Tag: employment
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A better skilled India
Despite the contrary view of Niti Aayog, unemployment in India has reached alarming proportions. As of now, 4.83 crore job-seekers are registered with the employment exchanges… of whom only 3.39 lakh have been placed. These statistics do not cover masons and labourers, who seek employment only in the informal sector. These figures also do not...
December 3, 2017 -
Generating employment opportunities
Healthcare industry is one of India’s vastly expanding sectors in terms of economy. Anyone in pursuit of a fulfilling career has more than just a chance to establish themselves in it. This basically deals with hospitals, diagnostics, medical devices, and medical tourism. Though this sector is showing an exponential growth, the scope of development is...
November 16, 2017 -
Bengal government jobs for slain policeman’s wife, father
The West Bengal government will give jobs to the widow and father of police sub-inspector Amitava Malik, who was killed during a clash between the security forces and Gorkha Janmukti Morcha activists in Darjeeling on Friday. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who telephoned the bereaved family and spoke to the slain policeman’s father, announced an assistance...
October 13, 2017 -
UPA failed to create enough jobs, Modi government unable to either: Rahul Gandhi
Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has admitted that the previous UPA government led by his party “could not deliver adequately” in creating jobs, and said the Modi government despite its promises has been unable to do so either. Interacting with students at the Princeton University here on Tuesday, the Congress leader said that the reason...
September 20, 2017 -
What ails business education in India
When IIM was established first in Calcutta followed by Ahmadabad, Dr Kurien, famous father of milk revolution advised that graduates with working experience in executive cadre should be admitted into the course, but this was ignored. Since 2003 there has been growth of business schools reaching 5,200 numbers in 2014 and 98 per cent in...
August 7, 2017 -
1000-day rule: Employment, education, health still remain challenges for Khattar govt
Employment generation, quality education and health remained as major challenges for Manohar Lal Khattar-led Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Haryana even after 1000 days of rule in the state. While addressing the media persons on achievements during the 100-day rule, Chief Minister (CM) Khattar said that employment, education and health are still among the...
July 21, 2017 -
Policies should focus on creating more jobs
The 20th anniversary of the Asian financial crisis and 10th anniversary of the North Atlantic financial crisis brought back a sense of déjà vu – we have been here before. Since last year’s Brexit and Trump election, unpredictable politics was the major disruptor. But the underlying cause was the insecurity of the working class –...
July 9, 2017 -
Odisha to set up Aluminium Park at Angul, to create 15,000 jobs
A state-of-the-art Aluminium Park, aiming at creating 15,000 job opportunities, will soon come up at Angul in Odisha. It will be the first project in the subcontinent with a facility to directly obtain molten aluminium from the smelter, a senior official said. The park, involving an investment of Rs.180 crore, will be spread over 223...
July 9, 2017 -
Rural schemes have generated 814 cr mandays of work: Govt
Rural Development Minister Narendra Singh Tomar on Saturday said three schemes of his Ministry, MGNREGA, Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) and Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY), had generated a record 813.76 crore mandays of work in the last three years. Addressing the media on the achievements of his ministry in the last three years...
May 27, 2017 -
Engaging the youth
With a young demographic profile, India is faced with the challenge of channelising its youth power towards an economically stronger future. As Census 2011 data suggests, more than 65 per cent of India's population is below 35 years of age. More than 50 per cent of its population is below the age of 25. The...
May 24, 2017 -
Govt committed to educating minorities: Naqvi
Presenting a progress report on the last three years’ work of his ministry, Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday said the Central government was committed to the empowerment of the minority community through education and employment. “The Modi government is committed to provide quality education to students belonging to minority communities and keeping...
May 11, 2017 -
Towards vibrant Bengal
The recent third edition of the Global Business Summit in Kolkata registered total investment proposals amounting to Rs.2,35,200 crore. The Chief Minister urged the captains of industry to consider her as “their family member” and to come to the state and join the “Bengal Family”, according to a report in this newspaper on 21 January....
May 7, 2017 -
Getting down to business
Entrepreneurship is all about one’s readiness to take risks, create structure, and handle a business in a competitive world that is dynamic. It is believed that to establish a startup, one should stop sketching and start building. There is a huge advancement in technology and ease in finding source for finance, showing major interest towards...
April 27, 2017 -
Himachal achieves 108% employment target under MNREGA
The Himachal Pradesh government has achieved a target of providing 108 per cent employment to people employed under MNREGA, Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Minister Anil Sharma said on Tuesday. Sharma said that under MNREGA, 240 lakh mandays were generated against target of 218 lakh mandays during 2016-17, spending Rs.625 crore against Rs 396 crore target...
April 11, 2017 -
40% of engineering graduates get jobs: Javadekar
Only 40 per cent of engineering graduates got placements after passing out of college, HRD minister Prakash Javadekar said in the Rajya Sabha on Thursday. To improve this bleak scenario, the AICTE has decided to introduce summer internships for at least 75 per cent of the students and introduce updated model curriculum, he added . He...
March 30, 2017 -
10,000 youths offered jobs in Rozgar Melas: Govt tells LS
More than 10,000 youths have been offered jobs in multiple Rozgar Melas organised by the Skill Development Ministry, Lok Sabha was informed on Wednesday. Minister for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Pratap Rudy said so far multiple Rozgar Melas have been organised with the participation from more than 350 employers. Around one lakh unemployed youths...
March 15, 2017 -
South Africa seeks collaboration with India for creating job opportunities
Endorsing the importance of creating employment and entrepreneurial opportunities through professional and technical education, delegates of South African countries look towards India for collaboration. Delegates from nine countries in South Asia that include Zambia, Togo, Sudan, Botswana, and seven states from India participated at the day-long national conference –Creating employment and entrepreneurial opportunities through professional and technical...
March 4, 2017