About Home Management and Care Givers Sector Skill Council
Home Management and Care Givers Sector Skill Council
HMCG SSC is a Section 8 not-for-profit company registered under the Companies Act, 2013, working under the aegis of the Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
As an apex body for the domestic workers sector, HMCG SSC complements the Government of India’s efforts to skill 400 million people. We are on a mission to create sustainable livelihoods for one of the largest growing informal sectors and bring dignity of labour to the people who support families, households and the economy.
We identify critical roles and skill gaps, build capacity and upgrade the skills of caregivers, gig and platform workers, wage workers and self-employed professionals to industry standards.
Care work is at the heart of our society
Care work, both paid and unpaid, enables families, communities and economies to survive and thrive.
A vital workforce
Domestic workers provide personal and household services in private homes. They clean, cook and perform essential household tasks, while also caring for children, older people and persons with disabilities.
A growing ecosystem
The sector extends beyond households to administrative roles, institutions and hospitals. Workers may be part-time, full-time or hourly, and some may live in the employer’s home.
An ageing nation
India has around 130 million elders today, growing at about 3% each year. With the elderly expected to make up 20% of the population by 2050, trained home-care professionals are increasingly essential.
Care work is a sunrise sector
India has the demographic strength, population and talent to become a global centre for elder care and caregiving assistance. Through upskilling, reskilling, life skills, language training, technology and digitisation, we can create a skilled cadre of care workers for India and the world.
Creating a chain of trust
To make the sector aspirational and provide decent work, HMCG SSC supports formalisation at local and global levels. We work to sensitise policymakers and end-user segments towards living wages, social security and recognition for care workers.
HMCG SSC
Home Management and Care Givers Sector Skill Council -HMCG SSC is a Section 8 Not for Profit company registered under the Companies Act, 2013 working under the aegis of Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship (MSDE) and National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC).
HMCG SSC is an apex body complementing the Govt. of India’s efforts for skilling 400 million workforce and is on a mission to create sustainable livelihood for one of the largest growing informal sectors of work and provide them with dignity of labour for their contribution to their own families, households they support and to the GDP.
HMCG SSC is a key voice for Home Management and Care Givers, which also includes Domestic Workers, in terms of policy, identifying critical roles, and associated skill gaps. The council works towards capacity building by bridging skill gaps and upgrading the skills of domestic workers, including caregivers, gig/platform workers, wage workers, and self-employed individuals, as per industry standards. HMCG SSC’s Governing Board is uniquely represented by academia, training organizations, and industry-business leaders.
About the Sector
Care work, both paid and unpaid, is at the heart of humanity and our societies. Economies depend on care work to survive and thrive. Care workers also include domestic workers. As providers of personal and household services in private homes, domestic workers are an essential part of the care workforce. According to ILO definitions, domestic workers are those workers in an employment relationship working in or for a private household or households.
Rather than defining domestic work according to tasks, the distinguishing feature of domestic work is the workplace. Typically, domestic workers clean, cook and perform other household chores that are essential to personal care, in addition to providing direct care for children, older and disabled persons.
According to Dr. Sharda Prasad Committee Department, the sub sectors of our sector are not restricted to households but include administrative staff, institutions and hospitals. These workers may work part-time, full-time or on an hourly basis, and may also live in the home of the employer. In India, it is one of the largest growing informal sectors of work, with an estimation of over 20 million workforces (90% being women and in a way is the linchpin connecting the economies of the home and the requirements of the workplace. It is also estimated that approximately 10 million domestic workers cater to homes abroad.
According to the UN, India is dealing with an ageing crisis because for the first time, there are more elderly people than children. The number of factors cited for longevity is rising, including improvements in medical technology and the fact that people are living longer. The idea that home care professionals should be qualified, trained, and ambitious in general, and elder care workers in particular, falls under that.
There are 130 million elders in India today, and they are rising at a rate of 3% per year quicker than many other groups. By 2050, 20% of our population is predicted to be elderly, making India one of the oldest countries in the world by 2025. Similar phenomenon is also being experienced in several nations worldwide.
The care work sector is a sunrise sector as also identified by the World Economic Forum Report 2023. We have the demographic, the population, and the number of individuals who need upskilling, reskilling life skills and language training, so we can establish ourselves as the centre from which the world can receive elder care support and care giving assistance. Further with the use of Technology and Digitisation we will be able to create a skilled carder of care workers including Domestic Workers for India and the World. Thus, making Care Work equitable and accessible.
To make this sector aspirational and provide decent work it is already witnessing local and global formalisation. Last but not the least a chain of trust is required to be built in order to sensitize the policy makers and all the end user segments for inclusion in living wages and social security benefits.