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India's economy is characterised by a vast majority of unorganised workforce (about 90%) and we don't have any clear answers to the questions around size and scale of informal or unorganized workforce, neither by Sectors nor by States....

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi interacted with Chief Ministers of states via video conferencing to discuss the emerging situation and plan for tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the fourth such interaction of the Prime Minister with the Chief Ministers.
Impact of Lockdown
● The Prime Minister underlined that the lockdown has yielded positive results as the country has managed to save thousands of ...

The micro, small and medium enterprise (MSME) segment in India needs a multi-pronged heave-ho to increase its share in the gross domestic product to 50%, from around 30% today, as part of the government's avowed goal of becoming a $5 trillion economy by 2024.The imperatives on the government and regulatory side include building a comprehensive and quality centralised database, making additional allocation for cluster development, in...

Rapid digitization has led to the disruption in the labour market. Economy is witnessing a paradigm shift in workforce, workplaces and work platforms in the age of Tech Next- Gen. Technology played a crucial role in galvanizing the scope of independent work irrespective of the geographical boundaries. Independence & Flexibility has become the new work mantra which has redefined the meaning of labour. This so called Flex or GIG economy has always ...