Informal and Unorganised Sector

Question by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

  1. whether the Government maintains a distinction between ‘informal ‘and ‘unorganised‘ sector;
  2. if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
  3. the total number of unorganised and informal workforce and its proportion to the total workforce and the percentage of working females employed in the unorganised or informal sector; and
  4. the steps taken by Government to promote formalisation of workforce?

Answer by: Minister of State (IC) for Labour and Employment (Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar)

  • The Unorganised Workers’ Social Security Act, 2008does not make any distinction between ‘informal’ and ‘unorganised’ sector. As per the definition given in the Act, “unorganised ....
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