The jobs equation: For NDA to stay on the job, it must grow jobs for India’s youth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s promise of acche din is premised on moving away from the erstwhile dole and entitlement model, to one that empowers youth by generating large scale employment. In that context, officially released figures from the Labour Bureau are alarming. Employment generation in eight labour intensive sectors (textiles, garments, leather, jewellery, BPOs, handlooms,…