Govt plans to implement labour codes on April 1, starts shaping rules

Industries to file single return under new regime. Number of minimum wages demanding compliance set to reduce to 12 from 540 under central laws, to 180-200 under the state laws

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government plans to bring into effect new labour laws across the country from April 1.
 
“We intend to implement the new labour codes from April 1. We have begun the process of giving shape to the rules that are to be framed under the codes and we are confident of finalising them in the last quarter of this fiscal year,” Union Labour and Employment Secretary Apurva Chandra said here on Wednesday.
 
Industries will have to file a single return to the authorities under the new labour law regime. Further, the number of minimum