No politics over development: Dattatreya

Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya today said there can be no politics on the issue of development and the Centre and the States should work as a team.
"It is my view and that of Narendra Modi government that the issue is not of BJP or non BJP governments but all should work as a team...There is no question of politics on the issue of development," Dattatraya said.
The minister, who was here to attend the first state labour ministers' conference of north region, assured that as the labour minister his prime focus was workers' protection for which new initiatives are also being taken and the main aim of labour reforms was simplification and rationlisation.

"It was highlighted that reforms are needed in labour laws to bring transparency and accountability which will reduce corruption", he said, stressing on the use of modern technology saying that they are the tools of new government.
Dattatreya said that the main objective of the conference was to have the views of states on the proposed reforms in labour laws and demands of central trade unions in respect to minimum wages.
Elaborating on the works being done by his ministry, he said that the employment exchanges are being turned into IT driven national career counselling centres where the job seekers and job providers will converge.

In the initial stage, two such centres will be developed in Lucknow and Ghaziabad, the labour minister said.
For providing social security to about 45 crore labour force in the unorganised sector, smart cards will be provided to them through a national campaign, he added.