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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address a convention of traders at Talkatora stadium in New Delhi today. Watch full video to know more.


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India has enforced all four Labour Codes from 21 November, replacing 29 laws with a unified framework that expands social security and workplace protections for gig workers, women and the unorganised sector. The reforms aim to simplify compliance, modernise labour governance and build a future-ready workforce as India moves towards its 2047 goals.

EPFO unveiled its first digital pavilion at IITF 2025, symbolizing its shift to a technology-driven, future-ready model. Minister Mansukh Mandaviya highlighted digital upgrades like an enhanced unified portal, simplified online claims, and real-time grievance redressal. The pavilion allows visitors to file PF claims, generate UANs, and submit Digital Life Certificates on the spot, ensuring transparent and efficient service delivery to crores of workers.

The Employees' Enrolment Scheme - 2025, open until April 30, 2026, offers employers a simple way to enrol eligible employees missed between July 2017 and October 2025. This aims to boost social security coverage by waiving the employee's past share and limiting the penalty to a nominal ₹100, fulfilling the goal of ""Social Security for All.

The government has launched the Employee Enrollment Scheme 2025 to strengthen citizen-centric service delivery and encourage formal employment. The scheme, unveiled by Labour Minister Dr Mansukh Mandaviya, aims to ease compliance for employers and expand social security coverage.

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India’s new labour codes enhance worker protections and simplify compliance for businesses

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