Eco Survey 2016: Need to create more jobs, climb technology ladder for faster growth

“This might be related to the increasing use of contract labour,” it said, cautioning that “any overall assessment of contractualisation must also account for its impact on worker protection and workers’ plight”.

As per the Survey, one of the key roles of the Centre is to ensure that labour regulation is worker-centric, by expanding workers’ choice and reducing mandatory taxes on formal sector jobs.

Accordingly, it has suggested that policymakers should consider whether lower earne ..