Economy booms but India's young hanker for government jobs

Students attend a class at Super Climax Academy, a coaching institute training students to prepare for competitive examinations to secure government jobs, in Prayagraj, India, June 21, 2024. Students purchase books at a wholesale books market in Prayagraj, India, June 20, 2024.

Sunil Kumar, a 30-year-old, has spent the last nine years of his life chasing a job in the Indian government.