Archive · 30 Nov 2025
PIB Organizes Interactive Session for Media Professionals
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) in Kolkata held a meeting called 'Vartalap' with media professionals in Siliguri.
The goal was to improve communication between the media and the government.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista talked about new labour laws that combine 29 old laws into four new ones.
These laws aim to make things better for workers, including easier access to health check-ups and other benefits.
He said these changes will help workers in tea gardens, small businesses, and other areas.
The PIB also encouraged journalists to use their website for accurate information.
Everyone agreed that good communication is important for a strong democracy.
The Press Information Bureau (PIB) in Kolkata organized an interactive session called 'Vartalap' with media professionals in Siliguri to strengthen the media-government interface.
Darjeeling MP Raju Bista discussed the new labour laws that consolidate 29 old laws into four comprehensive labour codes.
The new labour codes aim to provide easier access to security, dignity, health, and welfare measures for workers across India.
Key provisions of the new laws include mandatory appointment letters, gratuity benefits, free annual health check-ups, and wider inclusion under the ESI scheme.
The session highlighted the benefits of these laws for tea garden workers, MSMEs, and unorganized labourers in the Darjeeling hills and the Dooars.
- Who
- Press Information Bureau (PIB), Kolkata, media professionals, Darjeeling MP Raju Bista, Jane Namchu, TVK Reddy
- What
- Interactive session named 'Vartalap' to strengthen media-government interface
- When
- Saturday
- Where
- Siliguri
- Why
- To strengthen the media-government interface and discuss new labour laws and their benefits
- Event Name
- Vartalap
- Organizer
- Press Information Bureau (PIB), Kolkata
- Location
- Siliguri
- Date
- Saturday
- Key Speaker
- Darjeeling MP Raju Bista
- Labour Codes Mentioned
- Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020), Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code (2020)
- Key Provisions Highlighted
- Mandatory appointment letters, gratuity benefits, free annual health check-ups, wider inclusion under the ESI scheme
- Beneficiaries Mentioned
- Tea garden workers, MSMEs, unorganised labourers in Darjeeling hills and Dooars