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 19
Reports, briefs and long reads
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.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) compiles the House Price Index (HPI) on a quarterly basis using transaction-level data received from the registration authorities. Today, the RBI released Real Sector > Prices & Wages.">1 the HPI for Q1:2026-27 with base year as 2022-23, covering eighteen major cities2. Highlights: The All India HPI increased by 1.1 per cent and stood at 117.5 in Q1:2026-27 compared to previous quarter, primarily driven by an increase in the index for cities such as Chandigarh, Lu
https://youtu.be/oc--hkMyeBI?si=motUDovr6UBWVYtB In Meghalaya’s Khweng village, the headman was once chosen by a voice vote at a village meeting. Whoever got the most voice votes and the loudest shouts was chosen. Women were neither part of this meeting nor did they have a say. Iohnam Syiem, secretary of the Village Employment Council, and Redian Syiem, former secretary of the women’s group Seng Kynthei, pushed the village council to change this. Watch this video where Iohnam, Redian, and
India’s expanding FTA network is improving market access for MSMEs, particularly in labour-intensive and manufacturing sectors, while encouraging greater participation in global value chains and export markets.
India’s electronics manufacturing ecosystem is gaining global scale, with exports reaching Rs. 4.24 lakh crore in FY26, mobile phone exports expanding sharply and rising female participation supporting employment and domestic manufacturing.
Daimler India’s proposed investment will strengthen BharatBenz’s manufacturing, R&D and technology capabilities in Tamil Nadu, while expanding localisation, employment and export potential across the commercial vehicle ecosystem.
Announcements 2
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Government reiterates its commitment for reimagining skilling niti_admin Tue, 08/25/2026 - 21:32 Publishing Date Tue, 08/25/2026 - 12:00 Release Link https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleaseDetail.aspx?PRID=2303206®=48&lang=1
Reimagining Skilling for Viksit Bharat@2047 niti_admin Tue, 08/18/2026 - 14:03 Choose Report Type Publications Publication Date Tue, 08/18/2026 - 14:03 Report Upload download (14.87 MB) vertical Skill Development, Labour & Employment PDF Text REIMAGINING SKILLING FOR VIKSIT BHARAT@2047 While due care has been exercised to prepare this report by compiling data from various sources, NITI Aayog does not confirm the authenticity of the data and the accuracy of the methodology used for research a
News coverage 11
Journalism about this sector — not policy documents
Succession, wealth preservation and changing business opportunities are prompting younger members of Indian business families to explore alternatives to traditional enterprises
Court reduces convict Veer Pal’s sentence from five years to three after modifying his conviction in a 2002 assault case.
The failed samples during routine regulatory surveillance included 29 tested by the Central Drugs Laboratories
Sridhar Reddy said attracting investments and creating employment opportunities for the younger generation was another priority, with Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu and minister Lokesh making efforts to bring new investments into the state.
The company showcased a 55-tonne electric tractor-trailer and an electric bus in Mumbai ahead of production at its Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar factory in Maharashtra in a month
Health officials say a number of recommendations made during consultations remain on paper
Akhilesh Yadav, President of the Samajwadi Party, has been questioning Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath over unemployment and the lack of jobs for young people.
The Brics declaration has opened up a large labour rewarding opportunity for the country. To leverage this, India needs programmes to impart skills that enable the export of labour and help rural producers access overseas markets.
With this enhancement, the government estimated annual expenditure at about ₹11,339 crore: Reports