Thiruvananthapuram district has been declared the first ‘Nokkukooli-free’ city. Chief Minister Sri. Oommen Chandy sought the help of trade union leaders to help wipeout the bad impression on Kerala about the practices ‘Nokkukooli’ Kerala Head Load Workers Welfare Board has brought out booklets on new rates for various head load works. The Labour Department soon release wage rates for head load work in other districts also.

LABOUR & REHABILITATION DEPARTMENT SECTION  CONTACT NUMBERS

1. Labour (A) Department
    Phone No: 0471-2518556
1. Matters relating to Industrial Disputes coming under Industrial Dispute Act 1947.
2. Papers relating to granting “ No Objection Certificate” for starting stone crusher units.
3. Periodical reports on pending cases of all Labour Courts and Industrial Tribunals
4. All labour disputes falling outside the purview of Industrial Disputes Act
5 Declaration of Industry as Public service.

2. Labour (B) Department
    Phone No: 0471-2518409

1. Papers relating to Kerala Toddy Workers welfare Fund Board (except section 8 (5) appeals cases)
2. Kerala Labour Welfare Fund Board
3. Kerala Artisans and Skilled Workers Welfare Fund Scheme
4. Kerala Barbers and Beauticians Welfare scheme
5. Kerala Laundry Workers Welfare Scheme.
6. Papers relating to Factories and Boilers Department
7. Factories Act and Kerala Factories (welfare officers) Rules
8. Indian Boiler Act and Rules
9. Kerala Boiler operation Engineers Rules and Kerala Dangerous Machine Regulations Act and Rules and
constitution of the post of Cashew Special Officer
10. ESI exemption of Institutions under section 87, 88 and 91 A
11. Labour Academy.

3. Labour (C) Department
    Phone No: 0471-2517168

1. Papers of Industrial Training Department and Govt. ITI’s.
2. Administration Reports of Industrial Training Department and related Instruction Centres (R. I. Centres)
3. Papers relating to private Industrial training centres
4. Training of industrial training institutes and their associations
5. Five Year Plans/Plan Schemes
6. Upgradation of ITI’s
7. Finishing schools, design institute
8. Minor works of Govt. ITI’s & Starting of new ITIs
9. Vocational training Improvement Programme of the Government of India
10. Rent of ITI buildings and hostels 200

4. Labour (D) Department
    Phone No:0471- 2518097

1. Establishment papers of Labour Department and staff of Labour department working in Industrial
Tribunals and Labour Courts.
2. Transfer and postings and DPC (Higher) in respect of and above the District labour Officers.
3. Administrative report of Labour Department
4. Administrative Sanction for plan schemes and purchase of furniture etc., rent of buildings
5. Medical re-imbursement claims and time barred T.A. bills
6. Continuance sanction of posts in respect of Labour Department
7. Payment of Gratuity Act
8. Kerala Beedi and Cigar Workers Welfare Fund Act and Rules/Board
9. Kerala Bamboo, Kattuvally and Pandanus Leaf Workers Act and Rules/Board
10. Plantation Labour Act and Rules
11. Labour Minister’s Conference
12. Labour Secretary’s Conference
13. Review of monthly labour situations
14. Weekly, fortnightly and monthly statements of lockout lay off, retrenchement
15. Consolidation work other than L.A. Interprellations, assurance, Subject Committees etc.
16. Office orders relating to the department
17. Labour Policy
18. Plantation State level meetings and connected subjects
19. Miscellaneous papers of the department.

5. Labour (E) Department
    Phone No:0471- 2518998
1. Minimum Wages Act and Rules, 1948
2. Recommendation of Wage Board
3. Wage Boards, Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act and Rules
4. Industrial Relations Committee
5. Inter-State migrant worker’s labour and service conditions
6. EPF and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
7. Exception from EPF Act
8. Constitution of Welfare Boards
9. Trade Union’s Act and Rules
10. Motor Transport Workers Act and Rules
11. Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act and Rules
12. Working Journalist and Other Newspaper Employees Service and Miscellaneous Provisions Act and Rules
13. Working Journalist (fixation of rates and wages) Act
14. Child Labour Act, Rules and Regulations
15. Kerala Subsistence Allowance Act and Rules
16. Kerala Industrial Estrablishment (National Festival Holiday) Act and rules
17. Papers relating to International Labour Organizations
18. Educational Schemes of labourers
19. Kerala Shops and Establishment Act and Rules
20. Problems of unorganized workers
21. Papers in respect of committees of women, children and physically handicapped
22. Grant-in -aid scheme
23. Bonded Labour

6. Labour (F) Department
    Phone No: 0471-2517142
1. Establishment papers of Insurance Medical Services Department
2. Fixation of rent of ESI dispensaries
3. Extension and implementation of ESI Schemes to new areas and categories
4. Die-in-harness papers of IMS Department
5. Establishment of NGO’s including medical and para-medical arrangements and general papers related to
ESI Scheme.
6. Purchase of medicines, Payment of medical benefits to IP’s and family
7. Establishment Papers-National Employment service

7. Labour (G) Department
    Phone No:0471- 2518995
1. Establishment papers of National Employment Services (Kerala)
2. Papers relating to Employment Registration
3. Registration seniority and Employment Assistance
4. Simplification of Emigration Act.
5. Enforcement of CNV Act and papers relating to ODEPC Ltd.
6. Papers relating to KILE
7. Establishment papers of the Presiding Officer of all Labour Courts and all Industrial Tribunals in
the State
8. Papers relating to rent, telephone and vehicles of the Employment Department.

8. Labour (H) Department
    Phone No: 0471-2518884
1. Kerala Unemployment Assistance Scheme
2. Self Employment Scheme implemented through Employment Exchanges
3. All papers relating to Kerala Tailoring Workers Act, Scheme and Welfare Board
4. All Papers relating to Kerala Headload Workers Welfare Board
5. Papers relating to Kerala Headload Workers Act and Rules
6. Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Scheme
7. Kerala Autorickshaw Workers Welfare Fund Scheme
8. Kerala Automobile Workshop Welfare Fund Scheme
9. Problems of workers in the respective categories but falling outside the purview of the above
Welfare Fund Boards
10. Fixing of wages of the headload workers
11. All papers relating to Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Board except appeal cases
under Section 8 (5) of the Kerala Motor Transport Workers Welfare Fund Act.

9. Labour (J) Department
    Phone No: 2518494
1. Kerala Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Board
2. Building and other Construction Workers Welfare Cess Act
3. Building and other Construction Workers (RE&CS) Act and Rules
4. Kerala Cashew Workers Relief and Welfare Fund Board
5. Kerala Cashew Workers Relief and Welfare Act and Scheme
6. Kerala Cashew Workers Relief and Welfare Act and Rules
7. Kerala Handloom Workers Welfare Fund board
8. Kerala Handloom Workers Welfare Act and Rules
9. Kerala Handloom Workers Welfare Cess Act
10. Problems of workers in the respective categories but falling outside the purview of the above
Welfare Fund Boards
11. Aam Aadmi Bima Yojana
12. Rashtryia Swasthya Bima Yojana
13. Comprehensive Health Insurance Scheme (CHIS)
14. Relief to cashew Workers of closed factories
15. MP’s Conference/Collector’s Conference/Chief Secretary’s Conference with Secretaries.
16. Welfare Fund Boards (common papers)
17. Plan Review/Working Group for plan schemes

10. Labour (R) Department
      Phone No: 0471-2517166

1. All papers relating to Kerala Abkari Workers welfare Fund Board
2. Kerala Shops and Commercial Establishments Workers Welfare Fund Board
3. Kerala Agricultural Workers Welfare Fund Board/Kerala AgricultuiralWorkers Act & Rules
4. Kerala Tree climbers Welfare Scheme
5. Papers relating to the rehabilitations repatriate from Srilanka, Burma,Uganda etc.
6. All papers that want of State Government sanction/advice/clarification etc. by the management
of Rehabilitation Plantations Ltd. to be placed before the Legislative Secretariat
7. Civil suits and other papers relating to evacuee properties
8. Kerala Agricultural Workers pension
9. Group Insurance Scheme for landless agricultural labourers
10. SC/ST Advisory Committee papers and follow up action
11. Papers relating to the Rehabilitation Plantation Limitted

11. Labour (S) Department
      Phone No:0471- 2518184

1. Appeal under Section 11(5) of the Kerala Abkari Workers Welfare Fund Act, 1989
2. Appeal under Section 8(5) of the Kerala Motor Transport WorkersWelfare Fund Act, 1985
3. Appeal under Section 8(5) of the Kerala Toddy Workers Welfare FundAct.

12. Labour (PS) Department
     Phone No:0471- 2518349

1. Consolidation of L.A. Interpellations
2. Monitoring and follow up action of Assurances
3. Various Legislative Committees
4. Draft para/Audit para
5. Staff conference and consolidation of monthly business statements
6. Papers relating to the Right to Information Act,