India, Nov. 30 -- Last week's enunciation of 4 Labour Codes to replace the existing 29 Central laws is the first major labour reform in independent India. Their notification on 21 November 2025 marks the culmination of a two-decade-long endeavour to update the archaic workforce-related legal framework in sync with the goals of an inclusive society and a developed economy. Several of the displaced legislations were either a legacy from the colonial rule or originated in the socialist era of controls, licensing, and sheltered economic engagements. Deploying the time-honoured factor of production-labour-with greater fairness and higher productively, aims to promote the nation's global competitiveness while enhancing resilience in its economi...