Focused on the informal or the unorganised sector of the economy, which accounts for an overwhelming proportion of the poor and vulnerable population in an otherwise shining India, this report is based on a set of data from the Sixty-first Round of the National Sample Survey in 2004-05.

It has, further, proposed a number of measures to improve the livelihood of unorganised sector workers.On the basis of its detailed assessment, the Commission has recommended a 13 Point Action Programme. The Commission believes that these measures are within the administrative and fiscal capacity of the Government, and if implemented within a short period of time, will have a significant impact on the lives of the working poor.