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    Amit Basole

    Professor Of Economics, Azim Premji University

    He is also the Head, Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University, Bangalore.

    Budget needs to focus on local infrastructure to enable creation of jobs

    BUDGET

    Budget needs to focus on local infrastructure to enable creation of jobs

    Post-pandemic structure of the job market shows retrogression, with a part of the workforce going back to agriculture. This trend has acted as a drag on earnings growth of labour. Research shows that the multiplier from public investment in local infrastructure comes through MSMEs and feeds into a positive environment for job creation. That should be a focus area in the budget
    Budget must open a pathway to an employment policy

    BUSINESS

    Budget must open a pathway to an employment policy

    Budget 2024-25: India’s demographic dividend will end by 2040. We need a policy to double the share of salaried workers to 50% within 15 years. It doesn’t need more money but a conscious effort and strategising
    PLFS data cannot be a measure of widespread hunger and the rise in poverty

    BUSINESS

    PLFS data cannot be a measure of widespread hunger and the rise in poverty

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