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ET reported that a panel of secretaries suggested fiscal and monetary incentives, including 30% income tax exemption for units that create an additional 2% jobs.
Also, the employer could be given a 125% rebate on provident fund contributions.
As per the data with labour bureau, only 50% of the population aged 15 years and above is employed.
“The labour ministry has proposed various fiscal and monetary interventions as part of the government's employment-generation strategy and this is likely to find its way in the budget considering that PM Modi had committed to incentivise employment generation in the country," an official told ET.