Persistent negative growth in rural wages and soaring corporate profits accompanied by job and wage cuts demonstrate a clear disconnect between growth/profits and wellbeing of ordinary Indians

Amid ongoing agitation by farmers demanding the repeal of three contentious farm laws, the finance minister informed that not a single APMC has been shut in any state

In the current fiscal, it has been raised massively from Rs 61,500 crore to Rs 1,11,500 crore to create additional jobs in the rural areas for those who had lost employment due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thakur said

In the current fiscal, it has been raised massively from Rs 61,500 crore to Rs 1,11,500 crore to create additional jobs in the rural areas for those who had lost employment due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thakur said

Little attention to direct income support, health and education deprivations, and revival of small businesses will keep the demand and production of goods and services depressed in FY22

The projection by the RBI governor is in line with the estimates in the Union Budget 2021-22 presented in Parliament earlier this week

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For people to benefit, the budget needs overhauling to create jobs; revive small businesses; address poverty and health and education deprivations. Pursuing the existing paradigm of growth may push GDP and stock markets up without improving the living standards of the vast majority

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The government should aim for a balance between reducing the fiscal deficit to a level that can be financed comfortably by the markets, and prioritising spending on those areas that will boost confidence and growth

Despite continuous and comprehensive attention to industry, its contribution to income (GDP) and employment didn't touch 25% and 14%, respectively. It is time to give equal, if not more, attention to services and agriculture that consistently contribute the most to income and employment, respectively

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India's unemployed count rose to 38.7 million in December compared to 27.4 million in November, registering an increase of 11.3 million

Rural unemployment jumped to 9.11 per cent from 8.56 per cent in week ending December 6, urban unemployment climbed to 11.62 per cent from 8.15 per cent in previous week

While many companies suffered due to the national lockdown and laid off workers, PhonePe has hired 500 people across departments since March 2020.

The central bank, however, cautioned that the positive assessment depends a great deal on the spread of coronavirus in coming days and progress on vaccine development front

Top-down reforms since the demonetisation of 2016 have already derailed the economy and brought misery to millions, yet the great zeal to do more of the same amidst protests from several segments of population demonstrate that the intent is far from public welfare

Weak confidence was attributed to the consumer sentiments on general economic situation, employment scenario, price levels and household incomes