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Which organisation led the session on the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan (PM-SYM) scheme at Shram Samvad?

  1. A.Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation
  2. B.Employees’ State Insurance Corporation
  3. C.Directorate General Labour Welfare
  4. D.Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)

Correct answer

C. Directorate General Labour Welfare

Explanation

The correct answer is the Directorate General Labour Welfare, usually written DGLW. At the Dewas programme the DGLW took the session on the Pradhan Mantri Shram Yogi Maandhan, the pension scheme for unorganised sector workers known as PM-SYM. Option A is wrong because the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation led the other scheme session, on the Pradhan Mantri Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana or PMVBRY, so candidates must keep the pairing straight: EPFO with PMVBRY, DGLW with PM-SYM. Options B and D name bodies whose senior officials attended the programme, the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation and the office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central), but neither led the PM-SYM session. Only option C matches the release. Candidates should also note that both scheme sessions ran at the same Dewas programme, and that their purpose was to show employers and compliance professionals how the social security provisions available to workers operate in practice under the new labour framework.

Read the full article: Shram Samvad on Labour Codes Held at Dewas in Madhya Pradesh

Practice Questions

Q1.Government SchemesEasy

Where was the district-level Shram Samvad programme on the Labour Codes held on 5 November 2026?

  1. A.Indore, Madhya Pradesh
  2. B.Dewas, Madhya Pradesh
  3. C.Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
  4. D.Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh
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Correct answer: B. Dewas, Madhya Pradesh

The Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Labour Department of the Madhya Pradesh government held Shram Samvad, a district-level capacity-building and awareness programme on the Labour Codes, labour welfare and social protection, at Dewas on 5 November 2026.

Q2.Government SchemesMedium

Who presided over the Shram Samvad programme at Dewas and delivered its keynote address?

  1. A.The Union Minister of Labour and Employment
  2. B.S.R. Datta, Director, Ministry of Labour and Employment
  3. C.The Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh
  4. D.The Central Provident Fund Commissioner
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Correct answer: B. S.R. Datta, Director, Ministry of Labour and Employment

Datta, Director, Ministry of Labour and Employment. He presided over the Dewas programme and gave the keynote address, in which he set out the main features of the Labour Codes.

Q3.Government SchemesMedium

Which two documents prepared by the Ministry of Labour and Employment were shared with employers at Shram Samvad?

  1. A.A Handbook of Compliance for Employers and a Compilation of Frequently Asked Questions
  2. B.A Labour Codes Annual Report and a Social Security Atlas
  3. C.A Wage Code Manual and an Industrial Relations Charter
  4. D.An EPFO Pension Guide and an ESIC Benefits Booklet
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Correct answer: A. A Handbook of Compliance for Employers and a Compilation of Frequently Asked Questions

Both were developed by the Ministry of Labour and Employment and were given to participants at Dewas so that employers and compliance professionals would find it easier to put the Labour Codes and the rules notified under them into practice.

Q4.Government SchemesHard

Under Special Campaign 6, the number of e-waste recyclers, refurbishers and producers enrolled on the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) rose from 38 to:

  1. A.More than 75
  2. B.More than 100
  3. C.More than 200
  4. D.More than 500
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Correct answer: C. More than 200

Building on the e-waste focus of the previous campaign, Special Campaign 6 worked with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the Central Pollution Control Board, State Pollution Control Boards and the recycling industry to link government offices with authorised recyclers, refurbishers and producers.

Q5.Government SchemesMedium

Which ministry earned the highest revenue from scrap disposal during Special Campaign 6?

  1. A.Ministry of Coal
  2. B.Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)
  3. C.Ministry of Defence (Department of Military Affairs)
  4. D.Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas
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Correct answer: B. Ministry of Railways (Railway Board)

It was followed by the Department of Military Affairs with ₹88.96 crore, the Ministry of Coal with ₹61.41 crore and the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas with ₹34.81 crore.