Is contract labour the problem or the solution?

India”s economic growth has not been accompanied by increase in organised labour. Contract labour enables workers to be employed and benefits industry in terms of flexibility. However, labour laws must be revisited in India. The article is part of a debate in the Financial Express on contract labour between D L Sachdev, Secretary, All India Trade Union Congress and Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General, CII. This was published in the Financial Express on 27 July, 2012. http://cii.in/WebCMS/Upload/FE,%20CB-%2027%20july%202012.pdf

A Template For Power Reform by Chandrajit Banerjee, DG, CII

A Template For Power Reform: A holistic reform of the power sector with a multi-sectoral approach needs to be undertaken to address the underlying issues behind the widening demand-supply gap for electricity in the country to enable India to reach its growth potential. Click on the link to view the article by Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director General (CII), published in the Sunday edition of the Business Standard on 12 August, 2012. http://cii.in/WebCMS/Upload/BS-Power-Reforms-Template.pdf

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