Many RS members support resolution to set up JPC on joblessness, new law for employment guarantee

A majority of Rajya Sabha members on Friday supported a resolution for bringing out an employment guarantee law namely Shaheed Bhagat Singh National Employment Guarantee Act to deal with joblessness among educated youth.

Besides, the resolution moved by CPI member Binoy Viswam in the House also urged the government to constitute a joint parliamentary committee to discuss the issue with stakeholders and present a comprehensive report on the current situation of employment in the country and suggestion to address the matter.

Moving the resolution, Viswam said in the Upper House,"Unemployment is the gravest problem of the day. The government has come with a promise to create two crore jobs but now government tells youth to sell pakoras and jalebis."
He said, "It is a ticking bomb. Unemployment is not a question of economy. It is question of socio-economic growth and culture."
He said, "It is a very comprehensive resolution.. Unemployment creates poverty."
BJP member Satyanarayan Jatiya said,"We have limited resources. It is easy to demand. You thought it is important."