June 2022
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E-Shram Portal Analytics (Part II): Understanding the Indian Labour Market
Moving ahead from understanding the Indian labour market with E-Shram Portal analytics now we move to explore and analyse the available information with the help of statistical tools. Awareness regarding the scheme is a pre-requisite for the success of benefits reaching to the on-ground people. Therefore, we tried to understand the awareness with the number…
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E-Shram Portal Analytics (Part I)
Understanding the Indian Labour Market The Indian Economy is characterised by the existence of a vast majority of informal or unorganised labour employment. Out of 440 million workers in India, 93% of workers are in the unorganised sector i.e. more than 90% of the workforce is accounted for by the informal economy. Contributions made by…
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Love Thy Neighbour as Yourself: The Khaleej as Our ‘Sikka’
The Modi administration’s outreach to the Gulf since 2015 was radical and enthusiastic. The Gujarati Baniya ethic was at work, with a larger trader diaspora in the Gulf being the custodian of mandirs in Muscat and Manama had a long durée footprint which matters. Many Banias hold Gulf passports. The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) as…