India election: How will youth unemployment impact PM Modi as he seeks a rare third term?

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Nearly 83 per cent of the country’s unemployed are its youth, according to a recent report by the International Labour Organization.

India is the fastest-growing major economy, but there are still not enough white-collar jobs for its educated youth .NEW DELHI: Political parties in India will have to successfully woo the country's youth to win the ongoing election, said observers.

The Indian Employment Report 2024, produced with the Institute for Human Development, highlighted that nearly 83 per cent of the On the other hand, observers agreed with the report that the benefits of being the world's fastest growing major economy are not trickling down, saying the government has not been able to generate jobs for the unskilled and the poor.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he walks on the day he files his nomination papers for the general elections in Varanasi, India May 14, 2024. REUTERS/Adnan AbidiThe ILO report pointed to a mismatch between the education of young people and the jobs created. It noted that employers have found a shortage of young people with specific skills.

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