New Delhi, Oct. 28 -- Although the services sector accounts for more than half of India's Rs.330 trillion economic output, the sector employs only a third of the country's workforce, and hence increasing employment intensity in this sector is critical to avoid a jobless growth future, federal policy think tank NITI Aayog said on Tuesday.

NITI Aayog stated in a report that India's services sector expansion has been more output-intensive than employment-intensive, indicating a disconnect between gross value added in the economy and job creation.

To harness the sector's potential, India must improve the quality, inclusiveness, and resilience of service jobs, according to the think tank's report "India's services sector: insights from emplo...