Jobs elusive in India despite rapid growth
Economy not expanding fast enough to create sufficient new jobs to absorb those joining workforce every month
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New Delhi
IT'S been two years since India emerged as the world's fastest-growing major economy, but the rapid expansion has done little to improve the lot of Ashok Kumar.
Parked up and sitting on the kerb, the 25-year-old truck driver is going nowhere fast. He is the sole breadwinner for the 13 people in his extended family and his monthly salary is stuck at US$150.
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