Topic-specific proposal from the existing IFT content
The idea to investigate
Create a KPI contract that defines person, job, duration, earnings, attribution and verification.
This is a proposed pilot, not a completed project. The responsible team, location, budget, baseline and independent review must be agreed before implementation.
Data reference table
Evidence Snapshot
Read each value with its reporting period, population and limitations. A historical national reference is not a local baseline or proof that an IFT proposal works.
3 source-linked reference records. 3 measurement records still need data and a review of their relevance.
| Signal | Reference Value | Period / Population | How to Read It | Source Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour force participation rate, usual status | 60.1% Historical reference | July 2023–June 2024 India; persons aged 15+; rural and urban combined | Share working or seeking/available for work under the survey definition. Limitations: Sample estimate, not job vacancies or quality of work; usual status differs from current weekly status. | National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Official statistical survey release Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report, July 2023–June 2024: official release Published: 2024-09-23 Publication checked: 2026-11-04 Value, period and coverage checked in publication |
| Worker population ratio, usual status | 58.2% Historical reference | July 2023–June 2024 India; persons aged 15+; rural and urban combined | Share classified as employed under usual principal plus subsidiary status. Limitations: Includes different employment arrangements; does not show adequate pay, secure hours or decent working conditions. | National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Official statistical survey release Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report, July 2023–June 2024: official release Published: 2024-09-23 Publication checked: 2026-11-04 Value, period and coverage checked in publication |
| Unemployment rate, usual status | 3.2% Historical reference | July 2023–June 2024 India; labour force aged 15+; rural and urban combined | Unemployed share of the labour force. Limitations: Denominator is the labour force, not all adults; not a measure of underemployment or an applicant’s chance of employment. | National Statistical Office, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation Official statistical survey release Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report, July 2023–June 2024: official release Published: 2024-09-23 Publication checked: 2026-11-04 Value, period and coverage checked in publication |
| Durable net jobs | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Median earnings | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
| Job quality | Not established Data required — not zero | Reporting period: Information Required Population and geography: Information Required | Proposed measure; no observed value is established here. Limitations: Define the measure, unit, reporting period and covered population; obtain a traceable dataset and review its suitability for this topic before using a number. | Source organisation: Information Required Direct source URL: not yet verified Source publication date: not established Verification status: Data required |
Different surveys, administrative records, estimates and reporting years are not interchangeable. No combined IFT score is calculated from these rows.
Evidence coverage and review log (CSV) · Structured evidence register (JSON)
Section 01
Where the problem happens
Define the economic failure without reducing people to a count.
A single jobs-created claim can mix temporary, indirect, estimated and low-quality work.
Measure participation, job quality, business health, productivity and income. This topic must be tested through actual worker and firm outcomes, not announcements, registrations, certificates, sanctioned posts or gross investment alone.
Required local context
Record state, district, city/block, village/ward or industrial cluster; date and reference period; worker/firm group; occupation and sector; work status, hours, earnings or business stage as relevant; source/method; and uncertainty. Do not infer street-level conditions from a national survey estimate.
Section 02
Why the problem happens
Test demand, capability, access and business conditions together.
Demand & market
Is there verified paying demand for the work, product or service? Treat it as a hypothesis until records, worker/firm experience and alternatives are checked.
Capability & match
Do demonstrated skills fit the tasks and required proficiency? Treat it as a hypothesis until records, worker/firm experience and alternatives are checked.
Finance & cash flow
Are capital, working capital, payment timing and risk appropriate? Treat it as a hypothesis until records, worker/firm experience and alternatives are checked.
Infrastructure & access
Do land, utilities, logistics, internet, mobility and care enable participation? Treat it as a hypothesis until records, worker/firm experience and alternatives are checked.
Rules & institutions
Are registration, compliance, contracts and remedy understandable and predictable? Treat it as a hypothesis until records, worker/firm experience and alternatives are checked.
Quality & inclusion
Are earnings, safety, stability, progression and access acceptable across groups? Treat it as a hypothesis until records, worker/firm experience and alternatives are checked.
Section 03
How the parts work together
Each component needs an owner, service and outcome.
Employment and labour participation
Define the eligible user, capability or input, responsible actor, process, handoff, cost, standard, failure trigger, remedy and evidence record.
Youth, women and formal work
Business entry, survival and growth
Credit and delayed payment
Training, placement and skill match
Productivity, value addition and export
Income and investment
Section 04
A solution suited to India
Fix the binding constraint instead of applying one scheme to everyone.
Verify baseline
Measure the actual local constraint in master employment & economy kpis, including distribution and missing evidence.
Protect livelihoods
Contain urgent wage, safety, cash-flow, closure or exclusion risks while longer changes are designed.
Connect the pathway
Join capability, infrastructure, finance, institutions and paying demand around the worker or firm journey.
Pilot
Create a KPI contract that defines person, job, duration, earnings, attribution and verification.
Decide transparently
Compare net benefit, job quality, equity, cost, viability and displacement before scale.
Decision checks
Durable demand; Net income; Job quality; Worker safety; Small-firm fit; Productivity; Equity; Environment; Maintainability
Section 05
Roadmap
Protect now, test the economic mechanism and build durable capability.
- 0–90 DAYS
- Diagnose & protect
Verify the worker/firm journey, immediate loss, market reality, responsible actor and fastest safe correction.
- 3–18 MONTHS
- Pilot & measure
Create a KPI contract that defines person, job, duration, earnings, attribution and verification.
- 1–5+ YEARS
- Institutionalise
Fund skills, infrastructure, operations, market links, protection, maintenance, transparent review and continuous upgrading.
Section 06
How to measure improvement
Track additional durable value—not activity alone.
KPI 01
Durable net jobs
Record: definition; baseline; target; actual; source; period; group; attribution.
KPI 02
Median earnings
Record: definition; baseline; target; actual; source; period; group; attribution.
KPI 03
Job quality
Record: definition; baseline; target; actual; source; period; group; attribution.
KPI 04
Business survival
Record: definition; baseline; target; actual; source; period; group; attribution.
KPI 05
Productivity/value added
Record: definition; baseline; target; actual; source; period; group; attribution.
Result status: Baseline pending, active measurement, insufficient evidence, improved, mixed, no improvement, displacement or harmful. Publish gross and net effects separately.
Section 07
Risks and protections
Growth should not transfer hidden cost to workers, firms or communities.
Job-quality risk
Temporary, unsafe, unpaid or misclassified work counted as success.
Firm risk
Debt, compliance or technology imposed without demand and capability.
Equity risk
Women, youth, disabled, rural or low-income participants excluded.
Displacement risk
Subsidised activity replaces existing work without net gain.
Evidence risk
Registrations, announcements, estimates and outcomes are mixed.
