The Wedding Company raises $2.75 million in seed fundingThe Wedding Company, a tech-driven wedding platform, secured $2.75 million in seed funding to enhance its services and expand its vendor ne...
Nirmala Sitharaman flags global risks, says PM Modi Govt ensuring supply stability amid crude, Hormuz pressuresUnion Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said India faces risks from crude prices, Middle East tensions and Strait of Hormuz disruptions, ...
E-shram portal: Who can register, how to apply onlineCentral Government has developed e-Shram portal which will be a centralized database of unorganized workers seeded with Aadhaar. An eShram ...
Labour ministry reactivates 21 monitoring centres to mitigate migrant workers' problemsYadav was addressing a virtual interaction with the leaders of the unorganized workers’ unions and associations. The aim of the interaction...
Over 3 crore unorganized workers registered on e-Shram portalInforming about the e-Shram portal Negi said, "Earlier, we did not have any means to provide benefits to unorganized workers during the COV...
Night lights and train trips help India study impact of cash banAbout 90 percent of workers and 46 percent of output fall under the unorganized economy that isn’t fully captured by official data.
Unorganized sector may get complete medical care under ESI schemeUnder the ESI scheme the government provides full medical care to an insured person and his family from the day he enters insurable employm...
Unorganized packaged foods business sparks safety concernsHoards of unbranded ready-to-eat products like dhoklas, idlis are made in the unorganized market where quality control measures are questio...
Construction labourers to get medical benefits under Employee State Insurance schemeThe decision is seen as a big step by the BJP government to extend social security coverage to a large chunk of unorganized workers.
Nagaland government launches Shram Shakti Pehchaan for unorganized workersLongkumer said the Shram Shakti Pehchaan campaign would ensure welfare and well-being of workers in the unorganized sector.
Budget 2015: Labour ministry set to bring in social security, on-the job training for unorganized workersThe labour ministry has proposed Unique Labour Identification Number, which will enable them to access health facilities across the country.
Unorganized workers will get provident fund accountsEPFO will come out with one of its most remarkable plans in December to provide a universal social security number to all workers in the un...
Why 93% of India’s workforce is trapped in unorganized sectorLack of skills in India also forces workers to remain trapped in the unorganized sector, doing menial and semi-skilled work.
- Unlocking the potential of rural unorganized sector
In the rural scenario, the landless forms the bulk of the 'unorganised' sector, eking out a living by working on other people's farms as ag...
- Govt to map unorganized tea sector in Assam
With the unorganized sector in Assam accounting for almost 29 per cent of the total tea production in Assam and almost 14 per cent of the t...
- NCEUS plans Rs 1400 crore growth pole policy for unorganised sector
The National Commission for Enterprises in the Unorganized Sector (NCEUS) has proposed a Rs 1400 crore 'Growth Pole scheme' for six pilot p...
- Govt to ensure welfare of unorganized sector
The government on Friday said it will introduce a Bill to ensure the welfare of the workforce in the unorganised sector in the current sess...