Job creation & its discontents: Did Modi govt achieve the target?

The study by two independent researchers analysed provident fund data held by EPFO to map job creation in the private formal sector

Until last year, official and private estimates painted a grim picture of job creation — a key election promise of Narendra Modi on the campaign trail in 2014. In January 2018, the government sought to change the narrative. A study commissioned by its own think-tank showed that seven million jobs were created in 2017-18 — closer to the government’s promise of providing 10 million jobs.

The study by two independent researchers analysed provident fund data held by the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) to map job creation in the private formal sector. The study predictably drew much flak from various