As the dust settles on the proposals that the Finance Minister made in the Budget earlier this month, some aspects have become clearer while questions remain on others.
Budget 2024-25 saw several initiatives around employment and skilling being proposed. Do these form a good first step in addressing the jobs challenge the country faces? Or should the government have begun addressing the problem at the level of primary school and worked upwards?
Guest: Amit Basole, Professor of Economics at Azim Premji University
Host: K. Bharat Kumar
Edited by Jude Francis Weston
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