The official logo of Labour Bureau was launched by Santosh Kumar Gangwar, Minister of State (I/C) for Labour and Employment.
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Labour Bureau, an attached office under Ministry of Labour and Employment, was set up on 1st October 1946.
It is entrusted with the work of compilation, collection, analysis and dissemination of statistics on different aspects of labour.
Labour Bureau has two main wings stationed in Shimla and Chandigarh.
The functions/activities of Labour Bureau can be classified under the following major heads:
Compilation and maintenance of Consumer Price Index Numbers for Industrial Workers, Agricultural/Rural Labourers, Retail Price Index of Selected Essential Commodities in Urban Areas etc.
Quick Employment Survey and Employment-Unemployment survey are also being conducted by Labour Bureau.