unemployment

Modi's Ambitious Gujarat Project From 2011 Is Still Struggling To Create Employment
Critics contend Gujarat International Finance Tec-City, or GIFT City, is a high-profile example of some of Modis ill-conceived and over-ambitious initiatives.
By Reuters

No Modi, No Shah: Can Sunny Deols One-Man Army Win Gurdaspur?
The actor, who has been frank about his lack of political knowledge, seems to have read the pulse of Gurdaspurless Modi and Balakot, more Gadar and dhai kilo ka haath.
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50 Lakh Men Lost Their Jobs After Demonetisation: Report
The most vulnerable sections of society, especially the informal sector, were hit hard by demonetisation and GST, said the report.
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Women, At Sharp End Of India's Job Crisis, Have Turned Against Modi
Modi has pointed to programmes to provide toilets and subsidised cooking gas cylinders as evidence his administration cares for women.
By Reuters

Why The Modi Govt's Claims About Job Creation Are Wrong
The Modi government is claiming job creation based on defective data, but it can't change the basic facts about joblessness in India, argues a new book.
By Subhanil Chowdhury

A Year Away From Deadline, Modi Govts Kaushal Vikas Yojana Has Trained Just 40 Lakh People
The flagship Skill India scheme had aimed to train 1 crore Indians by 2020 but is unlikely to meet that target.
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This Country Gave People $640 A Month, No Strings Attached. Heres What Happened.
The world's most prominent trial of universal basic income has ended -- and the first results are in.
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NITI Aayog Claims NSSO Report Wasn't Released As Data Is Still Being Processed
NITI Aayog's Rajiv Kumar hinted the report may be released by March, but it is not clear why the government is taking so long to process the data.
By Newsroom

Modi Was Wrong: Jobs Went Missing, Not Jobs Data
Indias unemployment rate stood at a whopping 45-year high of 6.1% in 2017-18, shows an exclusive Business Standard report based on a missing NSSO survey.
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