Central industrial relations machinery in India The central industrial relations machinery was set up in 1945, with the

chief labour commissioner a the head of the Deptt.

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The purpose is to carry out various provision of the industrial disputes act-for prevention, investigation and settlement of disputes in the industries under central sphere and enforcement of awards, settlement as well as of any other labour law of which the responsibility is vested in the central government. other functions of this machinery are: (i) enforcement of fair wage clause' (ii) verification of union membership affiliated to the four central organisation for the purpose of giving them representation in different national an international conferences an committees; (iii) fixation and revision of minimum wages; (iv) promotion of statutory and non-statutory welfare, measures. (v) collection of statistics in regard to disputes; (vi) advice to the central ministry of labour in regard to labour problems.