UNEMPLOYMENT  -  A  MAJOR  PROBLEM

Every  6th  person  in  the  world  is  an   Indian  and  every   3rd  poor  person  in the  world  is  also  an  Indian.   With   Increase  in  the  number  of   unemployed persons,   Poverty   expands.    The  problems   of   unemployment   and   poverty is  Very  High   which  demands  an  immediate  solution.   Till  5th  Five  Year Plan,  no  serious   efforts   were  taken  to  solve  the  unemployment  problem.  It   was  assumed  that  the  gains  of  economic  growth  would   percolate downwards   and   the   inequalities   would  decline  and  problems  of  poverty and  unemployment  would  get  solved  automatically.  Every   6th   person   in the   world   is  an  Indian   and  every  3rd  poor  person  in  the  world  is  also an  Indian.   With  Increase  in  the  number  of   unemployed  persons,  Poverty expands.    The   problems   of   unemployment    and   poverty   is  Very   High which   demands   an   immediate   solution.   Till   5th   Five   Year   Plan,    no serious   efforts   were   taken   to   solve    the   unemployment   problem.      It was   assumed   that   the   gains  of   economic   growth   would   percolate downwards   and   the   inequalities   would   decline   and problems   of   poverty and   unemployment   would   get   solved    automatically.

After   the   Fifth   Five   Year   Plan,   removal   of    unemployment    became   as one   of   the   important   Objectives   of   economic   planning   in   all    five    year    plans.  In   less   developed   countries   economic   growth   generally benefits    the   elite   groups   and,   as   a   result,   economic     Inequality   grow.    India   is  facing   the   same   problem   of    Inequalities.

                            There   are  some people who are unwilling work at the prevailing                                wage rate,or There are some people who get a continuous flow                                income from their property  or  other  sources  and  need  not                                            work. Voluntary Unemployment is  a  National wast of  human                                     energy.

    Number  of  persons  who  may  be  said  to   be  chronically  unemployed.   generally  gives   the  lowest  estimate  of   unemployment   especially  for  a poor   economy   because    only  a   few   can   afford   to    remain   without   work   over   a   long    period.    Current Weekly Status (CWS)   estimate reduces the   reference   period    as  instance   The    period   for   which   data   is   collected   to one   week.   According   to   this   estimate   a   person   is   said   to   be   employed   for   the   week    even   if   he     is employed    only    for    a   day during  that   week.    Current   Daily   Status   (CDS),      counts   every   half    day's   activity   status   of   the respondent   over   the   week.  Causes of Unemployment Causes of Unemployment    Jobless Growth.   Increase in Labour Force.    Inappropriate Technology.     Inappropriate   Educational System.         

By 

Abhishek  singh