On 16 October 2014 Narendra Modi, the Indian Prime Minister,
proposed a number of labour reforms. These aim to create a more
favourable environment for industrial development by making it
easier for businesses to operate in India and at the same time, to
provide benefits for employees.
The proposed reforms, summarised below, form part of the Prime
Minister's "Make in India" campaign, which is
designed to encourage global businesses to manufacture goods in
India.
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This measure will make it easier to comply with Indian labour
laws. It will allow the online registration and filing of
self-certified single online returns for 16 of the 44 labour laws.
Where factory owners previously had to fill out 16 different forms
to comply with these laws, they will now just be required to
complete a single online form.
