-The Hindu Business Line Prime Minister Narendra Modi promised one crore jobs during the 2014 elections. At the present rate of job creation, this will take 30 years. Muthukumar K and Seetharaman R report on the employment crisis Raj Abraham (name changed on request), a first-year student at a leading management institute in Chennai, is a bit anxious these days. Ask him how his seniors are faring in campus placement and the...
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Only 0.5% jobs added in 8 key non-farm sectors from April to September last year -Subodh Varma
-The Times of India Just over one lakh jobs were added between April 1 and October 1 last year in eight key non-farm sectors of the economy ranging from manufacturing and construction to IT/BPO, education and health, according to a recent government report. Is this good or bad? Considering that these eight sectors together employ over two crore workers, the net addition of new jobs amounts to a mere half a per...
More »Demonetisation: 35 per cent job losses, 50 per cent revenue dip, says study by largest organisation of manufacturers -Arun Janardhanan
-The Indian Express The study, conducted by AIMO, has also projected a drop in employment of 60 per cent and loss in revenue of 55 per cent before March 2017. Chennai: IN THE first 34 days since demonetisation, micro-small scale industries suffered 35 per cent jobs losses and a 50 per cent dip in revenue, according to a study conducted by India’s largest organisation of manufacturers. The study, conducted by the All...
More »Pronab Sen, Country director of the International Growth Centre, interviewed by Ajaz Ashraf
-Scroll.in India’s first chief statistician, Pronab Sen, is now country director of the International Growth Centre, which seeks to build effective growth facilities through engagement between policymakers and researchers. In this interview to Scroll.in, he speaks on the 50 days of demonetisation, its failings, its severe impact on the poor, the loss of credibility of the Reserve Bank of India, the push to make India a cashless or less-cash economy, and...
More »45,000 workers lose jobs in F'bad units -Bijendra Ahlawat
-The Tribune Industries reduce number of shifts as sales fall Faridabad: Industrial units here have started laying off the excess employees, courtesy demonetisation. In the past one month since Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes were declared invalid, around 45,000 employees, mostly contractual, have reportedly lost their job in this industrial city. A large number of employees who received their salaries through cheque are still waiting to cash it due to delay in...
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