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On the question of ‘digital and financial literacry initiatives’ in Lok Sabha, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya stated the following in a written reply today. The Department of Youth Affairs under Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports has taken several initiatives for the digital and …

On the question of ‘harnessing the potential of youth’ in Lok Sabha, the Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya stated this in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today. In order to harness the potential and to optimally tap constructive and creative energies of the …

Identification and development of young sports talent in the country is a continuous process being undertaken by the Ministry of Youth Affairs & Sports through relevant sports promotional schemes. Following schemes are being implemented by the Ministry for the development of sports across the country, including for talented players of …

For the first time, the definition of ‘gig workers’ and ‘platform workers’ has been provided in the Code on Social Security, 2020. As per an estimation by NITI Aayog vide its report titled “India`s Booming Gig and Platform Economy” published in June 2022, the number of gig workers and platform …

The Minimum Wages Act, 1948 provides that minimum rate of wage may consist of, inter-alia, basic rate of wages and cost of living allowances. The Central Government revises the cost-of-living allowance called as Variable Dearness Allowance (V.D.A.) on the basic rates of minimum wages under the Minimum Wages Act, 1948, …

The Ministry of Labour & Employment has launched eShram portal, a National Database of the Unorganised Workers on 26th August, 2021. It has been made available to the States/UTs for registration of unorganised workers including migrant workers on eShram portal. It allows an unorganised worker to register himself or herself …

As part of the ongoing efforts of the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) to empower persons with disabilities socially, educationally and economically, various National Institutions and Composite Regional Centres (CRCs) under the department signed 72 MoUs with private institutions and start-ups. Union Minister of Social Justice and …

At present, there are 165 Employees’ State Insurance  (ESI) hospitals in the country, out of which 106 hospitals are run by the states and   59 hospitals are run by the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC). The average bed occupancy rate of ESI hospitals across the country is 46%, which includes …

The KLEMS (K: Capital, L: Labour, E: Energy, M: Materials and S: Services) database published by  Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) provides employment estimates at all India level including public and private sectors. As per the latest data of the database, provisional estimates for 2023-24, employment in the country increased …

The Central Sector Schemes of Ministry of Labour and Employment being implemented are listed below: Labour Welfare Scheme (LWS) for welfare of Beedi/Cine / Non-Coal   Mine workers and their family members covering three components viz. health, scholarship and housing; Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY) to incentivise employers for creation of …