In the Media

India’s Economy Hinges on the Return of Workers Who Fled to Their Villages
By Shefali Anand & Vibhuti Agarwal | 15 February 2022

The Wall Street Journal cites a CEDA article on the decline of manufacturing jobs in India.

Where are the jobs?
By Ashwini Deshpande | 11 February 2022

Mitali Mukherjee interviews Professor Ashwini Deshpande regarding the potential for manufacturing in India to solve the jobs crisis.

Why women in Punjab, Haryana are living longer than those in Andhra, Karnataka
By Himanshi Dhawan | 7 February 2022

The Times of India interviews Dr. Ashwini Deshpande on the findings of a CEDA article that looked at state-wide differences in female life expectancies in India.

Three million fewer women looking for work from 2019 to 2021, shows data
By Priyanka Kakodkar | 31 January 2022

The number of women actively looking for work each month reduced by 3 million between 2019 and 2021. ET HR World quotes the latest CEDA-CMIE Bulletin.

For the Union Budget, the priorities and challenges
By Ashwini Deshpande | 24 January 2022

Ashwini Deshpande writes in the Hindustan Times about the inequality exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.