1. Investing in the Informal Sector
Workers
 Presented by –
Shrijit Mazumdar (Team Leader)
Chaitanya Singh
Gargi Singh
Nandita Singh
Vanya Dharni
Citizen
For
Accountable
Governance
Manthan
2013

2. Why Informal Sector ?
 The need of the hour is to provide financial
security to the informal sector.
 India’s Informal sector creates the biggest
work force in the world.
 These are the biggest vote banks.
 The proper utilization of the power of
informal sector can make the Dreams of
country come true.

3. Our Interactions with Informal Sector

4. Our Interactions
 We have worked with various NGO’s of Different Districts
such as NJD in Hoshangabad, NineIsMine in Delhi, Make
Poverty History in Delhi, Make A Difference, Prayas etc.
and interacted with different levels and types of Informal
Sector Workers.
 We have identified the basic issues of the informal Sector
Workers and Found out their expectations from Government.
The policies proposed by us are directly based on these
interactions and an extensive knowledge of Planning and
Government system.

7.  Acts as a replacement for Unorganized sector – But no
taxation on this card.
 Temporary jobs / masons/ contractual labor/ seasonal
wage workers taken into consideration.
 The Workers of Informal Sector will have to get and
regularly update their Details of current work
(Seasonal).
 Pension to be granted for these card holders who have
regularly updated their work details.
 The pension will act as a motivation for the Workers to
come and get their.
Specialized Card/ Identification for
the Informal Sector
POLICY #1

8.  In different regions, we identified that the
needs of workers in informal sector different.
 So policies need to be made Considering the
regional characteristics of type of Jobs
available Eg:
 Mining Labors at mining level
 Domestic workers in Residential Areas etc.
 A coordination center for the implementation
of schemes on District and Zonal Level.
District and Zonal Level Policies
POLICY #2

9.  Employment exchange used to act as a Data
Base for the newly working population in Older
times.
 Likewise, reviving this way of Registration for
Informal sector and collecting Information like
Employer, Weekly wage, Season of work,
facilities promised etc.
 This will also be beneficial to informal sector
employers as they can find the workers of
required skill set and qualifications.
Revival of Employment Exchange
POLICY #3

10.  Almost every informal Sector worker works in a
certain group of people acting as a Union in that
area, Eg: Group of Vendors, Group of Autowalas,
Group of maids working in specific residential area
etc.
 These can be registered and Recognized into formal
Unions which will give us an authentic Database as
well as Method to identify their Needs and Demands.
Registering the Informal Sector
Unions
POLICY #4

11.  During maternity of a female informal sector
worker, a certain amount of pay will be
provided for the first two children ONLY.
 This would enable the women to leave the Daily
work and have a safe and Hygienic child birth
not adversely affecting her weekly income of the
household.
 This policy will also be a breakthrough in
providing a woman her rights and social stature.
Paid Maternity for Female Card
Holders
POLICY #5

12.  These policies will incur a certain amount of input
from the government’s expenditure ,
However
94% of the working population is under the
informal sector therefore
INCREASE IN THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE =
INCREASE IN THEIR OUTPUT =
INCREASE IN INDIA’S NET DOMESTIC PRODUCT
The BALANCE

13. Benefits of investing in the unorganized
sector
Quality Of Life and Working
Conditions
Valueofoutputgenerated

14. Conclusions
With the implementation of these policies the
informal sector will benefit and will harbour
India’s growth in production and economy .
These policies are investments which are
sureshot in guaranteeing timely returns .