The Regional Labour Institute, Chennai was set up in the year 1960 with its Safety, Health and Welfare Centre located in a rented premises at Royapettah. All the activities and facilities of the institute were then consolidated in its own premises at1 Sardar Patel Road in an area donated by the State Government. The institute was formally inaugurated by the then Hon'ble Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu Shri M. Bhakthavathchalam in the presence of the then Hon'ble Union Labour Minister Shri D. Sanjivayya and it serves the Southern States of the country.