Talking to media persons, the minister also said employment under UPA grew by just about 7% between 2004 and 2014.
He noted that under the UPA government only 29 million additional jobs were created between 2004 and 2014, whereas 171.9 million jobs were added under the Modi government between 2014 and 2024.
In the last one year (2023-24) alone, the Modi government has created around 46 million jobs in the country, the minister stated.
This story is from the January 03, 2025 edition of Mint New Delhi.
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