According to the latest data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, the unemployment rate in the country has increased to 6.9%. In this scenario, most people fall back on the government to provide them with work.

Right to work is a directive principle in the Indian Constitution. The government has existing legislation guaranteeing right to work- the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA – which mandates 100 days of work in a year for the poor in the rural areas. Several schemes were also announced by state governments to ensure work in urban areas too.

To understand more about the government employment schemes in the country, Suno India’s Research and Communications Officer, Kunika Balhotra reached out to Rakshita Swamy, who leads the Social Accountability Forum for Action and Research.

She works towards advocating and institutionalising transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in governance, through her collaboration with central and state governments, and civil society organisations. She is associated with the Right to information and Right to Work campaigns.

Additional Reading

The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005
International Labour Organization – Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19

According to the latest data released by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/jobs/india-unemployment-rate-rises-to-69-in-february-cmie/story/432643.html" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.businesstoday.in/sectors/jobs/india-unemployment-rate-rises-to-69-in-february-cmie/story/432643.html&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616250132170000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEeQK7IvwmNcmiMEAT70FXNu8A1jw">unemployment rate in the country has increased to 6.9%</a>. In this scenario, most people fall back on the government to provide them with work.
Right to work is a directive principle in the Indian Constitution. The government has existing legislation guaranteeing right to work- the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act or NREGA &ndash; which mandates 100 days of work in a year for the poor in the rural areas. Several schemes were also announced by state governments to ensure work in urban areas too.
To understand more about the government employment schemes in the country, Suno India&rsquo;s Research and Communications Officer, Kunika Balhotra reached out to&nbsp;<a href="https://idronline.org/contributor/rakshita-swamy/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://idronline.org/contributor/rakshita-swamy/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616250132170000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE5aZljwGzuYnibvg3IChu5XvQLtw">Rakshita Swamy</a>, who leads the&nbsp;<a href="https://safar-india.org/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://safar-india.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616250132170000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF2Vn2y4WFQlS8LNxhKbSMolRMLlw">Social Accountability Forum for Action and Research</a>.
She works towards advocating and institutionalising transparency, accountability, and citizen participation in governance, through her collaboration with central and state governments, and civil society organisations. She is associated with the Right to information and Right to Work campaigns.
Additional Reading
<a href="https://nrega.nic.in/amendments_2005_2018.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://nrega.nic.in/amendments_2005_2018.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616250132170000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEGGC5Hn9oLZL5XEvrX9OdglgENCw">The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005</a> International Labour Organization &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_762534.pdf" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---dgreports/---dcomm/---publ/documents/publication/wcms_762534.pdf&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1616250132170000&amp;usg=AFQjCNF8npUHbiZgATGPT1REBCzJv0XMbQ">Global Wage Report 2020-21: Wages and minimum wages in the time of COVID-19</a>

Every few months we read statistics related to the economy in the news. Whether it is about government claims of the economy growing, or job losses, industries suffering, the economy is on our minds 

But how much do we understand about it? What factors affect economic growth? And how are we affected by it? To understand how the larger principles of the Indian economy affects us, we at Suno India are bringing in a new series called Indian Economy Explained. 

In the “Indian Economy Explained” series host Kunika Balhotra will bring insightful discussions with reputed economists, researchers, professors and people working in the financial and developmental sector to understand broad principles about our economy and help contextualise the tumultuous times we live in.

Every few months we read statistics related to the economy in the news. Whether it is about government claims of the economy growing, or job losses, industries suffering, the economy is on our minds&nbsp;
But how much do we understand about it? What factors affect economic growth? And how are we affected by it? To understand how the larger principles of the Indian economy affects us, we at Suno India are bringing in a new series called Indian Economy Explained.&nbsp;
In the &ldquo;Indian Economy Explained&rdquo; series host Kunika Balhotra will bring insightful discussions with reputed economists, researchers, professors and people working in the financial and developmental sector to understand broad principles about our economy and help contextualise the tumultuous times we live in.

Indian Economy Explained

The economy of India is characterised as a middle income developing market economy. It is the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).  An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different agents. 

To understand all these aspects and the issues like GDP and economic slowdown, role of MSMEs, women participation in economy and many more tune into our latest series Indian Economy Explained.

This series features insightful discussions with reputed economists, researchers, professors and people working in the financial sector.

The economy of India is characterised as a middle income developing market economy. It is the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).&nbsp; An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services by different agents.&nbsp;
To understand all these aspects and the issues like GDP and economic slowdown, role of MSMEs, women participation in economy and many more tune into our latest series Indian Economy Explained.
This series features insightful discussions with reputed economists, researchers, professors and people working in the financial sector.

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