UPSC Syllabus: Gs Paper 3- Employment Introduction The Supreme Court’s recent observations on minimum wages have renewed the debate over the constitutional foundations of the right to work. The debate has gained importance after MGNREGA was replaced by the VB-GRAM G Act in 2025. The shift has weakened the earlier demand-driven employment guarantee, while capped… Continue reading The Broken Promise of the Right to Work
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“Future of jobs: Modernised labour market require social security”
News-Pandemic has led to dramatic increase in employees working remotely particularly in white collar jobs. What are the other changes to the work models? With the normalisation of work from home model, companies have also started providing work contracts and complementarity flexibilities. It means they are offering different combinations of flexi-work and financial security and medical benefits s per the combination. For instance, HUL has launched ‘U-Work’… Continue reading “Future of jobs: Modernised labour market require social security”
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Quarterly Bulletin (January-March 2021)
What is the News? The National Statistical Office (NSO) has released the quarterly bulletin of Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for January-March 2021. What is the Periodic Labour Force Survey(PLFS)? The National Statistical Office(NSO) has launched Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) in April 2017. Objectives of PLFS: The objective of PLFS is primarily twofold: To… Continue reading Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) – Quarterly Bulletin (January-March 2021)
India’s new employment policy ought to focus on young adults
What is the News? Research has been conducted to study the employment data in India, for which it used the findings of India’s Periodic labor Force Data survey, National Sample Survey Organization. What are the findings of the research? Farm Employment: A sharp decline was seen in the farm works among young adults. Less than… Continue reading India’s new employment policy ought to focus on young adults
Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool for Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Scheme launched
What is the News? The Union Minister of Rural Development has launched the Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool. What is the CRISP-M tool? CRISP-M is a web and mobile phone-based Geographic Information System(GIS) aided tool that has been designed to help communities make climate-smart decisions. The tool will help integrate climate information… Continue reading Climate Resilience Information System and Planning (CRISP-M) tool for Mahatma Gandhi NREGA Scheme launched
The many questions arising from QES data
Synopsis: The first quarter data of QES talks about different employment statistics Introduction Recently, the Labour Bureau has released the results of the All-India Quarterly Establishment-based Employment Survey (QES) for the first quarter of 2021 (April to June). The Sixth Economic Census serves as the basis of the QES survey. The survey covers establishments employing 10… Continue reading The many questions arising from QES data
India’s informal economy: Challenges and solutions – Explained, pointwise
For 7PM Editorial Archives click HERE → Introduction The majority of the urban population across the world makes its living from the informal economy. According to one report published by the ILO in 2018, more than 2 billion people – almost 61% of the world’s employed population – were dependent on the informal economy. In some countries, this proportion… Continue reading India’s informal economy: Challenges and solutions – Explained, pointwise
The recent QES estimates are unreliable
Synopsis: New Quarterly Employment Survey, its key findings, various challenges associated with the survey and the way forward Introduction Recently, the Ministry of Labour and Employment released the results of a new Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) for April-June 2021 for the organized (formal) sector. It represents establishments employing ten or more workers. The surveyed sectors were manufacturing, construction,… Continue reading The recent QES estimates are unreliable
The motherhood penalty employers must eliminate
Synopsis: Government intervention is needed to bring women equal to men. Introduction Women in India often faced a lot of discrimination owing to the patriarchy. It does not only impact her social life but takes a toll on her professional one also. What is the status of women in India? The gender gap in India has… Continue reading The motherhood penalty employers must eliminate
Employment increases in rural India
Synopsis: In all the major labour market metrics, it is rural India that shows big improvements. Labour conditions improved in urban India also but not as much as they did in rural India. Introduction Labour participation in Rural India increased 0.20 percentage points in last month as compared to a much smaller 0.02 percentage points… Continue reading Employment increases in rural India
