Topic-specific proposal from the existing IFT content
The idea to investigate
Create a worker-safe failure register linked to root-cause review, better solution, pilot and outcome.
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.
1 source-linked reference record. 3 measurement records still need data and a review of their relevance.
| Signal | Reference Value | Period / Population | How to Read It | Source Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment rate, usual status | 3.2% Historical reference | July 2023–June 2024 India; labour force aged 15+; rural and urban combined | Unemployed share of the labour force.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 |
| Failures classified | 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 |
| Time to assistance | 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 |
| Root causes verified | 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.
Failures disappear into aggregate placement or unemployment numbers without exposing the broken stage.
Record why employment pathways fail and what correction works. 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.
No job
Define the eligible user, capability or input, responsible actor, process, handoff, cost, standard, failure trigger, remedy and evidence record.
Skill mismatch
Low earnings
Information and hiring delays
Irrelevant training
Finance and payment problems
Closure, relocation and participation barriers
ORIGINAL FAILURE REGISTER
Classify the failed stage before designing support.
No suitable job available Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Skill mismatch Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Inadequate or unstable earnings Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Vacancy information unavailable Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Hiring delay or opaque selection Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Training irrelevant to demand Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result07MSME finance constraint Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Delayed buyer payment Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Business closure or distress Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Relocation, housing or mobility barrier Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Rural opportunity shortage Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Women’s participation barrier Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
Youth experience and skill gap Observation → evidence → cause → owner → correction → result
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 job failure database, 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 worker-safe failure register linked to root-cause review, better solution, pilot and outcome.
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 worker-safe failure register linked to root-cause review, better solution, pilot and outcome.
- 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
Failures classified
Record: definition; baseline; target; actual; source; period; group; attribution.
KPI 02
Time to assistance
Record: definition; baseline; target; actual; source; period; group; attribution.
KPI 03
Root causes verified
Record: definition; baseline; target; actual; source; period; group; attribution.
KPI 04
Repeat failure
Record: definition; baseline; target; actual; source; period; group; attribution.
KPI 05
Corrective outcome
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.