-The Indian Express The PLFS, however, said “compared to the quinquennial rounds, in 2017-18 the Unemployment rates in both usual status (ps+ss) and CWS were higher for both males and females”, but added that the figures have to be read with explanatory note for comparability. New Delhi: The country’s Unemployment rate stood at 6.1 per cent in 2017-18, the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report which was withheld earlier and released...
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Post-poll survey: Farmers' issues were not centre stage -Amrit Prakash Pandey & Manjesh Rana
-The Hindu PM-KISAN and a nationalistic campaign seem to have worked for the BJP In November last year, thousands of farmers marched to Parliament to highlight the agrarian crisis and demand higher crop prices, full loan waivers and drought relief. There were quite a few such protests in 2018, and considering their scale, many believed that it was likely that the discontentment of farmers, who also make up an important voting bloc...
More »Is 'Right to Work' More Important Than 'Minimum Income Guarantee'? -Dunu Roy
-TheWire.in Various remedies are being suggested to tackle the growing rate of Unemployment, but are they in tandem with the needs of the workers? Two issues were concealed under the din of elections. The first is the depth of the agrarian crisis with rising costs, falling prices and diminishing livelihoods. The second is the declining rate of employment in urban India, even within the informal sector, and the tumult among the youth...
More »India's economy: broad hints of causes for worry
-The Telegraph Inflation and a poor monsoon may add to our woes in an economy already plagued with high Unemployment and low demand The ministry of commerce has released the latest data on wholesale price index inflation. The data on food inflation have attracted attention as it soared to a 33-month high in April 2019. However, this rate of inflation is still moderate at 7.4 per cent. The inflation has been due...
More »A Simmering Unemployment Crisis in India -Shaguna Kanwar
-TheWire.in Amongst all the criticism, the Centre has been tight-lipped about employment data post demonetisation. The issue of ‘Unemployment’ is being widely discussed across India. The National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) data for 2017–2018 says that the Unemployment rate hit 6.1%, the highest in 45 years. Even the opposition has intensified its criticism of the present government, which had promised to create 2 crore jobs each year. In a recent interview, in response...
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