How to Create More Employment?

2.3.3 How to Create More Employment?

Description

Quick Overview

This section discusses strategies to enhance employment opportunities in the Indian economy, particularly focusing on agricultural and rural sectors.

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The section highlights the ongoing issues of underemployment in agriculture and the unorganised sector, proposing actionable strategies such as enhancing irrigation facilities, promoting rural industries, and leveraging government programs like the MGNREGA to create more jobs. It emphasizes the need for systemic support for farmers and workers to foster sustainable employment growth.

Detailed

How to Create More Employment?

This section highlights significant issues regarding employment in India, especially focusing on the underemployment situation in the agricultural sector. Underemployment occurs when individuals work less than their potential due to a lack of opportunities. A substantial portion of the Indian workforce faces this issue, particularly in agriculture, where many farmers do not have the resources to maximize their productivity.

Key Strategies for Creating Employment:

  1. Infrastructure Development: Investment in irrigation systems can facilitate the cultivation of additional crops, thereby increasing employment opportunities. This includes financing for wells and canals to promote year-round farming, as evidenced by initiatives that allow farmers like Laxmi to plant multiple crops, which in turn can create more job opportunities in their farms.
  2. Rural Industries Promotion: Encouraging the establishment of agro-based processing industries in rural areas can create job opportunities. For example, setting up a dal mill or cold storage facilities can help farmers manage their produce better and provide employment to many in the community.
  3. Government Programs: The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) guarantees employment for unskilled workers in rural areas by providing at least 100 days of work. This act ensures that those who seek employment are given work and helps in reducing poverty in rural areas.
  4. Sectoral Focus on Education and Health: Increasing employment in sectors like education and health can further enhance job creation. Initiatives aimed at expanding schools and healthcare facilities could generate millions of jobs, addressing key social issues while serving economic goals.

In summary, addressing employment issues in India demands a multifaceted approach that combines infrastructure investment, rural development, public employment schemes, and enhanced services in health and education to create jobs and uplift communities.

Key Concepts

  • Underemployment: Working less than potential.

  • MGNREGA: Ensures guaranteed employment for rural workers.

  • Irrigation: Essential for maximizing agricultural output.

  • Local Industries: Create jobs within the community.

Memory Aids

🎵 Rhymes Time

  • In the field where crops grow, Irrigation helps them flow!

📖 Fascinating Stories

  • Once there was a farmer named Laxmi who struggled to irrigate her fields. One day, a government official arrived to help her build a well and soon she was able to plant more crops and hire extra workers, turning her small farm into a bustling business.

🧠 Other Memory Gems

  • I.P.R: Irrigation, Promotion of Rural industries, Rights to Employment

🎯 Super Acronyms

REAL

  • Rural Employment And Local industries

Examples

  • A farmer like Laxmi can increase her income with a well for irrigation.

  • Setting up a local dal mill can create jobs for farmers and workers in the community.

Glossary of Terms

  • Term: Underemployment

    Definition:

    A situation where individuals work less than their potential due to lack of opportunity.

  • Term: MGNREGA

    Definition:

    Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, which ensures at least 100 days of wage employment to every rural household.

  • Term: Irrigation

    Definition:

    Artificial application of water to land to assist in the growing of crops.

  • Term: Agrobased industries

    Definition:

    Industries that process agricultural products, enabling local production and employment.