No of employed people rose 36% to 643.3 million under NDA: Mansukh MandaviyaIndia's employment increased by 36% from 471.5 million in 2014-15 to 643.3 million in 2023-24, with 171.9 million jobs added during the Mod...
No 'spin-doctoring' can change fact that 2014-24 saw 'jobloss growth': CongressThe Congress has dismissed the government's claims of creating eight crore jobs between 2021 and 2024 as "half-truths", arguing that the st...
Decriminalisation of labour laws, female workforce to drive inclusive growth: OfficialDuring an industry interaction in Bengaluru, a senior government official emphasized the importance of decriminalizing labour laws, boostin...
'Proverbial ostrich': Congress slams govt over 'unprecedented decline' in real wagesThe Congress asserted that slow wage growth and high inflation have caused a drop in real wages in India. Congress leader Jairam Ramesh ref...
Household real income continued to decline in recent months, higher govt spends needed to uplift rural incomeThe report also added that this ongoing decline is adding to the structural challenges faced by various annual surveys and data sets, inclu...
Unemployment rate of tribals declines to 1.8 pc in 2022-23 from 5.3 pc in 2017-18The unemployment rate among tribal communities has seen a significant decline, standing at 1.8% in 2022-23, as per Union Minister Shobha Ka...
Govt to form a core group to integrate multiple data sources on employment generationLabour and employment minister Mansukh Mandaviya chaired an inter-ministerial meeting on Friday with top officials of 20 central ministries...
Employment rose to 64.33 crore over last six fiscal years: MoS KarandlajeEmployment in the country has seen a significant rise, increasing by more than 35 per cent over the last six fiscal years, reaching 64.33 c...
ET Budget Survey: 50% say unemployment is top challenge for IndiaBudget 2024: India aims to become the third-largest economy by 2030 and a developed nation by 2047 under its Viksit Bharat vision. However,...
Who is unemployed in India? Understanding the state of jobsRecent reports from the RBI’s KLEMS database reveal that India added 4.7 crore new jobs in the fiscal year 2023-24, translating to 38 lakh ...
India's covid-year employment spike led by agriculture: RBI DataRBI data showed surge in employment during pandemic year despite GDP contraction. Agriculture, construction, and health sectors lead the wa...
Mind the gap, then fix it: The mismatch between workforce skills and job market demands in IndiaWhile current PLFS data does tell a story about job creation, it also exposes challenges. To grasp the intricacies of India's labour landsc...
RBI job data matches with govt's: SBI ReportThe latest SBI Research Ecowrap report highlights that the Reserve Bank of India's KLEMS data and the Annual Survey of Unincorporated Secto...
India's job crisis: Labour Ministry hits back at Citigroup; says report fails to consider data from official sourcesThe Labour ministry has refuted Citigroup's report that New Delhi will struggle to create sufficient employment opportunities despite a 7% ...
Employment in 27 sectors rises 3.31 pc in 2022-23: RBI dataThe RBI's latest data shows a 3.31% increase in employment across 27 sectors in India, reaching 59.66 crore in 2022-23. Various industries,...
India created over 80 million jobs from FY’18 to FY’22, says ministry of labour and employmentQuoting the data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey and the KLEMS data of the Reserve Bank of India, the ministry said on Monday that th...
Most states out with draft rules under new labour codes, about 3 cr job opportunities in 2022-23: Labour secretaryLabour secretary Sumita Dawra said the labor reforms have been put in place with an eye on ease of doing business, simplification, and redu...