JAMMU, Feb 11: Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today chaired a high-level meeting of the Labour & Employment Department to review the implementation status of the four new Labour Codes, regarded as one of the most significant labour reforms undertaken in the country to simplify compliance mechanisms and strengthen worker welfare.
The meeting was attended by Secretary, Labour & Employment, Kumar Rajeev Ranjan, the Labour Commissioner, and other senior officers of the department.
Reviewing the progress achieved so far, the Chief Secretary emphasized the need for a sustained and well-structured awareness campaign to ensure comprehensive understanding of the new Labour Codes among all stakeholders, including employers, employees, trade unions, and industrial establishments. He stressed that widespread awareness is essential for ensuring smooth compliance and effective implementation of these landmark reforms.
He also called for focused capacity-building initiatives for all concerned stakeholders to facilitate a seamless transition to the new legal framework. The Chief Secretary observed that the true objective of these reforms lies not merely in their notification but in their effective implementation on the ground, leading to tangible improvements in ease of doing business, enhanced compliance, and strengthened social security and welfare mechanisms for workers across establishments covered under the laws.
Highlighting the department’s efforts, Secretary Labour & Employment Kumar Rajeev Ranjan informed the meeting that 194 awareness camps have been conducted across Jammu and Kashmir so far, reaching 1,046 establishments and sensitizing 14,205 participants.
He further stated that the department is intensifying its outreach strategy through outdoor publicity campaigns, social media platforms, and FM radio broadcasts to maximize public engagement and ensure wider dissemination of information regarding the provisions of the new Labour Codes.
The Secretary also apprised the meeting that a comprehensive capacity-building programme is being developed in collaboration with judicial bodies, the J&K Institute of Management, Public Administration & Rural Development (IMPA&RD), and other reputed national-level institutions. These initiatives aim to equip enforcement officers, employers, and other stakeholders with the necessary knowledge and skills for smooth and uniform implementation of the Labour Codes across the Union Territory.
