As per the survey (QES), which is fourth in series of the revamped survey released last year, manufacturing employed 12.25 million workers followed by 6.9 million in the education sector, 3.8 million in IT/BPOs and 3.3 million in the health sector. These four sectors constituted 83% of the total estimated workers in the nine sectors.
Gold prices fall on profit-booking
Gold prices in Kolkata experienced a nearly 3% drop, falling to ₹88,401 per 10 gm, triggering a surge in demand from wedding shoppers and bullion