Prof. Arun Kumar
Chair Professor, Institute of Social Sciences. On 1 show, 2 appearances. The Shows tab opens the full record on each.
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He is a leading authority on India's black economy, macroeconomics, and the unorganised sector, frequently providing critical analyses of government GDP data and economic reforms. He has authored several acclaimed books, including The Black Economy in India and Demonetization and the Black Economy.
1shows
2appearances
45statements
29resolved
17supported
2contradicted
59%fully supported
Everything Prof. Arun Kumar said on any show that made the record, most notable first. Each card names its show and opens the statement there.
Kumar: India's New Education Policy Is a Confused Disaster
“And the new education policy is another disaster along these lines, because it's a very confused, I mean, it has very nice words. It has very nice thing, but if you look at the totality of it, the thought that should be there to develop education system is in …”
Kumar: India's black economy is concentrated in the top 3%
“Now, the black economy is concentrated in the hands of the well-off segments, the top three percent, right?”
Kumar: China spends 22 times more on R&D than India
“They spend today three percent of GDP on R and D. We spend .6%.65%. They are five times bigger. So they're spending 22 time more on R and D than India's doing.”
Kumar: 40% of Indian teenagers lack second-grade reading and math skills
“The Acer reports, they show that 40% in the age group of 14 to 18 are not able to do second class reading, writing, and maths.”
Kumar: Micro Enterprises Account for 97.5% of Indian MSME Employment
“So these sixty million micro units employ 97.5% of the MSME employment. And we are killing the micro sector only.”
Kumar: Indian Micro Units Averaging 1.7 Workers Cannot Be Formalized
“So instead of trying to convert unorganized into organized, which is not going to happen, a per, a unit, micro unit employing, 1.7 will not become organized. It's just not possible that they can do banking and EPFO and various other things.”
Kumar: China Spends 20 Times More on R&D Than India
“Their per capita income and their GDP are now five times India's, you know, and they become competitors with the USA because they're spending three percent of GDP on R&D. India spending only .7%. So in other words, China spending 20 times more on R&D than Indi…”
Kumar: India Has Never Crossed 3.8% GDP on Public Education
“We've never as a nation crossed 3.8% on public education. So that's very low compared to what we need to spend. Similarly on health, we should spend three percent of GDP on public health. We've never crossed 1.3% on public health.”
Kumar: Only 1.1% of India's Population Are Effective Income Taxpayers
“For instance, if you look at the income tax data, then you have nine crore people filing a return. But five crore of filing almost nil return. That means that income is below the taxable. And as the prime minister said in his 15th August speech two years back,…”
Kumar: 94% on India's e-Shram Portal Earn Under ₹10,000 Monthly
“And on the eShrum portal, three hundred million, that's 30 crore have registered. And 94% of them say that they're earning less than 10,000 rupees per month.”
Kumar: 2017 Survey Shows Indian Agriculturists Earned Just ₹27 Daily
“So the 2017, 18 survey showed that from agriculture, an average agriculturist gets only 27 rupees per person per day.”
Kumar: ILO Report Finds 88% of India's Unemployed Are Educated Youth
“So the recent ILO report showed that maximum unemployment is among the educated youth. 88% of the unemployed are educated youth.”
Kumar: World Bank and IMF Inherit Flawed Government Economic Data
“IMF, World Bank, ADB are not data collecting agencies. They take the government data And then they give their figures. They will add a little, subtract a little, but their figures are close to the government figures. So because the errors are there in the gove…”
Kumar: 47 People Linked to the Vyapam Scam Died Mysteriously
“And 47 people associated with the weapon scam died mysteriously.”
Kumar: India's unorganized sector accounts for 94% of total employment
“Unorganized sector, 94% of the total employment.”
Prof. Arun Kumar: India has third most billionaires despite 140th per capita rank
“So we have the third largest number of billionaires, even though in per capita terms, we are at one 40th place.”
Kumar: India's Quarterly Growth Fell From 8% to 3.1% Pre-Pandemic
“In 2017, 18, quarter four, the rate of growth was eight percent. It dropped to 3.1% in 2019, 20, quarter four, just before the pandemic.”
Kumar: Micro Enterprises Comprise 99% of Indian MSME Units
“Now of the MSME sector, the micro, small and medium sector, the micro sector is 99% of the units and 97.5% of the employment.”
Kumar: India's Labor Force Participation Is 20% Below US and China
“In America, in China, in Brazil, you know, about 65 to 70% of those in the relevant age group are in the labor force. In India, as per ILO definition, only about 45, 47% are there. So we have 20% less people in the labor force as compared to these other countr…”
Kumar: India's Population Will Likely Stabilize Around 1.6 Billion
“In some areas, especially in North India, the population will continue to rise and we'll probably stabilize at 1.6 billion or thereabouts.”
One line per show, most statements first. The link opens Prof.'s full record on that show: the calibration, argument clarity, speaking style and every statement made there.
| Show | Role there | Eps | Statements | Record | |
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 NEON SHOWLEDGER | Chair Professor, Institute of Social Sciences | 2 | 45 | 59% 17/29 | full record on the Neon Show → |