Rigidities in the labour market have ensured that the employment elasticity of Indian economy has remained low. Therefore, GDP growth does not lead to commensurate employment generation. Thus, a major challenge before the government is to reform and consolidate the labour laws.
Modi Government has been voted back to power with an unprecedented majority. Modi is an undisputed leader of not only the BJP or the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) but of the whole country. It is also expected that sometime in 2020 the NDA will also have a majority in the Rajya Sabha as well, something which eluded it during its last term in the government. This puts the incoming government in a very comfortable position to undertake structural economic reforms. Under the decisive leadership of Narendra Modi, the incoming government will take all the necessary measures.
The first term of Modi government was a success so far as macro-economic management was concerned. GDP growth was revived, inflation was tamed, the fiscal deficit was controlled and the balance of payment crises was averted. We will go for traditional economic reforms of lowering real interest rates, improving consumption demand and encouraging private investments. We have an aspirational middle class with an entrepreneurial zeal which can do wonders if the constraints are removed.
Source: BW Businessworld
