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Santosh Mehrotra

How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress

With dismal basic education and a bleak job market, private tuition offer aspirational youngsters the best shot at clearing government recruitment tests.

Santosh Mehrotra
&
Rakesh Ranjan Kumar
· Mar 28, 2024 · 06:30 am
How India’s rulers have dashed the hopes of its younger citizens

Increasing unemployment is a major cause for concern.

Santosh Mehrotra
· Jan 08, 2023 · 09:00 am
How India can strengthen its social security code to include the 422 million workers left behind

The draft Code on Social Security, currently being discussed in Parliament, seeks to merge nine existing legislations.

Santosh Mehrotra
· Jun 12, 2020 · 11:30 am

India has the resources to care for its embattled migrant workers – but does it have the will?

It appears a government relief package of Rs 544 billion targeting migrants is sufficient but it needs to reach them immediately.

Santosh Mehrotra
&
J Parida
· Apr 27, 2020 · 03:30 pm