In Reality, Unemployment Worse than 23%, Rural India Hit Hard: Mahesh Vyas
  • 4 years ago
India's 21-day lockdown to 'flatten the curve' has hit small and medium businesses hard. Along with this, lakhs of workers have been left jobless. India's unemployment numbers are at a 43-year and according to CMIE estimates, unemployment has shot up from 8.4% in mid-March to the current 23%. The Wire's Mitali Mukherjee is in conversation with CMIE's director Mahesh Vyas.
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