India's Broken Jobs Market: A Generation Lost The image of the "Cockroach Janta Party" – a movement that has captured the frustrations of India's youth – is a haunting reminder of an economy that has failed to deliver on its promise of prosperity and opportunity.
Millions of graduates churned out each year are met with a harsh reality: the traditional path to employment no longer guarantees a stable, salaried job.
Of every 100 graduates aged between 15 and 29, only 26 have regular jobs. The rest are scattered across precarious employment – from self employment to casual labor – with little job security or benefits.