Economic Survey Explained - Part 2 - Jobs, Jobs, Jobs

Does India really have a large formal sector?

The Economic Survey says that India's formal sector is much bigger than previously imagined. As many as 53% of India's workers seem to work for GST-paying firms, if not in agriculture.

Should we revisit how we think of India's informal economy? Or is this a wild overestimate?

Nitin Pai, Pavan Srinath and Pranay Kotasthane discuss new data from the Economic Survey, and what it means for India's economy.

This is part 2 of 7 short clips on the Economic Surve

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