Opinion |
What is surprising about the Agnipath protests is that the government appears to be surprised that there should be any protests. To appreciate the anguish underlying these protests, we must look to the importance of government service in the lives of individuals.
Despite the widespread belief that multinational employers shape private sector salaries, only a select few manage to get these high-paying jobs. For most private-sector employees, wages are far lower than for their brothers and sisters fortunate enough to get a job in government. Data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) of 2019-20 document these differences.
