The government has claimed to have generated 3.79 lakh jobs between 2017-2019, according to Interim Budget 2019-20. This comes amidst a leaked report by NITI Aayog which claimed India's unemployment rate reached a 45-year high in 2017-18. The government said it generated 2,51,279 jobs in central government establishments between 2017-2018 and this is estimated to rise to 36,15,770 by March.