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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicJob creation

Topic: Job creation

Viksit Bharat Rojgar Yojana, with benefits for employees & employers, goes live

With an outlay of nearly ₹1 lakh crore, the Central scheme seeks to create over 3.5 crore jobs in two years, with a special focus on the manufacturing sector.

India must ‘capitalise on its labour force’ & how resident doctors face ‘constant threat of violence’

Global media also explores why India’s monetary policies need restructuring & why the consumer price index must be updated.

ITIs made it to Budget 2024. Now Centre, states must collaborate for a successful job story

After the Union Budget was announced, Hyundai announced new employment opportunities for several hundred ITI students across nine states as part of its skill development scheme.

Economic Survey 2023-24—India’s path toward Viksit Bharat goes through geopolitical challenges

Outlining the growth strategy for Amrit Kaal, the Economic Survey 2023-24 reiterates the importance of private sector investment particularly in machinery, equipment, structures, software and R&D.

54 lakh informal jobs lost, stagnant worker output — how DeMo, GST & COVID hit India’s manufacturing

The analysis of two official databases shows that the formal manufacturing sector barely added any jobs since 2015-16, while the informal portion saw job losses.

There is one way to find out which politician will fix unemployment in India

India’s job market is going backward, not forward. Ask the right questions before you vote

Rs 1 L/yr to poor families, student loan waivers, job creation — economic points in Congress manifesto

The manifesto, released Friday, aims at doubling India’s GDP in 10 years. It includes a host of promises to promote ‘work, wealth, and welfare’.

India’s youth need jobs not freebies. Can govt deliver before demographic dividend fades?

To harness India's demographic dividend, govt must create non-farm jobs for millions of migrants who returned to villages, educated youth, and the openly unemployed.

Larger share of people in September feel incomes are lower than last year, shows RBI survey

RBI’s Consumer Confidence Survey released Friday also shows that a larger share of people had cut back on essential & non-essential spending as compared to July.

On Camera

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.