UPPCS GS-VI

UP Outsource Seva Nigam to pay outsourced staff fairly

Battle IAS UP current affairs title card: UP Outsource Seva Nigam to pay outsourced staff fairly (, 2 September 2025)

What happened

  • The Cabinet approved forming the UP Outsource Seva Nigam as a non-profit company under Section 8 of the Companies Act-2013. [UP Cabinet]

Background

  • Outsourced workers were not getting their full wages from agencies, and EPF and ESI dues were often not deposited. [UP Cabinet]

Why it matters

  • A state-owned agency removes middlemen who skim wages.

How to use this in Mains

GS-VI labour welfare in UP

  1. A state-owned agency removes middlemen who skim wages.
Quotable data point

The Cabinet approved forming the UP Outsource Seva Nigam as a non-profit company under Section 8 of the Companies Act-2013 [UP Cabinet].

UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 2 September 2025 (Hindi PDF)

Exam angle

UPPCS

GS-VI: labour welfare in UP.

Practice MCQs

Original practice questions (not PYQs).

Practice · UPPCS

UP Outsource Seva Nigam is registered under

Answer (a) & explanation

Source: as cited in this article.

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Official source: UP Information Dept: Cabinet decisions, 2 September 2025 (Hindi PDF)

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