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Department information and objectives

Labour and Employment Department

The Department activities can be divided broadly into three offices pertaining to Labour, Employment, and Factories & Boilers.

The Labour wing is responsible for the implementation of various Labour Laws for maintaining industrial peace.
The Employment wing is responsible for Registration and Sponsoring the names of the interested candidates and collection of Employment Market Information.
The Office of Factories & Boiler implements the various provisions of the Factories Act, 1948 and Boilers Act, 1923.

Commissionerate of Labour & Employment

Functions

To maintain industrial peace, harmony and cordial relations.
To maintain and protect rights and reduce exploitation of the workers.
Raising the living standard of the industrial workers.
Helping in stimulation of the industrial growth.
The major decisions are taken as per the directions of Govt. Of India.
Survey and rehabilitation of child labour as per National Child Labour Projects scheme guidelines.
Reforms in labour laws and procedures.
Promoting citizen-facing reforms, feedback study, and labour welfare measures.
The effective implementation of Labour Laws to provide social security net to urban unorganized sector labour.

Objectives

To ensure payment of minimum wages and provision of various social security measures.
To eliminate child labour and work towards their rehabilitation.
To ensure equity in payment of wages.
To ensure industrial peace and harmony.
To work towards promoting Lok-Adalats as a mechanism for grievance redressal.
To implement reforms in labour laws and procedures.
To ensure provision of social security net to unorganized sector workforce.

Directorate Of Factories & Boilers

Directorate of Boilers works under the administrative control of the Commissioner of Labour for Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu. The prime function of the Directorate of Boilers is to prevent boiler accidents during use and to protect life and property through effective implementation of boiler laws with a view to ensure safe working of boilers.

The Directorate promotes safety of boilers, inspection technology, and awareness of boiler management systems. Through vigorous inspections and follow-up actions, safety standards are continuously improved across the Union Territory.

Chief Inspector of Boilers, Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu, is the boiler registering authority and the Secretary (Labour) is the appellate authority.

Objectives

To avoid accidents and loss of national properties.
To find out unregistered and uncertified boilers and economizers.
To create safe and healthy environment.
Continuously improve the quality and working condition of boilers.
Safety of plant and personnel.