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    Unemployment is a major problem in India, particularly in urban areas and among women and the educated. There are two main types of unemployment - voluntary, where people choose not to work, and involuntary, where people want to work but cannot find a job. Several strategies have been proposed to reduce unemployment in India, including encouraging self-employment, vocational training, subsidies for farmers, and improving rural infrastructure. Proper implementation and monitoring of unemployment assistance programs is also needed.

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    Unemployment is a major problem in India, particularly in urban areas and among women and the educated. There are two main types of unemployment - voluntary, where people choose not to work, and involuntary, where people want to work but cannot find a job. Several strategies have been proposed to reduce unemployment in India, including encouraging self-employment, vocational training, subsidies for farmers, and improving rural infrastructure. Proper implementation and monitoring of unemployment assistance programs is also needed.

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    Unemployment is a major problem in India, particularly in urban areas and among women and the educated. There are two main types of unemployment - voluntary, where people choose not to work, and involuntary, where people want to work but cannot find a job. Several strategies have been proposed to reduce unemployment in India, including encouraging self-employment, vocational training, subsidies for farmers, and improving rural infrastructure. Proper implementation and monitoring of unemployment assistance programs is also needed.

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    Unemployment in India

    Unemployment
    India as a nation is faced with massive problem of unemployment.
    Unemployment can be defined as a state of worklessness for a man fit and
    willing to work. It is a condition of involuntary and not voluntary idleness.
    Some features of unemployment have been identified as follows:

    • The incidence of unemployment is much higher in urban areas


    than in rural areas.
    • Unemployment rates for women are higher than those for men.
    • The incidence of unemployment among the educated is much
    higher than the overall unemployment.
    • There is greater unemployment in agricultural sector than in
    industrial and other major sectors.

    Economists and social thinkers have classified unemployment into various


    types. Generally unemployment can be classified in two types:
    1) Voluntary unemployment
    In this type of unemployment a person is out of job of his own desire
    doesn't work on the prevalent or prescribed wages. Either he wants higher
    wages or doesn't want to work at all. It is in fact social problem leading to
    social disorganization. Social problems and forces such as a revolution, a
    social upheaval, a class struggle, a financial or economic crisis a war
    between nations, mental illness, political corruption mounting
    unemployment and crime etc. threaten the smooth working of society.
    Social values are often regarded as the sustaining forces of society. They
    contribute to the strength and stability of social order. But due to rapid
    social change new values come up and some of the old values decline. At
    the same time, people are not is a position to reject the old completely and
    accept the new altogether. Here, conflict between the old and the new is
    the inevitable result which leads to the social disorganization in imposed
    situation. In economic terminology this situation is voluntary
    unemployment.
    (2) In voluntary unemployment
    In this type of situation the person who is unemployed has no say in the
    matter. It means that a person is separated from remunerative work and
    devoid of wages although he is capable of earning his wages and is also
    anxious to earn them. Forms and types of unemployment according to
    Hock are.

    a. Cyclical unemployment - This is the result of the trade cycle


    which is a part of the capitalist system. In such a system, there is
    greater unemployment and when there is depression a large number of
    people are rendered unemployed. Since such an economic crisis is the
    result of trade cycle, the unemployment is a part of it.
    b. Sudden unemployment - When at the place where workers have
    been employed there is some change, a large number of persons are
    unemployed. It all happens in the industries, trades and business where
    people are employed for a job and suddenly when the job has ended
    they are asked to go.
    c. Unemployment caused by failure of Industries - In many cases,
    a business a factory or an industry has to close down. There may be
    various factors responsible for it there may be dispute amongst the
    partners, the business may give huge loss or the business may not turn
    out to be useful and so on.
    d. Unemployment caused by deterioration in Industry and
    business - In various industries, trades or business, sometimes, there is
    deterioration. This deterioration may be due to various factors. In
    efficiency of the employers, keen competitions less profit etc. are some
    of the factors responsible for deterioration in the industry and the
    business.
    e. Seasonal unemployment - Certain industries and traders engage
    workers for a particular season. When the season has ended the
    workers are rendered unemployed. Sugar industry is an example of this
    type of seasonal unemployment

    TO SOLVE THE UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM IN INDIA


    Purpose / Objective

    • To eradicate the unemployment in India

    • To increase the general standard of living of people

    • To reduce poverty in India

    Strategies

    • Encourage self employment.

    • Introduce vocational courses in every college.

    • Provide subsidy to farmers for high yielding variety of seeds and


    channelize the agricultural produce to direct market.

    • Improve road accessibility to rural areas to facilitate the movement of


    people and produce from one place to another.

    • Creation of awareness programs by conducting workshop to educate


    people on job opportunities and the raising sectors.

    Tools

    • Create database for the unemployed.

    • Put in place a system to disburse the seeds and the fertilizers to the
    farmers.

    • Appoint a people’s representative to overlook the distribution of the aid


    to the unemployed.

    • Ensure fair payments to equally skilled labourers.

    Measures to tackle unemployment in India


    The following measures have been suggested to reduce the rate of
    unemployment in India:

    • An improvement in the employability of the labour supply - so


    that the unemployed have the right skills to take up the available
    job opportunities. Policies should focus on improving the
    occupational mobility of labour
    • An improvement in the incentives for people to search and then
    accept paid work - this may require some reforms of the tax and
    benefits system
    • Improving skills and reducing occupational immobility
    Policies should provide the unemployed with the skills they need to
    find re-employment and improve the incentives to find work.
    Structural unemployment is the result of workers being
    occupationally immobile - improvements in education and training
    will increase the human capital of these workers, and therefore give
    them a better chance of taking the new jobs that become available
    in the economy.
    • Employment Subsidies
    Government subsidies for those firms that take on the long-term
    unemployed will create an incentive for firms to increase the size
    of their workforce. Employment subsidies may also be available
    for overseas firms locating in the UK.

    • Subsidies to farmers

    Subsidies should be provided by the government of India to


    Farmers. Subsidies to be given in the form of interest free loans or
    loans at subsidised rates. Farmers should also be given subsidies in
    terms of purchase of raw materials like purchase of high yielding
    variety seeds and natural fertilizers.

    • Ensure proper distribution of subsidies for the unemployed

    The government should employ representatives to overlook the


    distribution government aids to the unemployed deserving people.

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