Page 34 - Employment In India

Ed-tech firm Vedantu to hire 2,500 people in next 3 months

Ed-tech platform Vedantu on Tuesday said it aims to hire 2,500 employees in the next three months across the board

India Inc anticipates rise in payrolls in April-June quarter: Survey

Corporate India is indicating a rebound in its recruitment plans for the coming three months

India's retail sector to add 25 million new jobs by FY30, says report

In a survey of over 360 retail stakeholders, 79% of the respondents said that technology will play a pivotal role in Indian retail growth

India retail sector to add 25 million new jobs by 2030: Report

A lion's share will be the offline+online model, the report said

Return to a declining gradient

The small fall in the unemployed we see does not imply that more people got employment

Best of BS Opinion: The skills India needs, India's 'Lehman moment' & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard opinion pieces for the day

The skills India needs

Excessive centralisation of skilling programmes may hinder the ability of training institutions to effectively respond to Indian market requirements

Organisations in India projecting 7.7% salary increase in 2021: Survey

The projected increase is one of the highest among the BRIC nations

India's graduating students will find less jobs in 2021, says survey

Hiring by various sectors is likely to resume in 2021 after taking a beating in 2020

Migrant workers returning, getting work: Labour and Employment Minister

Millions of migrant workers went back to their home states during the COVID-19 pandemic

IB ACIO admit card 2021 released: Here's direct link to download it

The MHA is conducting the IB ACIO 2021 exam to fill up 2,000 vacancies

Budget: Rs 73,000 cr to MGNREGA, 34% less than revised estimate of FY21

The allocation is substantially lower than the actual expenditure of Rs 1.11 trillion in the current fiscal

Union Budget 2021 ignored unorganised sector, says traders body

The government is banking on the organised sector which provides only 10 per cent of jobs and has ignored in the Union budget the unorganised sector which provides employment for the rest

Govt depts to add over 140,000 jobs by March 2021: Union Budget

Over 1.4 lakh jobs are estimated to be created between March 2019 and March 2021 in various central government departments, according to the Union Budget presented on Monday.

Union Budget: 'Atmanirbhar Bharat ka budget', says MP CM Chouhan

Chouhan on Monday said the budget would create job opportunities and fuel growth

Govt to amend Apprenticeship Act to enhance opportunities for youth: FM

Govt on Monday proposed to amend the Apprenticeship Act and realign the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme

Budget for the victims: Some silent crises for Ms Sitharaman to address

A consumption boost through continued pay-outs for another year to those at the bottom of the pyramid, and still more money for the employee guarantee scheme should be in order, writes T N Ninan

Banking on Budget: Growth, job opportunities to be top priority for the FM

A liberal budget that cuts taxes and tries to improve ease of doing business will receive a good market response. A harsh Budget with higher taxes, new cesses, etc, will lead to a sell-off

In India's K-shaped economic recovery, keep a watch on middle-income groups

India's better-than-expected recovery story was scripted by households, and not government spending or private sector investments

Draft scheme to give jobs to youth in tribal villages: Gadkari to officials

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asked the Tribal Affairs Ministry to coordinate with the MSME Ministry and come up with a scheme to provide employment to 25 people in every tribal village in India. The minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Road Transport & Highways said five crore jobs should be created by the MSME sector this year. He observed that there are 6.5 crore MSME units in the country and 11 crore jobs have been created through the sector till now. Gadkari said the turnover of village industries at present is Rs 80,000 crore, which needs to be increased to Rs 5 lakh crore. "I request you to draft a scheme in coordination with us to provide jobs to 25 people in every tribal village in the country, which we will finance," Gadkari told the Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The minister said he has heard that his effigies were burnt in some parts of China to express displeasure after imposition of heavy import duty on bamboo sticks by