Why is educated unemployment, a peculiar problem in India?
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Educated unemployment is a Peculiar problem of India due to the following reasons:
1. There is unemployment in the technically qualified population while there is a scarcity of Technical skills required for economic growth of a country.
2. According to study unemployment among graduates and postgraduate has increased faster than the matriculates.
3. In a paradoxical manpower situation there is surplus manpower in certain categories while there is shortage of Manpower in others.
4. Not being able to find job for long periods creates a feeling of depression among the youth.
Educated unemployment a Peculiar problem in urban areas of India because the growth in the industrial and service sector is very low. These two sectors have failed to provide employment to the educated unemployed.
★This kind of "educated *unemployment" is called as underemployment.
★This plays a severe role in our GDP montage.
★The Per Capita Income also lowers.
★India is trying to handle this by schemes such as right to work and NRREGA.