'Women entrepreneurs can help create millions of jobs'
Accelerating women-led businesses can generate 150-170 million jobs, says a report. But unlocking entrepreneurship among women in India is a complex effort, it adds.
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Urban unemployment rate rises to 9.7% in January
CMIE managing director and CEO Mahesh Vyas says though rural unemployment rate has fallen, the quality of jobs both in urban and rural India is deteriorating.
Indian workers: Economic slowdown’s worst casualties?
High unemployment combined with a declining real wage rate in a labour-surplus nation will continue to impose negative effects on components of growth.
Salaries in India to rise 10% in 2020: Report
But only 22% of organisations in India plan to add new headcount in 2020, as compared to 29% in 2019, says Willis Towers Watson India survey.
IT majors up hiring by 300% in FY19
TCS and Infosys together hired over 50,000 employees in 2018-19, up from 11,000 in the previous year.
Five million men lost their jobs post demonetisation: report
The report says the “beginning of the decline in jobs” coincided with the Modi government’s demonetisation move in November 2016, although “no direct causal relationship can be established”.
Wanted: Jobs for Indians
The country is facing a grave unemployment and underemployment crisis and it’s only likely to become worse.
What’s on offer in the BJP and Congress manifestos
While the BJP makes national security top priority in its manifesto, the Congress promises jobs and wants to increase the contribution of the manufacturing sector to GDP to 25% from 16%.
Digital economy can create 60-65 million jobs
A new report by the McKinsey Global Institute says India’s core digital sectors like IT and communications could double in size by 2025, creating millions of jobs.
Skill gap can cost India $1.97 trillion in GDP growth: Accenture
The skills crisis can cause higher rates of unemployment and intensified income inequality, says a new report.
