evidence: The Modi government seems to have bitten off more than it could chew, as it struggles to keep some of its prominent poll promises it had made in the lead up to the 2014 national elections [...] According to the 2011 Census, half of India's 1.25 billion-strong population was below 25 years of age and 65% was under the age of 35. The importance of creating employment opportunities in India cannot be overstated. While Modi himself had promised the country one crore jobs a year (at an election rally), the BJP-led government has failed miserably in keeping this promise. Worse, the Modi government has even failed to match the job creation rate seen in 2013-14, the last year of United Progressive Alliance (UPA). According to a Labour Ministry report, only 6.41 lakh new jobs were created in eight major sectors (manufacturing, trade, construction, education, health, information technology, transport, and accommodation and restaurant) of the Indian economy between July 2014 and December 2016, as compared to 12.8 lakh new jobs created in the same sectors between July 2011 and December 2013.