Large-scale internship programme offering 1 crore internship opportunities with top 500 companies over five years. Provides Rs 5,000 monthly allowance and Rs 6,000 one-time assistance targeting youth aged 21-24.
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Constitutional foundations
Full policy history →Where this sector's policy story begins — in the Constituent Assembly, 1946–1949.
Equality of opportunity and reservation in public employment
This debate is the direct ancestor of India's reservation architecture — the Mandal Commission and OBC reservations (1990), creamy-layer jurisprudence from Indra Sawhney (1992), and the 103rd Amendment's EWS quota (2019). Read the debate →
Policy documents 26
Acts, rules, notifications, schemes and budgets in force
First full budget of NDA III government with focus on employment and skilling (Rs 2 lakh crore for 5 schemes), new income tax regime slabs, abolition of angel tax, and Rs 11.11 lakh crore capex allocation for infrastructure.
Scheme for traditional artisans and craftspeople working with their hands and tools, covering 18 trades including carpentry, blacksmithing, and pottery. Provides skill training, toolkit incentives, collateral-free credit up to Rs 3 lakh, and digital payment incentives.
Consolidated 29 central labour laws into four codes: Wages, Industrial Relations, Social Security, and Occupational Safety. Aimed to simplify compliance, extend social security, and improve ease of doing business.
Central Act enacted 2020-09-28. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2020-09-28. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Micro-credit scheme providing affordable working capital loans (Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 in three tranches) to street vendors affected by COVID-19. Includes digital payment incentives and cashback rewards.
Central Act enacted 2019-11-12. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2019-08-08. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Flagship skill development scheme to enable Indian youth to take up industry-relevant skill training with monetary rewards and certification. Target of skilling one crore youth over four years.
Provides micro-finance loans up to Rs 10 lakh to non-corporate, non-farm small/micro enterprises through three categories: Shishu (up to Rs 50,000), Kishore (up to Rs 5 lakh), and Tarun (up to Rs 10 lakh).
Central Act enacted 2014-07-17. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2013-09-18. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Defines and prohibits sexual harassment at the workplace and establishes Internal Complaints Committees and Local Complaints Committees for redressal. Applies to both organised and unorganised sectors.
Legislation to protect women from sexual harassment at workplace, mandating Internal Complaints Committees in organisations with 10+ employees, defining sexual harassment, and establishing complaint and redressal mechanisms.
Aimed to increase manufacturing sector's share of GDP from 16% to 25% by 2022 and create 100 million additional jobs. Proposed National Investment and Manufacturing Zones (NIMZs) with simplified regulations.
Expanded the National Skill Development Corporation's mandate to skill 150 million people by 2022 through public-private partnerships. Set up Sector Skill Councils and standardised vocational training frameworks.
Provided social security framework for unorganised sector workers covering life and disability cover, health and maternity benefits, and old age protection. Established National and State Social Security Boards.
Central Act enacted 2007-05-11. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Guarantees 100 days of wage employment per year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer for unskilled manual work. The world's largest work guarantee programme, covering over 700 districts.
Guaranteed 100 days of wage employment per year to every rural household whose adult members volunteer to do unskilled manual work. The world's largest public works programme, providing a social safety net to millions. Later renamed MGNREGA.
Central Act enacted 2000-09-04. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 2000-05-25. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 1997-08-18. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 1997-05-28. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Central Act enacted 1993-06-05. Full text on India Code (indiacode.nic.in).
Analysis & research 23
Reports, briefs and long reads
Kerala’s women are among the best educated in India. Female literacy stands at 92%, women outnumber men among graduates, and girls outperform boys in school-leaving exams. Even so, only about 29% of women were employed in 2023–24, and women make […] The post Opening Kerala’s Factory Floors to Women appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
The Reserve Bank has launched the 116th round of the quarterly Industrial Outlook Survey (IOS) of the Indian manufacturing sector for the reference period October-December 2026. The survey assesses business sentiments for the current quarter (Q3:2026-27) and expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2026-27), based on qualitative responses on a set of indicators pertaining to demand conditions, financial conditions, employment conditions and the price situation. The outlook on key parameters for
The Reserve Bank has launched the 51st round of the quarterly Services and Infrastructure Outlook Survey (SIOS) for the reference period October-December 2026. The survey assesses the business situation for the current quarter (Q3:2026-27) from selected companies in the services and infrastructure sectors in India and their expectations for the ensuing quarter (Q4:2026-27) based on qualitative responses on a set of indicators pertaining to demand conditions, financial conditions, employment cond
India’s registered manufacturing sector grew 7.81% in FY25, with GVA, employment, capital investment and industrial output recording broad-based growth.
India’s AYUSH sector is estimated at US$36.92 billion, reflecting its growing role in services, traditional medicine, exports, investment and employment.
Union Minister Piyush Goyal invites US manufacturers to co-invest in India’s advanced manufacturing sector, highlighting investment and collaboration opportunities.
India’s tourism sector is emerging as a major pillar of the economy and an important source of employment, supporting growth, investment and opportunities.
India and Italy have agreed to deepen tourism cooperation through destination promotion, cine-tourism, skilling, B2B engagement and the proposed India-Italy Year of Culture and Tourism 2027.
Pooja,* a 50-year-old daily wage labourer in Delhi, endured physical, verbal, and sexual violence from her husband for 30 years. During this period, she stayed in shelter homes more than once, but the lack of long-term alternative housing and support forced her back to her abusive matrimonial home. Each time she approached the state for help, officials pushed her towards reconciliation instead. After her fifteenth complaint, the state assigned her a legal aid lawyer. He spoke to her once and fil
Gwalior is set to host Asia’s first Telecom Manufacturing Zone with proposed investment of US$ 582.75 million and more than 18,000 expected direct employment opportunities.
Ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, the Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR), Kochi, in collaboration with Mahatma Gandhi University (MGU), Kerala, convened a roundtable titled “The 18th BRICS Summit: India’s Priorities and the Future of the Global South” on […] The post CPPR Issue Brief | The 18th BRICS Summit: India’s Priorities and the Future of the Global South appeared first on Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR).
India will debut in 11 new skill categories at WorldSkills Shanghai 2026, fielding nearly 70 competitors across 63 skills. The expanded participation reflects the growing maturity of India's skilling ecosystem under the Skill India Mission.
India’s 2026 BRICS Chairship focuses on resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability, with the upcoming 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi expected to advance collaboration among the grouping’s expanded membership.
The Reserve Bank of India has been regularly conducting Urban Consumer Confidence Survey (UCCS). The September 2026 round of the survey is being launched. The survey seeks qualitative responses from households, regarding their sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price level, households’ income and spending. The survey is conducted regularly in 19 cities, viz., Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai, Delhi, Guwahati, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Jamm
NIELIT and Intel India launch Agentic AI skilling programmes to strengthen India’s AI talent pipeline and prepare youth for an AI-driven workforce.
Announcements 2
Official press releases
TRAI released bid on GeM inviting bids to carry out LTE for Manpower Outsourcing Services - Minimum wage - Unskilled, High School nitinkumar Thu, 10/08/2026 - 12:50 Date of submission Wed, 10/21/2026 - 23:49 New Off Tender awarded Off Tender opening date Wed, 09/30/2026 - 09:30 Tender related files Document type Tender Upload document/file Tender_30092026.pdf (112.36 KB)
NITI Aayog organises National Workshop on SDG Budgeting in Kolkata under the State Support Mission, in collaboration with the Government of West Bengal and UNDP niti_admin Sat, 10/03/2026 - 21:23 Publishing Date Fri, 10/02/2026 - 12:00 Release Link https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2318067®=48&lang=1
News coverage 7
Journalism about this sector — not policy documents
He alleges that a sting operation was carried out, targeting former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah to disturb him, even as he was resting at home and staying away from active electoral politics.
The Prime Minister cited the country's 7.8% economic growth in the April-June quarter, foreign-exchange reserves exceeding $700 billion and reforms spanning taxation, insolvency and labour laws as evidence of its resilience
The processional deity captivates thousands of devotees on the second day of Navaratri Brahmotsavams amid chants, Kolatam performances and elaborate security arrangements at Tirumala
Provisions for amnesty scheme were introduced as a transitional measure in the Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) Scheme 2026, notified on June 29 this year
Ninth standard and tenth standard would not have a period for language laboratory but one period for library and three periods for Physical Education Training is common for all the school students.
Small and midsized firms have the most potential to scale operations, raise productivity, integrate into global value chains and create high-quality domestic employment. Here's how the Centre's funding of promising enterprises can create a new generation of exporters.
Child is not a commodity who can be compelled to have effective meeting, Court said.