Way Forward

♤ Need to tackle the core issues- of unemployment by more job creation and industrialisation rather than such moves.

o Governments should provide incentives to industries for more investments and create an enabling environment for it. The Economic Survey 2018-19 also alerts the policy makers against such policy uncertainties for the industries, which may rather impact economic development.

o Government should focus on making the youth of a state employable with proper investments in education, health and skill development.

♤ Need to promote labour intensive industries- to make use of the labour surplus in the country, rather than simply forcing any industry for the locals.

♤ Need to promote entrepreneurship- where people are themselves motivated to create livelihood for them. State can provide incentives and help here such as done for Dalit entrepreneurs in Maharashtra.

♤ Need to move towards economy-based reservation- rather than further expansion of reservation policies using unproductive rationales.