Chhattisgarh govt claims job for over 500,000 created despite slowdown

Lion's share of jobs generated in rural sector, through a slew of schemes aimed at creating self-employment and employment opportunities

The Chhattisgarh government has claimed that it has created jobs for over 500,000 people across sectors over the past 10 months despite the economic slowdown in the country.

Data released by the state said that after the formation of the new government led by Bhupesh Baghel, some 541,259 people have got employment within a span of 10 months, that is, from January to October 2019. This includes 510,117 rural jobs, 20,502 in the government sector and 10,640 in industry.

“The state government has launched Narva, Garva, Ghurva and Bari schemes for strengthening the rural economy and this has made a big difference,”