Job Creation in India ? The Greatest Challenge

Job creation means the process by which the number of jobs in an economy increases Job creation often refers to government policies intended to reduce unemployment. The youth of the nation are the trustees of prosperity. Youth force is dynamic in nature as most skills and orientations are acquired in this age. Youth is ahuge reservoir of energy which needs to be tapped and harnessed intelligently for the development of society. Youth is the most valuable segment of population. Human resource potential of individual not only gain maximum but also reaches its peak during this period. Youth in reality represent the present of a country. Young ones when nourished properly can grow like a huge redwood but if not controlled or neglected can erupt like volcano. This paper highlights that job creation in India is decreasing & 12 million people join India?s workforce every year. Around 30 million students are pursuing higher education in India at any given point in time. With the rising population, the number of job seekers is set to increase further. The paper also focuses on the youth aged 15-29 are neither in employment nor in education & training. It is crucial for the country to scale up the potential of its people entering the workforce by enhancing education and employability. The huge unemployment among youth due to lack of skills and poverty is a long term challenge for India.