Key aspect of job data is quality of employment: Krishnamurthy Subramanian

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The new Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian believes that more than unemployment, it is the quality of employment which needs to be focused on. In an interview with Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana, Subramanian said that controlling inflation was the Modi government’s biggest achievement. Edited excerpts:

Critics point out various lacunae in the income support, including the amount to farmers. Your take? 

A narrative that preceded the Budget talked of loan waivers. I have a research study that was recently published. It examined the farm loan waiver announced by the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) regime. Benefits from that were cornered