The government's infrastructure development projects and social welfare schemes can generate at least five million jobs every year, absorbing nearly half of the 10 million people who annually enter the country's workforce, an analysis of Budget data shows. The Budget has, for the first time, discussed the number of jobs/mandays that will be created in laying highways and other infrastructure, building toilets under the 'Swachh Bharat' mission and rural houses under MGNREGS, creations of cold chains and food parks and the extended 'Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana'. 

The government's infrastructure development projects and social welfare schemes can generate at least five million jobs every year, absorbing nearly half of the 10 million people who annually enter the country's workforce, an analysis of Budget data shows. The Budget has, for the first time, discussed the number of jobs/mandays that will be created in laying highways and other infrastructure, building toilets under the 'Swachh Bharat' mission and rural houses under MGNREGS, creations of cold chains and food parks and the extended 'Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana'.