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Capacity boost for EPFO, ESIC to pave way for labour reforms
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The Social Security Code, 2020, passed by Parliament in 2020, entails extending social security to gig and platform workers. Some of the changes envisioned for retirement fund body EPFO in the short, medium, and long term include restructuring of its offices, business process re-engineering, and leveraging IT for automatic settlement of claims and cadre restructuring.
GDP to grow 8% in FY25 on agriculture, services boost: CII
According to the industry body, the agriculture sector is likely to grow at 3.7% in the current fiscal, compared with 1.4% last year, whereas the services sector may see a growth of 9% against 7.9% a year back.
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