Latest data points to a grim reality, where daily wage earners are taking their lives at an unprecedented scaleA possible explanation for the distress among daily wage earners could lie in the non-farm sector’s linkages to the farm sector
2 min read12 Nov 2019The product targets daily wage earners and freelancers but it may not cover all costs because the payout is small Like other hospital cash policies, Kamai Bachao Yojna makes the payout only at the end of the hospitalisation period and not on a daily basis
4 min read21 Feb 2019The government’s efforts to implement a national cooling strategy via the India Cooling Action Plan are inadequate
4 min read18 Nov 2018The Bengal government has asked tea estate owners to raise the daily wage of workers to Rs150 a day from Rs132.50 as an interim measure
1 min read5 Feb 2018To put it simply, we’d do well to remember that cheap is not necessarily cheerful
5 min read16 Jan 2018The recent decline in the labour force participation rate should be a matter of deep concern for the Indian economy
4 min read16 Nov 2017Demonetisation has disturbed the equilibrium of the textile industry in Tirupur, Tamil Nadu, as its 5 lakh daily wage workers are paid in cash daily
5 min read15 Dec 2016Since the demand for rural works is highest in pre-monsoon months,the budget money needs to be released now
4 min read4 May 2016The workers will be assigned a unique identity so as to give them social security benefits including health insurance and old age pension
3 min read3 Feb 2015Higher wages and surety of work have workers taking on the mantle of ’desi’ Spider-Men
3 min read18 Jan 2013The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared