Urban unemployment rate drops to 6.6% in Q1 Context According to the National Sample Survey Office’s Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS), which was conducted between April and June 2023, the unemployment rate in urban regions of the nation decreased. What is the Periodic Labour Force […]
Centre Owes ₹6,366 Cr. in MGNREGA Wages to 18 States, Union Territories Context The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) salary component has a total debt to States of 6,366 crore, according to information provided to Parliament on Tuesday by the Union Rural […]
Unemployment and the Pandemic #GS-03 Economic Development For Prelims: Reports of International Labour Organisation (ILO): Global Wage Report 2022-2023: The Impact of inflation and COVID-19 on wages and purchasing power’. This discusses the twin crises, inflation and economic slowdown, which created a “striking fall” in […]