Category Livelihoods, Employment and Well-being

Overseas Workers Research Centre (OWRC), Migrant Resource Centres (MRC)   

India’s formal support for the migrant workers began under the Ministry of Overseas Indian Affairs (now MEA). The Overseas Workers Resource Centre (OWRC) was launched in January 2008 (which was inaugurated on Pravasi Bharatiya Divas) as a 24/7 helpdesk for emigrant workers. This intervention was urgently needed due to the persistent systematic gaps and vulnerabilities in India’s pre-existing emigration framework, which has failed to adequately protect the low-skilled migrant workers and especially those heading to the Gulf Countries. Some of India’s broader emigration governance included the Legacy of Broker-Based Emigration (Pre-2000s), Weakness of the Emigration Act, 1983, and Inadequate Institutional Coordination pre-2000s.

MeriPehchaan – National Single Sign-On (NSSO) – 2025

Launched on 4 July 2022 under Digital India, MeriPehchaan (NSSO) integrates Jan Parichay, e‑Pramaan, and DigiLocker into a single authentication framework.

Refinance Scheme For Urban Housing Fund,2025

Policy UpdateSrishti Sinha Background Housing is one of the basic amenities of human life; however, urban areas face a significant shortage of housing facilities due to rampant population growth and the pressures of ongoing development projects. According to the Technical…

National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC)

National Safai Karamcharis Finance and Development Corporation (NSKFDC) is a fully-owned undertaking of the Government of India under the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (M/o SJ&E). It was established on January 24, 1997, as a “Not For Profit” company under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013.

National Initiative for Design Innovation (NIDI), 2014

National Initiative for Design Innovation is a scheme set up by the Department of Higher Studies, Ministry of Education,  in March 2014. The main aim of the scheme is to promote innovation, invention and design to contribute to improving the standard of living. Twenty DESIGN INNOVATION CENTERS (DIC), were set up in Government Institutions like IITs, NITs, IIITs and IISc and other State Institutions throughout the country, as a part of the Scheme.

Kaushal Augmentation & Restructuring Mission of AICTE (KARMA), 2021: Policy Insights

Policy UpdateHarshita Maheshwari Background According to the 2018 Sample Registration System Statistical Report, India generally had a high share of young people, with 25.9% under the age of 14, 66% in the working-age group of 15-59, and only 8.1% over…

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