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Economic Survey: A 'virtuous cycle of job creation' via labour reforms

The survey presented a comparative study on restrictions on overtime for factory workers in India and other countries

Salaried, self-employed real wages below 2017-18 levels: Eco Survey

Corporate profits grew 22.3% in FY24 and employment 1.5%, it says

In a bid to revamp ITIs, skill ministry de-affiliates 449,000 seats

In an order dated January 17, the directorate general of training (DGT) - apex organization under the MSDE to develop vocational training programs de- affiliated 449,000 seats in a total of 5,848 ITIs

Assam, Bihar households big food spenders in 2023-24, shows NSO data

Among the food items, households in these states spent the highest share on consuming 'beverages & processed food' which includes purchased food items

'States/UTs expected to pre-publish draft rules under labour codes by Mar'

The ministry is organising a two-day labour ministers' conference in the national capital on January 29-30, with participation from all the states and UTs

Unincorporated manufacturing jobs stay below 2010-11 level, shows NSO data

Data showed that the manufacturing sector employed nearly 33.7 million workers in 2023-24, compared to 34.9 million workers in 2010-11

Centre launches occupational shortage index to boost job opportunities

Additionally, the ministry launched the multilingual e-Shram microsite facility to ensure that unorganised workers have seamless access to both state and central government welfare programmes

Govt may hike cess levied on coal production to boost pension corpus

Move to raise cess from Rs 10/tonne to Rs 25 aims to address pension fund shortfall

Private sector activity slows to 14-month low of 57.9 in Jan: PMI data

The index compiled by S&P Global fell to 57.9 in January from December's final reading of 59.2

Budget 2025: Govt plans NPS reforms to boost pension cover for gig workers

The government may hike the minimum pension amount under Atal Pension Yojana in the upcoming Union Budget to attract informal sector workers

Will Budget 2025 extend benefits like social security to gig workers?

The number of gig workers in India are expected to grow to 23.5 million by the end of 2029-30 from around 7.7 million in 2020-21

Indian economy likely to grow between 6.5-6.9% in FY26, says Ficci

On the investment front, the government's focus on capital expenditure is expected to remain a key growth driver in 2025-26

Labour ministry to set up career counselling centres in major universities

The event was organised jointly by the industry body CII and union labour ministry, focussing on exploring the future of work and how it is going to transform the employment landscape in the country

Ticking time: India just 33 years away from getting 'old', says report

In terms of India integrating with the world, the report notes that it can benefit from being increasingly important for the world

Labour codes may align with state rules by March; West Bengal not on board

Labour economist K R Shyam Sundar said the "vaguely constructed" new labour laws were at the root of the "malady"

India's retail inflation eases to 4-month low of 5.2% in December

But hopes of rate cut in Feb policy meet recede: Experts

Centre likely to save over Rs 70,000 crore on expenditure in FY25

FinMin has parked Rs 62K cr towards "new schemes" with the DEA, most of which is expected to go unspent with only two and half months left in FY25

Risky bet: Mining fatalities decline, but safety remains elusive

In recent years, the number of fatalities has come down as the government has cracked down on illegal rat hole mining

IIP growth hits a six-month high of 5.2% in November on low base

Data showed that the manufacturing sector (5.8 per cent) led the revival in industrial production, followed by electricity (4.4 per cent) and mining sector (1.9 per cent) during the month

EPFO set to introduce self-attestation facility for completing KYC

KYC is a one-time process that helps in the identity verification of subscribers by linking the universal account number (UAN) with KYC details