Phase IFoundation
Background
Overview
This concept is central to understanding India's approach to inclusive growth, poverty reduction, and social justice. It involves policy design, implementation challenges, and the role of digital infrastructure in governance, making it highly relevant for GS2 and GS3.
Social security for informal workers refers to the provision of essential protections like health insurance, accident coverage, and old-age pensions, designed to mitigate the inherent vulnerabilities faced by the unorganised sector. Historically fragmented and geographically tied, there is a growing imperative for a unified, portable, and digitally-enabled social safety architecture in India.