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Gintaa's Gig Army: Creating Livelihoods with Dignity
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 15: Behind every Gintaa order is a partner who brings it to life. Unlike other delivery apps that treat gig workers as interchangeable labor, Gintaa sees them as Entrepreneurs. Laxman Jaiswal, Gintaa's Managing Director, has championed multiple partner-first poli
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These 10 Most Influential Social Activists in Maharashtra 2025
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 12: In 2025, Maharashtra's most influential social activists are driving change across diverse fields. Environmental and livelihood rights remain central, alongside movements for community justice and social equity. Grassroots initiatives are reducing maternal an
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64.3% Indians now covered under social security, against 22% in 2016
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
About 64.3 per cent of Indian population is covered by social protection systems in 2025, increasing from 22 per cent in 2016, indicating a substantial expansion in social security coverage in the country, according to the latest Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) National Indicator Framewor
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MoS Margherita participates in G20 Development Ministers' Meeting, speaks
Updated : 7 months, 1 week ago IST
Margherita emphasized the need to bridge the Sustainable Development Goals financing gap.
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95 cr people are benefitting from social security schemes: PM Modi hails I
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Around 94 crore citizens are now covered under at least one social protection benefit, with expectations to surpass the 100-crore mark upon verification of additional schemes.
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Labour Welfare schemes extend support to 50 lakh workers across country
Updated : 9 months ago IST
The Labour Welfare Organisation (LWO), functioning under DGLW, administers these schemes across the country through a well-coordinated network of 18 Welfare Commissioners, who oversee implementation at the regional level. The overarching goal is to provide social protection, health services,
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"Phenomenal achievement under PM Modi's leadership," says Assam CM as soci
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma called it a 'phenomenal achievement' under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership, as India's social protection coverage for the poor rose from 19 per cent in 2015 to 64.3 per cent in 2025, according to the latest data from the International Lab
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India's social security coverage has increased from 19% in 2015 to 64.3% i
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
India has achieved a milestone in the realm of social protection coverage, recording one of the most significant expansions globally. According to the latest data from the International Labour Organisation's (ILO) ILOSTAT database, India's social security coverage has increased from 19% in 2
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ILO recognises India's progress in social protection coverage under Modi G
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
According to the ILO's dashboard, over 94 crore people, or 64.3% of India's population, are now covered under at least one social protection benefit. In 2015, this figure was just 19%.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment kick-starts India's social protection
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The Ministry of Labour & Employment is actively collaborating with State Governments and ILO for a national social protection data pooling exercise to obtain a holistic picture of social protection coverage in India, the Ministry of Labour & Employment said in a release.
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Ministry of Labour & Employment launches India's social protection dat
Updated : 11 months, 3 weeks ago IST
India's social protection coverage increased from 24.4% in 2021 to 48.8% in 2024, according to the ILO's World Social Protection Report (WSPR) 2024-26. This increase acknowledges existing central social protection schemes that had not been considered earlier.
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MoS Savitri Thakur meets Jamaican delegation in New York, nutritional outc
Updated : 1 year, 1 month ago IST
A high-level bilateral discussion took place in New York after the 63rd session of the Commission for Social Development meeting between the Indian delegation headed by Minister of State for Women and Child Development Savitri Thakur and the Jamaican team, led by Dione Jennings, Permanent Se
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