Parikalpana: KIIT Journal of Management

Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo ¹, Sukanta Chandra Swain ¹

Affiliations
1 School of Humanities, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, 751024, IN

Abstract

The migrant workers having low skill are deprived of their basic rights. Further, they are working in the low paid salary and exploitative working conditions. The 8th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) is to promote inclusive growth in a sustainable way by providing respectable job with augmented productivity for all. This goal is to protect the rights of all types of the labour including migrant labour, by providing safe and secure environment. The 10th SDG is to scale-down the level of inequality both internally and internationally. It is found that the country like India fails to achieve those objectives. In this Paper, the primary and secondary data is collected from different sources for a descriptive research study. For in-depth interviews, 100 migrant workers are selected on the basis of the convenient sampling. This research aims to analyze different government policies that may facilitate the migrant workers to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.

Keywords

Sustainable Development Goals, Migrant Workers, Government Policies, Achievements, Obstacles

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Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo ¹, Sukanta Chandra Swain ¹

Affiliations
1 School of Humanities, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, IN

Abstract

Pandemic owing to COVID-19 has its unbearable impact on every sector including Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), particularly the cottage industry, of Odisha state in India. Gajapati district of Odisha is known for its cottage industry in horn-work. In initial phases of lock-down, all the establishments including cottage industries were not allowed to be operational. Thus, both supply side and demand side of horn works were in halt. However, as the economic activities got permission to resume, supply side of horn-works industry has started taking momentum but the demand side has been failing to cope. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to unfold the extent of sufferings of the proprietors and workers of horn-work industry during the pandemic, and brings forth comprehensive suggestions in the form of digital innovation for the revival of the industry on the basis of in-depth interviews and FGDs.

Keywords

Digital Innovation, Covid-19, MSMEs, Horn-work, Gajapati District, Bottleneck, Demand-side Supply-side

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Sanjaya Kumar Sahoo ¹, Sukanta Chandra Swain ², Aswin Kumar Routa ³

Affiliations
1 Research Scholar, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, IN
2 Associate Dean, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, IN
3 Lecturer in Mathematics, SKCG AUTO. College, Paralakhemundi, IN

Abstract

Pandemic COVID-19 has made the lives perilous genuinely across the globe. Especially, the migrant workers faced the hardship as they are jobless in one hand and unable to come back to their native places on the other hand. Being India as the second most populous country of the world, it is most important to study the living status of migrant workers of the country. However, due to diversity in population, varying Covid rate in different states and large number of migrant workers of the country, it is tedious to ascertain the impact of Covid situation in the entire country. Therefore, we have considered one state Odisha to study the situation of migrant workers during the pandemic time. This will be helpful to study the situation of migrant workers of entire country and the world. In this paper we have devised the following approaches. It is primarily a descriptive research based on both primary and secondary data. Data collected for this study is through content analysis and telephonic in-depth interviews. For telephonic in-depth interviews, 20 migrant workers are selected on the basis of convenient sampling method. For telephonic opinions, five experts are selected on convenient sampling method. This research aims to ascertain how the migrant workers of Odisha (India) come across the complicated problem of choice between life and livelihood during socioeconomic emergency that caused due to Covid-19.

Keywords

Life, Livelihood, Migrant workers, Covid-19, Pandemic

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Gopal Krishna Jena ¹, Lipika Mohanty ², Nishikanta Mishra ², Sukanta Chandra Swain ²

Affiliations
1 KISS Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN
2 School of Humanities, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IN

Abstract

The micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) maneuver a crucial part in both developed and developing countries for their contribution towards employment generation, capital formation and inflow of foreign exchange. In the context of India, their contribution is immense and in states like Odisha they are indispensable for overwhelming dependence of the state on them. However, owing to multiple factors like natural conditions, political set-up, macroeconomic parameters, style of entrepreneurial leadership, availability of capital, usage of digital infrastructure, etc., the performance of MSMEs in Odisha is unpredictable. As such the performance of all MSME units in the state of Odisha is not at par. While some of the units are performing well, some are struggling a lot. If the factors that cause good performance of the successful MSMEs are traced and the same set is adapted in struggling units, maybe all the MSME units can perform well and facilitate achieving first three sustainable development goals (SDGs), i.e., SDG-1: no poverty, SDG-2: zero hunger, and SDG-3: good health and well-being. Thus, the objective of this paper is to identify the factors that make the MSME units, specifically the self help groups (SHGs) successful and devise strategies for effective usage of digital infrastructure for sustainable performance. The paper is based on Time Series secondary data pertaining to number of MSMEs, capital investment and number of employees.

Keywords

Sustainability, Digital Infrastructure, MSMEs, Odisha

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