The changing Nature of work culture with technology in the indian context.

1. Disruptive Nature of Work Culture
In the Indian Context
Prepared by Akhil. M

2. The History of Indian Work Culture
• From the Early Centuries, Indian work culture has been
majorly around Agriculture and the related sectors.
Farming was the staple occupation and it was all manual
labor. There was zero unemployment and simultaneously
there was zero social support, labor laws, regulation and
protection.
• With the 1850s, Industrial revolution picked up in India.
This was majorly focused on the Textile Industry. Cotton
and Jute were majorly produced and exported. At this time,
the machinery had emerged but it still needed a human to
work it. But even then, there were no unemployment
issues. The social support and labor rights were far from
existent as Indian Subcontinent was under the colonial rule
of the British and the Indian laborer's were made to work
day and night for the benefit of business.

3. Indian Work Culture with Technology
• The next big change in work culture emerged because of the growing number of educated and technically skilled
people in the country.
• To mark the next big revolution of Work Culture in India, we emphasize on the advent of technology and the
emergence of the Information and Technology (IT) Industry in the country.
• This revolution happened with the boom of computer and Internet in the country. Within a few years since the early
2000s, India was growing at a rapid pace as IT and Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) boomed in the country.
• The demand for Engineers, Software Developers, and IT professionals were very high and the overpopulated and well
educated young citizens of India were flocking to these industries at a very rapid pace.
• The Work Culture in India took a total shift as Social Support
and Labor laws were firmly enacted and put to use.
• The minimum wages increased and the economy boomed with
the high inflow of money into the society.

4. India spearheading the Digital Boom
As of 2021, India is a rapidly developing country while it spearheads
the digital growth of the world. With the popularity of social media
and various other digital tools, businesses boomed and a huge number
of jobs are being created in the digital sector.
India with its booming population with almost every youngster being a
graduate or post-graduate with all the technological skills, is also
growing in terms of unemployment.
When the number of jobs being created is far less than the number of
skilled and job ready people in the country, the country is losing on its
investment in the Human Capital.
As the world is running ahead in development, even with all the
qualifications and skillset, the youngsters of India find it very hard to
make it to at least the selection process for a job created.

5. Investment in Education in the Country
• Indian Education system has its roots from the Gurukul System
to the Nalandha and Takshashila Universities which were
the oldest universities to exist.
• The National Education policies of the country since the
Independence till the latest policy of 2020, India has been
very focused on improving its education system.
• The country has been able to produce various government initiated programs like mid-day meals, free primary
education, free education for girl children and reservations for the unprivileged sections of the society.
• The continuous evolutions and advancements in the education sector has been the major fuel for India and is the
major reason why India has been able to emerge as a superpower nation with a vast wealth of skilled professionals.

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