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๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธ WATCH: BUDGET2026

๐Ÿ‘ทโ€โ™€๏ธWhose Job Is It To Worry About Jobs? And What Can The Budget Achieve?

๐Ÿ’ผ In about ten days, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting the Union Budget 2026-27. This Budget comes at a time when jobs โ€“ their availability and quality โ€“ have become a serious concern for the people of India.

๐Ÿ’ฌ In this conversation hosted by The Wire in collaboration with the Centre for Financial Accountability, development economist Reetika Khera, historian and trade union activist Akash Bhattacharya, and researchers Nancy Pathak and Asmi Sharma talk about how the Budget can address these issues.

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