Archive · 23 Aug 2025

India’s ‘Closure Gap’: A Barrier to Progress

India’s ‘Closure Gap’: A Barrier to Progress

Imagine you're building a Lego castle, but you only put up the walls and forget the roof or windows.

That's similar to what's happening in India.

Many workers start tasks but don't finish them properly, like leaving wires exposed or not cleaning up after a job.

This makes things unsafe and unreliable.

The problem isn't that people don't work hard, but that they don't focus on completing the whole task, from start to finish.

The article suggests that India's new skill programs should teach people to finish their work and take pride in doing so, just like how in Germany, workers are trained to own projects from start to finish.

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