Analysis of India’s Current Unemployment Situation

According to the National Sample Survey Office’s Periodic Labour Force Survey, India’s
unemployment rate touched a 45-year high at 6.1%. About 5 million people have been added
to the workforce in last three years, however only 1.7 million have been employed. To
compliment India’s emerging growth, tackling the rising unemployment is extremely pivotal
at this juncture. This report assesses the broad causes of unemployment, provides appropriate
recommendations to address the issue and success criteria to evaluate the same.