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SOCIAL_ISSUES_AND_SCHEMES
10 marks
Discuss how the Draft National Labour and Employment Policy (Shram Shakti Niti, 2025) aims to balance workers’ welfare with the goal of enhancing ease of doing business in India.
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Demand of the Question
- Discussion of Draft National Labour and Employment Policy (Shram Shakti Niti, 2025)
- Workers' welfare measures
- Ease of doing business aspects
- How the policy balances both objectives
What you wrote:
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24, India's Labour market is marked by over 90% informal employment, unemployment at 5.1%, Female Labour Force Participation rate at 41.7% due to fragmented security & outdated frameworks. The Draft Policy Shram Shakti Niti, 2025 seeks to modernize India's Labour system through balance in workers welfare and business.
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24, India's Labour market is marked by over 90% informal employment, unemployment at 5.1%, Female Labour Force Participation rate at 41.7% due to fragmented security & outdated frameworks. The Draft Policy Shram Shakti Niti, 2025 seeks to modernize India's Labour system through balance in workers welfare and business.
Suggestions to improve:
- Can start with defining Shram Shakti Niti (e.g., comprehensive framework aimed at modernizing labor regulations while protecting worker rights)
- Could mention the policy's significance (e.g., first integrated labor policy post implementation of 4 labor codes)
What you wrote:
STRENGTHENS WORKERS WELFARE
1. Universal and Portable Social Security: Unified Labour stack integrating EPFO, ESIC, PM-JAY, e-SHRAM ensuring protection to all.
Ex- 28 crore informal workers can benefit across states.
2. Gender Sensitive and Inclusive Standards: It targets 35% Female Participation by 2030 with flexible and safe workplaces.
Ex- AI-enabled, risk based inspections under OSH code.
3. Green and decent job creation: Promotes AI driven safety and green jobs aligned with net zero goals.
Ex- Government aims to create millions of green and decent jobs.
STRENGTHENS WORKERS WELFARE
1. Universal and Portable Social Security: Unified Labour stack integrating EPFO, ESIC, PM-JAY, e-SHRAM ensuring protection to all.
Ex- 28 crore informal workers can benefit across states.
2. Gender Sensitive and Inclusive Standards: It targets 35% Female Participation by 2030 with flexible and safe workplaces.
Ex- AI-enabled, risk based inspections under OSH code.
3. Green and decent job creation: Promotes AI driven safety and green jobs aligned with net zero goals.
Ex- Government aims to create millions of green and decent jobs.
Suggestions to improve:
- Could expand on Universal Social Security with specific features (e.g., portable benefits across states, minimum social security floor)
- Can include skill development initiatives (e.g., integration with Skill India Mission, focus on future-ready skills)
- Could mention wage protection measures (e.g., universal minimum wage, timely payment mechanisms)
What you wrote:
ENHANCES EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
1. Digital compliance: creates single window Labour data architecture.
Ex- Firms can file returns, access dashboards through a real time LPES dashboards.
2. Self-certification and Risk based inspection: To ensure trust based regulation for authorities to focus on high risk firms.
Ex- Reduces MSMEs compliance cost by 30%.
3. Simplified returns and Paperless governance: Three phase rollout (2025-beyond 2030) for 100% digital labour governance.
Ex- To reduce bureaucratic delays and multiple filings.
ENHANCES EASE OF DOING BUSINESS
1. Digital compliance: creates single window Labour data architecture.
Ex- Firms can file returns, access dashboards through a real time LPES dashboards.
2. Self-certification and Risk based inspection: To ensure trust based regulation for authorities to focus on high risk firms.
Ex- Reduces MSMEs compliance cost by 30%.
3. Simplified returns and Paperless governance: Three phase rollout (2025-beyond 2030) for 100% digital labour governance.
Ex- To reduce bureaucratic delays and multiple filings.
Suggestions to improve:
- Can include labor law reforms (e.g., single registration process, unified returns)
- Could mention dispute resolution mechanisms (e.g., time-bound resolution, grievance redressal portals)
- Can add harmonization of state-center regulations (e.g., unified compliance requirements across states)
What you wrote:
This Policy envisions a tech driven and inclusive labour ecosystem, expanding formal jobs and adding 1-1.5% to GDP through productivity gains, driving Viksit Bharat 2047 with equity and growth.
This Policy envisions a tech driven and inclusive labour ecosystem, expanding formal jobs and adding 1-1.5% to GDP through productivity gains, driving Viksit Bharat 2047 with equity and growth.
Suggestions to improve:
- Could conclude with implementation challenges and solutions (e.g., digital literacy gaps, infrastructure needs)
- Can mention specific targets (e.g., formalization targets, employment generation goals)
Marks: 6/10
Demand of the Question
- Discussion of Draft National Labour and Employment Policy (Shram Shakti Niti, 2025)
- Workers' welfare measures
- Ease of doing business aspects
- How the policy balances both objectives
What you wrote:
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24, India's Labour market is marked by over 90% informal employment, unemployment at 5.1%, Female Labour Force Participation rate at 41.7% due to fragmented security & outdated frameworks. The Draft Policy Shram Shakti Niti, 2025 seeks to modernize India's Labour system through balance in workers welfare and business.
According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24, India's Labour market is marked by over 90% informal employment, unemployment at 5.1%, Female Labour Force Participation rate at 41.7% due to fragmented security & outdated frameworks. The Draft Policy Shram Shakti Niti, 2025 seeks to modernize India's Labour system through balance in workers welfare and business.
Suggestions to improve:
- Can start with defining Shram Shakti Niti (e.g., comprehensive framework aimed at modernizing labor regulations while protecting worker rights)
- Could mention the policy's significance (e.g., first integrated labor policy post implementation of 4 labor codes)
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