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PRACHETAIR 193· 2025

Question Q.10GS3GS3

India's care economy is characterized by unpaid and undervalued careWork. Discuss how India can better integrate the value of unpaid and undervalued care work into its economic framework.

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India's Bank shoulders India's care work, unpaid and underpaid accounts for every 6 of GDP indirectly. There is an urgent need for better direct inclusion and integration. Key characteristics of core economy: (1) Participants – women mainly. Core Time Use Survey TUS – 284 minutes spent by women for household care work, compared to 84 by men. (2) Remuneration – None economically by social recognition norms. (3) Aim and nature of workProvide care to other members of family (children, household users, elderly care, household users, child care, nutritional care). (4) Lack of unpaid workers / Willing participant. (5) Motivation = Social obligations towards family, Patriarchal norms also.

Measures for integration of care work: (1) Financial improvement of women a Remotely access to finance schemes. b PMJDY – 60 women account. c Fintechl literacy campus. (2) Capacity development of women a PMKVY skilling (60% women) SHA based mobilization also. (3) Health and education assurance a Social security, literacy and equity empower. (4) Recognition of care burden / double shift of women a Maternity leave provision. (5) Motivation = Social obligations towards family, Patriarchal norms also.

Recognition of care burden / double shift of women: a Maternity leave provision. (5) Empowerment of care workers a ASHA / Anganwadi workers mostly female b Viable wage economy formation. (6) Privatization of care work – through values / Anganwadi & generate core for effective participation. Challenges, however persist – Persistence of Patriarchal norm, Mental and physical overexertion of woman (Dual career) For quality $ Auxiliary care unit like Logs. As Swami Vivekananda said – "A bird can fly on one wing, Women empowerment is land slide [essential] for e economy," far as land side hazy evil for economy.

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Recognition years [17, N in LEPP → D-37. N in RPD. Female

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PRACHET

AIR 1932025

Subject & Paper

GS3GS3

Topic

Economic Development

Care Economy Integration

Unpaid care work and economic valuation

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