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SOCIAL SECURITY PROVISIONS FOR INDIA’S INFORMAL ECONOMY

PUJA PAL

Volume: 7 Issue: 3 2017

Abstract:

India has performed reasonably well since 1980 in terms of economic growth but still large proportions of the Informal workers are outside the realm of social security provisions. Indian Government has not provided any comprehensive social security provisions to the workers in an Informal sector. Only 6 % of working population has access to the social security benefits while 94 % have little or no access at all. The paper provides the overview of Social Security issues in India in general and Informal Sector in particular

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