Shram Shakti Niti 2025

10.10.2025

Shram Shakti Niti 2025

Context

The Ministry of Labour and Employment has released the Draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025 for public consultation. It aims to redefine India’s labour landscape by ensuring dignity, social protection, and equitable opportunity for all workers in a rapidly evolving economy.

About the Policy

What It Is

Shram Shakti Niti 2025 is India’s first integrated national labour and employment policy, aligning with the vision of Viksit Bharat @2047. It integrates employment generation, worker welfare, and future-readiness in the age of digitalisation and green transitions.

Aim

To modernise India’s labour ecosystem by promoting inclusivity, fairness, and resilience — ensuring that all workers, formal and informal, benefit from protection, productivity, and participation in national growth.

Key Features

1. Unified Vision and Mission

The policy envisions a world of work built on dignity, safety, and opportunity, guided by seven core objectives:

• Universal Social Security
   
• Occupational Safety and Health (OSH)
   
• Gender and Youth Empowerment
   
• Ease of Compliance & Formalisation
   
• Future-Ready Workforce
   
• Green & Sustainable Jobs
   
• Participatory Governance
   

2. Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for Employment

The National Career Service (NCS) will evolve into a national employment DPI with:

• AI-based job matching & career counselling
   
• Skill verification and credential authentication
   
• Integration with state-level job exchanges
   It will enable data-driven labour planning and real-time tracking.
   

3. Universal Social Security

Creation of a Universal Social Security Account (USSA) integrating EPFO, ESIC, PM-JAY, and the e-Shram database for portable, interoperable, and lifelong coverage, including informal and gig workers.

4. Women and Youth Empowerment

Targets 35% female labour participation by 2030 through:

• Flexible work options (remote, hybrid, part-time)
   
• Childcare and maternity support
   
• Entrepreneurship and leadership initiatives
   
• Skill-based vocational pathways for youth
   

5. Ease of Compliance and Formalisation

Launch of a Single-Window Digital Compliance Portal featuring:

• Risk-based self-certification
   
• Online grievance redressal
   
• Transparent inspections
   Objective: reduce compliance burden and promote trust-based governance for formalisation.
   

6. Technology and Green Transitions

Promotes AI-enabled safety systems, digital upskilling, and creation of green jobs in renewable energy, waste management, and sustainable agriculture. Aligns with Paris Agreement goals and Mission LiFE.

7. Convergence and Good Governance

Establishes a three-tier structure — National, State, and District Labour Missions — supported by data dashboards and a Labour & Employment Policy Evaluation Index (LEPEI) for performance and transparency.

8. Labour and Employment Stack

A unified digital backbone integrating:

• Worker IDs (Aadhaar-linked, e-Shram)
   
• Employer and enterprise databases
   
• Social security, wage, and skill entitlement records
   Enables paperless, portable, accountable governance.
   

9. Tripartite Dialogue and Cooperative Federalism

Institutionalises consultations among government, employers, and workers, promoting harmonised labour reforms and participatory decision-making.

Phased Implementation Plan (2025–2047)

Significance

• Holistic Approach: Combines employment creation, protection, and governance under one framework.
   
• Future Readiness: Addresses automation, gig economy, and demographic change.
   
• Inclusivity: Centres informal, gig, and female workers in growth planning.
   
• Digital Governance: Enhances transparency, traceability, and efficiency.
   

Challenges Ahead

• Implementation Complexity: Coordination across ministries and states.
   
• Data Privacy: Balancing digital integration with worker data protection.
   
• Financial Sustainability: Ensuring long-term funding for universal coverage.
   
• Skill Gaps: Aligning education with industry needs.
   
• Informal Sector Integration: Extending social protection to over 80% of India’s workforce.
   

Way Forward

• Strengthen Centre–State coordination via a National Labour Governance Council.
   
• Ensure data protection standards and worker consent frameworks.
   
• Promote PPP models in digital skilling and employment creation.
   
• Regularly update the Labour Policy Index for global benchmarking.
   
• Conduct community-based awareness campaigns for informal and migrant inclusion.
   

Conclusion

The Draft National Labour & Employment Policy – Shram Shakti Niti 2025 signifies a transformative shift toward dignified, digital, and inclusive work ecosystems. By merging social security with technological innovation and participatory governance, it seeks to make India’s workforce future-ready and resilient.
 If implemented effectively, it can become a cornerstone of Viksit Bharat @2047, ensuring that India’s economic progress rests on justice, security, and opportunity for every worker.