"New Investment Avenues": UP Minister Defends Suspending Labour Laws | Read
Around 48 hours after the Uttar Pradesh government cleared an ordinance to exempt businesses in the state from a majority of labour laws prompting criticism from the opposition parties, a senior minister on Friday defended the move calling it "pro-worker". The ordinance has "opened up the possibility of attracting new investment and of reviving defunct industries," amid coronavirus pandemic, Labour Minister Swami Prasad Maurya said on Friday.
