The unorganised sector today comprise 92.5 per cent of India's workforce and contributes approximately 63 per cent of the country's GNP. Despite the size and importance of this sector, there are few official schemes which provide social security to this workforce. Further, the state has begun to withdraw from its traditional role, as the old models of social security are now considered to be no longer economically viable for this sector. As a result, workers in ...
