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Rural income: looking beyond agriculture
China's example shows the benefits of the rural workforce shifting from the farm to the non-farm sector
4 min read7 May 2018Demographic dividend, growth and jobs
The benefit of a demographic dividend depends on whether the bulge in working population can be trained, and enough jobs created
4 min read20 Apr 2018Is job growth finally back on the track?
The employment sub-index in PMI Services started moving up since September 2017, probably as the initial disruption caused by GST dissipated
1 min read6 Apr 2018The growth rate of contract workers has been far higher than that of directly employed workers
Between 1997-98 and 2014-15, CAGR of directly employed workers was a piffling 0.55%. In stark contrast, CAGR of contract workers over the same period was 6.79%
1 min read22 Mar 2018New metric for jobs growth to include informal economy
The govt will count jobs created in establishments deploying less than 10 people, which essentially means that shops run by one owner and one employee too will be counted as employment generation
2 min read13 Mar 2018Govt nod to Rs5,000 crore plan to promote service industries
Govt alsodoublesguarantee given tolenders funding procurementofpulses, oilseeds and extends a scheme supporting non-farm self-employment by another three years
1 min read1 Mar 2018The gig economy can help ageing populations
Allowing people to work post-retirement could relieve the strain on social safety nets
4 min read21 Feb 2018We’ve made a friendly atmosphere to bring investments to UP: Yogi Adityanath
Yogi Adityanath, Uttar Pradesh chief minister, spoke in an interview of employment generation, infrastructure development, betterment of farmers, and other sections of the population
8 min read19 Feb 2018From ‘pakoras’ to payrolls
The answer that the electorate is seeking is not some confusing estimates of employment but whether the govt has brought real improvement in living conditions
5 min read13 Feb 2018Budget 2018: Government tries to boost employment
The government will incentivise employers' contribution to the EPF, so that they are encouraged to hire more people
2 min read2 Feb 2018Popular Topics
Budget
The 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