Tag: employment

Unemployed Haryana youth to get training for online jobs

Sharing more information in this regard, Haryana education minister Kanwar Pal said that in the first phase, the graduate and Post-graduate students studying at Government Post Graduate College Sector-1 Panchkula, Pandit Chiranji Lal Sharma Government Postgraduate College Karnal, Government Post Graduate College Hisar, Dronacharya Government College Gurugram and Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru Government College Sector-16, Faridabad will get training.

December 24, 2019

Don’t depend on govt jobs, become entrepreneurs: Himachal Pradesh Governor to IIT-Mandi students

With rising unemployment in the country, Dattatraya told the students to not depend on government jobs but to set up their own businesses/ industries so that they can provide jobs to others.

December 16, 2019

‘No reason to show that employment has come down’, says Labour and Employment Minister Gangwar

The government is implementing various schemes for generating more employment, Gangwar further said.

December 9, 2019

Labour Ministry considers giving incentives to promote SC/ST employment

Under the affirmative action, industry bodies have voluntarily committed to ensuring equal opportunities for members of Scheduled Cast and Scheduled Tribes communities.

September 26, 2019

‘Wipro, Microsoft set for major expansion’

A-50 acre plot already allotted; another 100 kept aside for setting up of Silicon Valley, says Didi.

August 2, 2019

Jobs take backseat in Himachal Pradesh

The employment opportunities in the state however do not match this. The typical mindset of Himachalis of not leaving their state for jobs is another hurdle, responsible for stagnation in employment.

May 13, 2019

A Law for the Worker

For some years, responsible opinions have been expressed that as part of India’s modernization, “worker laws” need to be reformed. The opinions have, however, remained as good intentions well preserved. Meanwhile, economic growth has been slower than possible and the outcry for more jobs is getting louder. The problem with the current industrial laws are …

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December 1, 2018

CPM slams govt for ‘all-round failure’ on jobs front

Editorial in party's mouthpiece said GDP grew but employment declined.

October 17, 2018

Vulnerable Employment

Mr Narendra Modi’s 2013 promise that if voted to power, the BJP would “provide one crore jobs” was surely indicative of his discerning grasp of the anxieties of India’s army of unemployed youth with little save the right to the ballot box; a vulnerable vote-bank that could be profitably tapped. That he did so by …

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September 29, 2018

Tourism to help generate job opportunities: Jai ram

Jai Ram Thakur announced promotion of products made by self help groups at 26 Tourism department complexes.

September 28, 2018

Traditional livelihoods replaced with despair

Far away from the shrill debates on the quantum of employment generation, millions of livelihoods are being destroyed silently without causing much worry in the centres of power. This can be seen among artisans, informal sector workers and various marginalized communities including nomadic and semi-nomadic people. The Kalandar community, traditionally nomadic, has been in the …

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May 27, 2018

Disoriented education~II

The insistence on learning by rote, cramming of facts and passing an examination often numb the thinking faculties of our children as they are all made to run the rat race of landing a gainful employment. As one can gather, often the syllabi of the formal education and requirements of the employment market have no …

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May 14, 2018

Emphasise on large scale industries for employment: Khattar

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday said the state government is laying special emphasis on setting up large scale industries and bringing investment to the state so as to provide maximum employment opportunities to the youth. In a meeting with Pakistan High Commissioner to India, Sohail Mahmood who made a courtesy call on …

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April 24, 2018

TUs slam ‘fixed term employment’ notification

Major national trade unions on Thursday condemned the government’s notification of “fixed term employment,” which they said, would make all employment insecure, and reduce workers’ provident fund, gratuity and pension payments. The All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) said the Modi government had allowed fixed term employment of workers by passing an amendment to the …

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March 23, 2018

50% libraries running headless, Bengal takes baby steps

Even as more than 50 per cent libraries are running headless, state government is set to fill up only six per cent posts and that too through re-employment on contractual basis. There are around 5,600 posts of librarians across the state of which 3,200 are lying vacant. There are 2,400 libraries in the state. During …

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March 18, 2018

Khattar buys ‘pakodas’ from protesting Congress MLAs

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Tuesday purchased “pakodas” from protesting Congress MLAs here, saying selling pakodas is a good business proposition for these unemployed elders. “If anyone is getting employment by selling pakodas, it’s a good thing. They had become unemployed, but now they have got the pakoda-selling job … a good thing,” …

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March 6, 2018

Over 40, 000 got jobs in 10 months: Punjab CM

Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Amarinder Singh on Tuesday said in past 10 months of his government, more than 40,000 youth have got jobs in the state through the job fairs. Stating this in a tweet, the CM said registration has now started for the 2nd state level mega job fare and will continue till March …

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February 20, 2018