RAHUL PROMISES TO WIPE OUT POVERTY WITH NYAY

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-26 RAHUL PROMISES TO WIPE OUT POVERTY WITH NYAY Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development Under NYAY, the income threshold has been fixed at Rs. 12,000 a month and the Congress has promised that their government will pay the difference. According…

MISSING WORKERS

Source : www.indianexpress.com Date : 2019-03-23 MISSING WORKERS Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development © 2019 The Indian Express Ltd. All Rights Reserved India’s total workforce — the sum of persons in employment — has fallen from 42 crore to 37.3 crore between 2011-12 and 2017-18,…

THE PROBLEM IS JOBS, NOT WAGES

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-03-18 THE PROBLEM IS JOBS, NOT WAGES Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development It is well established that India is staring at a massive jobs crisis. Every single survey points to jobs as the biggest issue concerning voters, especially the youth.…

LABOUR BUREAU FILES MUDRA JOB REPORT

Source : www.thehindu.com Date : 2019-02-23 LABOUR BUREAU FILES MUDRA JOB REPORT Relevant for: Indian Economy | Topic: Issues Related to Poverty, Inclusion, Employment & Sustainable Development The Labour Bureau has completed its survey on employment generated by the MUDRA loan scheme, giving the Centre a potential data tool to combat other reports showing a…