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CH-6: EMPLOYMENT : GROWTH, INFORMALISATION AND OTHER ISSUES, Indian Economic Development, NCERT Books
Casualisation of Workforce
The process of moving from self-employment and regular salaried employment to casual wage work is called:
- Formalisation of workforce
- Casualisation of workforce — Correct Answer
- Privatisation of workforce
- Modernisation of workforce
Explanation:
Correct Answer Explanation
Scholars call the process of moving from self-employment and regular salaried employment to casual wage work as casualisation of workforce.
Key Points:
- This makes workers highly vulnerable.
- Over the last five decades (1972-2023), people moved towards casual wage work.
- Yet self-employment continues to be the major employment provider.
- The Ahmedabad textile mills case study illustrates the devastating effects of casualisation.
Why Other Options Are Wrong
- A: Formalisation is the opposite — moving towards formal sector.
- C: Privatisation relates to ownership change of enterprises.
- D: Modernisation relates to technology upgradation.
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