Shram Samvad Campaign Covers 316 Districts on Labour Codes

The Ministry of Labour and Employment is running Shram Samvad, a nationwide outreach campaign on the new Labour Codes, labour welfare and social protection. The campaign was launched on 28 September 2026 and runs for 90 days, taking the engagement to the district level across 316 districts in all 36 States and Union Territories, with special attention to industrial clusters. Its purpose is to give employers and other stakeholders clarity on the provisions, applicability and compliance requirements of the Codes so that implementation works on the ground.

The Lucknow edition

A two-day state-level capacity-building and awareness programme under the campaign will be held at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, by the ministry with the Government of Uttar Pradesh. Day one turns on labour reforms, with a keynote address by the Secretary (Labour and Employment) and sessions on international labour mobility, social protection for unorganised and gig or platform workers, and work for Building and Other Construction Workers, known as BOCW. The Labour Minister of Uttar Pradesh is to address a session, followed by inputs from the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) and the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO).

The four Labour Codes

Day two deals with implementation, beginning with a breakdown of statutory compliance under all four Codes:

Schemes and digital platforms

Presentations on day two cover the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana and the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan Yojana. The sessions also take up the use of technology for workers’ welfare through platforms such as e-Shram, the Shram Suvidha Portal, SAMADHAN and the Labour Stack, along with rollout strategies and good practice from the state government.

Child and bonded labour

The second day further covers strategies for the prevention of child labour, along with rescue, rehabilitation, district-level monitoring and the eradication of child and bonded labour. Structured open discussion sessions run across both days, giving participants and industry stakeholders a chance to raise operational concerns, regulatory compliance questions and practical queries. Officials of the Government of Uttar Pradesh take part in the sessions on both days.