Grab the Unemployment Bull by its Horns

A stampede-like situation occurred recently in the Bharuch district of Gujarat, where over 800 applicants showed up for a walk-in interview for 40 vacancies.

- Abhishek Sharma

This desperate clamour for a job highlights the severity of the unemployment crisis, especially among the youth in India, even though the Union government is loath to acknowledge the problem. After expressing its concerns about a report of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) on unemployment in India, the Modi government has questioned a Citigroup report, which reveals that India "will struggle to create sufficient employment oppor