{"id":51308,"date":"2019-08-16T16:35:55","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T11:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogadmin.forumias.com\/?page_id=51308"},"modified":"2019-08-16T16:36:03","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T11:06:03","slug":"answered-discuss-the-issue-of-unemployment-in-india-what-india-should-do-check-rising-unemployment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/answered-discuss-the-issue-of-unemployment-in-india-what-india-should-do-check-rising-unemployment\/","title":{"rendered":"[Answered] Discuss the issue of unemployment in India. What India should do check rising unemployment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Demand of the question<\/strong>
Introduction.<\/strong> Contextual Introduction.
Body.<\/strong> Cause of unemployment in India.
Conclusion. <\/strong>Potential solutions and <\/strong>Way forward. <\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n

Unemployment is a situation in which the person is capable of working both physically and mentally at the existing wage rate, but does not get a job to work. In other words unemployment is a situation in which a person who is willing to work at the existing wage rate does not get a job. Unemployment is a reason for alarming concern in India today. The root of the problem can be traced to a host of reasons that contributes collectively towards this problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Causes of\nUnemployment in India:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Jobless Economic Growth: <\/strong>India\u2019s GDP grown\nat about 7-8% in last decade, but growth does not translated into creating more\nemployment opportunities for the labour force of the country.<\/li>
  2. Decline of Small Scale and Cottage\nIndustries: <\/strong>Industrial policy of British government curtailed the growth of\nsmall scale and cottage industries. Independent India\u2019s preference to large\nscale industry and new industrial policy of 1990\u2019s resulted in decline of small\nscale industries.<\/li>
  3. Joint Family System: <\/strong>It encourages\ndisguised unemployment. In big families having large business establishments,\nmany such persons are found who do not do any work and depend on the joint\nincome of the family. Joint family system is more prevalent in rural areas;\nhence a high degree of disguised unemployment there.<\/li>
  4. Mobility of Labour: <\/strong>Labour mobility is\nvery low in India. Because of their family loyalty, people generally avoid\nmigrating to far-off areas of work. Factors like diversity of language,\nreligion and customs also contribute to low mobility. Lower mobility causes greater\nunemployment.<\/li>
  5. Education: <\/strong>Although literacy rates have\nrisen in the last few decades, there still remains a fundamental flaw in the\neducation system in India. The curriculum is mostly theory-oriented and fails\nto provide vocational training required to match up with current economic\nenvironment. The degree-oriented system fail when it comes to produce human\nresources skilled enough to specific job profiles in the economy.<\/li>
  6. Population growth:<\/strong> Rapid growth of\npopulation is the major reason for increasing unemployment in the country. In\nthe last decade (2006-2016), India\u2019s population increased by 136 million and\nunemployment is at a 5 year high in the financial year of 2015-2016. <\/li>
  7. Faulty planning:<\/strong> The five-year plans\nimplemented by the government have not contributed proportionately towards\ngeneration of employment. The assumption was that growth in economy will\nautomatically generate enough employment. But in reality there are gaps between\nthe required number of jobs and the actual numbers generated.<\/li>
  8. Agriculture: <\/strong>Agriculture remains the\nbiggest employer in the country contributing to 51% employment. But the sector\ncontributes a meagre 12-13% to the country\u2019s GDP. The problem of disguised\nunemployment is the biggest contributor behind this deficit. Also the seasonal\nnature of employment in the sector lead to recurring cycles of unemployment for\nthe rural population.<\/li>
  9. Lack of skills:<\/strong> There has been a push\ntowards providing the employment opportunities to the people by government by\nskilling them. But skill deficit still is a big issue.<\/li>
  10. Poor Industrialisation: <\/strong>The industrial sector\nin India still lag behind. Agriculture still remains as the biggest employer in\nthe country. <\/li>
  11. Rush for government jobs: <\/strong>Many educated\nyouth run behind government jobs due to job profile and security. This lead to\nmany remain unemployed due to students preparing for government jobs.<\/li>
  12. Lack of Investment: <\/strong>Inadequacy of capital\ninvestment has been a key contributor in not generating enough industry that in\nturn provides employment to the labour force.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    Solutions to\nReduce Unemployment Rate:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

    1. One of the remedies of the unemployment\nsituation in India is rapid industrialisation. Increased number of industries\nwill translate into increased number of employment opportunities. <\/li>
    2. The curriculum should be changed with increased\nfocus on learning and skill development. <\/li>
    3. More institutions need to be established that\noffer vocational courses that will translate directly into relevant jobs.<\/li>
    4. Self-employment should be encouraged more with\nintroduction of liability free loans and government assistance for funding. <\/li>
    5. Incubation centres need to be promoted to\ncultivate original business ideas that will be financially viable.<\/li>
    6. Better irrigation facilities, better farming\nequipment, dissemination of knowledge regarding multiple crop rotation and crop\nmanagement should be focused on. <\/li>
    7. Government as well as leading business houses of\nthe country should seek to invite more foreign collaboration and capital\ninvestment in every sector.<\/li>
    8. There are number of labour intensive\nmanufacturing sectors in India such as food processing, leather and footwear,\nwood manufacturers and furniture, textiles and apparel and garments. Special\npackages, individually designed for each industry are needed to create jobs.<\/li>
    9. Public investment in sectors like health,\neducation, police and judiciary can create many government jobs.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      The low level of economic growth in primary sector curtailed the job opportunities at rural level. Thus it resulted in jobless growth. Further, rapid population growth adds more labour force to the market. More population means more consumption and less saving, less saving implies less capital formation and less production which finally leads to less employment. Thus a collaborative effort is needed by government and industry to nudge an inclusive growth by supporting new sectors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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