India, Dec. 11 -- India must tackle persistent obstacles in workforce participation and labour productivity to sustain high growth, according to a new NCAER report that identifies skilling and the strengthening of small enterprises as central to the country's future job creation.

The study, India's Employment Prospects: Pathways to Jobs, led by Professor Farzana Afridi, finds that recent employment gains are driven largely by self-employment rather than high-quality wage jobs, and that India's shift towards a skilled workforce remains sluggish.

Launching the report, NCAER Vice Chairman Manish Sabharwal noted that India is poised to become the world's third-largest economy but still ranks 128th in per capita GDP.

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