Earning a living is the most
essential for the people to survive. It applies
to every person whether he or
she is rich or poor. The source of income
shall determine the ways of
fulfilling the individual needs and the
requirements of the family. A
job or business is the means of income all
around the globe. Everyone has
their own preferences for ways to earn
a living. But when this means
is in scarcity, this can be alarming for the
people of that region.
Unfortunately, the data showing the
employment opportunities graph
in India is not encouraging and is a
matter of big concern.
The unemployment rate in India
is significantly increased according to
the data released Centre for
Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE). The
report states that the
unemployment rate has risen by 7.2 % until
February 2019, which is the
highest ever since September 2016. There
has been a spike in the number
of job seekers from different fields and
also the labors who are looking
for opportunities for a new job. But
what lead to this chaotic
increase of jobseekers and why there is a
scarcity of employment
opportunities in the market. In a layman’s
term, without going to the
statistical chart, let’s study the gap of the
overwhelming supply of
workforce and less demand or opportunities
for them.
First, we need to analyze that
is the status of the unemployment rate is
that scary? Secondly why there
is lack of new options of jobs and where
are the surge job seekers
coming from. It is a fact that even though
promising, the GDP of India did
not rise to a satisfactory number
despite opening new avenues for
FDI and other industries.
Secondly, the NDA government or
the previous UPA government did
not render any tax benefits for
the new investors to establish their
business in India. As the
profit margin gets narrow, investors from
abroad show little or no
interest in setting up their business in India.
The stricter norms of taxation,
duties, and cess are keeping the
companies away.
The existing companies are
reeling under the extra burden of taxation
from the government, which is
not making an ideal ambiance for
expansion of business for them.
Since no new business is being set up
or expansion is taking place,
the demand for the workforce is relatively
less.
Demonetization was a monumental
decision for curbing black money
and controlling the counterfeit
currency, but it also broke the back of
many indigenous small scale
industries. As a result, many businesses
had to shut down because of the
overnight termination of 1000 and
500 rupee note that created a
cash crunch and made it impossible to
run the show.
Retail giants like Amazon and
Flipkart halted their expansion plans with
the new regulations of the
government for the e-commerce industry.
The retail sector also did not
see any progress as excise duty was levied
on many electronic items,
making them costlier than before. A similar
thing also occurred in the auto
sector as well, which in turn hurt the
hiring plans of the company.
On the government part, there
are thousands of vacant posts available
in various departments of
government-run establishments like railways,
police, and other PSU
companies. But, the government is now in no
crunch.
It is also a fact the every
year thousands of students are getting passed
out from different universities
and institutions which are adding to the
list of job aspirants.
Therefore, if the government does not take any
firm step, soon, the situation
can become extremely chaotic. Thus, it is
imperative for the current
government to create new opportunities of
employment by improving the
industrial and business sector, making a
resolve for this burning issue.
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