The multiple claims, and counter-claims on job creation numbers make for a fascinating read.
In July 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Parliament that over a year, nearly a crore or 10 million jobs were generated if both formal and informal sectors were taken into account. Citing a study from an "independent institute", he stitched the new enrolment numbers from the Employee Provident Fund and the National Pension Scheme while also factoring in the number of new professionals such as chartered accountants and doctors joining the system to calculate formal jobs. Professionals, when they start their own practice, create jobs. […]
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