41% workers on contract in formal mfg sector in FY23
Business Standard|November 04, 2024
ASI data shows share stood at 38.4% in the pre-Covid FY20
SHIVA RAJORA

Every two in five workers employed in the formal manufacturing sector were on contract in FY23, thus showing an increasing trend of contractualisation in the country's labour force, according to the additional Annual Survey of Industries (ASI) data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) on Wednesday.

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