Department of Labour and Employment (Tamil Nadu)

Department of Labour Welfare and Skill Development (Tamil Nadu)

Agency overview
Formed| 1972
Jurisdiction| Tamil Nadu
Headquarters| Chennai
Minister responsible|

* C. V. Ganesan, Minister for Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department

Agency executive|

* Kumar Jayant, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary to Government

Parent agency| Government of Tamil Nadu
Website| Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department

The Department of Labour Welfare and Skill Development is one of the departments of Government of Tamil Nadu.

## History

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The department of labour and employment was formed in 1972, when Government of Tamil Nadu trifurcated the Industries, Labour and Housing Department.[1]

## Objective

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The department of labour is responsible for administering matters relating to Industrial relations, safety of workers, labor Welfare, employment exchanges and technical training.[2] The department is responsible for the enforcement of various provisions and acts enacted by the Government of India and the state government concerning the subjects.[2]

## Sub-divisions

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The following sub-divisions and undertakings operate under the department:[3]

Sub-departments

* Department of Labour: Industrial relations and labor welfare
* Department of Employment and Training: Employment facilitation and training
* Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health: Safety in industries and factories

Undertakings and bodies

* Overseas Manpower Corporation Limited
* Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Manual Workers Social Security and Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu State Contract Labour Advisory Board
* Tamil Nadu Plantation Labour Housing Advisory Board
* Tamil Nadu State Labour Advisory Board
* Tamil Nadu Washermen Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Hairdressers Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Auto Rickshaw and Taxi Drivers Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Domestic Workers Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Tailoring Workers Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Workers Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Handlooms and Handloom Silk Weavers Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Pottery Workers Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Goldsmiths Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Artists Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Footwear, Leathers Goods Manufactory and Tannery Workers Welfare Board
* Tamil Nadu Powerloom Weaving Workers Welfare Board
* The Tamil Nadu Institute of Labour Studies

## See also

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* Government of Tamil Nadu
* Tamil Nadu Government's Departments
* Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)

## References

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1. ^ "Handbook, labour employment" (PDF). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
2. ^ a b "Labour Welfare and Skill Development department". Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
3. ^ Department of labour, policy note 2023-24 (PDF) (Report). Government of Tamil Nadu. Retrieved 1 December 2023.

## External links

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* Official website of the Labour Department
* Official website of Government of Tamil Nadu

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Government of Tamil Nadu

Governor|

* R. N. Ravi

Executive|

| Chief minister|

* M. K. Stalin

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Deputy chief minister|

* Udhayanidhi Stalin

Council of ministers|

* Duraimurugan
* K. N. Nehru
* I. Periyasamy
* K. Ponmudy
* E. V. Velu
* M. R. K. Panneerselvam
* K. K. S. S. R. Ramachandran
* Thangam Thennarasu
* S. Regupathy
* S. Muthusamy
* K. R. Periyakaruppan
* T. M. Anbarasan
* M. P. Saminathan
* P. Geetha Jeevan
* Anitha R. Radhakrishnan
* R. S. Raja Kannappan
* K. Ramachandran
* R. Sakkarapani
* V. Senthil Balaji
* R. Gandhi
* M. Subramaniam
* P. Moorthy
* S. S. Sivasankar
* P. K. Sekar Babu
* Palanivel Thiagarajan
* Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi
* Meyyanathan Siva V
* C. V. Ganesan
* M. Mathiventhan
* T.R.B.Rajaa
* N. Kayalvizhi
* S. M. Nasar
* Govi. Chezhian
* R. Rajendran

Legislature|

* M. Appavu
* Speaker
* K. Pitchandi
* Deputy speaker
* Duraimurugan
* Leader of the house
* Edappadi K. Palaniswami
* Leader of the opposition

Judiciary|

* Chief justice: K. R. Shriram

Departments|

* Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
* Agriculture
* Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
* Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare
* Commercial Taxes and Registration
* Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection
* Energy
* Environment and Forests
* Finance
* Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi
* Health and Family Welfare
* Higher Education
* Highways and Minor Ports
* Home, Prohibition and Excise
* Housing and Urban Development
* Human Resources Management
* Industries, Investment Promotion and Commerce
* Information Technology and Digital Services
* Labour Welfare and Skill Development
* Law
* Legislative Assembly
* Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
* Miscellaneous officers, Secretariat
* Mudalvarin Mugavari (Chief Minister's office)
* Municipal Administration and Water Supply
* Natural Resources
* Other States Government
* Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
* Public
* Public (Elections)
* Public Works
* Revenue and Disaster Management
* Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
* School Education
* Social Reforms
* Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
* Special Programme Implementation
* Tamil Development and Information
* Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments
* Transport
* Water Resources
* Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
* Youth Welfare and Sports Development

Agencies|

| Public sector
undertakings|

* Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL)
* Electronics Corporation of Tamil Nadu (ELCOT)
* Metropolitan Transport Corporation (MTC)
* New Tirupur Area Development Corporation (NTADC)
* Pallavan Transport Consultancy Services (PTCS)
* Poompuhar Shipping Corporation (PSCL)
* State Industries Promotion Corporation of Tamil Nadu (SIPCOT)
* Tamil Nadu Arasu Cable TV Corporation (TNACTCL)
* Tamil Nadu Arasu Rubber Corporation
* Tamil Nadu Skill Development Corporation (TNSDC)
* Tamil Nadu Cement Corporation (TANCEM)
* Tamil Nadu Adi Dravidar Housing and Development Corporation (TAHDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Backward Classes Economic Development Corporation (TNBCEDC)
* Tamil Nadu Civil Supplies Corporation (TNCSC)
* Tamil Nadu Ex-Servicemen's Corporation (TEXCO)
* Tamil Nadu Fibrenet Corporation (TAFINET)
* Tamil Nadu Film Development Corporation (TNFDC)
* Tamil Nadu Fisheries Development Corporation Limited (TNFDC)
* Tamil Nadu Forest Plantation Corporation (TAFCORN)
* Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (TANGEDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Graphite (TNG)
* Tamil Nadu Handicrafts Development Corporation (TNHDC)
* Tamil Nadu Handloom Development Corporation (THDC)
* Tamil Nadu Industrial Development Corporation (TIDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Industrial Explosives (TNIE)
* Tamil Nadu Industrial Guidance and Export Promotion Bureau (GUIDANCE)
* Tamil Nadu Industrial Investment Corporation (TIIC)
* Tamil Nadu Leather Development Corporation (TNLDC)
* Tamil Nadu Linguistic Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNLMEDC)
* Tamil Nadu Magnesite (TANMAG)
* Tamil Nadu Medical Services Corporation (TNMSC)
* Tamil Nadu Medicinal Plant Farms and Herbal Medicine Corporation Ltd (TAMPCOL)
* Tamil Nadu Minerals (TAMIN)
* Tamil Nadu Minorities Economic Development Corporation (TNMEDC)
* Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers (TNPL)
* Tamil Nadu Overseas Manpower Corporation (TNOMC)
* Tamil Nadu Police Housing Corporation (TNPH)
* Tamil Nadu Poultry Development Corporation (TAPCO)
* Tamil Nadu Power Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNPFID)
* Tamil Nadu Road Development Company (TNRDC)
* Tamil Nadu Road Infrastructure Development Corporation (TNIDC)
* Tamil Nadu Salt Corporation (TNSALT)
* Tamil Nadu Small Industries Corporation (TANSI)
* Tamil Nadu Small Industries Development Corporation (TANSIDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Southern Structurals (TNSS)
* Tamil Nadu State Express Transport Corporation (SETC)
* Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC)
* Tamil Nadu State Wide Area Network (TNSWAN)
* Tamil Nadu Sugar Corporation (TASCO)
* Tamil Nadu Tea Plantation Corporation (TANTEA)
* Tamil Nadu Text Book Corporation (TNTBC)
* Tamil Nadu Textile Corporation (TNTC)
* Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC)
* Tamil Nadu Transmission Corporation (TANTRANSCO)
* Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation (TNTDFC)
* Tamil Nadu Urban Finance and Infrastructure Development Corporation (TUFIDCO)
* Tamil Nadu Urban Infrastructure Financial Services (TNUIFSL)
* Tamil Nadu Warehousing Corporation (TNWC)
* Tamil Nadu Women Development Corporation (TNWDCL)

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Nodal agencies|

* Advisory body, National Security Advisor (NSA)
* Advisory body, COFEPSA
* Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA)
* Corporation of Chennai
* National Health Mission (NHM)
* Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan (RUSA)
* Sports Development Authority of Tamil Nadu (SDAT)
* Tamil Nadu Energy Development Agency (TEDA)
* Tamil Nadu Horticulture Development Agency (TANHODA)
* Tamil Nadu Livestock Development Agency (TNLDA)
* Tamil Nadu State Disaster Management Authority (TNSDMA)
* Tamil Nadu State Legal Services Authority (TNSLSA)
* Tamil Nadu State Seed Development Agency (TANSEDA)
* Tamil Nadu Watershed Development Agency (TAWDEVA)
* Tamil Nadu e-Governance Agency (TNeGA)
* Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services (TNFRS)
* Tamil Nadu Police (TNP)
* Transplant Authority of Tamil Nadu (TRANSTAN)

Boards|

* Chennai Metro Watersupply and Sewerage Board (CMWS&SB)
* Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board (TNCWWB)
* Tamil Nadu De-Notified Communities Welfare Board (TNDEL)
* Tamil Nadu Electricity Board (TNEB)
* Tamil Nadu Electrical Licensing Board (TNELB)
* Tamil Nadu Housing Board (TNHB)
* Tamil Nadu Khadi and Village Industries Board (TNKVIB)
* Tamil Nadu Labour Welfare Board (TNLWB)
* Tamil Nadu Maritime Board (TNMB)
* Tamil Nadu Medical Services Recruitment Board (TNMSRB)
* Tamil Nadu Palm Products Development Board (TNPPDB)
* Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB)
* Tamil Nadu Slum Clearance Board (TNSCB)
* Tamil Nadu Social Welfare Board (TNSWB)
* Tamil Nadu State Agricultural Marketing Board (TNSAMB)
* Tamil Nadu Teachers Recruitment Board (TNTRB)
* Tamil Nadu Narikuravar Welfare Board (TNNWB)
* Tamil Nadu Traders Welfare Board (TTWB)
* Tamil Nadu Transgender Welfare Board (TNSW-TB)
* Tamil Nadu Ulema and other Employees Welfare Board (TNUWB)
* Tamil Nadu Uniformed Services Recruitment Board (TNUSRB)
* Tamil Nadu Urban Habitat Development Board (TNUDB)
* Tamil Nadu Vanniyakula Kshatriya Public Charitable Trust and Endowments Board (TNVKPCTEB)
* Tamil Nadu Waqf Board (TNWB)
* Tamil Nadu Water Supply and Drainage Board (TWAD)

Cooperative societies|

* Aavin
* Salem Starch and Sago Manufacturers Service Industrial Co-operative Society (SAGOSERVE)
* Tamil Nadu Consumers' Co-operative Federation (TNCCF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operation Food and Consumer Protection (TNCFCP)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Housing Federation (TNCHF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TNCMF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Marketing Federation (TANFED)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Milk Producers' Federation (TNCMPF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (TNCS)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Societies (Housing)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Spinning Mill Federation (TANSPIN)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative State Agriculture and Rural Development Bank (TNCSF)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Sugar Federation (TNCU)
* Tamil Nadu Co-operative Union (TNCST)
* Tamil Nadu Handloom Weavers' Co-operative Society (Co-optex)
* Tamil Nadu Horticultural Producers Co-operative Enterprises (TANHOPE)
* Tamil Nadu State Apex Co-operative Bank (TNSC)
* Tamil Nadu State Apex Fisheries Cooperative Federation Limited (TAFCOFED)
* Tamil Nadu State Co-operative Societies Election Commission (TNSCEC)
* Tamil Nadu State Palmgur and Fibre Marketing Co-operative Federation (TNPFMCF)

Autonomous bodies|

* Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation And Greening Society (TNBCGS)
* Tamil Nadu AIDS Control Society (TSAIDS)
* Tamil Nadu Council for Science and Technology (TNDCWB)
* Tamil Nadu Electricity Regulatory Commission (TERC)
* Tamil Nadu Hajj Commiitee (TNHC)
* Tamil Nadu Iamwarm Project
* Tamil Nadu Information Commission (TNIC)
* Tamil Nadu Market Management Committee (TNMMC)
* Tamil Nadu Planning Commission (TNPC)
* Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC)
* Tamil Nadu State Blindness Control Society (TSBCS)
* Tamil Nadu State Commission for Differently Abled (TNSCAD)
* Tamil Nadu State Commission for Women (TNSCW)
* Tamil Nadu State Commissioner for Protection of Child Rights (TNSCPCR)
* Tamil Nadu State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (TNSCDRC)
* Tamil Nadu State Council for Higher Education (TNSCHE)
* Tamil Nadu State Council For Technical Education (TNSCTE)
* Tamil Nadu State Election Commission (TNSEC)
* Tamil Nadu State Finance Commission (TNSFC)
* Tamil Nadu State Health Society (TNSHS)
* Tamil Nadu State Human Rights Commission (TNSHRC)

Education and research|

* Alagappa University
* Anna University
* Annamalai University
* Bharathiar University
* Bharathidasan University
* Madurai Kamaraj University
* Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
* Mother Teresa Women's University
* Periyar University
* Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
* Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Fisheries University
* Tamil Nadu National Law University
* Tamil Nadu Open University
* Tamil Nadu Physical Education and Sports University
* Tamil Nadu Teachers Education University
* Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University
* Tamil University
* The Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambedkar Law University
* The Tamil Nadu Dr. J. Jayalalithaa Music and Fine Arts University
* The Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
* Thiruvalluvar University
* University of Madras

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Government departments of Tamil Nadu

* Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare
* Agriculture
* Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries
* Backward Classes, Most Backward Classes and Minorities Welfare
* Commercial Taxes and Registration
* Co-operation, Food and Consumer Protection
* Energy
* Environment and Forests
* Finance
* Handlooms, Handicrafts, Textiles and Khadi
* Health and Family Welfare
* Higher Education
* Highways and Minor Ports
* Home, Prohibition and Excise
* Housing and Urban Development
* Human Resources Management
* Industries
* Information Technology and Digital Services
* Labour and Employment
* Law
* Legislative Assembly
* Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises
* Miscellaneous Officers, Secretariat
* Mudalvarin Mugavari (CMO)
* Municipal Administration and Water Supply
* Natural Resources
* Other States Government
* Planning, Development and Special Initiatives
* Public
* Public (Elections)
* Public Works
* Revenue and Disaster Management
* Rural Development and Panchayat Raj
* School Education
* Social Reforms
* Social Welfare and Women Empowerment
* Special Programme Implementation
* Tamil Development and Information
* Tourism, Culture and Religious Endowments
* Transport
* Water Resources
* Welfare of Differently Abled Persons
* Youth Welfare and Sports Development

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