evidence: Initiatives taken by the Ministry of Labour & Employment for Ease of Doing Business 1. Shram Suvidha Portal: In order to bring transparency and accountability in enforcement of labour laws and ease the complexity of compliance, Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched a unified Web Portal ‘Shram Suvidha Portal’ on 16.10.2014, catering to four major Organizations under the Ministry of Labour, namely – [...] The Portal provides for allotment of a Unique Labour Identification Number (LIN) to establishments, filing of self-certified and simplified Single Online Common Annual Return by the establishments and also a transparent Labour Inspection Scheme through computerized system based on risk based criteria and uploading the inspection reports within 48 hours by the Labour inspectors. [...] • The facility of Online registration for allotment of Unique Labour Identification Number (LIN) and the Transparent Labour Inspection Scheme was started on the Portal with its launch on 16.10.2014 itself.