National youth unemployment
9.9%
Age group 15 to 29.
Source: PLFS Annual Report 2025, Government of India
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Urban youth unemployment
13.6%
Urban youth face sharper unemployment.
Source: PLFS Annual Report 2025, Government of India
Gig workforce in 2020 to 2021
77 lakh
Estimated workers engaged in the gig economy.
Source: NITI Aayog
Projected gig workers
2.35 crore
Projected by 2029 to 2030.
Source: NITI Aayog
Student suicides annually
13,000+
A severe indicator of student distress.
Source: IC3 Institute
Internet shutdowns
65
Affects education, work, payments and speech.
Source: Access Now, 2025 report
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