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India’s workforce is becoming more informalised and the quality of employment has suffered since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Technology gives the illusion of bypassing inefficiency while building up Narendra Modi’s image as a benefactor, creating a politically useful beneficiary class

India is one of the fastest-growing major economies in the world, but it is struggling to find enough well-paid jobs for millions of its highly educated graduates.

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The BJP’s new politics is centred around the PM and has carefully crafted his image as the sole patron and provider, capable of delivering welfare.

They cite the conflict over reservations in Manipur and the substance abuse problem among Punjabs youth as examples of how these frustrations are being channelled. The most recent instance of this could well be the Parliament security breach on December 13 when two men jumped into the Lok Sabha chamber from the visitors gallery and set off smoke canisters while another man and a woman sprayed coloured gas and shouted slogans outside.

The states joblessness is three times higher than the national average of 7.8 per cent.

The unemployment rate has declined steadily from 6.1% in 2017-18 to 3.2% in 2022-23, boosting the government’s defence against claims of jobless growth. But look no further than the official surveys to find that the quality of jobs is far from inspiring.

With manufacturing turning increasingly capital-intensive, India may have to replace the old farm-to-factory with a new farm-as-factory labour model.

Bengaluru: As 10 central trade unions prepare for a nationwide strike on January 8, the proposed Industrial Relations Code is in their line of fire. While the government says the code will...