Centre questions Citigroup’s report on employment in India
The HinduThe Union Labour Ministry questioned the findings of a report prepared by the United States-based banking giant Citigroup and said the group failed to account for the “comprehensive and positive employment data” available from official sources such as the Periodic Labour Force Survey and the Reserve Bank of India’s capital, labour, energy, material and services data. The Citigroup’s report had said that India will struggle to create sufficient employment opportunities even with a 7% growth rate and had asked the Centre to fill one million vacancies in various government posts. The Ministry, quoting PLFS and KLEMS data, said India has generated more than eight crore employment opportunities from 2017-18 to 2021-22. “The Ministry of Labour and Employment emphasises the credibility and comprehensiveness of official data, cautioning against the selective use of private data sources that can lead to misleading conclusions about India’s employment scenario,” it added.