India and Jobs for the Young
As India goes to the polls, Ed Butler in Delhi discusses how India can find jobs for its growing young population.
India needs to create about 100 million new jobs over the next decade to meet the needs of its vast and growing population. As the largest democracy in the world goes to the polls this week In the Balance focuses on the future of work for young people who currently make up about 65% of the population.
Ed Butler in Delhi discusses their economic needs and aspirations with eminent development economist Jayati Ghosh, business journalist Mihir S Sharma and Vikas Gupta of the Indian tech company, Tech Mahindra. What can the politicians do to bring work to India's young? How can the education and skills of rural youth be improved and which sectors of the economy can provide them with the most jobs?
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