Labour Ministry asks EPFO to focus on preparations to launch ELI Scheme

The Labour Ministry connected Tuesday asked the status money assemblage EPFO to absorption connected preparations for boosting IT infrastructure and capableness gathering to motorboat the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced successful the Union Budget that the authorities volition motorboat 3 employment-linked schemes based connected enrolment successful Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO).

Three schemes for ELI were announced successful Union Budget 2024-25 arsenic portion of the Prime Minister's bundle of 5 schemes and initiatives to facilitate employment, skilling and different opportunities for 4.1 crore younker implicit 5 years with a cardinal outlay of Rs 2 lakh crore.

The ELI Scheme aims to make implicit 2 crore jobs successful the state implicit 2 years. This volition importantly lend to expanding employment opportunities and enhancing livelihood.

According to a ministry statement, a broad reappraisal of the assorted attached offices and autonomous institutions of the Ministry of Labour and Employment was held connected Tuesday, chaired by Labour Secretary Sumita Dawra.

During the review, the EPFO was asked to absorption connected preparations for the motorboat of the Employment Linked Incentive (ELI) Scheme, with respect to the preparedness of IT infrastructure and aspects related to capableness building, among others.

For the upcoming EPFO apex decision-making assemblage Central Board of Trustees gathering connected November 30, 2024, the EPFO was besides directed to beryllium acceptable with assorted important aspects to beryllium reported to the CBT members.

It was reiterated that the ministry, with the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), volition proceed the thrust for reappraisal and solution of pending cases of Industrial Disputes and Claim cases, timely onboarding of inspection reports connected the Shram Suvidha Portal, too undertaking reappraisal of inspection formats to streamlining processes.
A reappraisal of pendency successful the Central Government Industrial Tribunal-cum-Labour Courts (CGITs) and bringing reforms done e-courts was emphasised. Judicial grooming of Central Labour Service (CLS) officers with respect to the improvement needs of tripartite constituents -- the Central and State officers, Trade Union Members, and Members of Employment organisations, among others.

Training institutes of the ministry -- VV Giri National Labour Institute (VVGNLI) and Dattopant Thengadi National Board for Workers Education and Development (DTNBWED) -- were directed to review, rationalise and show the existing grooming modules successful a time-bound manner, to align with modern requirements related to labour payment and employment.

The Capacity Building Commission volition besides beryllium consulted successful the process, the connection said.
The ministry's enactment successful the Labour Bureau with respect to the finalisation of assorted surveys, including the All India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (AQEES), and the advancement of the Minimum Wage Committee was discussed.

In the country of employment, the upgradation of the National Career Service (NCS) portal and convergence of National Career Service Centres for differently-abled with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment was emphasised.

ESIC was asked to absorption connected their priorities related to construction, constitution of caller aesculapian colleges, procurement, Human Resources (HR) related work, strengthening audit cells and bringing astir betterment successful some ESIC and ESIS Hospitals, according to the statement.

The argumentation related to necktie up ESIC with Ayushman Bharat – Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) was besides discussed.

The Chair highlighted that strengthening societal information for workers, including unorganised workers with respect to healthcare, status benefits, pension, and schemes of the government, volition amended the wellness and productivity of the employees, contributing to nation-building and Viksit Bharat.