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Sunday, October 5, 2025
TopicJob creation

Topic: Job creation

India’s job crisis is real, needs quick intervention, research firm CMIE says

More than half of the 900 million Indians of legal working age don’t want a job, according to CMIE. Between 2017 and 2022, the overall labor participation rate dropped from 46% to 40%.

Reduce stake in PSU banks to 50%, provide job incentives to firms — CII’s wishlist for Budget

The industry body headed by Uday Kotak has made the suggestions to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman as part of pre-Budget consultations

Modi govt announces Rs 2.6 lakh cr stimulus package ahead of Diwali to boost jobs, housing

New measures include Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana and tripling allocation for PM’s housing scheme. India’s overall Covid economic package is Rs 30 lakh cr.

Double-digit growth but high unemployment — challenge before Nitish Kumar’s new Bihar govt

Tejashwi Yadav's RJD offered 10 lakh new jobs, while Nitish’s ally BJP offered 19 lakh. Here’s how victorious NDA can set about fixing the problem.

Farming GM crops, employment fund — what govt panel has suggested to create 20 cr jobs in 5 yrs

A Working Group of Ministers on employment generation and skill development submitted its report to PM Modi, making 63 suggestions across 18 sectors for job creation.

India added 7 crore jobs in June — mostly daily wagers, farmers and small businesses

About 12 crore jobs were lost due to the lockdown in April, but things are gradually improving. However, only 39 lakh new salaried jobs have been created.

No jobs data from Niti Aayog for now, numbers expected only after Lok Sabha polls

Niti Aayog had promised to release the final statistics on jobs after a leaked NSSO report pegged unemployment at a 45-year high.

Job plan is missing link in Modi govt’s last budget amid drama over data

Much of the interim budget focused on consumer stimulus with few specific measures to create opportunities for about 12 million young Indians who enter the job market each year.

What a bra & panty business park near Visakhapatnam can teach Modi about job creation

The park is a textbook case on how clustering can make smaller companies competitive and more productive, and enable them to generate employment.

Vajpayee created 60 million jobs in 5 years, whereas Modi has just been creative with data

Modi's claims that there exist three lakh village-level entrepreneurs have not been backed up by any data.

On Camera

Wintrack vs Chennai Customs has unleashed middle class anger. And BJP must worry

It’s hard to build a house, run a business, or do anything without paying bribes. And yet, citizens’ anger about this open, unchecked corruption won’t erupt into Anna Hazare-type rallies.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.