Nin 15532 7000 We rcanensance car ‘Tue Ecoyomic Times | News neler Eton | E-Paper Home Budget 2021 seers sonia Special fer on ETPrme ETPrime Markets News Incustly RISE Polties Weskh MF Tech Opinlon NRI Panache ETNOW More + Moria Bret Poocast Economy > Industy Polticsand Nation Company + Defence International ET Evoke Elections + ETExplans More Launch urban employment guarantee scheme: Jean Dreze to govt TL Last Upaited: Fee 2 2021, 0:08 24 151 ‘Synop: ‘The suggestion was made by Dreze ata three-day International Conte! Equality (CGE 112021), organised by the Gender Park under Kerala governments epartment of Women and Child Development in association wth UN Women on Thursday, Kozhikode: Noted development economist Dr Jean Dreze has strongly advocated an urban employment guarantee scheme as part of efforts to address the twin problems of poverty, particularly during exigencies like the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and gender inequality through governments programmes and policies. ‘The suggestion was made by Dreze at a three-day International Conference on Gender Equality (ICGE 11 2021), organised by the Gender Park under Kerala governments Department of Women and Child Development in association ‘with UN Women on Thursday. ‘The scheme, which he called as Decentralized Urban Employment and ‘Training (DUET), could be utilized for keeping public places like educational institutions, hospitals and bus and railway stations clean by taking the services of jobless people in cities and towns. At least one third of such jobs under DUET could be offered to women, Dr Drze said and explained that under the scheme the government should issue job stamps to the employers instead of providing funds in cash in order to eliminate corruption in the form of ghost employees. ‘Such employment should be offered only to those enrolled with workers’ cooperatives to be launched under the scheme. He appealed to the Kerala government to try out the suggestion through a pilot project before scalingit up. d INTHE sPoTLICHT ‘Here's ow you can maintain your clothes effortlessly RELATED OSTREAD | Indian macroeconomic sitvation ea, se to ‘worsen fleceown continues: een Deze Publ service delivery als deserves attention as economy opens up: Jean Dreze ‘Economist ean Dre taken nt preventive ‘custogy fr organising meeting withoat eemission ‘India needs more inclusive ative social plicis: _Demonetisaton impact to lst ong than expected: Jean Deze Top Trending NewsKudumbashree Mission Executive Director $ Harikishore, chaired the session ‘Gender Equity in Innovation & Entrepreneurship Policies and Programme: Role of Government and Related Institutions’ Other panelists were IT Secretary K Mohammed Y Safirulla, Department of Women and Child Development Director T V Anupama and Odishas ‘Commercial Tax Officer Aishwarya Rituparna Pradhan. ‘The conference commenced on Thursday at the Gender Park Campus in Kozhikode, abiding by the COVID-19 safety protocol. Pradhan, a transgender officer, said her experience showed that a change in the social mindset was crucial for ensuring gender parity through implementation of laws and government's policies and programmes. Anupama called for sensitisation of every single service provider on the importance of gender equity. ‘Women should be facilitated to come out of their stereotype roles assigned to them and “discover new space" in automobile engineering and other technical areas considered as the exclusive preserve of men, she said. Safirulla listed the achievements of the IT department in promoting women to become entrepreneurs. (Catch all the Business News, Breaking News Events and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times) Download The Eeonomic Times News App to get Daily Market Updates & Live Business News: ‘7 COMMENTS ON THIS STORY ® Gopal Sriniwasan inte 99 | agree with the noted Economist! feel a large avenues af employment should be opened to women as they are diligent, dedicated and can also handle work pressure much bett No jobs shoula be considered as low, it depends on work pride, monetary benefits, motivation and skill development to take higher responsibilty Padamnoor Pradeep In chennai, we are experts in maintenance, That is experts in giving road laying contract just before or better still during the rains anc floods! Mm) Padamnoor Pradeep He is only saying to give employment under Mod's briliant Swaach Bharat! Instead of celebrities and babus sweeping and cleaning toilets, moreunemployed persons can be given the job for low wages 100-200 days in a yeer. 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