Central Govt to set up panel for National Employment Policy

Highlights:

• The central government has planned to set up a committee for National Employment Policy (NEP), which seeks to create a roadmap for improving job opportunities in India.
• The committee will comprise of representatives from Ministry of labour and other ministries.
• It will also include prominent people from industry.
• It will be a high-powered committee, of which views and recommendations will be taken.

• The NEP seeks to create a sector-wise strategy to improve the potential of job creation by pulling investments towards employment-intensive sectors, attracting new industries by creating an enabling environment and by policy interventions. 
• It will be created based on data from five all-India labour surveys and E-Shram portal for facilitating evidence-based policymaking to generate employment. 
• Following the consultations, it will be sent for cabinet approval.

• Labour Ministry had launched the E-Shram portal on August 26, 2021. 
• The platform registers an estimated 380 million informal & unorganised workers like construction workers, street vendors, domestic workers, gig & platform workers, agricultural & migrant workers, and other unorganised workers. 
• This portal will facilitate the implementation of policies for unorganised sector. 
• Portal will help in monitoring and supervising government policies as well as ensure that benefits reach the targeted group.