The Periodic Labour Force Survey for 2023 says the unemployment rate came down to 3.1 per cent in 2023 from 3.6 per cent in 2022 and 4.2 per cent in 2
Over 12 lakh applications have been received till date, seeking enhanced pension. The online facility was to remain available only till May 3, 2023.
E-Shram Portal: All workers in the unorganised sector can now take advantage of different social security and employment-based initiatives
The platform is the country's first national database of unorganised workers, such as migrant labourers, construction workers, and gig workers
Out of the total employment estimated in the nine sectors, manufacturing accounts for nearly 41%, followed by education with 22%, and 8% in health
The portal is the first-ever national database of unorganised workers including migrant workers, construction workers, gig and platform workers
There is an addition in net payroll in each month of the financial year 2020-21, except for the months of April and May 2020
The government is planning to overhaul the Consumer Price Index for agricultural (CPI-AL) and rural workers (CPI-RL).
The clarification comes amid reports that forming an expert group with three-year term is an attempt to delay fixing minimum and national floor wages
Under the EPFO’s Employees’ Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI) scheme, all surviving dependent family members of the members of this scheme are eligi