Jitender Singh

Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India
Jitender Singh

Jitender Singh is Director, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. Prior to this, he has worked in various positions at the Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy, Ministry of Commerce; Department of Financial Services, Ministry of Finance; Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation; and Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. He received his Ph.D. from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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लॉकडाउन के दौरान शहरी भारत में कितनी नौकरियां गईं?

कोविड -19 के प्रसार को रोकने के लिए मार्च 2020 में लगाए गए राष्ट्रव्यापी लॉकडाउन ने विशेष रूप से भारत की शहरी अर्थव्यवस्था को बुरी तरह प्रभावित किया। अप्रैल-जून 2020 की अवधि के लिए आवधिक श्रम-बल सर्वेक्षण के आंकड़ों का उपयोग करते हुए, मित्रा और सिंह ने शहरी क्षेत्रों में नौकरी के नुकसान की जांच की। वे पाते हैं कि कृषि की तुलना में माध्यमिक और तृतीयक क्षेत्र अधिक प्रतिकूल रूप से प्रभावित हुए और पुरुषों की तुलना में अधिक महिलाएं श्रम-बल से बाहर हो गईं।

17 May 2021
Poverty Inequality
Poverty & Inequality

How many jobs were lost in urban India during lockdown?

The nationwide lockdown imposed in March 2020 to contain the spread of Covid-19, disrupted economic activity – particularly in urban India. Using data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey for the period April-June 2020, Mitra and Singh examine job losses in urban areas. They find that the secondary and tertiary sectors were more adversely affected than agriculture, and more women than men dropped out of the labour force.

27 April 2021
Poverty Inequality
Poverty & Inequality
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