A Study on the Problem of Unemployment in India- Causes and Remedies

Abstract

India being the largest democracy of the world and being one of the fastest growing economy in the world is facing the problem of unemployment from a long period of time. The problem was worst during the post-independence era and after independence various schemes and necessary provisions are taken by the government to tackle this.The government has launched various self-employment as well as credit linked schemes to assist people in starting their own business. This paper attempts to examine the status of unemployment its causes, steps taken by the government regarding this along with suggesting measures to overcome this problem.