India's Growth Fails to Create Enough Quality Jobs Amid Severe Unemployment Crisis

Despite fast economic growth, India struggles with severe unemployment due to lack of quality jobs
India needs 10-12 million new jobs per year to employ new workforce entrants and surplus agricultural workers
Past policies like demonetization and poorly planned lockdowns have hurt job creation, especially in construction and manufacturing
India should pursue export-oriented service jobs but also boost labor-intensive manufacturing like China has done
Public spending on health, education and training is vital to build human capital and attract investment for job creation