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The most important agency involved in the collection of labour statistics in India is the Ministry of Labour and Employment, through Labour Bureau and offices like the Directorate General of Employment and Training (DGE&T), Directorate General of Labour Welfare (DGLW) and Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes (DGFASLI) The Ministry collects data on… Continue reading Sources of Labour Statistics in India

Computer-assisted personal interviewing (CAPI)is an interviewing technique in which the respondent or interviewer uses a computer or a mobile device to answer the questions. It’s similar to CATI methodology (Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviewing) but it differs from it for the actual presence of the interviewer supporting the respondent. Because of that, CAPI surveys are often defined Face-to-Face surveys.

The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementationcame into existence as an Independent Ministry in 1999 after the merger of the Department of Statistics and the Department of Programme Implementation. The Ministry has two wings, one relating to Statistics and the other Programme Implementation. The Statistics Wing is called the National Statistical Office (NSO). It consists of the… Continue reading Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation

In around 1780, Gorkhas invaded Sikkim which includes parts of Darjeeling with Siliguri. Before the 1780s, the area of Darjeeling formed a part of dominions of the Chogyal of Sikkim, who had been engaged in unsuccessful warfare against the Gorkhas of Nepal. After the British-Nepal war, Nepal ceded its territory to the British in the… Continue reading History of Gorkhaland movement

The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC) is the bankruptcy law of India that administers the insolvency proceedings and establishes a framework for insolvency resolution processes effectively The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code was introduced by (FM) Arun Jailtely in December’15 and was subsequently passed by the Lok Sabha on 5 May’16. However the act was finally approbated on… Continue reading What is Bankruptcy code?

RBI’s joint lenders’ forum (JLF) guidelines came into effect in 2014 after the central bank put a new framework in place to tackle stressed assets. JLFs were intended to recognize stressed assets early and come up with a corrective action plan (CAP) within 45 days. Upon agreement by a minimum of 75% of lenders by… Continue reading Joint Lender’s Forum