“Shram Samvad”: Labour Ministry’s 90-day outreach on the four Labour Codes reaches industrial clusters in Delhi, Haryana and Uttarakhand

What the campaign is

The Ministry of Labour & Employment says its “Shram Samvad” campaign was launched nationwide on 28 September 2026 as a 90-day outreach initiative. Under it, the Ministry is holding district-level engagement across 316 districts in all 36 States and Union Territories, with a focus on industrial clusters.

The stated aim is to give employers and other stakeholders greater clarity on the provisions, applicability and compliance requirements under the new Labour Codes, and to help implementation at the ground level.

The three programmes of 1 October 2026

At Haridwar, a Deputy Secretary of the Ministry gave an overview of the four Labour Codes and the basic employer compliance chain — establishment and workforce parameters, applicability thresholds and the principal compliance areas. At Naraina, the Director General of ESIC gave the keynote address. At Sonipat, an Additional Central Provident Fund Commissioner of EPFO gave the inaugural address.

What was covered

• The Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.
• Dedicated sessions on the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PMVBRY) and the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM).
• Question-and-answer sessions where participants raised practical issues on applicability, statutory compliance, records and returns, employee benefits and implementation of the new framework, and sought clarifications directly from officials of the Ministry, EPFO, ESIC and the Central Labour Commissioner’s office.

Why it matters for employers

The campaign is a chance to put compliance questions on the Labour Codes to the officials who administer them. The release does not list the remaining districts or dates; watch the Ministry’s announcements for a programme in your area.