Indian unemployment

I saw a statistic which showed that the India's level of unemployment is so much higher than the developed world that it shook me. I know and understand that we have large levels of unemployment-- but somehow with the growth story i forgot about it.

A lot of the companies which generated employment-- especially in the export sector faced huges issues last year. There were a lot of news stories which talked about SME businesses in textiles closing shops, the fall in the housing and realty sector also took its toll on employment.

With all the population being so much higher in India a 10% Un employment rate is a HUGE number of people who may be living in poverty or fighting to make ends meet.

In this regard Inclusive growth makes so much more sense. With the UID ( Unique identification number) project being driven by the government and spearheaded by Nandan Nilankeni , this will bring in more information and data to the policy makers to help ensure that we to a more inclusive society.

Imagine the 1cr haar ( Garland) of Mayawati -- and imagine the wealth that some people have which could have been used to serve the country better or the impact of the TATA NANO plant being moved out of singur in Bengal- the employment that could have been brought to that region and the loss of it for political gains.

In this lieu - it is left upon us to ensure that we are financially secure and have plans and actions in place to be able to live in a future where more than a 100MM people are unemployed...

Not only financial plans-- but how are you increasing your value to your company by adding skills to your portfolio-- so that you are always "employable"

Food for thought.