Universal Social Security
Unorganized/Informal Workers: The organised sector workers constitute less than 10% of all workers in India.
- This leaves more than 90% of the workforce without job security, labour rights and post-retirement provisions.
Health Care Burden: Out-of-pocket health expenses, which create barriers to seeking healthcare and can push marginal households into poverty, form as much as nearly 90% of private expenditure on health.
Expenditure on Social Security: India has a broad aim of social protection programs, but the overall public expenditure on social protection (excluding public healthcare) is only approx. 1.5% of the GDP, lower than many middle-income countries across the world.
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