Category: Livelihood & Skill Development
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Social Security Policies for Migrant Labour: Struggles of Data Deficiency
Coronavirus outbreak and the consequent nationwide lockdown has impacted nearly 40 million internal migrants, as per the World Bank, because of the uncertainty of their living conditions and their excludability in any specific demographic. The current pandemic saw an exodus of migrant workers, which made everybody unsure of the actual number of people who work…
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The Policy Dialogue: Social Security Policies for Migrant Labour in India
We are organizing a virtual policy awareness and deliberation session on the subject of Social Policies for Migrant Labour in India. Date: 30th May 2020. Timings: 5:00 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. Event Portal: Zoom As a fall out of the recent pandemic, the life of migrant laborers has become a daily challenge accompanied by constant…
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The Draft Social Security Code, 2019: Illusion of Benefits for India’s Workforce?
By Abhiudaya Verma, Research Associate, Policy With layoffs and pay-cuts starting in various firms all over the world, most economists are of the view that the economic crisis due to corona could be as bad as the 2008 financial crisis and that recession is inevitable. Experts also urged various Indian companies to avoid layoffs and…
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An Insight into India’s Wage Policies
The government’s intent to strengthen the minimum wage policies through the “Codes on Wages”, 2019 is noteworthy, but it fails to uplift the lives of the workforce as desired. Through the analysis of various wage policies of India, we can point out two major drawbacks in our present policies. One, lack of coordination among State…
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Sustainable Livelihood through Education-The Way Forward for the Northern Hilly Areas
Ever increasing consumption, rapid growth in population and modern production systems have resulted in greater demand for natural resources. Hilly areas of Northern India are particularly vulnerable to the consequences of climate change and indiscriminate exploitation of nature, as they are rich sources of biodiversity and natural resources. In these challenging times, sustainability is the…
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Searching for Greener Pastures: Agrarian Distress in India
By Parvathy Ramesh, University of Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh. In the 1950s and 60s, the green revolution led to an overhaul of the agricultural sector in India. Following this period, production improved to such an extent that in the present year of 2019, India remains self-sufficient for almost all agricultural produce. However, this positive gain is…
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Sustainable Reforms: Education for Livelihood in the Hilly Regions
Using the case study of Almora in Uttarakhand, this Working Document addresses the following issues:
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Mega Food Park: A Journey from the Soil to the Stomach
By Parth Govilkar, School of Law, University of Mumbai. India, a land of ironies, a country not only known for farming but also for the highest suicide rate of farmers; where a farmer produces crops for the people of the entire country, but himself sleeps on an empty stomach; where a farmer sweats out his life…