Labour ministry cuts down number of registers from 56 to just five; offers free downloads for easy digitisation

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The Centre has simplified Labour department procedures related to maintaining registers so as to give benefit to nearly 4.54 crore non-agriculture sector establishments, Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Bandaru Dattatreya said today. The ministry had brought down the number of registers to five from 56 with the regard to nine Central Labour Laws and this would save efforts, cost and lessen the compliance burden on these establishments, he said.