GS1 · 10 marks · 150 words

Unemployment is not just an economic challenge, but a social one with far-reaching consequences. In this context, discuss the social impact of unemployment in the country.

Answered by 3 toppers · CSE 2025

EmploymentPovertySalient Features

Syllabus: Role of Women and Women's Organization, Population and Associated Issues, Poverty and Developmental issues, Urbanization, their problems and their remedies

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Astha JainAIR 9 · CSE 2025 · 124 wordsTheir whole copy

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Unemployment is around 5.4% in India (PLFS, 2024) posing significant economic & social challenges.

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Economic challenge → a) Jobless growth → leads to rise in unemployment → b) Loss of demographic dividend → c) Economic potential remain unutilised

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a) Crimes → unemployed youths are more susceptible to crimes → Urban crime rates rising (NCRB)

b) Social discord → as joblessness breed contempt

c) Inequalities between employed-highly well off v/s jobless-poor households @ Oxfam → Top 1% hold 28% of income

d) wasting demographic potential → cause decline of youth aspirations

e) Radicalisation → online hate groups - terror networks prey on unemployed

f) Backlash against perceived discrimination @ Anti migrants sentiments in Europe

g) Vicious cycle of poverty

h) Loss of social capital → rise in hate due to economically induced Relative depravation

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(unemployed) -> (poverty) -> (poor health or skill)

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The need is to ensure labor intensive growth by promoting manufacturing in India.

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