Karnataka on Monday accepted software industry body Nasscom’s offer to help the government rewrite labour regulation in a way that it aligns with the changing requirements of private businesses, state labour minister S Suresh Kumar said.
“We will not only revisit our labour regulation to make them relevant, but will also bring more services online so that there is little or no interface between industries and the labour offices,” Kumar told ET, after a 90-minute nteraction with senior executives of technology, biotech, automobile and manufacturing companies.
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“There is already a 24×7 labour helpline (155214) available; it is currently a voice-based one,” the minister said. “We will soon introduce WhatsApp and text messaging facilities. Out of the 54 services the labour department provides, 30 services are already online, and 10 services are within the ambit of Sakala,” he added.
Source: Economic Times
