Labour Welfare Administration in India Sewa with Special Reference to Himachal Pradesh

The objective of this study is to examine the problems of labour welfare in India in general and in the public and private sector industries of Himachal Pradesh in particular. In respect of the industrial units in Himachal Pradesh, the aspects examined are (i) role and adequacy of administration machinery; (ii) available welfare facilities; (iii) workers’ participation in trade union activities; (iv) role of trade unions with respect to labour welfare; (v) problems of women workers as well as the welfare measures adopted for their betterment; and (vi) socio-economic conditions and characteristics of industrial working class in sample industrial units.