Labour Minister Narendra Singh Tomar said that there can be differences of opinions but if there is a need for change in a particular law to fulfil the requirements of the country, then the government should not be hesitant in making changes.
"If any law poses a hurdle for our development and has lost its relevance in the present scenario, then the law is not there so that we keep counting and keep studying it. Law is for implementation and creation. Law is there for solutions to problems of the country.
Speaking during the Vishwakarma Rashtriya Puraskar and National Safety Awards for performance in 2012 here, Tomar said that employment creation is a national challenge and there is a need to face this challenge collectively.
Stating that in the area of business, the work of skill development used to take place through the Apprentices Act, Tomar said after becoming the minister he was told by many of his department officials and employers that the act itself posed as a hurdle in increasing the number of apprentices and there is a need to change it.
He said after the passage of the bill, the number of apprentices will increase to a large extent in the country from its present standards.