How should PM Modi deal with job crisis?

In order to tackle the two major crises facing the government in its second term - economic slowdown and unemployment - Prime Minister Narendra Modi has constituted two high level Cabinet Committees to look into the issues.

Unemployment in the country is at a 45-year high at 6.1 per cent, according to latest figures released by the Ministry of Statistics and Program Implementation (MoSPI).

Meanwhile, India's overall GDP growth has touched a five year low as well at 6.8 per cent. This is in stark contrast from the 8 per cent growth rate recorded a year ago. Since the last financial year, GDP growth has sequentially dipped from over 8 per cent to 7 per cent in the second quarter while further coming down to 6.6 per cent in the third quarter.