QUESTION 1
GS3
12.5 marks
The nature of economic growth in India in recent times is often described as jobless growth. Do you agree with this view? Give arguments in favour of your answer.
WRITE IN
9 min
200 words
What the examiner wants
Take a reasoned stand on whether India's recent economic growth has been jobless.
Do you agree? Give argumentsAnswer exactly what the question asks.
Demand-wise check
- 1For: growth led by capital- and skill-intensive services; manufacturing share stuck near 15-17% of GDP; falling employment elasticity; youth unemployment≈35 words
- 2Against: jobs grew in construction and self-employment; rising PLFS participation; data gaps (no regular survey before PLFS 2017)≈35 words
- 3Nuance: 'job-poor' and low-quality growth rather than jobless - informality, disguised unemployment in farming, low female participation≈35 words
- 4Fixes: labour-intensive manufacturing, MSME credit, skilling, labour codes≈35 words
Open in about 30 words and close in about 30.
Answer plan
DefinitionEvidence forEvidence againstNuanced verdictMeasures
Where marks usually go
- Agreeing or disagreeing without data
- Ignoring quality of jobs
Draw this
- Graph: GDP growth vs employment growth over time
Value addition
- ReportState of Working India 2018 found that a 10% rise in GDP was now linked to less than a 1% rise in employment.Azim Premji University, 2018
- ReportThe India Employment Report 2024 found youth made up about 83% of the unemployed.ILO and Institute for Human Development, 2024
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- Aniket Ranjan · AIR 48 · Page 26 ↗Reviewed PYQ reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 15 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Shakti Dubey · AIR 1 · Page 23 ↗Same syllabus reference
- Mayank Purohit · AIR 33 · Page 13 ↗Same syllabus reference
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