India provisionally created 46.7 million jobs in 2023/24, taking the country's total employment to 643.3 million, a Reserve Bank of India report showed on Monday.

The total additions to the workforce at 46.7 million were the highest since 1981-82, according to calculations, with the rate of growth at 6 percent also outpacing the previous three decades.

Quoting the data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey and the KLEMS data of the Reserve Bank of India, the ministry said on Monday that this translated to an average of over 20 million jobs or employment per year and demonstrates the effectiveness of various government initiatives aimed at boosting employment across sectors.

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By Dhwani Pandya and Sudipto Ganguly MUMBAI (Reuters) -Heavy rains flooded roads and railway lines on Monday in India's financial capital Mumbai, disrupting flights and forcing the closure of schools and colleges.

Intense monsoon storms battered India on Monday, flooding parts of the financial capital Mumbai, while lightning in the eastern state of Bihar killed at least 10 people, government officials said.