Narayana Murthy Urges Indian Youth to Work 70 Hours a Week for Economic Competitiveness

Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 09:35am on 27 Oct 2023,Friday India

Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy, during a podcast with former Infosys CFO Mohandas Pai, advocated for Indian youth to work 70 hours a week to boost the nation's productivity and compete with rapidly progressing economies. He cited India's low work productivity and pointed to corruption and bureaucratic delays as hindrances. Murthy urged today's youth to take inspiration from post-World War 2 efforts in Germany and Japan, where citizens worked extra hours to drive economic growth. He emphasized the need for Indian youngsters to dedicate themselves to the nation's development and work tirelessly to catch up with global leaders.

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