NEW DELHI: In one of the biggest reform initiatives, the Centre on Friday announced the implementation of the four labour codes, enacted five years ago, to replace 29 laws. The rollout, which will require notification of rules, comes within a week of a resounding electoral mandate in Bihar for the governing NDA after similar successes in Maharashtra, Haryana, and Delhi. The biggest workforce regulation recast in decades is aimed at increasing the employability of women and ensuring safety, ensuring that gig workers are eligible for social security benefits, salaries are paid on time, and minimum wage is guaranteed. At the same time, the laws provide more flexibility and certainty to businesses at a time when the economy is dealing with global headwinds. Investors have often cited Ind

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