Opinion: India must make productivity a priorityRising tariffs, stagnant productivity, and AI disruptions demand a Commission for Productivity and Employment GrowthBy Telangana Today Updated On - 24 September 2025, 12:07 AMBy T MuralidharanIndia faces a decisive economic moment. This is why India urgently needs a Commission for Productivity and Employment Growth (PEG). Stagnant productivity: India’s labour productivity growth peaked in the mid-2000s (reaching around 4.5 per cent during 2008-2016), but the long-term average across recent decades hovers at 4.3 per cent, with no sign of acceleration. Working Model• Annual Productivity & Employment Growth Report to Parliament. A Commission for Productivity and Employment Growth will raise incomes, prepare India for AI disruptions, and secure competitiveness amid global tariff wars.