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{{Short description|Indian civil service group}}
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| title = INDIAN LABOUR SERVICE
| title = CENTRAL LABOUR SERVICE
| headerstyle = background:#3b444b; color:#fff;
| headerstyle = background:#3b444b; color:#fff;
| image =
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| header1 = Service Overview
| header1 = Service Overview
| label2 = Abbreviation
| label2 = Abbreviation
| data2 = CLS
| data2 = CLS
| label3 = Formed
| label3 = Formed
| data3 = 1987
| data3 = 1987
| label5 = Country
| label5 = Country
| data5 = {{Flag|India}}
| data5 = {{Flag|India}}
| label6 = Training Grounds
| label6 = Training Grounds
| data6 = [[V. V. Giri National Labour Institute]], [[Noida]]
| data6 = [[V. V. Giri National Labour Institute]], [[Noida]]
| label7 = Controlling Authority
| label7 = Controlling Authority
| data7 = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Ministry of Labour and Employment]], [[Government of India]]
| data7 = [[Ministry of Labour and Employment (India)|Ministry of Labour and Employment]], [[Government of India]]
| label8 = Legal Personality
| label8 = Legal Personality
| data8 = Governmental<br />Civil Service
| data8 = Governmental<br />Civil Service
| label9 = General Nature
| label9 = General Nature
| data9 =
| data9 = *Labour Administration
*Labour Administration
*Industrial Harmony
*Industrial Harmony
| label10 = Cadre Size
| label10 = Cadre Size
| data10 = 340
| data10 = 340
| label11 = Association
| label11 = Association
| data11 = Central Labour Service Officers Association
| data11 = Central Labour Service Officers Association
| header12 = Service Chief
| header12 = Service Chief
| label13 = Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)
| label13 = Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)
| data13 = Shri S.C.Joshi
| data13 = Shri K Shekhar
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| header14 = Head of the Civil Services
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| label15 = [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]]
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| header14 = Head of the Civil Services
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| data15 = Smt Sumita Dawara, IAS
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| label15 = [[Cabinet Secretary (India)|Cabinet Secretary]]
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| data15 = Shri Rajiv Gauba, IAS
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The '''Central Labour Service''' (CLS) comes under Central [[Civil Services]] which is part of the [[Government of India]]. It was formed in February 1987 by amalgamating 3 bodies: Labour Officers (Central Pool), Central Industrial Relations Machinery and Welfare Organisation of the Ministry of Labour.<ref>{{cite web|title=INTRODUCTION ON CENTRAL LABOUR SERVICE|url=http://labour.nic.in/content/division/central-labour-service.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812054147/http://labour.nic.in/content/division/central-labour-service.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2013|accessdate=8 January 2017}}</ref> Its main roles are to implement labour and welfare laws, and intervene in disputes with the goal of preventing strike action. .<ref>{{cite web|title=Employment & labour law in India|url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=fa2fb547-5828-419a-bd3b-4ef01b612643|accessdate=8 January 2017}}</ref>
The '''Central Labour Service''' (CLS) cadre is an Organized Group 'A' Central [[Civil Services]] of the [[Government of India]]. It was formed in February 1987 by amalgamating 3 bodies: Labour Officers (Central Pool), Central Industrial Relations Machinery and Welfare Organisation of the Ministry of Labour.<ref>{{cite web|title=INTRODUCTION ON CENTRAL LABOUR SERVICE|url=http://labour.nic.in/content/division/central-labour-service.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812054147/http://labour.nic.in/content/division/central-labour-service.php|url-status=dead|archive-date=12 August 2013|accessdate=8 January 2017}}</ref> Its main roles are to implement labour and welfare laws, and intervene in disputes with the goal of preventing strike action.<ref>{{cite web|title=Employment & labour law in India|url=http://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=fa2fb547-5828-419a-bd3b-4ef01b612643|accessdate=8 January 2017}}</ref>


==Constitution==
==Constitution==
Consequent to 1st Cadre Review in October, 2004, the Central Labour Service was constituted as an Organized Group ‘A’ Service with effect from 14.10.2004. Officers of Central Labour Service (CLS) are recruited by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Consequent to 1st Cadre Review in October 2004, the Central Labour Service was constituted as an Organized Group ‘A’ Service with effect from 14.10.2004. Officers of Central Labour Service (CLS) are recruited by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).
Consequent to 2nd Cadre Review of Central Labour Service in 2013, total sanctioned strength of CLS Officers is revised to 340 posts and distributed amongst four streams viz.
Consequent to 2nd Cadre Review of Central Labour Service in 2013, total sanctioned strength of CLS Officers is revised to 340 posts and distributed amongst four streams viz.
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*Intervention, mediation and conciliation in industrial disputes in order to bring about settlement of disputes.
*Intervention, mediation and conciliation in industrial disputes in order to bring about settlement of disputes.
*Intervention in situations of threatened strikes and lockouts with a view to avert the strikes and lockouts.
*Intervention in situations of threatened strikes and lockouts with a view to avert the strikes and lockouts.
*Implementation of Labour Welfare Schemes under various Labour Welfare Acts/ Schemes.. Training of the CLS officers are held at [[V. V. Giri National Labour Institute|V.V. Giri National Labour Institute]]
*Implementation of Labour Welfare Schemes under various Labour Welfare Acts/ Schemes.


==Rank Hierarchy==
==Rank Hierarchy==

Latest revision as of 05:30, 11 December 2024

CENTRAL LABOUR SERVICE
Service Overview
AbbreviationCLS
Formed1987
Country India
Training GroundsV. V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida
Controlling AuthorityMinistry of Labour and Employment, Government of India
Legal PersonalityGovernmental
Civil Service
General Nature
  • Labour Administration
  • Industrial Harmony
Cadre Size340
AssociationCentral Labour Service Officers Association
Service Chief
Chief Labour Commissioner (Central)Shri K Shekhar
Head of the Civil Services
Cabinet SecretarySmt Sumita Dawara, IAS

The Central Labour Service (CLS) cadre is an Organized Group 'A' Central Civil Services of the Government of India. It was formed in February 1987 by amalgamating 3 bodies: Labour Officers (Central Pool), Central Industrial Relations Machinery and Welfare Organisation of the Ministry of Labour.[1] Its main roles are to implement labour and welfare laws, and intervene in disputes with the goal of preventing strike action.[2]

Constitution

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Consequent to 1st Cadre Review in October 2004, the Central Labour Service was constituted as an Organized Group ‘A’ Service with effect from 14.10.2004. Officers of Central Labour Service (CLS) are recruited by Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

Consequent to 2nd Cadre Review of Central Labour Service in 2013, total sanctioned strength of CLS Officers is revised to 340 posts and distributed amongst four streams viz.

  • Central Industrial Relations Machinery (CIRM)[CLC(C)] – 125 posts
  • Directorate General of Labour Welfare (DGLW) - 42 posts
  • Ministry of Labour & Employment (Main Secretariat) -05 posts
  • Factory Side (Central Pool) Participating establishments under various other Ministries/Departments -168 posts.

Central Labour Service comprises 5 Grades, namely, Junior Time Scale (JTS), Senior Time Scale (STS), Junior Administrative Grade (JAG),Non Functional Selection Grade (NFSG), Senior Administrative Grade (SAG) and Higher Administrative Grade (HAG).

The Main Functions of CLS Officers

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  • Ensuring harmonious industrial relations between the Management and Workers in the Central Sphere.
  • Enforcement of Labour Laws and Rules made there-under in the Central Sphere.
  • Intervention, mediation and conciliation in industrial disputes in order to bring about settlement of disputes.
  • Intervention in situations of threatened strikes and lockouts with a view to avert the strikes and lockouts.
  • Implementation of Labour Welfare Schemes under various Labour Welfare Acts/ Schemes.

Rank Hierarchy

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  • Assistant Labour Commissioner equivalent to Assistant Secretary to Government of India (Pay Level: 10)
  • Regional Labour Commissioner equivalent to Under Secretary to Government of India (Pay Level: 11)
  • Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner equivalent to Deputy Secretary to Government of India (Pay Level: 12)
  • Deputy Chief Labour Commissioner (NFSG Grade on entering 14 year of Service) equivalent to Director to Government of India (Pay Level:13)
  • Additional Chief Labour Commissioner equivalent to Joint Secretary to Government of India (Pay Level: 14)
  • Chief Labour Commissioner equivalent to Additional Secretary to Government of India (Pay Level: 15)

References

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  1. ^ "INTRODUCTION ON CENTRAL LABOUR SERVICE". Archived from the original on 12 August 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  2. ^ "Employment & labour law in India". Retrieved 8 January 2017.
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