LABOUR & EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT
Treasury Square, Aizawl – 796001, Mizoram
Tel: 0389-2……………., Fax: ………………..
e-Mail: ………………..,
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About the Department:
The Labour and Employment Department is responsible for the employment of state’s citizens in Government and private jobs in the state through Employment Exchanges. It is also responsible for ensuring that the employers as well as the staff employed in the state follow the labour laws.

Objective of the Department:
The objective of the public authority is to see that:
• Applicants are submitted as per seniority of registration to public sector
employers.
• Maximum Vocational Guidance services are provided to the students, parents and masses.
• Information of world of work and training and educational facilities reach the
remotest ends of the state.
• EE (CNV) Act-1959 is followed by the employers in true spirit.
• Unemployment allowance is disbursed judiciously and honestly.
• Private employers are served in the best possible way.

Functioning of the Department:
• Implementation of EE (CNV) Act, 1959 As per section 4 of the Act every establishment in public and private sector shall before filling up any vacancy in any employment in that establishment, notify that vacancy to the prescribed Employment Exchanges. Further, as per section 5 of the Act, it is mandatory for every establishment in public or private sector to render prescribed returns to the Employment Exchanges. The public authority has to ensure implementation of both of these sections.
• Efficient and effective service to the employers as well as to the job seekers
The Employment Exchanges submit candidates to the employers on the basis of seniority of registration and other requisites etc. The public authority has to
ensure that the employment exchanges carry out this task as per the guidelines
provided by the DGE&T or the State Directorate.
• Ensuring maximum, accurate and updated dissemination of educational and
vocational information till the remotest ends of the state.
• The Employment Exchanges impart educational and career counseling to the
applicants visiting the Employment Exchanges and to the students through group talks, schools talks exhibitions, career conferences, self-employment camps etc. The public authority ensures that all the vocational guidance activities remain a continuous process.
• Implementation of specific sections of the PWD Act 1995.
• Identification and reservation of vacancies for physically handicapped, setting up of a special Employment Exchange for physically handicapped etc. have been entrusted to the Department of Employment.

Service Provided:
The services provides by the department are as follows:

Current status of IT:
• The Department is implementing the Employment Exchange software which has been developed along with NIC.
• In addition, the Department has some personal computers available at the
Directorate and a few other offices. Certain reports are prepared using MS Word and MS Excel.

Projects Planned:
• The Department will work with the IT Department to develop a state Employment portal. This portal shall provide facility for students and unemployed to register their names. Applications for Government jobs will also be taken through this route. The portal will tie-up with educational Institutes for vocational trainings. Private organisations will also be invited to offer jobs to candidates through this portal.
• The Department will also try to work out the feasibility of developing system for the handling of provident fund scheme for unorganized sector.