The Government of India has released Shram Shakti Niti 2025 – National Labour and Employment Policy of India. You can download PDF of the policy via link given below. The aim of this new Shram Shakti Niti Policy is to create an inclusive, equitable, and resilient world of work where every worker enjoys dignity, protection, and opportunity, and where India’s economic growth remains people-centric and planet-sensitive.
Shram Shakti Niti 2025 Policy rests on four pillars
- Dignity and Equality of Labour: Recognising work as a foundation of national prosperity and social harmony.
- Universal Inclusion: Ensuring no worker – formal, informal, migrant, or gig – is left behind.
- Cooperative Federalism: Fostering coordination among Centre, States, and Local Bodies.
- Data-Driven Governance: Harnessing technology for transparency, accountability, and efficiency.
Institutional and Digital Architecture of Shram Shakti Niti 2025: National Labour and Employment Policy of India
The Policy establishes a three-tier implementation structure:
- National Level: National Labour and employment policy Implementation Council (NLPI) – an apex inter-ministerial body chaired by the Minister of Labour & Employment.
- State Level: State Labour Missions to ensure contextual implementation and coordination.
- District Level: District Labour Resource Centres (DLRCs) will serve as singlewindow hubs for worker registration, job matching, skilling, start-up incubation, and grievance redressal—linking local talent with emerging enterprises and innovation networks.
These institutions are anchored in a unified Labour & Employment Stack, integrating worker identities, enterprise databases, skill credentials, and social-security entitlements to enable portability, paperless compliance, and data-driven policymaking. Within this framework, the Ministry of Labour & Employment (MoLE) – as an Employment Facilitator – will drive the shift towards integrated, technology-enabled labour governance, connecting opportunity with talent across Tier-II/III cities, rural districts, and MSME clusters.
The National Career Service (NCS) will function as India’s Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Employment, offering a secure, interoperable platform linking workers, employers, start-ups, and skilling institutions through open APIs and AI-driven tools. Enabling multilingual access, verified credentials, and third-party innovation, NCS-DPI will power a dynamic employment ecosystem where government, industry, and start-ups co-create solutions for job matching, career guidance, and local livelihoods – making employment facilitation a nationwide public good.
Implementation and Monitoring of Shram Shakti Niti 2025: National Labour and Employment Policy of India
Implementation will proceed in three phases:
- Phase I (2025–27): Institutional setup, social-security integration, and NCS-DPI pilots for AI-based job matching, Education to Employment Career lounges pilots.
- Phase II (2027–30): Expansion and convergence – nationwide rollout of Universal Social Security Account, skill-credit systems, and district-level Employment Facilitation Cells.
- Phase III (Beyond 2030): Consolidation – paperless governance, predictive analytics, and continuous policy renewal.
