Unemployment in India

We are hearing lots of news nowadays about increasing unemployment in India.

There may be some global or political perspectives to it. To understand the issue properly, one must first understand the five root causes for unemployment in India.

Population–

First, we should talk about India, which has an area of 3,387,590 km² with land boundaries of 13,888km and coastlines of 7,000 km.

Population: India – 1,425,776,000

The population density of India in 2022 was 431.11 people per square kilometer. 

Population is also hampering our per capita income.

Per Capita Income is a metric used to determine the amount of money earned per individual in a nation or geographical area. India ranks 130th with 9,073$.

Jobs opportunities are increasing, but the rate is not as same as our population. It is difficult to give employment to a fast-growing population.

More people means an increased demand for food, water, housing, energy, healthcare, transportation, and more. And all that consumption contributes to ecological degradation, increased conflicts, and a higher risk of large-scale disasters like pandemics.

The 5 effects of rapid population growth are increased economic growth of a country, growing demand for jobs, lack of housing and schools, lack of infrastructure leading to poor living, and increase in pollution and waste. So growing population needs to be controlled to bring the unemployment rate down.

Lack of Soft skills– One to be successful in a career, one must have both hard skills and soft skills. There are many examples where people with good grades and technical skills have failed miserably in their careers. The only reason is a lack of soft skills. Companies nowadays prefer candidates with soft skills rather than hard skills. Examples of soft skills are – Intrapersonal skills, Interpersonal skills, communication skills, etc.

Lack of employability skills – There are many job opportunities available, but candidates lack employability skills to grab those opportunities. Employability skills help you to be employable. It enables you to be a good employee as well as an employer. Employability skills are mostly professional skills such as communication, negotiation, presentation, teamwork, time management, interview skills, etc.

Lack of Life skills – People who lack professional ethics find it hard to get jobs. Professional ethics develop sincerity, the must quality for success. Positive attitude and emotional intelligence are other skills needed for success.

Too much dependency on government jobs– In India, people are too dependent on government jobs. Some people wait for the call for a government job though they are qualified and able to get any job. It is a fast-moving world. Everything is changing so fast. So talent and skills you have may not be so valuable in the upcoming months or years. It is rightly said, “Birds in a hand is worth two in a bush.”

If we collectively work on these root causes, we will be able to find a constructive solution to a problem of unemployment…✍️