2004}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|31
! colspan="10"| Minister of Labour and Employment
|[[File:Shri Sis Ram Ola in his office after taking over the charge as the Union Minister of Labour & Employment in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|75x75px]]
|[[Sis Ram Ola]]
|23 May 2004
|27 November 2004
|{{Ayd|23 may 2004|27 november 2004}}
| rowspan="8" |[[Manmohan Singh]]
| rowspan="1" | [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=1|
|-
|-
|32
| bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"|
|[[File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|92x92px]]
| [[File:Sis Ram Ola (cropped).jpg|70px]]
|[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]
| '''[[Sis Ram Ola]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha constituency|Jhunjhunu]]}}
|27 November 2004
| 23 May 2004
|24 August 2006
| 27 November 2004
|{{Ayd|27 november 2004|24 august 2006}}
| {{ayd|23 May 2004|27 Nov 2004}}
| rowspan="1" | [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
| [[Indian National Congress]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}" rowspan=1|
| rowspan="5"| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="8" bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"|
| rowspan="8"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
|-
|33
| bgcolor="{{party color|Telangana Rashtra Samithi}}"|
|[[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg|101x101px]]
| [[File:Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao.png|70px]]
|[[Manmohan Singh]]  
| '''[[K. Chandrashekar Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Karimnagar Lok Sabha constituency|Karimnagar]]}}
|24 August 2006
| 27 November 2004
|24 October 2006
| 24 August 2006
|{{Ayd|24 august 2006|24 october 2006}}
| {{ayd|27 Nov 2004|24 Aug 2006}}
| rowspan="6" | [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Telangana Rashtra Samithi]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}" rowspan=6|
|-
|-
|34
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[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]]
| [[File:Manmohan Singh in 2009.jpg|70px]]
| [[Oscar Fernandes]]<br> <small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| '''[[Manmohan Singh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Assam]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Prime Minister)
| 24 August 2006
| 24 October 2006
| {{ayd|24 Aug 2006|24 Oct 2006}}
| rowspan="6"| [[Indian National Congress]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Oscar Fernandes]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Karnataka]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 24 October 2006
| 24 October 2006
| 3 March 2009
| 3 March 2009
|{{Ayd|24 october 2006|3 march 2009}}
| {{ayd|24 Oct 2006|3 Mar 2009}}
|-
|-
|35
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:GKVasan.jpg|95x95px]]
| [[File:GKVasan.jpg|70px]]
| [[G. K. Vasan]] <br> <small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| '''[[G. K. Vasan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Tamil Nadu]] (Rajya Sabha)}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 3 March 2009
| 3 March 2009
| 22 May 2009
| 22 May 2009
|{{Ayd|3 march 2009|22 may 2009}}
| {{ayd|3 Mar 2009|22 May 2009}}
|-
|-
|36
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[File:MallikarjunKharge.jpg|100x100px]]
| [[File:Mallikarjun Kharge.jpg|70px]]
| [[Mallikarjun Kharge]]
| '''[[Mallikarjun Kharge]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1942)<br />MP for [[Gulbarga Lok Sabha constituency|Gulbarga]]}}
| 28 May 2009
| 28 May 2009
| 17 June 2013
| 17 June 2013
|{{Ayd|28 may 2009|17 june 2013}}
| {{ayd|28 May 2009|17 Jun 2013}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
|-
|37
| bgcolor="{{party color|INC}}"|
|[[File:Shri Sis Ram Ola in his office after taking over the charge as the Union Minister of Labour & Employment in New Delhi on May 24, 2004.jpg|75x75px]]
| [[File:Sis Ram Ola (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Sis Ram Ola]]
| '''[[Sis Ram Ola]]'''<br>{{small|(1927{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Jhunjhunu Lok Sabha constituency|Jhunjhunu]]}}
| 17 June 2013
| 17 June 2013
| 15 Dec 2013
| 15 December 2013{{ref label|†|†|†}}
|{{Ayd|17 june 2013|15 december 2013}}
| {{ayd|17 Jun 2013|15 Dec 2013}}
|-
|-
|38
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[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]]
| [[File:Oscar Fernandes at launch of the Pilot Project for Cashless Treatment of Road Accident Victims on Gurgaon-Jaipur Stretch of NH-8.jpg|70px]]
| [[Oscar Fernandes]]
| '''[[Oscar Fernandes]]'''<br>{{small|(1941{{ndash}}2021)<br>MP for [[Karnataka]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 15 December 2013
| 15 December 2013
| 26 May 2014
| 26 May 2014
|{{Ayd|15 december 2013|26 may 2014}}
| {{ayd|15 Dec 2013|26 May 2014}}
|-
|-
|39
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Shri Narendra Singh Tomar, Union Minister for Rural Development, Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Urban Development (cropped).jpg|77x77px]]
| [[File:Narendra Singh Tomar addressing a press conference after launching the Swachh Sarvekshan (Gramin)- 2017, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Narendra Singh Tomar]]
| '''[[Narendra Singh Tomar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1957)<br>MP for [[Gwalior Lok Sabha constituency|Gwalior]]}}
| 26 May 2014
| 27 May 2014
| 9 November 2014
| 9 November 2014
|{{Ayd|26 may 2014|9 november 2014}}
| {{ayd|27 May 2014|9 Nov 2014}}
| rowspan="4" |[[Narendra Modi]]
| rowspan="6"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4" | [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="3"| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
|width="4px" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}" rowspan=4|
| rowspan="6" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="6"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
|-
|40
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Bandaru Dattatreya.jpg|93x93px]]
| [[File:The ILO Deputy Director General (Policy) International Labour Organization, Ms. Deborah Greenfield meeting the Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya, in New Delhi (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Bandaru Dattatreya]]<br> <small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| '''[[Bandaru Dattatreya]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1947)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 9 November 2014
| 9 November 2014
| 3 September 2017
| 3 September 2017
|{{Ayd|9 november 2014|3 september 2017}}
| {{ayd|9 Nov 2014|3 Sep 2017}}
|-
|-
|41
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|[[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar oath as Minister.jpg|100x100px]]
| rowspan="2"| [[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| [[Santosh Gangwar]]<br> <small>''(Independent Charge)''</small>
| rowspan="2"| '''[[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Bareilly Lok Sabha constituency|Bareilly]]}}<br>(Minister of State, I/C)
| 3 September 2017
| 3 September 2017
| 30 May 2019
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|3 Sep 2017|7 Jul 2021}}
|-
| 31 May 2019
| 7 July 2021
| 7 July 2021
|{{Ayd|3 september 2017|7 july 2021}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
|-
|42
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Bhupender Yadav.jpg|75x75px]]
| [[File:Union Minister Bhupender Yadav.jpg|70px]]
| [[Bhupender Yadav]]
| '''[[Bhupender Yadav]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1969)<br>MP for [[Rajasthan]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 7 July 2021
| 7 July 2021
|''Incumbent''
| 9 June 2024
|{{Ayd|7 july 2021}}
| {{ayd|7 Jul 2021|9 Jun 2024}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Mansukh Mandaviya Profile (4x5).png|70px]]
| '''[[Mansukh Mandaviya]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1972)<br>MP for [[Porbandar Lok Sabha constituency|Porbandar]]}}
| 10 June 2024
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}
|}


==Ministers of State==
==Ministers of State==
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible style=" ;"sortable mw-collapsible"
 
|+Ministers of State in the Ministry of Labour and Employment
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! [[Minister of state]]
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Portrait
! Portrait
! rowspan="2" style="width:18em" |Minister<br>{{small|(Birth-Death)<br>Constituency}}
! colspan=2| Political party
! colspan="3" |Term of office
! colspan="2" | Term
! rowspan="2" style="width:8em" |Political party
! Years
! rowspan="2" style="width:6em" | Ministry
|-align=center
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" |Prime Minister
|[[Vishnudeo Sai]]
|-
|[[File:The Minister of State for Mines, Steel and Labour & Employment, Shri Vishnu Deo Sai addressing the SIMA conference, in New Delhi on August 01, 2014.jpg|75px]]
! style="width:9em"| From
|Rowspan=2|[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
! style="width:9em"| To
|Rowspan=2 bgcolor=#FF9933|
! style="width:6em"| Period
|26 May 2014
|-
|9 November 2014
! colspan="10"| Minister of State of Labour and Employment
|{{Age in years and days|2014|5|26|2014|11|9}}
|-
|-align=center           
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|[[Rameswar Teli]]
| [[File:Jaisukh lal Hathi.png|70px]]
| '''[[Jaisukhlal Hathi]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}1982)<br>MP for [[Gujarat]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 4 September 1963
| 24 January 1964
| {{ayd|4 Sep 1963|24 Jan 1964}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Fourth Nehru ministry|Nehru IV]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| style="width:7em"| [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Kotha Raghuramaiah.png|70px]]
| '''[[Kotha Raghuramaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1912{{ndash}}1979)<br>MP for [[Guntur Lok Sabha constituency|Guntur]]}}
| 9 June 1964
| 13 June 1964
| {{ayd|9 Jun 1964|13 Jun 1964}}
| [[Shastri ministry|Shastri]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Lal Bahadur Shastri]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Jagannath Rao Lok Sabha portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Jagannath Rao]]'''<br>{{small|(1909{{ndash}}?)<br>MP for [[Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Chatrapur]]}}
| 24 January 1966
| 14 February 1966
| {{ayd|24 Jan 1966|14 Feb 1966}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Lalit Narayan Mishra 1976 stamp of India.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Lalit Narayan Mishra]]'''<br>{{small|(1923{{ndash}}1975)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 13 March 1967
| 14 November 1967
| {{ayd|13 Mar 1967|14 Nov 1967}}
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress (R)}}"|
| [[File:Bhagwat Jha Azad.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Bhagwat Jha Azad]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}2011)<br>MP for [[Bhagalpur Lok Sabha constituency|Bhagalpur]]}}
| 14 February 1969
| 18 March 1971
| {{ayd|14 Feb 1969|18 Mar 1971}}
| [[Indian National Congress (R)]]
| [[Second Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira II]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State of Labour
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
|
| '''[[Larang Sai]]'''<br>{{small|(1935{{ndash}}2004)<br>MP for [[Sarguja Lok Sabha constituency|Sarguja]]}}
| rowspan="2"| 14 August 1977
| rowspan="2"| 28 July 1979
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|14 Aug 1977|28 Jul 1979}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Janata Party]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Desai ministry|Desai]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Morarji Desai]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Janata Party}}"|
| 
| '''[[Ram Kripal Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1934{{ndash}}2023)<br>MP for [[Bihar]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| '''[[T. Anjaiah]]'''<br>{{small|(1919{{ndash}}1986)<br>MP for [[Secunderabad Lok Sabha constituency|Secunderabad]]}}
| 8 June 1980
| 11 October 1980
| {{ayd|8 Jun 1980|11 Oct 1980}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Ram Dulari Sinha official portrait.gif|70px]]
| '''[[Ram Dulari Sinha]]'''<br>{{small|(1922{{ndash}}1994)<br>MP for [[Sheohar Lok Sabha constituency|Sheohar]]}}
| 19 October 1980
| 15 January 1982
| {{ayd|19 Oct 1980|15 Jan 1982}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State of Labour and Rehabilitation
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Mohsina Kidwai (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Mohsina Kidwai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1932)<br>MP for [[Meerut Lok Sabha constituency|Meerut]]}}
| 11 September 1982
| 29 January 1983
| {{ayd|11 Sep 1982|29 Jan 1983}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Fourth Indira Gandhi ministry|Indira IV]]
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"| [[Indira Gandhi]]
|-
| rowspan="2" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="2"|
| rowspan="2"| '''Dharmavir'''<br>{{small|MP for [[Uttar Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 29 January 1983
| 31 October 1984
| rowspan="2"| {{ayd|29 Jan 1983|17 Dec 1984}}
|-
| 4 November 1984
| 22 December 1984
| [[First Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv I]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State of Labour
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
|
| '''[[Radhakishan Malviya]]'''<br>{{small|(1943{{ndash}}2013)<br>MP for [[Madhya Pradesh]] (Rajya Sabha)}}
| 4 July 1989
| 2 December 1989
| {{ayd|4 Jul 1989|2 Dec 1989}}
| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[Second Rajiv Gandhi ministry|Rajiv II]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[Rajiv Gandhi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
|
|
|7 July 2021
| '''[[Ram Ji Lal Suman]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Firozabad Lok Sabha constituency|Firozabad]]}}
|''Incumbent''
| 21 November 1990
|{{Age in years and days|2021|7|07}}
| 21 June 1991
| {{ayd|21 Nov 1990|21 Jun 1991}}
| [[Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)]]
| [[Chandra Shekhar ministry|Chandra Shekhar]]
| bgcolor="{{party color|Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya)}}"|
| [[Chandra Shekhar]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|
| '''[[Muni Lall]]'''<br>{{small|(1938{{ndash}}2019)<br>MP for [[Sasaram Lok Sabha constituency|Sasaram]]}}
| 13 October 1999
| 1 July 2002
| {{ayd|13 Oct 1999|1 Jul 2002}}
| rowspan="4"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| rowspan="4"| [[Third Vajpayee ministry|Vajpayee III]]
| rowspan="4" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="4"| [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
|
| '''[[Ashok Kumar Pradhan]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1953)<br>MP for [[Khurja Lok Sabha constituency|Khurja]]}}
| 1 July 2002
| 29 January 2003
| {{ayd|1 Jul 2002|29 Jan 2003}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Vijay Goel (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Vijay Goel (politician)|Vijay Goel]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1954)<br>MP for [[Chandni Chowk Lok Sabha constituency|Chandni Chowk]]}}
| 29 January 2003
| 24 May 2003
| {{ayd|29 Jan 2003|24 May 2003}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|BJP}}"|
| [[File:Santosh Kumar Gangwar (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Santosh Kumar Gangwar]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Bareilly Lok Sabha constituency|Bareilly]]}}
| 24 May 2003
| 8 September 2003
| {{ayd|24 May 2003|8 Sep 2003}}
|-
! colspan="10"| Minister of State of Labour and Employment
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:Chandra Sekhar Sahu (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Chandra Sekhar Sahu]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1950)<br>MP for [[Berhampur Lok Sabha constituency|Berhampur]]}}
| 29 January 2006
| 24 October 2006
| {{ayd|29 Jan 2006|24 Oct 2006}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Indian National Congress]]
| [[First Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Manmohan Singh]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:HarishRawat.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Harish Rawat]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1948)<br>MP for [[Haridwar Lok Sabha constituency|Haridwar]]}}
| 28 May 2009
| 19 January 2011
| {{ayd|28 May 2009|19 Jan 2011}}
| rowspan="2"| [[Second Manmohan Singh ministry|Manmohan II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Indian National Congress}}"|
| [[File:കൊടിക്കുന്നിൽ സുരേഷ്.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Kodikunnil Suresh]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1962)<br>MP for [[Mavelikara Lok Sabha constituency|Mavelikara]]}}
| 28 October 2012
| 26 May 2014
| {{ayd|28 Oct 2012|26 May 2014}}
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Vishnu Deo Sai, Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Vishnu Deo Sai]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1964)<br>MP for [[Raigarh Lok Sabha constituency|Raigarh]]}}
| 27 May 2014
| 9 November 2014
| {{ayd|27 May 2014|9 Nov 2014}}
| rowspan="3"| [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| [[First Modi ministry|Modi I]]
| rowspan="3" bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| rowspan="3"| [[Narendra Modi]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Rameswar Teli (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Rameswar Teli]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1970)<br>MP for [[Dibrugarh Lok Sabha constituency|Dibrugarh]]}}
| 7 July 2021
| 9 June 2024
| {{ayd|7 Jul 2021|9 Jun 2024}}
| [[Second Modi ministry|Modi II]]
|-
| bgcolor="{{party color|Bharatiya Janata Party}}"|
| [[File:Shobha Karandlaje with PM Modi.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Shobha Karandlaje]]'''<br>{{small|(born 1966)<br>MP for [[Bangalore North Lok Sabha constituency|Bangalore North]]}}
| 10 June 2024
| Incumbent
| {{ayd|10 Jun 2024}}
| [[Third Modi ministry|Modi III]]
|-
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
[[Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020]]
* [[Central Labour Service|Central Labour Service (CLS)]]
* [[Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
{{External links|date=April 2023|section}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121222211656/http://labour.nic.in/welcome.html Official Website of the Ministry of Labour and Employment]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121222211656/http://labour.nic.in/welcome.html Official Website of the Ministry of Labour and Employment]
* [http://www.ncs.gov.in National Career Service Portal]
* [http://www.ncs.gov.in National Career Service Portal]

Latest revision as of 17:14, 28 April 2026


Ministry of Labour and Employment
Branch of Government of India
Agency overview
JurisdictionGovernment of India
HeadquartersRafi Marg, New Delhi
Annual budget1.5 Billion USD or ₹13,221.73 crore (2023–24 est.)[1]
Ministers responsible
Agency executive
  • Vandana Gurnani, IAS
Websitelabour.gov.in

The Ministry of Labour & Employment is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the Government of India.[2]This is an India's federal ministry which is responsible for enforcement of labour laws in general and legislations related to a worker's social security.[3][4] The Ministry aims to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment.[3][4] However, Skill Development responsibilities, such as Industrial Training and Apprenticeship responsibilities were transferred to the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship from 9 November 2014.[5] The Ministry launched the National Career Service portal on 20 July 2015 to help bridge the gap between job providers and job seekers. Jagjivan Ram was the first Labour Minister of independent India, serving in Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's cabinet from 1947 to 1952.[6]

Role and Working[edit | edit source]

Functions[edit | edit source]

The thrust areas of the ministry are:[7]

  • 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

The results of recession[8] on employment in the eight selected sectors textiles including apparels, leather, metals, automobiles, gems & 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.

  • Emigration of Labour for employment abroad
  • Employment services and vocational training
  • Administration of Central Labour & Employment Services
  • International co-operation in labour and employment matters
  • The ministry of Labor and Employment Govt. Of India has Introduce E-Shram Card For UN- organize Sector Employees Social And Economical improvement During The COVID-19 Pandemic Session on 1 August 2021.

Divisions and Sections[edit | edit source]

  • Organisation and Method Section with RTI Work
  • Administration Division
  • Budget and Accounts Division
  • CLS-II(CGIT-cum-LCs/NITs) Affairs Division
  • Central Labour Service Section
  • Central Labour Service (Vigilance) Section
  • Chief Controller of Accounts Division
  • Section dealing with Child, Bonded and Women Labour
  • Coordination Division
  • Directorate General Labour Welfare
  • Economic and Statistical Analysis Section
  • Finance Division
  • Industrial Relations Section
  • Industrial Safety and Health Section
  • Section dealing with deputation for International Labour Conference of the International Labour Organisation (ILO)
  • Labour Documents and Reference Centre
  • Media Cell
  • Parliament Unit
  • RTI & Legal Cell
  • Monitoring & Evaluation Unit
  • Public Grievances Cell
  • Result Framework Documents Cell
  • Vigilance Cell
  • Social Security Cell
  • Wage Boards Management Section
  • Wage Cell

Organisations[edit | edit source]

[4]

Attached offices[edit | edit source]

Subordinate offices[edit | edit source]

Statutory/Autonomous Organisations[edit | edit source]

Autonomous bodies[edit | edit source]

Cabinet Ministers[edit | edit source]

  • Note: I/C – Independent Charge
  • Key: † Died in office
Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of Labour
Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MCA for Bihar 		15 August 1947 13 May 1952 4 years, 272 days Indian National Congress Nehru I Jawaharlal Nehru
V. V. Giri
(1894–1980)
MP for Pathapatnam 		13 May 1952 7 September 1954 2 years, 117 days Nehru II
Khandubhai Kasanji Desai
(1898–1975)
MP for Mehsana West 		10 September 1954 16 April 1957 2 years, 218 days
Minister of Labour and Employment
Gulzarilal Nanda
(1898–1998)
MP for Sabarkantha 		17 April 1957 10 April 1962 4 years, 358 days Indian National Congress Nehru III Jawaharlal Nehru
Jaisukhlal Hathi
(1909–1982)
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State) 		16 April 1962 15 November 1962 213 days Nehru IV
Gulzarilal Nanda
(1898–1998)
MP for Sabarkantha 		1 September 1963 24 January 1964 145 days
Damodaram Sanjivayya
(1921–1972)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		24 January 1964 27 May 1964 2 years, 0 days
27 May 1964 9 June 1964 Nanda I Gulzarilal Nanda
9 June 1964 11 January 1966 Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
11 January 1966 24 January 1966 Nanda II Gulzarilal Nanda
Minister of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation
Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MP for Sasaram 		24 January 1966 13 March 1967 1 year, 48 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
Jaisukhlal Hathi
(1909–1982)
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) 		13 March 1967 15 November 1969 2 years, 247 days Indira II
Jagjivan Ram
(1908–1986)
MP for Sasaram 		15 November 1969 18 February 1970 95 days Indian National Congress (R)
Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation
Damodaram Sanjivayya
(1921–1972)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		18 February 1970 18 March 1971 1 year, 28 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II Indira Gandhi
Raghunath Keshav Khadilkar
(1905–1979)
MP for Baramati
(Minister of State) 		18 March 1971 5 February 1973 1 year, 324 days Indira III
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(1924–2002)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State) 		5 February 1973 9 November 1973 273 days
Minister of Labour
K. V. Raghunatha Reddy
(1924–2002)
MP for Andhra Pradesh (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State) 		9 November 1973 24 March 1977 3 years, 135 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira III Indira Gandhi
Ravindra Varma
(1925–2006)
MP for Ranchi 		26 March 1977 28 July 1979 2 years, 124 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
Fazlur Rahman
MP for Bettiah 		30 July 1979 14 January 1980 168 days Janata Party (Secular) Charan Charan Singh
Janaki Ballabh Patnaik
(1927–2015)
MP for Cuttack 		16 January 1980 7 June 1980 143 days Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
(1917–1984)
MP for Medak
(Prime Minister) 		8 June 1980 19 October 1981 1 year, 133 days
N. D. Tiwari
(1925–2018)
MP for Nainital 		19 October 1980 15 January 1982 1 year, 88 days
Bhagwat Jha Azad
(1922–2011)
MP for Bhagalpur
(Minister of State, I/C) 		15 January 1982 2 September 1982 230 days
Minister of Labour and Rehabilitation
Veerendra Patil
(1924–1997)
MP for Bagalkot 		2 September 1982 31 October 1984 2 years, 115 days Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi
4 November 1984 31 December 1984 Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of Labour
Tanguturi Anjaiah
(1919–1986)
MP for Secunderabad
(Minister of State, I/C) 		31 December 1984 20 January 1986 1 year, 20 days Indian National Congress (I) Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
P. A. Sangma
(1947–2016)
MP for Tura
(Minister of State, I/C) 		20 September 1986 6 February 1988 1 year, 139 days
Makhan Lal Fotedar
(1932–2017)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		6 February 1988 14 February 1988 8 days
Jagdish Tytler
(born 1944)
MP for Delhi Sadar
(Minister of State, I/C) 		14 February 1988 25 June 1988 132 days
Bindeshwari Dubey
(1921–1993)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) 		25 June 1988 2 December 1989 1 year, 160 days
Ram Vilas Paswan
(1946–2020)
MP for Hajipur 		6 December 1989 10 November 1990 339 days Janata Dal Vishwanath Vishwanath Pratap Singh
Chandra Shekhar
(1927–2007)
MP for Ballia
(Prime Minister) 		21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
Vazhappady K. Ramamurthy
(1940–2002)
MP for Krishnagiri
(Minister of State, I/C) 		21 June 1991 30 July 1991 39 days Indian National Congress (I) Rao P. V. Narasimha Rao
P. V. Narasimha Rao
(1921–2004)
MP for Nandyal
(Prime Minister) 		30 July 1991 10 July 1992 346 days
P. A. Sangma
(1947–2016)
MP for Tura
(Minister of State, I/C until 10 Feb 1995) 		10 July 1992 15 September 1995 3 years, 67 days
G. Venkatswamy
(1929–2014)
MP for Peddapalli 		15 September 1995 16 May 1996 244 days
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		16 May 1996 1 June 1996 16 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee I Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Balwant Singh Ramoowalia
(born 1942)
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		1 June 1996 29 June 1996 28 days Independent Deve Gowda H. D. Deve Gowda
M. Arunachalam
(1944–2004)
MP for Tenkasi 		29 June 1996 21 April 1997 296 days Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
Inder Kumar Gujral
(1919–2012)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)
(Prime Minister) 		21 April 1997 1 May 1997 10 days Janata Dal Gujral Inder Kumar Gujral
M. Arunachalam
(1944–2004)
MP for Tenkasi 		1 May 1997 9 June 1997 39 days Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar)
M. P. Veerendra Kumar
(1936–2020)
MP for Kozhikode
(Minister of State, I/C) 		9 June 1997 19 March 1998 283 days Janata Dal
Satyanarayan Jatiya
(born 1946)
MP for Ujjain 		19 March 1998 13 October 1999 1 year, 208 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee II Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
(1924–2018)
MP for Lucknow
(Prime Minister) 		13 October 1999 22 November 1999 40 days Vajpayee III
Satyanarayan Jatiya
(born 1946)
MP for Ujjain 		22 November 1999 1 September 2001 1 year, 283 days
Sharad Yadav
(1947–2023)
MP for Madhepura 		1 September 2001 1 July 2002 303 days Janata Dal (United)
Sahib Singh Verma
(1943–2007)
MP for Outer Delhi 		1 July 2002 22 May 2004 1 year, 326 days Bharatiya Janata Party
Minister of Labour and Employment
Sis Ram Ola
(1927–2013)
MP for Jhunjhunu 		23 May 2004 27 November 2004 188 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
K. Chandrashekar Rao
(born 1954)
MP for Karimnagar 		27 November 2004 24 August 2006 1 year, 270 days Telangana Rashtra Samithi
Manmohan Singh
(born 1932)
MP for Assam (Rajya Sabha)
(Prime Minister) 		24 August 2006 24 October 2006 61 days Indian National Congress
Oscar Fernandes
(1941–2021)
MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State, I/C) 		24 October 2006 3 March 2009 2 years, 130 days
G. K. Vasan
(born 1964)
MP for Tamil Nadu (Rajya Sabha)
(Minister of State, I/C) 		3 March 2009 22 May 2009 80 days
Mallikarjun Kharge
(born 1942)
MP for Gulbarga 		28 May 2009 17 June 2013 4 years, 20 days Manmohan II
Sis Ram Ola
(1927–2013)
MP for Jhunjhunu 		17 June 2013 15 December 2013[†] 181 days
Oscar Fernandes
(1941–2021)
MP for Karnataka (Rajya Sabha) 		15 December 2013 26 May 2014 162 days
Narendra Singh Tomar
(born 1957)
MP for Gwalior 		27 May 2014 9 November 2014 166 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Bandaru Dattatreya
(born 1947)
MP for Secunderabad
(Minister of State, I/C) 		9 November 2014 3 September 2017 2 years, 298 days
Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly
(Minister of State, I/C) 		3 September 2017 30 May 2019 3 years, 307 days
31 May 2019 7 July 2021 Modi II
Bhupender Yadav
(born 1969)
MP for Rajasthan (Rajya Sabha) 		7 July 2021 9 June 2024 2 years, 338 days
Mansukh Mandaviya
(born 1972)
MP for Porbandar 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 62 days Modi III

Ministers of State[edit | edit source]

Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry Prime Minister
From To Period
Minister of State of Labour and Employment
Jaisukhlal Hathi
(1909–1982)
MP for Gujarat (Rajya Sabha) 		4 September 1963 24 January 1964 142 days Indian National Congress Nehru IV Jawaharlal Nehru
Kotha Raghuramaiah
(1912–1979)
MP for Guntur 		9 June 1964 13 June 1964 4 days Shastri Lal Bahadur Shastri
Minister of State of Labour, Employment and Rehabilitation
Jagannath Rao
(1909–?)
MP for Chatrapur 		24 January 1966 14 February 1966 21 days Indian National Congress Indira I Indira Gandhi
Lalit Narayan Mishra
(1923–1975)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha) 		13 March 1967 14 November 1967 246 days Indira II
Bhagwat Jha Azad
(1922–2011)
MP for Bhagalpur 		14 February 1969 18 March 1971 2 years, 32 days Indian National Congress (R) Indira II
Minister of State of Labour
Larang Sai
(1935–2004)
MP for Sarguja 		14 August 1977 28 July 1979 1 year, 348 days Janata Party Desai Morarji Desai
Ram Kripal Sinha
(1934–2023)
MP for Bihar (Rajya Sabha)
T. Anjaiah
(1919–1986)
MP for Secunderabad 		8 June 1980 11 October 1980 125 days Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Ram Dulari Sinha
(1922–1994)
MP for Sheohar 		19 October 1980 15 January 1982 1 year, 88 days
Minister of State of Labour and Rehabilitation
Mohsina Kidwai
(born 1932)
MP for Meerut 		11 September 1982 29 January 1983 140 days Indian National Congress Indira IV Indira Gandhi
Dharmavir
MP for Uttar Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		29 January 1983 31 October 1984 1 year, 323 days
4 November 1984 22 December 1984 Rajiv I Rajiv Gandhi
Minister of State of Labour
Radhakishan Malviya
(1943–2013)
MP for Madhya Pradesh (Rajya Sabha) 		4 July 1989 2 December 1989 151 days Indian National Congress Rajiv II Rajiv Gandhi
Ram Ji Lal Suman
(born 1950)
MP for Firozabad 		21 November 1990 21 June 1991 212 days Samajwadi Janata Party (Rashtriya) Chandra Shekhar Chandra Shekhar
Muni Lall
(1938–2019)
MP for Sasaram 		13 October 1999 1 July 2002 2 years, 261 days Bharatiya Janata Party Vajpayee III Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Ashok Kumar Pradhan
(born 1953)
MP for Khurja 		1 July 2002 29 January 2003 212 days
Vijay Goel
(born 1954)
MP for Chandni Chowk 		29 January 2003 24 May 2003 115 days
Santosh Kumar Gangwar
(born 1948)
MP for Bareilly 		24 May 2003 8 September 2003 107 days
Minister of State of Labour and Employment
Chandra Sekhar Sahu
(born 1950)
MP for Berhampur 		29 January 2006 24 October 2006 268 days Indian National Congress Manmohan I Manmohan Singh
Harish Rawat
(born 1948)
MP for Haridwar 		28 May 2009 19 January 2011 1 year, 236 days Manmohan II
Kodikunnil Suresh
(born 1962)
MP for Mavelikara 		28 October 2012 26 May 2014 1 year, 210 days
Vishnu Deo Sai
(born 1964)
MP for Raigarh 		27 May 2014 9 November 2014 166 days Bharatiya Janata Party Modi I Narendra Modi
Rameswar Teli
(born 1970)
MP for Dibrugarh 		7 July 2021 9 June 2024 2 years, 338 days Modi II
Shobha Karandlaje
(born 1966)
MP for Bangalore North 		10 June 2024 Incumbent 2 years, 62 days Modi III

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "Budget 2023 | Social security cuts irk trade unions". The Hindu. February 2023.
  2. ↑ https://ncib.in/pdf/ncib_pdf/Labour%20Act.pdf Labour Laws consolidated
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.labour.gov.in/static/uploads/2025/06/671d6613c2e3bb2bd09b4700265e2c9b.pdfAnnual report 2024-25
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Ministry of Labour and Employment Annual Report for Year 2011–2012" (PDF). Ministry of Labour and Employment. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "National Skill Development Mission". www.pmindia.gov.in.
  6. ↑ "Jagjivan Ram | Indian Politician, Spokesman for the Dalits | Britannica". www.britannica.com. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Thrust Areas of Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India".
  8. ↑ "Press release SIXTH QUARTERLY SURVEY REPORT ON EFFECT OF ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN ON EMPLOYMENT IN INDIA (JANUARY TO MARCH 2010)".
  9. ↑ "Directorate General of Employment (DGE) | Ministry of Labour & Employment". Labour.nic.in. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2018.

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