Causes of Unemployment in India

• Rapid Population Growth - Population explosion
• Seasonal nature of certain works
• Lack of alternative opportunities for agricultural workers
• Lack of practical knowledge – education is too theoretical
• Lack of vocational and technical education
• Many people are physically weak and unfit for hard manual labor
• Various social prejudices against certain professions
• Lack of Industrialization in some regions
• Many big industries look for the skilled labor
• Poor condition of cottage industries
• Lack of transport and communication
• Slow pace of development
• Economic fluctuations – Recession, Inflation
• Extensive Automation and use of IT which has replaced man power
• Inadequate Employment Planning and Implementation
• Corruption in the implementation of various schemes