Sh. Virbhadra Singh, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh recently launched the official website of Labour & Employment department in the State. Besides providing static information related to the department’s functioning, statistics, organization, employment exchanges, central employment cell, contact addresses etc, the website, developed by NIC HP State Unit has dynamic information related to the vacancies being advertised by private industrial houses situated in HP. This information is very useful to the large number of unemployed youth as it is being made available at one central point. The licensing and registration of factories, commercial establishments, private contractors, principal employers and shops have been covered in detail by listing out the forms, fee schedules and rules for each of the categories.