Friday, July 15, 2011

Job-less growth model is flawed' - India


Mumbai - Reserve Bank Governor D Subbarao has warned that the country will not be able to cash in on the demographic dividends if the economy continues its job-less growth pattern for far too long.


Stating that now questions are being asked whether the model of services-led growth is sustainable, he said services sector cannot be the sole engine of growth.

Referring to the boastful talk about the huge demographic dividend, Subbarao said: “We forget the most important thing — demographic dividend is not inevitable. To reap the demographic dividend, we need to find jobs for the 150-200 million people who will be thrown out of the farm sector (in the near future).”

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