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Inde. Le gouvernement Modi veut instaurer une sécurité sociale universelle

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Courrier international (09.01.2018) C’est une information exclusive de The Indian Express, annoncée en manchette lundi 8 janvier : “Le gouvernement Modi prépare une loi destinée à instaurer une sécurité sociale universelle” en Inde. Un an avant les élections générales du printemps 2019, le ministère du Travail souhaite mettre en place “un filet de sécurité” au profit de tous ceux qui exercent dans le secteur dit “informel”, soit 391 millions de personnes, représentant 83 % des travailleurs du pays.

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India_ Govt must spend 3.8% GDP on health to meet UHC goal

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tribuneindia (06.11.2017) The government needs to spend 3.8 per cent of the GDP on health to meet the goal of universal health coverage (UHC). New data suggests India needs to do much more than it’s doing to meet UHC targets as promised under the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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India's pension system more sustainable than others: Melbourne Mercer Global Pension Index 2017

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Moneycontrol.com (25.10.2017) The index measuring 30 countries and covering 60 percent of the world’s population, has urged countries with unsustainable pension systems to take action now

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India: Savings via DBT cross Rs 58k cr mark: Ravi Shankar Prasad

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 The Economic Times (28.09.2017)  Government has saved Rs 58,000 crore through the Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) scheme used in various subsidy programmes, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today. The electronics and IT minister said the government is utilising digital technology to bring about changes that benefit poor and underprivileged.

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India: New 8% Pension Scheme, PMVVY, launched

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NDTV (30.07.2017) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has formally launched the Pradhan Mantri Vaya Vandana Yojana (PMVVY), or a pension scheme, for senior citizens on Friday. Speaking after the launch of PMVVY, Mr Jaitley said that settlement ratio of LIC (Life Insurance Corporation of India) is near to the maximum.

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[Report] India: Social Protection : State of Aadhaar

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stateofaadhaar.in (2017) The Government of India aims to provide a comprehensive set of safety nets to India’s poor, including food subsidies, employment guarantees, and targeted cash transfers. Financial leakages and service delivery issues, however, reduce its effectiveness. The government aims to use Aadhaar’s authentication and fund transfer capabilities to address these problems.

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'Uberisation' of India's domestic work market has benefits and risks

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Reuters (18.12.2016) A booming digital market matching Indian domestic workers wimployers may offer benefits for some housemaids but won't end low wages and discrimination and may exclude the poorest women who don't have smartphones, according to new research.

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