Category: Livelihood & Skill Development
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Gig Economy in India: Scope for Policy Regulations & Interventions
The COVID crisis has brought out one of the major downsides of the gig economy. With the current model that majorly favors the employers and has no protection for the employee in times of crisis, it is uncertain that the gig economy can survive without major policy interventions regarding incentives for employees and regulations for…
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Role of Skill Development in India’s Future: Assessing the India Skills Report, 2019
India, one of the most populous countries in the world, can accrue a lot of benefits from its labor market. There lies the immense potential for India to be the largest provider of skilled labor to the world. After opening up the economy, the Government realized the significance of skill development in the country, as…
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“Respect” as Income Support? The Case of PM Kisan Samman Nidhi
The Kisan Long March of 2018 brought the grave situation of agrarian distress to the fore and built a consensus demanding policy intervention. Thus, the announcement of the PM Kisan Samman Nidhi Scheme (PM- KISAN) came as a form of confirmation of the ongoing agrarian crisis. The sixth installment of the scheme was rolled out…
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Need for Modifications in the provisions of The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020
Information on the Issue The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020 was introduced in the Parliament on 17th September 2020 by the Minister of Agriculture and Farmers welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar and signed by President Ram Nath Kovind on 27th September 2020. The Act is meant to…
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Need for modifications in the provisions of the Code on Social Security, 2020
Information about the issue: The Code on Social Security, 2020, widens the ambit of social security policies by including employees and workers of both organised and unorganised sectors, which is a crucial step in the right direction for ensuring social security for all. The Code promises to pioneer the rights of employees in a sector…
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Need for modifications in the Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020
Information about the Issue The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020 was promulgated on June 5th 2020 (as an ordinance), along with two other Bills together constituting the three agricultural laws passed by the government. This law amended the existing Act by removing and deregulating commodities like potatoes, onions, edible oilseeds, cereals, pulses and oils from…
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A much needed rehaul for India’s Agricultural Policies?
Information about the Issue: On 27th September 2020, the Government of India brought in the Farmers’ Produce and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020 (hereinafter, referred to as the Act) which introduced a pivotal change in India’s agricultural policies. The Act, essentially, aims to provide freedom of choice to the farmers and traders in selling…
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The Policy Dialogue: Employment and Social Security Policies for the Migrants
We are organizing an online policy awareness and deliberation session on the subject of Employment and Social Security Policies for the Migrants. Date: 8th August, 2020. Timings: 7:00 p.m. to 7:40 p.m. Event Portal: Zoom While India is in the process of doing away with the COVID induced lockdown, the adverse impacts of a massive…
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The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2019: Dodged prerogatives or short-sighted policies?
Introduced in July 2019 in the Lok Sabha as one of the four Codes aimed at labour reforms, the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code embodies an amalgam of provisions relating to safety, health, welfare and working conditions of workers by a merger of thirteen major Central laws. Abiding by the constitutional guarantees under…
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India’s Tourism Industry in times of COVID-19: Policies for a Prospective Revival
It has been over six months since the first case of coronavirus was detected in India, and almost four months since it was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organisation. A virus classified as ‘quite deadly’ stands to affect close to 50 thousand Indians, with above 10 thousand cases of recovered patients…