Chapter 7: Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues
Economics • Class 11 • Class 11 Indian Economic Development
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Employment: Growth, Informalisation and Other Issues
Economics • Class 11 • Class 11 Indian Economic Development
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National Career Service is an initiative of the Department of Personnel and Training, Government of India.
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National Career Service has been launched in a Mission Mode to improve the employment opportunities to uneducated youth of the country.
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The percentage share of rural areas in the workforce steadily increased.
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All casual workers are entitled for regular working hours and overtime payment.
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