In recent years, the Ease of Doing Business reforms’ emphasis on strengthening the MSME ecosystem in India has been evident. The government has rolled out a range of initiatives aimed at facilitating business for the sector. India Budget 2022-23 laid out an extension in the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) with an expanded guarantee … Read more
Over 25 crore informal sector workers involved in 400 different occupations have registered on the e-Shram portal, Labour Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Thursday. The government had estimated that informal sector workers are involved in 160 occupations. Replying to an oral supplementary on informal sector workers, Yadav said, “We have begun registration of unorganised sector … Read more
The government is likely to issue an advisory mandating employers to enrol all unorganised workers employed with them on the e-Shram portal. It would also hold registration camps at industrial and construction sites as it aims to enrol more and more unorganised workers on the portal. Over 2.7 million unorganised workers have registered on the … Read more