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Need to develop proper matrix to understand changes in economy: Prabhu

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu has underlined a need to develop a proper matrix to understand changes in the Indian economy and job creation that is happening at a rapid pace. The minister's comments have come against the backdrop of former RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan recently raising doubts over the Indian economy growing at 7 per cent when not enough jobs were being created. In response, Prabhu said, "We have to have proper matrix to be developed to understand this changing profile of India's economy and in which job creation is happening at rapid rate." He said that the relation between employment generation to GDP (Gross Domestic Product) will always undergo a change depending upon the profile of the economy. Despite the fact that only 16 per cent of the GDP comes from agriculture, the sector engages over 60 per cent of the country's population, he said, adding that "so, what is the relation between GDP and job creation?" Further, Prabhu said that in 1960s and 1970s,

UP: Huge migration from Kairana in search of employment

Kairana (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 6 (ANI): Thousands of people have migrated from Kairana in search of employment most of them belong to Mallah community, which has been traditionally involved in farming along the Yamuna delta.Mallah community is involved in growing crops along the Yamuna river especially Watermelon and Musk melon. They go in search of employment when the river dries up and come back for marriage or family functions.Mustagi Mallah, a resident of Ramna in Kairana said, "The Mallah community depends on Yamuna river. But for some time, the river is drying. There is huge unemployment. These people go in December and in July they plant crops of watermelon. They migrate for eight months and their number is around 20,000."Kairana Lok Sabha constituency comes under Western Uttar Pradesh which gained some headlines when its MP Hukum released a list of Hindu families and alleged that there had been a mass exodus of Hindus from his constituency due to the law and order ...

AITUC condemns 'deliberate' attempts to wind up BSNL

The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Saturday alleged that a deliberate attempt is being made to wind up BSNL and a bleak picture of its financial health has been painted. The trade union in a statement said that a deliberate leak seems to be doing the rounds of the media, painting a bleak picture of the financial health of BSNL. It further said that Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) was 'unable to pay' recently even the salaries of the employees for two months, and it is made to look as if overstaffing is the key problem that needs to be corrected through voluntary retirement scheme (VRS), compulsory retirement scheme (CRS), reducing the age of retirement etc. The AITUC condemns the "deliberate and slow killing of various branches of public sector, BSNL being only one instance", the union alleged. "BSNL is fighting on for survival, bereft of any support from the government and sabotaged from within by high ranking officers and politicians," it added.

Employment & farmers' distress main issues in LS election:

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav Friday said issues like employment and farmers distress should be the main issues in the coming Lok Sabha election instead of "divisive" issues. Addressing a public meeting, the former Bihar deputy chief minister alleged that the BJP was spreading venom in the society, raking up issues like mandir-masjid. "Remain vigilant against such people, who are spreading poison in the society," the RJD leader said and urged the people to ask questions like "where are the jobs?" He claimed farmers and tribals were in distress. Yadav said he has stopped watching television channels and reading newspapers as "some media houses are not showing anything other than Narendra Modi" and not touching the issues of employment, youth, education, farmers, health, Constitution and unity of the country. "I have stopped watching newspapers and television. Till elections praises of such people will go on," he said and appealed to the people to vote for the RJD candidate.

Tripura's BJP government neglected voters: ADR

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Tripura has neglected voter priorities and performed "poorly and underwhelmingly" on almost all governance parameters, including agriculture, employment, road infrastructure and law and order, says a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Assam: Tea plantation workers seek salary for Sundays

Despite working for all days in a month, tea plantation workers in Assam's Dibrugarh allegedly are only paid for 26 days as their Sunday salaries are deducted. These workers now hope to receive Sunday salaries too."I am married and have a two-year-old child. The current government in the state is doing a lot of good work. We hope we will get the salary for Sunday too," Sunita Morara, a tea plantation worker, told ANI here.Another one named Fudo Moora added, "We take our salaries directly from our bank accounts. Till now, nobody in our team gets the salary for Sunday. We don't know why the officials cut salary for Sunday. We wish we can get that money too.

German army rebuked for 'disrespectful' Ford, VW ad

Germany's armed forces drew a severe rebuke Thursday from workers at Ford and Volkswagen over a recruitment advertising campaign that some said lacked respect. In its bid to attract employees who are facing job cuts at the German plant of US auto giant Ford, the army took out an ad in a local tabloid bearing the slogan "Job's gone? Do what really pays". But the wordplay involving the use of the German word "Fort" for a job being "gone", presented in Ford's logo, proved a step too far. Ford's worker's council slammed the campaign as "disrespectful". "The armed forces are trying to push its own interests with no consideration for the difficult situation faced by our company and the sensitive atmosphere among the employees," it said in a post on Facebook. The workers' council said Ford had sought in the last few days to stop the campaign. But the defence ministry had been unwilling to engage, it said. Defending the campaign, a spokesman for the ministry said its aim was to "present ...

BSNL employee union opposes VRS, seeks 4G spectrum for telco revival

The BSNL Employees Union Thursday opposed the government's proposal to implement a voluntary retirement scheme, alleging that it is a strategy to reduce the PSU's workforce before handing it over to a private player. The union in a statement alleged step-motherly attitude of the government towards BSNL as the company has not been allocated 4G spectrum required for the its business growth. It said that telecom minister Manoj Sinha had given assurance in January 2018 that BSNL would be allotted spectrum for 4G services but it is pending till date. According to sources, the Department of Telecom had floated a cabinet note for allocation of spectrum for 4G services to BSNL but Finance Ministry raised questions on the business viability of such proposal. The Prime Minister's office is now learnt to have asked the DoT to submit a detailed roadmap for the revival of BSNL and MTNL including allocation of 4G spectrum, reduction in headcount of BSNL through voluntary mechanism etc. "It must be .

No lay-offs or cut in retirement age: BSNL chairman

Public sector telecom carrier BSNL has said there is no plan to effect any lay-offs in the company, as well as any move to reduce the retirement age although an attractive VRS is underway for "willing" employees.

Unemployment major issue, jobless feel BJP can best deal with it (IANS-CVoter 2019 Poll Tracker) (IANS Exclusive)

Unemployment is the biggest issue for the voters across the board but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seen as the best bet to deal with the issue.

DoT to take EC nod before moving Cabinet proposal on VRS for MTNL, BSNL staff

The telecom ministry will seek approval from the Election Commission to move its Cabinet proposal offering VRS for MTNL and BSNL employees, an official source said Wednesday. The Department of Telecom (DoT) is preparing a Cabinet note recommending voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for BSNL and MTNL employees above 50 years of age. "The DoT is preparing a Cabinet note for seeking its approval to grant VRS to BSNL and MTNL employees. The Department is going to immediately approach Election Commission for its nod to approach the Cabinet," a government official told reporters. BSNL has 1.76 lakh employees across India and MTNL has 22,000. It is estimated that 16,000 MTNL employees and 50 per cent of BSNL staff will retire in the next 5-6 years. The VRS for BSNL and MTNL could have a revenue impact of Rs 6,365 crore and Rs 2,120 crore, respectively. The DoT plans to fund the VRS through issue of 10-year bond. The bonds would be paid back by lease revenue that they will get from land asset .

Stokes bats for ending child labour in Jaipur

Rajasthan Royals and England all-rounder Ben Stokes have extended their support towards ending child labour, one of the key projects of the British Asian Trust (BAT) in the capital city of Rajasthan, according to a statement on Wednesday.

7 election officers charged with dereliction of duty in Mathura

Authorities have issued orders to book seven employees for dereliction of election duty here, officials said Wednesday. "FIR is being registered against seven employees, engaged in election duty, for skipping training," Chief Development Officer Ram Newas said. He said the erring employees failed to attend election training conducted from March 24 to 26 at BSA College, officials said. The chief development officer said the erring officers have been served show cause notices.

Rawat government fared below par on voter concerns

The Trivendra Singh Rawat government performed "below average" on employment opportunities, hospitals/primary healthcare centres and availability of agriculture loans, the three major concerns of voters in Uttarakhand, according to a survey by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Wages rise under MGNREGA with EC endorsement

The Union Rural Development Ministry has increased the rate of wages under the MGNREGA for the 2019-20 fiscal with approval from the Election Commission and has asked state governments not to publicise the enhancement of wage rates under the rural employment scheme.

Unemployment major issue, jobless feel BJP can best deal with it: CVOTER (IANS Exclusive)

Unemployment is the biggest issue for the voters across the board but the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is seen as the best bet to deal with the issue.

Odisha performed below par on water, roads, jobs: ADR

Access to drinking water, better employment opportunities and roads were the top three priorities of voters across Odisha, parameters on which the Naveen Patnaik government has performed "below average", says a report by the election watchdog Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR).

Assam: PM Modi, CM Sonowal popular amongst tea plantation workers

Tea plantation workers in Assam's Dibrugarh region are apparently happy with the work done by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal through various schemes.Fudo Moora, a tea plantation worker in the region, is happy that most of them have got bank accounts."I want to congratulate Prime Minister Modi for this. Now there are no middleman and we get money directly in our bank accounts," Fudo told ANI here.Another tea plantation worker, Sunita Moora said, "I don't know much about politics, but I am now happy with the health and education facilities."Parag Dutta, a social activist, who works for the tea plantation workers, said that he himself had earlier visited Delhi to take up issues related to these workers."I got a reply a reply from Prime Minister's Office in which they have assured to look after all the issues faced by these workers," Dutta said.The Lok Sabha election will be held in Assam on April 11, 18 and 23. Counting of votes will take place ..

Naidu government neglected voter priorities: ADR

The Telugu Desam Party government (TDP) of in Andhra Pradesh has neglected voter priorities and performed "poorly and underwhelmingly" on everything, including employment, drinking water and farm infrastructure, says a report by the Association for Democratic Reforms (ADR), an election watchdog.

'Berozgars' vs 'Chowkidars': Berozgars won the round

In the ongoing twitter bout between the giant killer 'chowkidar' and the challenger 'berozgar", the underdog challenger won the round on March 30. The 'berozgars' delivered a killer undercut with the their #MainBhiBerozgar punch that became number one national trend on twitter on Saturday. On their part, the 'chowkidars' did land some impressive punches - #MainKamalKhilaneAyaHu, #NaMoforAssam, #NorthEastforModi #Gandhinagar etc - the other leading trends of the day.