Panel wants strict labour law enforcement

A working group of the Planning Commission for the 12th five-year Plan has called for a complete review of the strength of the enforcement machinery for labour laws. It said the ratio of enforcement officers to industrial establishments is very low even as the number of Acts, number of establishments and number of workers have increased manifold over the years. It has proposed creation of an all India service for labour administration to provide professional expertise in labour administration, autonomous bodies and labour adjudications.