Himanshu: Step up job generation through India’s rural employment guarantee scheme
One of the few high-frequency indicators of the rural economy's health is wages. Unfortunately, the signs aren’t good. India must ramp up spending on its employment guarantee. Not only can it help relieve rural distress, it can lift India’s broader economy.
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One of the few high-frequency indicators of the rural economy's health is wages. Unfortunately, the signs aren’t good. India must ramp up spending on its employment guarantee. Not only can it help relieve rural distress, it can lift India’s broader economy.
The new series from July 2025 was expanded to provide wages for 34 states and Union territories, as against 20 major states before that. However, this also meant that the new series is not comparable…
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