Formal-Informal Dichotomy of Work in India

Sazzad Parwez

World Economics, 2024, vol. 25, issue 3, 2-19

Abstract: This study tries to comprehend the facets of the increasing informalisation of work in India. It uses a deductive approach to analyse the secondary data and literature on the subject. Informalisation of the workforce is not a unique phenomenon restricted to India. Reforms have expedited the informalisation of work in India, which has a detrimental impact on the nature of newly created jobs. The empirical evidence from the National Sample Survey (2017-2018), Annual Survey of Industries (2016-2017 and 2021-2022), India Human Development Survey rounds (2003-2004 and 2011-2012), and International Labour Organisation (2018) showcases increasing informalisation of work. This has made the situation for workers and working conditions highly precarious with the changing nature of employment.

Date: 2024
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