The plea, which might come up for hearing next week, said the Socially and Educationally Backward Classes (SEBC) Act breached the 50-per cent cap set by the apex court
The DPIIT figures are in sharp contrast with other official statistics
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Many workers in metros now returning to hometowns for better quality of life
An important factor that has helped this sector grow is the penetration into the rural markets
The average number of years spent preparing for competitive exams as reported in this survey is 3 years and 3 months
The maximum permissible age for eligible candidates is 55 years as on the date of vacancy which in case of IFCI dates back to December 12, 2016, as per the public notice
Creating millions of high-quality jobs requires we prioritise labour-intensive industry
The data showed that 234,000 women subscribers joined the ESIC scheme in February 2019
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Bengaluru observed that 21 per cent people expect appraisals in the range of up to 10 per cent hike
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In the absence of high-quality jobs, we risk a future of social upheaval and frittering away the unique advantage of our young population
With the changing nature of labour market, we need to change the definition of employment in the NSSO survey
The top job generating sectors were hospitality & tourism followed by textiles & apparel and metal products
Union tourism minister KJ Alphons Thursday claimed that the tourism sector alone created around 14 million jobs during the past four years. The country has climbed from seventh slot in 2017 to the third rank in 2018 in the world travel & tourism council's power and performance index, he told the second meeting of the reconstituted National Tourism Advisory Council here. Without offering more details like state-wise or anuual break-ups, he said, "employing all sections of the society, the tourism sector alone has created nearly 14 million jobs across the country in the last four years alone". It can be noted that BJP rode to power in the 2014 polls promising 10 million new jobs every year but the latest official data, whcih was junked by the government later, showed that unemployment rate touched a 47 year high in 2018. Private think tank CMIE also said as many as 13 million jobs were lost in 2018 alone, as an aftereffect of the note ban and hasty GST rollout, leaving .
At the same time, 75 million jobs, however, may be displaced, it was revealed at the World Government Summit.
The independent Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) had estimated that 83 per cent of the job losses occurred in rural areas, where two-thirds of the population lives
The government has scrapped existing job surveys but has moved slowly on creating replacements
Maximum hiring could be in the experience band of 3-5 years followed by 1-3 years, the survey said