-PTI New Delhi: Casual workers remained the most affected post-demonetisation, with as many as 53 thousand workers losing their jobs in 8 select sector during the first THRee months of 2017, according to a Labour Bureau survey. However, the overall jobs situation improved in sectors like manufacturing and IT as employment increased by 1.85 lakh during the January–March period across eight sectors at all India level. “There was a positive change of...
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Country's organised sector created 4 lakh jobs in 2016-17
-The Times of India NEW DELHI: India's organised sector created a little over 1,100 jobs a day in 2016-17 which totalled up to 4.16 lakh new jobs for the entire year. The rate of job creation was 2% higher than 2015-16. Last quarter of 2016-17, the hardest hit by the demonetisation, saw much higher job creation than the previous THRee quarters of the year, claims the quarterly report on employment scenario,...
More »Note Ban Hurt Daily Wagers, Contractual Jobs, Shows Government's Own Survey -Somesh Jha
-TheWire.in In January-March 2017, regular jobs rose while jobs for contract workers slowed to 26,000 against 1,24,000 in the previous quarter. New Delhi: The government’s demonetisation of high-value currency notes in November last year affected job creation among daily wagers and contract workers, even as regular jobs continued to grow, shows the latest official survey of enterprises, issued by the Labour Bureau. During January-March 2017, job creation stood at 185,000 against 122,000 in October-December...
More »To counter farm distress, Haryana govt looks at MSP formula for vegetables -Sukhbir Siwach
-The Indian Express In June this year, The Indian Express had highlighted how farmers were selling potatoes for 20 paise a kilo at the Pipli grain market in Kurukshetra district. Chandigarh: Moving to address farm distress, the Haryana government is set to announce Saturday the Bhavantar Bharpai scheme which, on the lines of minimum support price (MSP), will offer “input cost” for four crops — potato, onion, cabbage and tomato —...
More »90% blind IAS officer gives 100% to his job -Alok K N Mishra
-The Times of India The person who finalised recruitment rules pending for about 30 years in a civic body, made it possible for hundreds of employees to be promoted and leads work on improving the ranking of South Delhi Municipal Corporation in Swachh Survekshan 2018 is an IIM graduate. He is also 90% blind. Aman Gupta, a 2013 batch IAS officer of the AGMUT (Arunachal Pradesh-Goa-Mizoram-Union Territories) cadre, works with the assistance...
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