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Business Standard
10 hours ago
- Business
- Business Standard
Real wages rose most for managers, declined for clerks: CSEP study
Growth in real average annual income between 2017-18 and 2023-24 has been the highest for 'administrators and managers', while wages of 'clerks' have declined, shows the latest paper by private think tank Centre for Social and Economic Progress (CSEP). The paper, authored by Amaresh Dubey and Laveesh Bhandari, estimated average annual growth in daily real wages for seven occupations for the period. The data showed real daily wages for 'administrators and managers' grew at an annual average of 6.7 per cent to ₹611.9 in 2023-24 from ₹414.1 in 2017-18. Wages of 'clerks' declined at an annual average of 1.3 per cent to ₹397.6 from ₹429.7 in the period. 'The most notable increase in annual incomes has been among those classified as administrators and managers. While there is some variation in real growth, the key issue is that overall real wages have not increased significantly for most segments,' the paper read. In the six-year period, real daily wages for other occupation groups like 'sales and service workers' saw an average annual growth rate of 0.64 per cent to ₹262.5 from ₹252.6, while those of 'agriculture and fishery workers' and 'professionals, associate professionals' grew 0.72 per cent and 0.81 per cent, respectively. 'We believe that this low wage growth, despite high employment growth, is not a temporary anomaly. It is indeed a matter of concern. Although the six-year period is not particularly long, it is not short either. If these trends persist, they could impact not only equity but also long-term economic growth,' the paper said. The paper shows growth in the real average annual wage of educated Indians has seen a decline during this period. Real daily wages of 'graduates and above' saw an annual average decline of 0.22 per cent to ₹517.7 from ₹524.6 during this period, and those of 'secondary, higher secondary and diploma holders' also went down by 0.12 per cent to ₹281.1 from ₹283.2. On the other hand, the average real wages of 'low educated Indians' saw a paltry increase over this period. The data shows that people who are categorised as 'literate but below primary' saw their wages rise by an average of 1.63 per cent during this period, followed by people who are categorised as 'primary educated' (1.10 per cent) and 'not literate' (0.96 per cent). The study examined the broad patterns of employment emerging in India, utilising datasets from the National Statistics Office (NSO), specifically the Employment and Unemployment Survey (EUS) and the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). Among other findings, the paper showed employment has been increasing steadily throughout the period under consideration, with female employment rising faster than male employment. It also showed there is relative stagnation in cropping-sector employment, with the non-cropping sector, which includes livestock and higher-value agriculture accounting for two-thirds of employment growth.
Medscape
15 hours ago
- Health
- Medscape
Transabdominal Ultrasound May Help Monitor Pancreatic Cysts
TOPLINE: Transabdominal ultrasound (TAUS) demonstrated an 85.7% detection rate for cystic pancreatic lesions, which was also noted with endoscopic US (EUS), with BMI and lesion size significantly affecting the detection. METHODOLOGY: Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis including 105 adult patients (median age, 69 years; 62.9% women) with cystic pancreatic lesions who underwent both EUS and TAUS examinations between January 2016 and June 2022 at a university hospital. In 83 patients, TAUS was the initial imaging method, followed by EUS after an average interval of 30 days, whereas in 22 patients, EUS served as the initial imaging method, followed by TAUS after an average interval of 73 days. EUS and TAUS images were reviewed by trained endoscopists, with morphologic evaluation depending on the specific criteria for differentiating non-suspicious and suspicious cystic pancreatic lesions. Multiple logistic regression analyses were implemented to evaluate patient characteristics and lesion-specific data to predict the detectability of cystic pancreatic lesions via TAUS. Lesion characteristics were also compared between the two methods using cross-method agreement. TAKEAWAY: Cystic pancreatic lesions were detected using both EUS and TAUS in 90 patients (85.7%). Patients with undetectable lesions via TAUS showed a significantly higher BMI (P = .002) and smaller lesion diameters (P = .043) than those with detectable lesions. The model incorporating BMI, age, and lesion diameter achieved the highest area under the curve of 0.85 in predicting the detectability of cystic pancreatic lesions via TAUS. For lesions ≥ 1 cm, no significant differences were found between TAUS and EUS measurements, but significant differences in size determination were noted for lesions smaller than 1 cm. Moreover, the agreement between TAUS and EUS in the morphologic assessment of cystic pancreatic lesions was achieved in 65.6% of patients. IN PRACTICE: "We would like to emphasize that even if CPL [cystic pancreatic lesion] is first described via TAUS, at least one complementary EUS and or MRI examination are essential in order to sufficiently rule out relevant morphological irregularities and, especially in the case of corresponding clinical symptoms, coexistent carcinoma of the pancreas," the authors of the study wrote. SOURCE: This study was led by Julian Seelig, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany. It was published online on June 20, 2025, in Scientific Reports. LIMITATIONS: The study's retrospective design and moderate sample size prevented stratification depending on cystic pancreatic lesion entities. The database was insufficient to incorporate MRI as a second reference method or to assess a larger group of patients with multiple or morphologically complex cysts. Moreover, the examiners for TAUS and EUS were not consistently blinded to the results from the other imaging method. DISCLOSURES: This study reported open access funding enabled and organised by Projekt DEAL, with no external funding. The authors reported having no competing interests. This article was created using several editorial tools, including AI, as part of the process. Human editors reviewed this content before publication.
