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: in supply of such labour.
In short, the development challenge that India is facing today is two-pronged. On the one hand, how do we make our agriculture more productive so that we maintain our food security? On the other hand, how do we increase the manufacturing base to absorb a large army of unemployed and underemployed labour in industry?
India is an aspiring nation of young people, and unless these challenges are addressed with appropriate policies, the country is at serious risk of social and economic Balkanisation. The commerce ministry has taken the right decision by allowing a large number of SEZs, as they can address a significant part of these problems in a direct manner.
—Pradeep S Mehta is secretary general, CUTS International, a leading research, advocacy and networking group, and can be reached at psm@cuts.org...
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