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Govt says it can't provide jobs to all, asks IITians to take lead

Union ministers Smriti Irani, Jayant Sinha were speaking at India Economic Summit

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Subhayan Chakraborty New Delhi
The government can't provide jobs to everyone entering the labour force at a time when two out of every three Indians are aged below 35 years, students at the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi have been told.

Textile Minister Smriti Irani and Minister of State of Civil Aviation Jayant Sinha on Wednesday told students and alumni at one of the most prestigious educational institutions in the country that IITs should produce more entrepreneurs who do not focus on just being handed over a job.

They were speaking at an interactive session that was part of the 33rd India Economic Summit (IES), which is