RTI IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL TO TAKE BENEFITS OF THE NEW LABOUR CODES

New labour codes replacing twenty nine fragmented laws notified by the Central Government ushering in major reforms, excluding extending, universal social Security, coverage for gig workers, promising gender pay parity expanded rights and safety for, women workers, giving statutory backing for minimum wages and introducing fixed term employment. The code on wages(2019) Industrial relations code (2020) , Code on social Security (2020) and the occupational Safety Health and working conditions, code (2020) had been held back due to protests from the trade unions, which continue. The codes which came into effect from 21-11-2025 , replace twenty nine fragmented laws, many of which date back to pre independence(1930sto 1950s ) . Prime minister Shri Narendra Modi described this as most comprehensive and progressive labour oriented reforms since independence. On the other hand the trade unions called the codes an anti workers and pro employer reforms. The said reforms are consolidating  existing Central labour laws, list by way and virtue of which it may intermingle use's perspective which may require rearranging, and the simplification process of the original review and the documents in original because these are needed for community monitoring of the Government's functions. As such it is necessary to have access to information under the conditions, where the National Data Sharing and accessibility policy by the department of Science and technology is based on the principle that all publicly funded information should be readily available and the said policy had been notified in March, 2012 and the schedule should be strictly adhered to . Information and data should be presented in different fashions, more appropriate to specific contexts and needs, Information/data, can for instance be presented in powerful visual ways using visualisation techniques. Such visual representation of information/data can give insights that may largely remain hidden in a textual or tabular presentation of data. In some contexts, pictures and audio/ video recordings, etc may be more useful There have been moves in some parts of the country to video record Gram Sabha meetings. A picture of a NREGA worksite, for instance may tell more than words can. All such different media and forms should be used for proactive disclosure and where the Right to Information have an important role to displaying information or data proactively disclosed under the RTI Act. Consolidated codes for the labour laws and reorganized system and processing to enable themselves for electronic service delivery, it is recommend for the due transparency as provided in the RTI Act must be given adequate consideration at the design stage urself, failing which it is difficult to get benefits from the replaced twenty nine fragmented laws, covered by the four new labour codes, hence it is necessary to organise educational programmes to advance the understanding of the new era entrants, in particular of disadvantaged communities and the professionals able to update and publish the guidelines including remedies in law available regarding an act or failure to act in respect of a right or duty conferred or imposed by this Act including the manner of filing an Appeal to the FAA and the SIC as the case may be:-- Er Fateh chand Guleria, Director RTI welfare Association registered number HPCD, 3552 , Bilaspur Himachal Pradesh phone number, 9459334377