Santosh Gangwar

When asked whether he has resigned from the post of Labour Minister, Gangwar answered in the affirmative. ''Yes I have resigned,'' he told PTI. He, however, said he is not aware what his new role in the government will be.

India committed to countering impact of COVID-19: Santosh Gangwar

He was addressing the virtual Non-Aligned Movement Labour Ministers Meeting under 109th session of the International Labour Conference last evening.

Retail inflation for industrial workers rises to 4.48% in February

The All-India CPI-IW (Consumer Price Index for Industrial Workers) for February, 2021 increased by 0.8 points and stood at 119 points. On 1-month percentage change, it increased by 0.68 per cent with respect to the previous month (January 2021) as against a decline of 0.61 per cent between corresponding months (February 2020) a year ago.

16.5 lakh registrations under Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana: Labour Minister

The Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana is slated to be operational till June, 30, 2021.

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers up in February

The All-India Consumer Price Index Numbers for Agricultural Labourers and Rural Labourers for the month of February 2021 decreased by 1 point each to stand at 1037 and 1044 points respectively, compared to January.

Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar launches software for 5 pan-India surveys

Addressing the occasion, Gangwar said, "Accurate data plays an important role in policy making. In the absence of accurate data, you cannot analyse the present situation and its impact in the future. It is important, so that benefits of policies percolate down to grass-route level."

Labour Minister Santosh Kumar Gangwar to launch software applications for five All India surveys on job generation

The surveys are significant since they use information technology to report employment generation.

Niti Aayog constitutes a sub-group to prepare a National Action Plan for Migrant Workers

"The sub-group comprises the members from various Ministries of Government of India, subject experts, NGOs and civil society organisations, to prepare a tangible action plan to address issues related to migrant workers," Labour and Employment minister Santosh Gangwar said in a written response

EPFO settles 60.88 lakh COVID-19 advance claims, releases Rs 15,255 crore till January 31

The Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar added that as on January 28, 2021, the total number of beneficiaries (new employees) under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana (ABRY) meant for creating jobs stood at 4.69 lakh.

Govt sticks to 8.5% as EPF interest rate for FY20; Redeems ETF units up to Dec 31 2020 instead of March 31 2020 to meet the 8.5% commitment

Gains from ETF sales stood at around Rs 3,000 crore which helped the government meet FY20 EPF rate of 8.5 percent. The 8.5% interest would comprise 8.15% from debt income and balance 0.35% (capital gain) from the sale of ETFs (exchange traded funds) subject to their redemption by 31st December, 2020.

App-based transport workers' federation writes to Labour Ministry, expresses concern over Draft Code on Social Security 2020

The alliance has also proposed the creation of the National Social Security Board for Gig Workers and Platform Workers and a centralised database of platform workers and gig workers of which the workers should have an access to editing, correcting and disputing the records of the aggregators.

Retail inflation for agricultural labourers eases to 6% in November; down to 5.86% for rural workers

The retail inflation for farm workers and rural labourers were at 9.41 percent and 9.23 percent, respectively, in November last year.

EPFO likely to credit 8.5% interest for 2019-20 in EPF accounts, here's how to check balance

The Labour Ministry has sent a proposal to the Finance Ministry to give concurrence to credit 8.5 percent rate of interest on EPF for 2019-20 earlier this month.

EPFO likely to credit 8.5% interest on EPF for 2019-20 by December

The source further said that earlier the Ministry of Finance had sought some clarifications on the rate of interest for the last fiscal, which were duly addressed.

Cabinet approves Rs 22,810 crore outlay for Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana

Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana, the government will for two years provide employee and employer contribution to the retirement fund for new hires by businesses and entities, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said.

New Labour Code: White-collar employees to receive overtime pay

Labour Code, 2019, will merge three central labour acts, The Trade Unions Act, 1926, The Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 and The Industrial Disputes Act, 1947.

Govt looks to implement all 4 labour codes in one go by December: Santosh Gangwar

Parliament in its just concluded session passed three labour code bills: the Industrial Relations Code, the Social Security Code, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code.

Coronavirus impact: 38.71 lakh EPF members withdraw Rs 44,054.72 crore since March 25: Labour Ministry

The maximum amount of Rs 8,968.45 crore EPF withdrawals from March 25 to August 31 were recorded in Maharashtra against 7,23,986 claims, followed by Karnataka Rs 6,418.52 crore for 4,84,114 claims and Tamil Nadu (including Puducherry) Rs 5,589.91 crore for 6,20,662 claims.

Cabinet discusses labour reforms, to push remaining 3 Codes in Monsoon session

Earlier this month, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar had indicated that remaining three labour codes on industrial relations, social security and occupational safety and health would be tabled in the ensuing Monsoon session of Parliament.

EPFO trustees to flag delay in ratification of EPF interest rate for FY20

The EPF interest rate announced for 2019-20 was the lowest since 2012-13, when it stood at 8.5 percent. The rate of interest for 2018-19 was 8.65 percent.

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases marginally to 5.33% in July

"Year-on-year inflation based on all-items stood at 5.33 percent for July 2020 as compared to 5.06 percent for the previous month (June 2020) and 5.98 percent during the corresponding month (July 2019) of the previous year," a labour ministry statement said.

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers drops in July

The all-India consumer price index numbers for agricultural labourers and rural labourers (base:1986-87=100) for the month of July 2020 increased by 3 and 4 points to stand at 1,021 and 1,028 points, respectively, the statement said.

Code on Wages likely to be implemented by september, Labour Ministry circulates draft rules

Parliament in August last year approved the code to enable introduction of a minimum wage for every worker besides addressing issues like delay in payment to employees.

Retail inflation for industrial workers eases to 5.1% in May

Similarly, as per the data, food inflation stood at 5.88 percent against 6.56 percent in the previous month and 5.21 percent in May 2019.

Retail inflation for farm, rural workers eases marginally in May

"Point to point rate of inflation based on the CPI-AL (agriculture labourers) and CPI-RL (rural labourers) decreased to 8.40 percent and 8.12 percent in May 2020 from 8.80 percent and 8.52 percent, respectively in April 2020," the labour ministry statement said.