On September 8, 2014, Narenda Singh Tomar, the Federal Minister for Labor and Employment officially launched a series of measures aimed at amending 44 laws governing work, many of which date back to the period just after independence in 1947. On top of the amendments, a new web-based single interface should enable companies to meet compliance requirements for labor law. The government is following in the steps of localised initiatives in the State of Rajasthan, where the legislative assembly has adopted amendments to four laws governing labor relations.
Prime Minister Modi elected in May 2014 has said several times that he is looking to attract foreign investment and make India a country a good place to do business. Up until now the initiatives have been somewhat timid but since September 8, 2014 the government has stepped up the pace.
“Break the last bastion of inspector Raj”. “The inspection system will improve and a single platform will help in integrating labor law compliance in a simple manner”, promised the labor Minister. As for the Secretary of State Gauri Kumar, she added: “We want to break the last bastion of the inspector raj”.
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