General description : The highly diversified activities of the Labour Commissionerate,West Bengal are carried out by the different offices of the Commissionerate.

The office of the Assistant Labour Commissioner is chiefly concerned with the administration of the enactments such as Industrial Dispute Act1947, The contact Labour( Regulation & abolition) Act 1970, The Payment of Gratuity Act1972, The Minimum Wages Act1948, The West Bengal Payment of Subsistence Allowance1969,The Motor Transport Workers1961, The Working Journalists & other Newspaper Employees ( Conditions of Service & Miscellaneous Provisions)Act1955, The Equal Remuneration Act1976, The Inter  State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Services) Act1979 The Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation) Act986, The Payment of Wages Act1936, The West Bengal Shops and Establishments Act 1963, The Building & Other Construction Workers (RE & CS) Act96 etc.The functions of this office also include promotion of harmonious industrial relations and implementation of various social security schemes such as State Assisted Scheme of Provident Fund for Unorganised Workers in West Bengal (SASPFUW),West Bengal Transport Workers Social Security Scheme (WBTWSSS) and the beneficial schemes for the welfare of the building and other construction workers.

Work description :
i. Administration & Enforcement of various Labour Laws
ii. Administration of SASPFUW
iii. Administration of WBTWSSS
iv. Administration of BOCW
v. Collection of CESS under The Building & Other Construction Workers (RE & CS) Act96

Some Remarkable Achievements:

• Organised special Camp for enrolment of the workers from the minority communities at Kamalpur GP of Ranaghat-II Block, Nadia (26th ,27th& 28th June,2014). Labour Commissioner, WB was present in the inauguration. This is first of its kind in West Bengal.
• Organised special Camp for enrolment of workers from the SC/ST/OBC community at Hanskhali Block, Nadia (28th ,29th& 30th January,2014).
  This is first of its kind in West Bengal.
• Organised 5(Five) special Camps for enrolment of Weavers in Social Security Scheme at Santipur (Santipur is famous for its renowned Tant Saree). This is first of its kind in West Bengal.
• Achieved 321.40 % of the target fixed by the Govt. of W.B. regarding enrolment of Construction Workers in last Financial Year 2013-2014.
• Achieved 414.06 % of the target fixed by the Govt. of W.B. regarding enrolment of Transport Workers in West Bengal Transport Workers Social Security Scheme in last Financial Year 2013-2014.
• Achieved 976 % of the target fixed by the Govt. of W.B. regarding enrolment of beneficiary under SASPFUW at Santipur Municipality in last
  Financial Year 2013-2014.

This office was opened in this Sub-Division on 21/10/2010. The number of enrolment in three different Schemes and distribution of benefits upto 31st October 2014 is as follows: