India’s unemployment rate touches a 45 year high with 6.1 percent during 2017-2018, according to NSSO’s (National Sample Survey Office) periodic labour force survey(PLFS) report cited by Business Standard. The data report which has not been released to public yet, comes a day after the National Statistical Commission dived into[Read More…]
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Out of 160 Superintending Surveyor posts, 125 remains vacant, other 200 waits for promotion
A delegation of Association of Group ‘B’ (Gazetted) officers of Survey of India under Department of Science & Technology, met the Union Minister of Development of North Eastern Region (I/C), Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space, Dr Jitendra Singh here today. The delegation was led by its[Read More…]
The myth of employment by Modi government
On 15th August 2018 from the Red Fort on Independence Day, prime minister Narendra Modi on the issue of employment said- “My dear countrymen, 13 crore Mudra Loans has been a major achievement. More so, if it includes 4 crore youth who have taken the loan for the first time[Read More…]
There are about 24 lakh vacancies, which should be filled, Mallikarjun Kharge responds to Gadkari
Mallikarjun Kharge said that there are about 24 lakh vacancies in government agencies. He said this in response to Union minister Nitin Gadkari’s statement that reservation will not guarantee employment as jobs are shrinking. Kharge said that first these 24 lakh vacancies should be filled. Earlier Union Minister Nitin Gadkari[Read More…]
Rahul Gandhi takes on PM Modi over youth unemployment, contract workers plight
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Monday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi for keeping the youth of Gujarat unemployed and not implementing the 7th Pay Commission leading to the plight of contract and fixed salary workers in the state. Keeping up at his 22 questions in the countdown to the[Read More…]
Unemployment is the lesser of India’s problems: NITI Aayog
While the opposition has criticised the Modi government for rising unemployment in the country; government policy think-tank NITI Aayog said in a report that not unemployment but “severe underemployment” is a more serious problem for India. In its draft action report that covers fiscal 2018 to 2020, the NITI Aayog[Read More…]