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    Job growth in India much lower than increase in working age population  

    The figure for employment in agriculture and allied sectors in 2020-21 in India was the highest since 2008-09 and is a sign of disguised unemployment  

    Manas Chakravarty
    November 07, 2023 / 08:29 IST
    As economies develop, jobs are created outside agriculture and people flee a life of back-breaking toil on small unproductive farms for better jobs
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