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Chhattisgarh has the least unemployment rate among the Indian states, while Rajasthan has the highest unemployment rate. (Higher rank represents higher unemployment among the population). The national average stands at 6.4 percent. [1]
A number of economists (e.g.: Fallon and Lucas, 1989; Besley and Burgess, 2004) have studied the industrial relations climate in India, with a large number of studies focusing on state-level differences in India's Industrial Disputes Act. Some studies (e.g.: Besley and Burges, 2004) purport to show that pro-worker amendments to the Industrial ...
The five states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Madhya Pradesh account for almost half (47.90 percent) of the total Indian population. [ 7 ] While the national average for the sex ratio shows an increase from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011, [ 7 ] the 2011 census shows a sharp decline in the child sex ratio , the number of ...
The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by the central government through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis. [2] Their structure has since remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts.
It leaves a large number of workers unregulated. Central and state governments have discretion to set wages according to kind of work and location, and they range between as much as ₹ 143 to 1120 per day for work in the so-called central sphere. State governments have their own minimum wage schedules. [23]
Unemployment is a major social issue in India. As of September 2018, according to the Indian government, India had 31 million jobless people. [48] The numbers are widely disputed.The uses of digital manufacturing and machinery in factories and garments are leading to unemployment in India. The unemployment rates declined to 6.5% in January 2021.
Human Development Index map for Indian states in 2006, as calculated by Government of India and UNDP India. [15] This is a list of Indian states by their respective Human Development Index (HDI), as of 2008. [1] Kerala stands first in Human Development Index among the states in India. 1981 to 2011 Human development index in India
Bombay State was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur division of Madhya Pradesh and the Marathwada region of Hyderabad State. Rajasthan and Punjab gained territories from Ajmer State and Patiala and East Punjab States Union respectively and certain territories of Bihar were ...