Topic: Indian Economy and issues relating to planning, mobilization, of resources, growth, development and employment.
5. Creation of quality employment opportunities has remained an Achilles heel for India despite a growing economy in the last decade. Analyze (250 Words)
Reference: Indian Express
Why the question:
Unemployment in India has been rising especially after the slowdown induced by COVID19. Also, unemployment in youth, women, and educated is especially high in comparatively rich states such as Punjab, Haryana, etc.
Key Demand of the question:
Analyse the issue of unemployment in India and the reasons behind it.
Directive:
Analyse – When asked to analyse, you have to examine methodically the structure or nature of the topic by separating it into component parts and present them as a whole in a summary.
Structure of the answer:
Introduction:
Start with the basics status of unemployment in India.
Body:
Explain the major reasons behind it by structuring it in different subheadings e.g. Policy lacuna: the skills picked up by the youth as they study are grossly mismatched with those needed in the job market.
Suggest solutions for increasing the rate of gainful unemployment using the structure of long-term measures, medium-term and short term.
Conclusion:
Conclude by including suggestions by this year’s economic survey e.g., there is a need for robust and authentic data on unemployment.
