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Odisha govt to give interest-free loans to youth under 'Swayam' scheme

The scheme will be operational for two years and Rs 672 crore will be spent from the state's coffers

Two of every five industrial employees now contract workers: ASI data

Contract workers are employed by an industrial establishment through contractual agreements for a specified period or task

NDA provided 1.5x more govt jobs than UPA, says PM Narendra Modi

He said the share of women in new appointments in Rojgar Melas had gone up to 18-20 per cent compared to the 7-8 per cent share in the appointments made by the previous government

Tourism, hospitality industry likely to create 50 mn jobs in 5-7 yrs: HAI

Hotels' Association of India (HAI) on Monday said the hospitality and tourism sector expects to create 50 million direct and indirect jobs in the next 5-7 years but government support is required for getting the full industry and infrastructure status in states to tap the employment potential. The infrastructure status for the hospitality sector can push up investments not only to create accommodation, but also in the process boost income and employment generation, HAI President Puneet Chhatwal said while speaking here at the 6th HAI Hoteliers' Conclave. Chhatwal, who is also the Managing Director and CEO of Indian Hotels Company Ltd, said while tourism is a pillar of development creating about 10 per cent of the total employment and contributing 8 per cent to GDP with a huge multiplier effect that can help inclusive growth, "there is often a gap between this realisation and the actual policy implementation". Addressing a press conference, HAI Vice-President K B Kachru said in the .

PM to give appointment letters in Port Blair 'Rozgar Mela' on Feb 12

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute appointment letters through video conferencing to newly recruited individuals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands at a 'Rozgar Mela' (employment fair) to be held here on February 12, an official said. All the selected candidates have been informed that offer of appointment orders will be issued during the 'Rozgar Mela' scheduled to be held on February 12 and they were requested to be present at the Netaji Stadium, the official said. "A Rozgar Mela (employment fair) is scheduled to be held on February 12 at Netaji Stadium in Port Blair. All selected candidates to various Group C posts (lists issued by the local administration on January 24 and February 6, 2024) will be given their appointment letters", he said. A total of 2,721 people will be given appointment letters in the mela, the official said. Union Minister of State (Commerce and Industry) Som Prakash will be the chief guest and the Lieutenant Governor and Vice Chairman of Islands ...

Interim Budget 2024-25: FMCG companies laud Centre's economic nudge

Expect employment opportunities to drive consumption

Regular wage employment for general category people worst in 5 years: PLFS

Decline in regular wage employment in general category led to an increase in self-employment and casual work

Deepak Chem inks pact to invest Rs 9,000 cr in Gujarat in chemical sector

Deepak Chem Tech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Deepak Nitrite, on Wednesday said it has inked an agreement with the Gujarat government to invest around Rs 9,000 crore to establish projects at Dahej. Under the memorandum of understanding, the company will invest Rs 9,000 crore to set up units to manufacture chemicals at Dahej, expected to commence operations in 2027, Deepak Chem Tech (formerly Deepak Clean Tech) said in a regulatory filing. This investment is likely to create about 1,300 direct and indirect employment opportunities, it added. Earlier, the company had expressed its intention to invest around Rs 9,000 crore during Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2024 held on January 10-12. The proposed investment will help the country reduce its imports, the company said.

Job market blues echo in the corridors of India's leading B-schools

Debashis Chatterjee, director, IIM-K, said that they recognise a downturn in the market, but there is no panic in the institute because there was a steady absorption of its students

Voice-enabled lifts, manager training: How offices make inclusive shift

Employees with disabilities being groomed for managerial roles, able-bodied workforce sensitised and trained in sign language

My govt took country out of darkness staring at youngsters: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi asserted on Thursday that his government took the country out of the darkness staring at youngsters 10-12 years back, as he told young voters that their votes will decide India's future direction and approach. In a virtual address to young voters organised by the youth wing of the ruling BJP, he said they have the responsibility of making the country developed in the next 25 years in the same way the young generation during the 25 years before Independence had for its freedom. Taking a swipe at opposition parties, Modi said the youth is against corruption and "parivarwaad" (nepotism), adding that family-run parties never allow other youngsters to move ahead. "The mindset of leaders of these parties is anti-youth. You have to defeat these family parties with the strength of your votes," he said. The circumstances prevailing in the country 10-12 years back had made the future of youngsters dark, he said, asserting that things have changed now. The countr

Govt focusing on skill development to make youths job ready: Chandrasekhar

Union minister Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Friday said the government has been focusing on skill development of youths to make them ready for jobs and they should grab the opportunity. Before 2014, out of the 42 crore workers of the country, 31 crore used to go for work without skill and education and skill but now the scenario has been drastically changed following launching of Skill India in 2015, Chandrasekhar said. The minister of state for skill development and entrepreneurship was speaking at a Kushal Bharat Viksit Bharat' programme at Town Hall here. "Prime Minister Narendra Modi has changed the 65-years of disadvantage of our young workforce by skilling and upskilling them," he said. Chandrasekhar said the country was among the fifth fragile economies in the world before 2014 and now it is among the top five economies. "It is the new India. The youths will get a lot of opportunities if they have skill and education. We are focusing on skill development of the youth of the coun

9 out of 10 professionals in India looking for job switch in 2024: LinkedIn

According to the research, 42 per cent of working professionals identify a desire for better work-life balance as a reason for changing jobs

ESIC adds 1.6 million new members in November, 317K females: Payroll data

The Employees' State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) added 15.92 lakh new members in November 2023, according to provisional payroll data released on Tuesday. Around 20,830 new establishments were registered and brought under the social security umbrella of ESIC in November ensuring more coverage, the labour ministry said in a statement. The data shows that more jobs were generated for the youth during the month as out of the total 15.92 lakh employees added, 7.47 lakh, which constituted 47 per cent of the total registrations, were up to the age group of 25 years. Net enrolment of female members was 3.17 lakh in November 2023, according to the data. A total of 58 transgender employees were registered under ESI Scheme in November. It shows that ESIC is committed to delivering its benefits to every section of the society, the ministry stated. The payroll data is provisional since the data generation is a continuous exercise.

RIL launches Graduate Engineer Trainee programme, to hire engineers

Reliance Industries Ltd, India's largest company, has launched the Graduate Engineer Trainee programme, aiming to hire graduate engineers across businesses - from petrochemicals to new energy. Reliance has opened its entry-level recruitment drive for young engineers named the Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) 2024 programme from all over India, with an aim to nurture young, high-potential engineering talent for key technical roles across business verticals, the firm said on its website. This year, the application process has been taken online for the first time. Registration for the programme has started from January 11 and will remain open till January 19, the firm said on its website. The online application process -- as opposed to the more commonly used campus recruitment process, wherein companies can visit only a few dozen institutes every year -- is launched with a view to offer equal opportunity to every young engineering student pan-India and democratise access to world-class

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Fresh formal jobs creation falls 10% to 9.06 mn in 2023: EPFO data

Furthermore, the number of new women subscribers declined by about 12 per cent to 2.35 million from 2.68 million last year

India on lookout for major global labour arrangements for skilled workers

Govt in discussion with several countries to send skilled workers

NPS adoption dips to 4 month low in October amid corporate slowdown: NSO

Since the union government has mandated the NPS for all its new employees, this can be used as a proxy to gauge fresh recruitments at the central level

Job shift: Gigs get big for white-collar workers, investment hurdles remain

The freelance economy has been booming in 2023