The Hindu Editorial (Waiting for jobs) – Jun 17, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (Waiting for jobs) – Jun 17, 2022

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wait (for) (verb) – await, anticipate, expect, long for, hope for.
personnel (noun) – labour force, force, staff, employees, workforce.
nod (noun) – indication, signal, sign (of approval).
fester (verb) – (of a problem) to become worse or more intense due to long time negligence.
festering (adjective) – simmering, fuming, smouldering, brewing; become worse/intense.
demographic dividend (noun) – it is defined as a boost in economic productivity that occurs when there are growing numbers of people in the workforce relative to the number of dependents (or) it is the accelerated development that can arise when a population has a relatively large proportion of working-age people coupled with effective human capital investment.
section (noun) – a separate group within a larger body of people.
unproductive (adjective) – futile, useless, pointless, ineffective.
imperative (noun) – necessary condition, precondition, condition, essential requirement.
concern (noun) – anxiety, worry, disquiet; a matter of importance.
Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) (noun) – National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) had been conducting surveys on employment and unemployment on quinquennial (five-yearly) basis. However, considering the need for availability of such statistics at more frequent intervals, Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has launched a regular employment-unemployment survey, namely, ‘Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS)’. The PLFS has been launched from April, 2017 with the objective to provide quarterly changes of various indicators of the labour market for urban areas and the annual estimates of different labour force indicators for both rural and urban areas, at State/UT and all India level.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
drastic (adjective) – extreme, excessive, serious, substantial.
labour force participation rate (LFPR) (noun) – The labour force participation rate (LFPR) shows the number of people seeking work or working, expressed as a percentage of the total population.
in terms of (phrase) – with regard to, regarding, concerning, in respect of, with reference to, in connection with.
statistic (noun) – (statistical) data.
worrying (adjective) – disturbing, concerning, upsetting, disconcerting, alarming.
cheer (noun) – happiness, joy, jubilation, exultation, euphoria.
coincide (verb) – tally, correspond, agree, concur, match; be in agreement, be consistent, be the same as.
worryingly (adverb) – disturbingly, concerningly, disconcertingly, alarmingly.
trend (noun) – tendency.
accelerate (verb) – increase, rise, surge, escalate, spiral.
lockdown (noun) – an emergency protocol implemented by the authorities that prevents people from leaving from a place; An extended state of confinement/encirclement/isolation of a person by the authority.
reverse (verb) – change, alter, undo.
marginally (adverb) – slightly, somewhat, to some degree.
wage (noun) – pay, payment (paid on daily/weekly basis to unskilled/unorganized worker); revenue, income, salary.
pre-pandemic (noun) – before the pandemic.
marginal (adjective) – slight, small, minimal, insignificant, negligible.
lockdown-driven (adjective) – caused by the lockdown.
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
concomitantly (adverb) – simultaneously, accordingly, at the same time.
war footing (noun) – a state of preparedness (for war).
on a war footing (phrase) – very soon, very immediately; as soon as possible, as quickly as possible.
in this regard (phrase) – in connection with the aspect/consideration/point referred to earlier.
armed forces (noun) – army, troops, forces, services, soldiers, soldiery.
a step in the right direction (phrase) – an action/activity/measure taken that increases someone’s chance or possibility of success.
civilian (noun) – non-military person, ordinary citizen.
chunk of (noun) – a significant amount of.
bulk (of) (noun) – most, larger part, larger number.
promised (adjective) –pledged, vowed, guaranteed, assured.
measure (noun) – action, act, course of action, deed, procedure, step.
ameliorative (adjective) – beneficial, restorative, corrective, enhanced, reformed, revamped/improved.
distressed (adjective) – troubled, crushed, shattered, suffering; disadvantaged, impoverished.
consequence (noun) – result, upshot, outcome, effect, repercussion, reverberations, ramification.
mismanagement (noun) – mishandling/misconducting.
cannot afford/can ill afford (phrase) – if you cannot afford to do something, you must prevent it from happening because it would be embarrassing and cause problems (if it happens).
squander (verb) – waste, misspend, misuse, throw away, dissipate, fritter away, run through, lose, lavish, spend recklessly/unwisely.
race (noun) – contention, contest, competition.
reap (verb) – receive, obtain, get, acquire, secure, bring in.
push (noun) – drive, thrust, campaign.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
even if (phrase) – despite the fact that.
belated (adjective) – late, behind time, not on time/delayed.
ease (verb) – relieve, alleviate, mitigate, assuage, allay, soothe, moderate.
for the medium term (phrase) – for a period of time of moderate length.