India’s Employment Crisis: Our Window Is Narrowing Fast

India’s Employment Crisis: Our Window Is Narrowing Fast

India has just 15 years left of its demographic dividend. After 2040, our population will start ageing — and we risk missing the single biggest economic opportunity of our century.

Today, the picture is worrying:

Youth unemployment is 3× higher than the national average.
28 million educated youth are actively looking for jobs, while 10 crore+ (mostly women) have left the job market entirely.
This is not a shortage of degrees — it is a shortage of employable skills.

Digital capability is collapsing at the entry level:
7/10 cannot attach a file to an email.
9/10 cannot make a simple presentation.
9/10 cannot use spreadsheet formulas.
These are not advanced skills — these are basics.

Manufacturing is not absorbing labour. China used factories to lift per-capita income 5×. India’s manufacturing productivity remains low, and 23% of factory tasks are already automated — rising fast.

Every year, 1.23 crore youth enter the job market.
Our major schemes create only 2–3 lakh jobs annually.
This gap is structural — and dangerous.

As Raghuram Rajan said:
“A demographic dividend is not a guarantee. It must be earned.”

At Alan Scott Group, we have begun addressing root causes:
AI-driven youth capability mapping, trust score, employability readiness, adaptive offline AI learning, simulation labs, and financial literacy for Bharat.

These are early steps — the deeper, job-linked interventions come next.

If you work in skills, HR, AI, manufacturing, education, or policy — let’s connect.
India’s biggest challenge is also its biggest opportunity.