Synopsis
Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data released on Wednesday had shown that the unemployment rate fell sharply in rural India in June to 8.75% from 10.63% in May. High-frequency data available for June such as e-waybills, fuel demand, exports, power consumption and mobility indicators suggest the economy picked up pace in June.
PTI
Work sought under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) was the highest in the current fiscal year in June at 35 million households and 50.3 million individuals, according to rural development ministry data.
Millions of workers who had sought work under the rural employment guarantee scheme don’t appear to have taken it up in June, indicating a revival in industrial activity in several states after the phased easing of Covid curbs.
Since people are facing hardships due to the COVID-19 situation, the government has decided to generate jobs worth Rs.332 crore under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Act (MGNREGA) in the state.
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They fear the laws could shrink employment and raise prices. Feb 17, 2021 · 06:30 am Farmers block a road in Punjab s Bathinda during the nationwide chakka jam demonstration on Saturday, February 6. | PTI
For 32-year-old Goldie, a tailor from Sri Muktsar Sahib district in Punjab, the slogan ‘Kisan Mazdoor Ekta’ – farmer-worker unity – rings true. “No one asks me if I am a Dalit,” he said. “Everyone eats together. It is a milestone for us.”
Goldie has been camping in Tikri village on the Delhi-Haryana border since November. It is one of the three sites on the doorstep of India’s capital where thousands of farmers have been protesting against the Modi government’s three farm laws, which they fear they will open the doors to corporate dominance of the agricultural sector and undermine their livelihoods.