Social Security
First Employment Working Group Meeting
On the sidelines of hosting the 2023 G – 20 summit, the Government of India has been organizing various group meetings like Business20, Think20, etc. Now the GoI is to conduct the Employment Working Group Meet of G20. This is ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2023
Category: International / World Current Affairs
7 years of PMJJBY, PMSBY, and APY
Social security schemes Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have completed seven years of their launch. When were the schemes launched? These three schemes were launched by Prime ..
Month: Current Affairs - May, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
India’s Unemployment Rate in January 2022
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy recently released the unemployment report. According to the report, the unemployment in India was at 6.57% in January 2022. This is the lowest since March 2021. The improvement comes as the lock down restrictions ..
Month: Current Affairs - February, 2022
Category: Reports & Indexes Current Affairs
T.N. Draft Policy for Senior Citizens
The Tamil Nadu Government has created a draft policy for senior citizens. Under the policy, the government plans to work with academic institutions, field experts and civil society organizations. The policy has been created based on Article 41 of the ..
Month: Current Affairs - January, 2022
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs • India Nation & States Current Affairs
Labour Ministry announces Draft Rules under Code on Social Security
On November 15, 2020, the Labour Ministry released draft rules under Code on Social Security. The rules provide for Aadhaar-based registration. This includes registration of gig workers, unorganized workers and platform workers on the portal of Central Government. Highlights The ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2020
Cabinet Approves Amendments to Three Labour Codes
The Union cabinet approved amendments to the labour codes on September 8, 2020. The Three codes include social security, industrial relations, and occupational safety and health (OSH) out of four codes that was proposed in the Industrial Relations Code, 2019 ..