Yet, job creation continues to be one of the major challenges for the Narendra Modi government—not necessarily the number of jobs being created but rather their composition. Apart from the household-level survey, the Labour Bureau’s Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) also suggests a decline in employment. This translates into a faster pace of job creation compared to the UPA years between 2004-05 and 2011-12. However, apart from the headline number on total jobs creation, the details are not much to cheer about. This is the first of a two-part series on India’s jobs challenge.

Source: Mint July 12, 2017 04:36 UTC