Mamata Banerjee urges youth to 'seek for answers on growing joblessness', day after she slammed Centre over unemployment
5 years, 5 months ago

Mamata Banerjee urges youth to 'seek for answers on growing joblessness', day after she slammed Centre over unemployment

Firstpost  

A day after slamming the Centre for the highest unemployment rate in the country in 45 years, West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee urged the youngsters to raise questions on growing joblessness. Kolkata: A day after slamming the Centre for the highest unemployment rate in the country in 45 years, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday urged the youngsters to raise questions on growing joblessness. Referring to central government data that put West Bengal at the top of the states with highest GDP growth, Banerjee said unemployment in the state has dipped by 45 percent under her rule. Banerjee had written on Facebook on Sunday, “Our achievement is in sharp contrast to the state of deep recession and complete policy paralysis perpetrated by Central Government leading to the significant decline of the overall growth rate of the country and highest unemployment in 45 years”.

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Youth unemployment in India at 10.2%, says Union Labour minister
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Youth unemployment in India at 10.2%, says Union Labour minister

India Today  

The unemployment rate for youth of India aged 15–29 years in 2023-24 is at 10.2% said Union Minister of State for Labour and Employment Shobha Karandlaje, citing statistics in the Lok Sabha in response to a question on November 25, 2024. The reply also said that the youth unemployment rates in India were lower than global levels. A report by …

More graduates but fewer relevant jobs: a possible factor behind Bangladesh protests
4 months, 4 weeks ago

More graduates but fewer relevant jobs: a possible factor behind Bangladesh protests

The Hindu  

A staggering rise in the share of urban Bangladeshi youth who finished college and no commensurate increase in the share of ‘white-collar’ jobs could be a major reason for the violent protests by students in the country’s cities, data show. Chart 1 shows the share of the urban population in Bangladesh aged 15 or above, who completed tertiary education, in …

Young, restless & jobless in the most populous country
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Young, restless & jobless in the most populous country

New Indian Express  

Worse is the plight of the educated young, who reported high rates of joblessness—increasing sharply from around 14.4 percent in 2012 to 26.3 percent in 2019 and declining to 21.8 percent in 2022. Among the educated men with secondary or higher educational, the unemployment rate doubled from 11.9 percent in 2012 to 24.2 percent in 2019 and 20.3 percent in …

How to create more jobs for India’s educated youth | In Focus podcast
9 months, 1 week ago

How to create more jobs for India’s educated youth | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

The India Employment Report 2024, released recently by the International Labour Organisation, paints a grim picture. The news is particularly bad on two critical counts: joblessness is particularly high among the youth, and its worse for the educated youth. According to the report, India’s youth account for 83% of the unemployed workforce, with the share of the educated youth among …

Unemployment rate in India is at its lowest level in six years: PM Modi
1 year, 3 months ago

Unemployment rate in India is at its lowest level in six years: PM Modi

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 12 said India's expanding economy is creating new possibilities for the youth and the unemployment rate in the country is at its lowest level in the last six years. In a video message to the Kaushal Deekshant Samaroh of the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, the prime minister noted that new possibilities are …

India’s youth bulge may have already peaked
2 years, 1 month ago

India’s youth bulge may have already peaked

Live Mint  

The latest round of the Survey of Professional Forecasters on Macroeconomic Indicators published by the Reserve Bank of India expects the Indian economy to grow by 6.9% in 2022-23 and by 6% in 2023-24. Nonetheless, we have a problem on the jobs front, with economic growth not creating enough of them for India’s youth. Industrial policy eyes forex pile for …

Create more jobs, revamp employment policy
2 years, 6 months ago

Create more jobs, revamp employment policy

The Hindu  

The Government of India has recently announced its plan to create 10 lakh government jobs in the next 18 months. The share of contract workers in total government employment has been increasing rapidly in recent years — from 11.11 lakh in 2017 to 13.25 lakh in 2020 and to 24.31 lakh in 2021. The urban programme should include: basic urban …

41 Lakh Youth Lose Jobs in India Due to Covid-19 Impact, Says ILO-ADB Report
4 years, 4 months ago

41 Lakh Youth Lose Jobs in India Due to Covid-19 Impact, Says ILO-ADB Report

News 18  

As many as 41 lakh youth in the country lost jobs due to the COVID-19 pandemic while construction and farm sector workers account for the majority of job losses, according to a joints report by the International Labour Organization and the Asian Development Bank. Construction and agriculture have witnessed the major job losses among seven key sectors," said the ILO-ADB …

Has economic growth in India been jobless?
6 years, 1 month ago

Has economic growth in India been jobless?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With the election season upon us, the discourse has already shifted to jobs. According to the World Bank, this is both an unfair and fair criticism: Economic growth has created jobs but just not enough or of the right quality. In a report published earlier this year, as part of its South Asia Economic Focus series, the World …

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joblessness in India?
6 years, 2 months ago

How Do You Solve a Problem Like Joblessness in India?

The Quint  

To compound the issue, what is truly baffling is the idea of ‘gainful employment’ for 460 million Indian workers that focuses on improved quality of work and the income derived from it. Government schemes like ‘Skill India’, ‘Make in India’, ‘Prime Minister's Employment Generation Programme’, ‘Pradhan Mantri Rojgar Protsahan Yojana’, and ‘Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana’ aimed at more fulfilling, …

Youth Unemployment: A Crisis that Needs Attention
6 years, 11 months ago

Youth Unemployment: A Crisis that Needs Attention

The Quint  

The article highlights the severe youth unemployment crisis in India, with over 7 crore people registered in employment exchanges looking for jobs but only 30,000 getting a job daily. It also reveals that 77% of Indian households have no regular wage earners, with 90% of formal sector jobs paying less than Rs 15,000 a month. The median household income is …

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