Unemployment

• Unemployment and poverty – pervasive challenges in India

• Unemployment rate in India rose sharply to 9.2 per cent in June 2024 from 7 per cent in May 2024 (Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy)

• Christians most educated, but figure top in unemployment list (National Sample Survey Organization)

• Has direct bearing on poverty and low self esteem, leading to drug addiction, alcoholism, depression, suicide

• Lazy and aimless lifestyle among youngsters

• Preference for white collared jobs among a vast majority

• High rate of emigration among skilled workforce.