Media articles and scholarly writings in academic journals and books often state that the share of Indian manufacturing in total employment in the economy has been stagnant. This recognized stagnancy in the manufacturing sector’s employment share is interpreted as reflecting a poor performance...

There has been limited research on the impact of labour regulations on the growth in manufacturing employment in India based on econometric analysis techniques. The research in this area has been mainly confined to the organized or formal sector of Indian manufacturing, which accounts for only...

In the period since 2004, employment in India’s organized manufacturing has grown at a relatively fast rate. This trend of rapid employment growth during 2004-2007 has continued in the period following the global financial crisis (GFC), and employment in organized manufacturing has grown at...