Tag: Social security

The Social Protection Initiative organised a closed-door virtual roundtable discussion on social security for self-employed workers

This is part of a series of guest posts on social security for self-employed workers in the informal economy

Reflections on issues related to the delivery of benefits announced for migrant workers under Atma Nirbhar Bharat welfare scheme

In this policy brief, we examine the provisions of the Code on Social Security Bill, 2019 insofar as
they apply to workers in the informal sector. We note that there is a lack of clarity in the Bill on
the definition of an informal sector worker.

The third post in our three-part series on Pensions.

Insights on Social Security for the elderly in India

As part of our coverage on the recently held knowledge management sessions at our office, in this post we share video from a session on “Financial Access for Persons with Disabilities – Current Status and Challenges”.

The Finance Minister, in his budget speech for 2015-16, has announced a new defined benefit pension scheme – Atal Pension Yojanai (APY, henceforth) – for unorganised sector workers who are not covered under any statutory social security scheme.

This post is the third in a series on Social Security for the Indian Unorganised Sector.

This post is the second in a series on Social Security for the Indian Unorganised Sector.