Union Budget 2024-25: Emphasis on employment, skilling, and MSMEs, but no tax relief for the middle class
Union Budget 2024: The announcement made by Nirmala Sitharaman was a part of the package aimed at boosting employment and enhancing India's skilling capacity
In her Union Budget 2024 speech, FM Sitharaman also said that partnerships would be created to organise women-specific skilling programmes in India
Nudges pvt sector on jobs, cautions on AI; sees GDP growing by 6.5-7% in FY25; makes a case for FDI from China
Union Budget 2024: As Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents the Union Budget on Tuesday, markets expect tax cuts, infra spending, and a boost to rural demand. Stay with us for all updates
Fake employment certificates are not only affordable and easily accessible but can also be produced within hours
Budget 2024: India employs nearly 5.4 million formal contract staff or flexi workers through organised contract/temporary staffing companies, according to Economic Survey 2024
Manufacturing sector witnessed subdued employment growth in the past decade due to issues like bad loans, says Economic Survey 2023-24
Why is consumption soft, employment growth weak, and core inflation low, when the economy is apparently growing strongly?
The 2022-23 Annual Survey of Unincorporated Sector Enterprises shows a grim employment situation in the non-farm informal sector
RBI data reveals rising labour quality in industries like textiles and mining, but stagnant employment growth highlights a skill mismatch
Around 76% of employers identified technical skills as the most essential for gig workers
Budget 2024: The proposed ELI scheme may offer tax relief and wage subsidies to companies for creating employment opportunities amid rising concerns over 'jobless growth'
The new data set raises questions
Besides, the report also noted that the total employment reported by micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) registered with the MSME Ministry has crossed 200 million
The jump in employment cannot be equated to the creation of formal jobs with regular wages
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The release of the data follows a Citibank report last week which said growth of close to 7 per cent will only create 8 million to 9 million jobs in India, short of the 11 million to 12 million needed
Citi estimates India will need to create about 12 million jobs a year over the next decade to absorb the number of new entrants to the labor market
A Reuters investigation last week found Foxconn systematically excluded married women from assembly jobs at its main Indian plant on grounds they have more family responsibilities than others