The Ministry of Labour & Employment is one of the oldest and most important Ministries of the Government of India. The Ministry of Labour and Employment is India’s federal ministry which is responsible to protect and safeguard the interest of workers in general and the poor, deprived and disadvantaged sections of the society. The Ministry aims to create a healthy work environment for higher production and productivity and to develop and coordinate vocational skill training and employment. The Ministry launched the National Career Service portal on 20 July 2015 to help bridge the gap between job providers and job seekers. Labour policies are devised to maintain economic development, social justice, industrial harmony and welfare of labour in the country. To promote these activities, various reforms and initiatives have been brought upon by the government.
A website claiming that the Ministry of Labour and Employment will be providing benefits worth 1.2 lakh to workers who worked between 1990-2021 is being shared on social media. The suspicious link along with the text includes a preview of the official website of the MLE — labour.gov.in. The preview reads, “Ministry of Labour and Employment: Benefits available.” According to the claim, the website, states that the government will be providing benefits worth 1.2 lakh to people employed between 1990 and 2021.
Dismissing the fake news, a fact check by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said that the website, which claimed that the government employees who worked under the Ministry of Labour and Employment from 1990 to 2021 would get Rs 1,20,000, is completely baseless and misleading. PIB urged people of the country to be aware of such fraudulent lent websites. “This claim is Fake. There is no such announcement by the Labour Ministry”, it said.
Amid the rising instances of circulation of fake news, the government has time and again warned people against such misleading information. People have been warned against such rumours that surface on social media attributing to the government ..
