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Our govt will usher in 'Rozgar Kranti', says Cong chief Mallikarjun Kharge

The Congress will usher in a 'Rozgar Kranti' by taking concrete steps to increase employment opportunities, enable entrepreneurship and realise the aspirations of the youth, party chief Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday. He said the Congress guarantees that the future of youth will turn from bleak to bright and reiterated the 'Yuva Nyay' guarantees which the party would implement if voted to power. In a post on X, he said, "The Congress party will usher in a 'Rozgar Kranti (employment revolution)' through Yuva Nyay guarantee! We will take concrete measures to increase employment opportunities, enable entrepreneurship and realise the dreams and aspirations of our youth." Kharge listed the guarantees given by his party under its 'Yuva Nyay' pitch. Under the 'Bharti Bharosa' guarantee, the Congress chief said, his party would provide 30 lakh new Union government jobs, according to a jobs calendar. As part of 'Pehli Naukri Pakki', the party will provide one year Right to Apprenticesh

ILO report, job searches: Employment data grim as FY24 draws to a close

Indian job market has several challenges, says new report by ILO

Youth understands BJP can't provide employment, says Cong leader Priyanka

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Wednesday attacked the Centre over the issue of unemployment, saying the youth has understood that the BJP cannot provide employment and her party has a concrete plan for providing jobs to them. Citing the India Employment Report 2024 released by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) and the Institute of Human Development (IHD), Gandhi pointed out that out of the total unemployed people in India, 83 per cent are youth. "The share of educated youth in the total unemployed was 35.2% in 2000. In 2022, it has almost doubled to 65.7%," she said. "On the other hand, the Prime Minister's Chief Economic Advisor is saying that 'the government cannot solve the problem of unemployment'," the Congress general secretary said. This is the truth of the BJP government, she added. "Today every youth of the country has understood that BJP cannot provide employment. Congress Party has a concrete plan to provide employment to the youth," she said. Gandh

Fresh formal job creation slows down in January, shows EPFO data

In January last year, 830,047 subscribers joined the EPF. This data is crucial as only the formal workforce enjoys social security benefits and is protected by labour laws

India's income inequality at 100-year high; worse than colonial era: Study

The top 1 per cent of Indians hold the maximum national income share at 22.6 per cent compared to key peers

The other side of India's jobs story

The bigger problem is the nature of employment, rather than unemployment, and the realistic solution could be fostering farm-related enterprises

Hire apprentices: Govt sends notices to nearly 180,000 companies

Firms will have to fulfil their obligation under the Apprenticeship Act by recruiting requisite apprentices

India's February manufacturing PMI rises to 56.9, highest in 5 months

The latest PMI figure comes a day after the National Statistical Office (NSO) data showed that India's GDP grew by 8.4 per cent in the October-December quarter

Healthtech unicorn Pristyn Care lays off 120 employees, eyes profitability

This is the second time the firm has laid off employees. Pristyn had, in March last year, reportedly laid off 45 employees due to poor performance

IAS officer to constable: Govt training for employees has hits and misses

Mission Karmayogi is ambitious in its target but vague about how civil servants are using what they learn

Electronics manufacturing will need over 4 mn people: Civil servant

Semiconductors emerging as 'big sector' in country as more investments come in, he says

No of educated jobless youth soar 7 times in Assam in 2022: Eco Survey

The latest Economic Survey Assam has stated that nearly 10 lakh fresh educated youths have registered in employment exchanges in the state in 2022 compared to just 1.4 lakh in the previous year. Terming it a huge challenge before the state, the Economic Survey, Assam for 2023-24 stated that the size of the educated job seekers is considerably high with new registration jumping by a whopping over seven times in just a single year. "From the records of the live register of Employment Exchanges, the registered educated job seekers stood at 9,83,093 in 2022 as against 1,37,865 during 2021," it added. The report, which was tabled in the Assam Assembly during the Budget Session this month, stressed that the number of educated job seekers has increased at all levels of education in 2022 over 2021. It said that the overall number of educated job seekers stood at 18,05,441 as per registrations at Employment Exchanges in 2021 as against 17,46,671 during 2020, thereby showing an increase of 3

Marlabs to hire 500 people in India, aiming to double revenue in 3 years

India is its largest talent hub; comprises 75% of company's total workforce

Odisha approves 27 new industrial projects worth Rs 6,134 crore

The Odisha government has approved 27 new industrial projects to the tune of Rs 6,134 crore across sectors, a senior official said on Saturday. The proposals got the state government's nod at a meeting chaired by Chief Secretary P K Jena on Friday. The potential sectors include aluminium, renewable power, manufacturing, aerospace and defence, food processing, apparel and textiles and IT infrastructure, the official said. The proposed projects are likely to create employment for 42,275 people, Jena said.

Manufacturing firms likely to lead pay hikes in 2024: AON India survey

According to the projections by AON, the manufacturing sector could lead the hike with 10.1 per cent, followed by life sciences, and financial institutions with a 9.9 per cent hike each

GCCs become attractive choice for talent on back of better pay, growth

According to talent management firm Randstad, there is a 20-25 per cent lateral movement of talent from IT firms to GCCs across sectors due to several factors that extend beyond salaries

Progress or distress? Women's participation in workforce increases

Government says the trend is a result of its welfare and easy credit programmes

Taiwan signs migrant worker MoU with India, seen as new source of labour

The ministry will formally notify lawmakers of the MOU and hold follow-up meetings with Indian officials, according to the statement

MGNREGA scheme led to decline in gender wage gap in rural India: ILO

The paper also noted that the gap in rural wages between formal salaried workers and casual workers also decreased due to the employment guarantee scheme

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