Special drive to expedite disposal of long-pending labour cases (1 June–31 August 2026)
Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) launched a three-month Special Drive from 1 June 2026 to 31 August 2026 to clear long-pending labour and statutory wage/benefit cases.

- The Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) runs field-level work to process labour disputes and workers’ statutory claims.
- Industrial dispute cases involve disagreements between workers and employers, while statutory claim cases include wages, gratuity, maternity benefits, and other legal entitlements.
- Field offices handle the pending case files; case disposal means faster closure of these matters after processing and decision-making.
- The Union Minister of State for Labour & Employment answered the information in a Lok Sabha written reply, indicating a government status update on case disposal progress.
What happened (Special Drive details and disposal progress)
The Office of the Chief Labour Commissioner (Central) launched a three-month Special Drive for the expeditious disposal of pending industrial dispute cases and claim cases relating to wages, gratuity, maternity benefits and other statutory claims. The Special Drive runs from 1 June 2026 to 31 August 2026.
What existed before the Special Drive (baseline backlog)
UPSC may treat the Special Drive as an example of how labour dispute resolution and statutory benefit enforcement are managed through time-bound administrative action, and ask how case backlogs are tracked and reduced in practice.
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