JAMMU — The unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir has remained consistently higher than the national average over the past several years, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary said on Monday, citing official data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS). In a written reply to a question by legislator Mubarak Gul in the J&K Legislative […]
JAMMU — Unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir declined from 6.7 per cent in 2019-20 to 6.1 per cent in 2023-24, J&K government said on Saturday, highlighting the various steps taken in this regard, including the generation of 9.58 lakh livelihood opportunities through various schemes. This improvement is also reflected on the labour force participation […]
JAMMU — The Jammu and Kashmir government on Monday said over 3.70 lakh unemployed youth have registered on the employment portal as of January 2025. The registered youth include 1.13 lakh graduates and post-graduates. Replying to a written question of BJP MLA Sham Lal Sharma in the Assembly, Deputy Chief Minister Surinder Choudhary, who is […]
SRINAGAR — The Directorate of Employment (DoE) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) reported that 3.52 lakh youth were registered as unemployed in the first quarter of 2024. Of these, 1.09 lakh are graduates and postgraduates, comprising 31% of the total. Director of Employment, Nisar Ahmad Wani, stated that in the last quarter of 2023, the […]
JAMMU — The Congress on Friday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of misleading people of Jammu and Kashmir on the issue of employment, claiming the Union Territory currently faces its highest unemployment rate in 45 years, ranking second highest in the country. “Contrary to claims by Union Minister Anurag Thakur and LG Manoj Sinha, […]
NEW DELHI — Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Thursday claimed that the “disease of unemployment” has taken the form of an epidemic in India, and alleged that the BJP-ruled states have become the “epicentre of this disease”. His remarks came over the incident of a stampede-like situation witnessed after some […]