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Jobless and losing hope: The downturn of India's workforce -Kunal Kumar Kundu

-Deccan Herald

The triumvirate of structural, cyclical and policy implementation challenges all have a role to play in this undesirable outcome

While India’s unemployment challenge has assumed a worrying proportion and is now being looked at as the most important headwind for the prospect of post-pandemic economic recovery, it was a long time in the making.

The triumvirate of structural, cyclical and policy implementation challenges all have a role to play in this undesirable outcome, especially for a populous country that is as young as India.

The problem began to manifest in 2006, by which time the agriculture sector had reached its peak employment level. Interest in farming dwindled as climate change rendered farm incomes vulnerable – suggestive of the structural challenge plaguing the economy.

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