NITI Aayog sets up task force on employment, exports
September 7 , 2017 2636 days 1241 0
NITI Aayog sets up task force on employment, exports to provide a major thrust to job creation by enhancing India’s exports, an Expert Task Force has been constituted with the NITI Aayog Vice Chairman, Dr. Rajiv Kumar, as its Chairperson.
While the Indian workforce has high aspirations, a majority of the workers are still employed in low-productivity, low-wage jobs in small, micro and own-account enterprises. An urgent and sustained expansion of the organized sector is essential to address India’s unemployment and under-employment issue.
Members of the Task force include CEO, NITI Aayog, Secretary, Department of Commerce, Secretary, Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, Secretary, Ministry of Textiles.