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The government will carry out surveys and collect the necessary data to formulate relevant policy for every sector. The Centre has roped in the Labour Bureau of India and Ministry of Labour and Employment to chalk out the contours of the policy.

Persistent negative growth in rural wages and soaring corporate profits accompanied by job and wage cuts demonstrate a clear disconnect between growth/profits and wellbeing of ordinary Indians

These all India surveys have separate important objectives. The objective of the All India Survey on Domestic Workers survey is to determine the proportion of domestic workers among the workforce of major states

Addressing a workshop at the Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University at Wardha in Maharashtra, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari pointed out that village industries and Khadi generate as much as Rs 88,000 crore on an annual basis

Little attention to direct income support, health and education deprivations, and revival of small businesses will keep the demand and production of goods and services depressed in FY22

Economists, CEOs, consultants, sector specialists interpret Nirmala Sitharaman's 'Never-before' Budget

The FM has set the stage, but timely execution is critical

Union Budget 2021 press conference: While taking several questions from several reporters, the finance minister took one from a female journalist during the latter half of the press conference

Even as government announces measures to generate demand for affordable housing among  first time buyers, real estate sector demands urgent attention on GST issue, liquidity for the industry

With the concept of the parks with a plug-and-play model, the textile and apparel sector, particularly the SMEs (small and medium enterprises), can build competitiveness in manufacturing, ITF convenor Prabhu Dhamodharan said in the statement

Union Budget 2021 highights: A new centrally sponsored scheme, PM Atma Nirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana, will be launched with an outlay of about Rs 64,180 crore over six years

Sitharaman said, \"For the first time globally, social security benefits will extend to gig and platform workers\"

Budget 2021 news: In order to incentivise setting up of more startups, the Centre has proposed to extend tax holiday by one more year till March 31, 2022

Union Budget 2021: It is anticipated that the government may roll out its ambitious DBT for fertiliser, offering direct subsidy transfer into the accounts of farmers. Timely release of the additional allocation for the fertiliser will enable clearance of the subsidy backlog

Talking about the KCC drive, the Finance Ministry recently said in a tweet that banks had issued 1.8 crore Kisan Credit Cards with a credit limit of Rs 1.68 lakh crore as of January 8, 2021

Although the challenges are complex and expectations from the budget are high, the budget needs to be a well-intended one in its approach and commitment to the development of the sector and the realisation of the vision of the NEP

Union Budget 2021 Highlights: Congress leader P. Chidambaram said that the government had only marginally raised health funding, which when adjusted to inflation becomes nil

There are high expectations that Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will announce measures to create jobs during the Budget. Although creating millions of jobs is an uphill task, the government can still do it by strengthening its very own flagship programme - PMKVY

Railway Budget 2021: Railways are considered to be crucial driver of India's economy. It's expected that Centre may announce a few Tejas trains, dedicated railway line to move agri goods and infrastructural up-gradation for railways