Author: Tatvita Analysts
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Glimpse into the Unorganized Sector
In regular 8-10-hour-working households, or even in informally working households, there is a need to have a helping hand in the chores. Because of their demand, maids have become an irresistible component of daily lives. Similar is the case with electricians, plumbers, and other such kinds of workers. Have we ever thought about how they…
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Present and Future of Har Ghar Nal se Jal
About one-sixth of India’s households had a clean water tap when the program, called Jal Jeevan Mission, began in 2019. Now almost half have one. Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) in every rural home, i.e. households provided with tap water connection since the launch of the Mission (2019) – 5,46,73,581 (28.46%). The Government of India…
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Focusing on Four “I’s” after Repealing Farm Laws
On the occasion of Guru Nanak Jayanti, 19th November 2021, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced that the Government of India would repeal the farm laws given the continuous protest happening over it. These laws were in effect for only 221 days. A bill to cancel the three contentious farm laws that had the farmers up…
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Case-by-Case, Project-by-Project Approach for Infrastructural Challenges in India
Overrunning of costs and delay in completion of infrastructure projects are crucial issues not only for the government but also for citizens, investors, and businesses in India. It causes some sort of inconvenience to all those involved. The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation monitors infrastructure projects worth Rs 150 crore and above. Of the…
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Indian Labour Market in Flux: Law Reforms to Provide Flexibility to Employers or Welfare of Workers or Both? Part 2
Part Two of a Two-Part Series The 2019 bill empowered the Central Government to set up social security funds for unorganised workers, gig workers and platform workers. The 2020 bill states that the central government will set up such a fund and make a provision for registration of all three categories of workers. Furthermore, state…
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Indian Labour Market in Flux: Law Reforms To Provide Flexibility To Employers or Welfare of the Workers or Both? Part 1
Part One of a Two-Part Series The pandemic followed by a series of lockdowns, rising unemployment rates and newly improvised three labour codes have created havoc in the Indian labour market. From 1st June, the national lockdown imposed by the Union Government was lifted and the economy opened up. However, states with the highest Corona…
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One Year On: Ladakh still awaits Development
On 5th August 2020, Ladakh completed one year as a Union Territory (UT) of India as a result of last year’s abrogation of Article 370 of the Constitution of India. Now, the new Union Territory of Ladakh consists of two districts of Kargil and Leh. Ladakh, although strategically significant, has not received the required development projects…
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As China’s Economic Expansion Pushes Through the Pandemic, Countries Must Protect Local Industries
While the origins of and China’s role in the Covid-19 pandemic continues to be debated, China has been working silently on its goal of becoming a global superpower. Along with political and military expansionist policies, economic expansion continues to play a significant role in fulfilling China’s imperialistic dreams, right through the current pandemic. The Covid-19…
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Learning From the Exodus of ‘Invisible Hands’ Which Run Indian Cities
The COVID-19 pandemic destabilised working mechanisms in India since the 21-day lockdown was announced in the country on 24th March 2020. State boundaries were sealed, public and inter-state public and private transport were completely stopped. This created havoc, but the worst hit were migrant labourers who, with all economic activities halted, could neither work (and…
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Good Governance to Transform Indian Railways Like Never Before
The British brought railways to India in 1853 to ease long-distance transportation. Presently government-run, the Indian Railways (IR) network of 62,658 kms is the largest in Asia and the fifth-largest in the world. It is also, with 1.3 million employees, the largest public-sector employer of India and until 2015, India was the only country to…