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India must grow twice as fast to avoid jobs trap, Morgan Stanley warnsMorgan Stanley has warned that India needs 12.2% annual growth to tackle underemployment and high youth joblessness. Despite 7.8% growth in...
India’s new jobs report raises questions over underemploymentA new Indian labor report indicates a drop in the jobless rate, but an economist cautions that it may not fully capture the extent of under...
Sahaj ties up with Techno India to skill 1 lakh rural youthSahaj Retail Ltd and Techno India Group have partnered to launch a blue-collar skilling initiative, aiming to train one lakh youth in rural...
Under-employment is a problem for India, says Arvind PanagariyaStating that in the economy's jargon, India is a labour-abundant and capital-scarce country, chairman of the 16th Finance Commission and fo...
World Bank chief Ajay Banga on climate, inequality and India's underemployment problemOn India's underemployment problem, Banga said, "India needs to really think about not just manufacturing, but also services. Look at India...
View: Agricultural reforms needed for IndiaUnlike the situation of India in 1960s, India is self-sufficient in terms of foods availability and productivity, so a Green Revolution 2.0...
Views: After decades of underemployment and underproduction, India has true labour reformsIndia once had high hopes from manufacturing. It was supposed to be the mainstay of employment for the country. And yet, the manufacturing ...
Under-employment, not unemployment, is India’s big problem: Arvind PanagariyaCong needs to give an outline of how they propose to finance NYAY, says Panagariya
70-80 per cent jobs in India can be potentially outsourced: StudyFreelancing platforms state that around 70-80 per cent of jobs in the country could be potentially outsourced given the right infrastructur...
High-level panel for job creation in goods and services sectorsThe panel will recommend sector specific policy interventions in key employment sectors, propose measures to enhance trade in services with...
India facing problem of severe under-employment, says NitiMaking a case for reforming labour laws, the Aayog also noted that recently fixed-term employment has been introduced in the textiles and a...
Economy growing at over 7%, while jobs increase by only 1.1%An earlier report had pegged joblessness at a five year high of 5 per cent in 2015, and under-employment at a staggering 35 per cent of the...
G20 labour ministers accord priority to creating jobs: GovernmentDattaterya, who also participated in the Labour and Employment Ministerial Meeting in Beijing on July 12-13, said the meet also stressed on...
Employment woes: A deciding factor in LS polls 2014?The latest National Sample Survey Organisation report shows in 2011-12 the labour force's size was between 440 million and 484 million.
'India has around 7 cr unemployed or under-employed'The government has been making continuous efforts by focusing on creation of productive employment at a faster pace in order to raise incom...
Why 93% of India’s workforce is trapped in unorganized sectorLack of skills in India also forces workers to remain trapped in the unorganized sector, doing menial and semi-skilled work.
- All efforts made to enhance agri productivity: PM
Asserting that all out efforts were being made to enhance agriculture productivity to ensure supplies of foodgrains and other essential com...