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The Labour Department is committed to regulate the employment conditions at work places to ensure safe and conducive working conditions for every employed person. The Government recognizes that the safety, health and economic well-being of workers have a positive impact on industrial productivity including economic and social development of the State. The department firmly believes in industry friendly and labour sensitive approach in enforcement of labour laws and settlement of disputes moving towards complaint based inspections, minimizing the burden of maintenance of records by simplification of forms for filing of returns, promoting ‘ease of doing business’ through online portal and enhancing working relationship between the employer and employee. Ensuring safety and welfare of temporary workers engaged in difficult occupations including interstate migrant construction workers is an important mandate for the department.