Category: Livelihood & Skill Development
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Skill India Campaign: A step towards nation’s development?
By Shruti Sharma, Campus Law Centre, Delhi University. 15th July, 2015 witnessed the world’s first ever “World Youth Skills Day” (WYSD), celebrated by the United Nations General Assembly. The basic objective behind celebrating this day as WYSD was to raise much needed awareness about the importance of investing in youth skills development at an International level. World…
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Entry of Foreign Law Firms in India: Positive Aspects and Concerns
By Saif Rasul Khan, Government Law College, Mumbai. The Bar Council of India (B.C.I.) and Society of Indian Law Firms (S.I.L.F.) in a recent move, have agreed “in principle” with the Government’s proposal to gradually open up the legal sector to foreign players, on a reciprocal basis. S.I.L.F. is an organization with a voluntary membership of more…
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Commentary on Land Acquisition Ordinance
By Piyush Jain, Rajiv Gandhi National University of Law, Punjab. There has been a pursuance of several changes, according to the evolution of the demands and the requisites of modern day industrial and developmental goals. One of such has been sought by Narendra Modi government, which has tried to bring a healthy transition to present Land Acquisition,…
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Meenakumari Committee Report: An Analysis
By Deepshi, Gujarat National Law University. About the committee: A seven-member committee, headed by Dr. B. Meenakumari, Deputy Director General (Fisheries), Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) was formed for comprehensive review of deep-sea fishing Policy. It was appointed after Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaking at the Eighty-sixth Foundation Day and Award Ceremony of the…
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MGNREGA: An Analysis
By Swatilekha Chakraborty, Symbiosis Law School, Pune. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act 2005 (or, NREGA No 42) was later renamed as the “Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act” (or, MGNREGA), is labor and social security act that aims to guarantee the ‘right to work‘. It aims to ensure livelihood security in rural areas by providing at least 100…
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Effects of Commencement of the Minimum Wages Act
By Mukul Sharma, KIIT Law School, KIIT University, Bhubaneswar. Introduction The concept of minimum wages first evolved with reference to remuneration of workers in those industries where the level of wages was substantially low as compared to the wages for similar types of labour in other industries. As far back as 1928, the International Labour…