Shram Samvad: District Level Capacity-Building and Awareness Programme on Labour Codes held in Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
PIB National (English) · Published 8 November 2026 · Last updated
The Union Labour Ministry and Madhya Pradesh government launched the 'Shram Samvad' capacity-building drive in Dewas to accelerate employer readiness and compliance under the four new Labour Codes.
Key points
- A district-level capacity-building and awareness programme named Shram Samvad was organized at Dewas, Madhya Pradesh, on November 5, 2026.
- The initiative was jointly conducted by the Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE) and the Labour Department of Madhya Pradesh.
- The programme was organized in active collaboration with the Association of Industries Madhya Pradesh and M/s Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.
- Shri S.R. Datta, Director at MoLE, presided over the event and delivered the keynote address detailing statutory compliance frameworks under the Labour Codes.
- More than 100 participants, including corporate employers, human resources executives, and legal and finance professionals, attended the technical deliberations.
- Key regulatory and welfare bodies represented included the Employees' Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO), Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC), Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), and Directorate General Labour Welfare (DGLW).
- Technical sessions specifically addressed compliance requirements and statutory employer obligations under each of the four Labour Codes and their notified Central Rules.
- The EPFO conducted a dedicated operational session explaining the provisions and employer modalities of the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY).
- The DGLW led a detailed briefing on the social security framework of the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) scheme for unorganised workers.
- To facilitate operational ease, MoLE distributed two comprehensive knowledge products: the 'Handbook of Compliance for Employers' and a 'Compilation of Frequently Asked Questions'.
Background
- India historically maintained over 40 central labour enactments, creating an overlapping, fragmented, and administratively complex regulatory architecture.
- Parliament amalgamated 29 major central labour enactments into four consolidated Labour Codes: Wages (2019), Industrial Relations (2020), Social Security (2020), and Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (2020).
- Because labour falls under the Concurrent List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution, operationalization requires harmonization between central codes and corresponding state rules.
- To support transition and universalization of social safety nets, the Union government introduced dedicated schemes such as PM-SYM in 2019 and newer targeted employment initiatives like PMVBRY.
- Recognizing compliance hesitation among industrial employers and local enterprise units, MoLE formulated sub-state awareness workshops to engage industrial clusters directly.
- The Dewas industrial belt in Madhya Pradesh was selected for the 'Shram Samvad' intervention to bridge ground-level operational understanding between state inspectors, central regulators, and private employers.
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Original report: PIB National (English)