SN Subrahmanyan, chairman and managing director of Larsen and Toubro, highlights the reluctance of labourers to work due to welfare schemes and comfort preferences. This labour shortage challenges India's infrastructure growth. Similarly, engineering graduates and IT employees are unwilling to relocate or work from offices.
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Chief Minister Atishi at Delhi's Republic Day event highlighted the AAP government's initiatives in education, healthcare, and infrastructure over the past decade. She emphasized the importance of fulfilling the dreams of freedom fighters and ensuring equal opportunities, citing improvements in government schools, free healthcare, free electricity, and expanded transport facilities in Delhi.