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India lost 1.1 crore jobs in 2018; 90 lakh lost in rural areas alone: civil society groups

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Apr 03 2019 | 9:00 PM IST

India lost 1.1 crore jobs, including 90 lakh in the rural sector, in 2018 alone, claimed a "chargesheet" released on Wednesday by a group of civil society organisations on the NDA government's five-year tenure.

According to the document, released about a week before the general election starts, demonetisation in November 2016 has resulted in 35 lakh jobs being lost.

It claimed at least 75 people, including children, died of hunger across 10 states since 2015. The cause of death, it stated, was "prolonged hunger."
Syeda Hameed, representing the Samruddha Bharat Foundation, said, "Women, Dalits, Muslims have been targeted by powers who believe in ruling by division and dissension."

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First Published: Apr 03 2019 | 9:00 PM IST

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