-The Times of India NEW DELHI: Only 2.1% of illiterate urban men were unemployed in 2017-18, but 9.2% of men with at least SECondary education didn’t have a job. The gap was even wider among urban women — 0.8% of those uneducated were jobless whereas 20% women with SECondary or higher education were not employed. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the National Statistic Office (NSO) on Friday shows the...
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GDP growth slumps to 5.8% -Yuthika Bhargava
-The Hindu Slowdown in the economy was led by sluggish growth in the agriculture, forestry and fishing SECtor (2.9% growth), the mining SECtor (1.3% growth) and manufacturing (6.9%). India’s GDP grew at 5.8% in the January-March 2019 quarter, dragging down the full year growth to a five-year low of 6.8%. The unemployment rate in the country rose to a 45-year high of 6.1% in 2017-18, as per official data released on the...
More »New economic numbers set alarm bells ringing -KR Srivats
-The Hindu Business Line Q4 GDP growth is at 5.8%; joblessness is highest in 45 years Four different macroeconomic data points released on Friday — GDP growth, fiscal deficit, unemployment numbers and core SECtor data — brought to the fore the enormous challenges the Modi 2.0 team faces in resurrecting the faltering economy and restoring the confidence of investors. The four macro data points — albeit for different periods — present a less-than-optimistic...
More »On Day 1 of new govt, Cabinet extends PM Kisan to all farmers
-The Hindu Business Line 14.5 crore farmers will get Rs.6,000 annually in three equal instalments The Union Cabinet, which held its first meeting on Friday, decided to extend the Pradhan Mantri Kisan Samman Nidhi (PM Kisan) to all farmers in the country irrespective of their landholdings. The Rs.75,000-crore PM Kisan scheme, first announced in the Interim Budget on February 1, was meant only for small and marginal farmers. According to the scheme, poor...
More »Unemployment rate at 6.1% in 2017-18, says labour force survey which was withheld earlier
-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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