India’s construction labour shortage: Builders must ask themselves some hard questions

Behar, Anurag (2026) India’s construction labour shortage: Builders must ask themselves some hard questions. Mint.

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Abstract

Construction companies often blame welfare schemes and handouts for depriving them of labour, but this is the wrong perspective. Instead, they should question whether so-called ‘unskilled’ workers are paid reasonable wages for the gruelling work they perform. Over the past 15 years, the Azim Premji Foundation has constructed numerous campuses—ranging from 80,000 square feet to 2 million square feet—across both large cities and small towns. In doing so, they have worked with a range of construction firms, from some of the largest to smaller contractors, whose performance has varied.

Item Type:	Newspaper Article
Authors:	Behar, Anurag
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Economics > Labor economics Social sciences > Economics > Production > Economic policy, economic development, economic growth
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru
Full Text Status:	Restricted
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URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/7250
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