Employment In India

Bringing reforms to remove roadblocks in path of country's youth: PM Modi

The government is introducing reforms to remove roadblocks in the path of the country's youth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told young innovators on Wednesday, asserting that the future of the world will be driven by innovation and knowledge. Interacting with the innovators during the grand finale of the 'Smart India Hackathon (SIH)', the prime minister said the youth today is developing a feeling of ownership towards finding solutions for the country's challenges. "India's strength is its innovative youth and technology power. We have introduced a new National Education Policy to nurture a scientific mindset. The government is removing roadblocks in the path of the country's youth by introducing reforms," Modi said while addressing more than 1,300 student teams via video conferencing. "The future of the world will be driven by innovation and knowledge and India's youth today is developing a feeling of ownership towards finding solutions for the country's challenges," he added. The

Employability among Indian graduates improves to 54.81%: Wheebox report

As the demand for talent continues to rise, a report on Tuesday revealed that employability among Indian graduates has seen a steady rise, reaching 54.81 per cent as per a recent test. The employability among graduates for the year is calculated from the Global Employability Test (GET) in the previous year. In the previous test, employability among Indian graduates stood at 51.25 per cent, according to Wheebox ETS India Skills Report 2025. "This decade belongs to India as a leader in global talent mobility. This decade must be focused on quality of skills training that shall make a stark difference for international mobility. Long term and internally certified skill programs with embedded language training will be the winning bet to provide early work opportunities. The skilled and certified talent from India provides a unique advantage and leverage to India," Nirmal Singh, Chief Convenor of India Skills Report and Wheebox CEO added. India Skills Report is based on data from over 6

Corporate India note strongest hiring outlook globally for Jan-Mar: Survey

Employers in India reported the strongest employment outlook for the January-March period next year, with 40 per cent corporates aiming to increase their staffing levels over the next three months, the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey said on Tuesday. The survey, which gathered data from more than 3,000 employers across various regions of India, revealed that 53 per cent of employers plan to hire, while 13 per cent anticipate a decrease in their staffing levels in the the first quarter of the 2025 calendar year and 31 per cent do not expect any change. The net employment outlook (NEO) -- calculated by subtracting the percentage of employers who anticipate reductions in staffing levels from those who plan to hire -- after seasonal adjustment stood at 40 per cent, strengthened 3 percentage points from both last quarter and year-on-year. "India remains one of the world's fastest-growing large economies, with its position as the global leader in employment outlook for Q1 .

India's services PMI dips slightly, but hiring touches fastest pace since 2005

November Service PMI: The hiring surge was driven by improving business confidence, rising new orders, and strong international demand in the sector

Strengthening cooperatives: Building capacity to increase opportunities

At this juncture, it is critical to extend support to cooperatives for their long-term survival and sustainability

6 million new job cards issued under MGNREGS every year, Centre tells LS

Sixty lakh new job cards are issued under the MGNREGS on average every year and the government has no role in the deletion of the job cards which is done based on various parameters, the Centre said on Tuesday. Minister of State for Rural Development Chandra Sekhar Pemmasani told the Lok Sabha that 57 per cent of the rural development budget is allocated for the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and asserted that Aadhaar-seeding of the cards enhances transparency. He was responding to Congress leader K C Venugopal, who claimed that the names of 10.43 crore MGNREGS workers have been deleted in the last four years. Venugopal also wanted to know whether the deletions were linked to the Aadhaar-seeding requirement. "Ninety-nine per cent of all job card holders have Aadhaar seeding. Aadhaar seeding is nothing but to increase transparency. It is not an obstacle," the minister said during the Question Hour. According to Pemmasani, the deletion of job car

Over 559,000 aspirants apply for 4,002 police constable posts in J&K

More than 5.59 lakh job aspirants are slated to appear in an examination for 4,002 vacancies of police constables in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said on Saturday. The test is scheduled to commence across the Union Territory from Sunday. A group of youngsters, meanwhile, staged a demonstration here, reiterating their demand for age relaxation and rescheduling of the examination. "A total of 5,59,135 candidates are scheduled to appear in the exams for 4,002 posts of constables (home department) to be held on December 1, December 8 and December 22," Jammu and Kashmir Services Selection Recruitment Board (SSRB) Chairperson Indu Kanwal Chib said at a meeting here. The meeting of the civil administration and police department was convened by Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo to take stock of the preparations made by the deputy commissioners to conduct the exams. Chib said the exams for the posts of constable (executive/armed/SDRF) are going to be held on December 1 at 856 centres across 20 ..

TransUnion's GCC India expands in Pune to accommodate growing capabilities

India's Global Capability Centres (GCCs) projected to become a $100 billion industry by 2030, employing over 2.5 million professionals

Manufacturing underperformed amid rise in multi-plants: Arvind Subramanian

On the employment front, they constituted 43 per cent of total non-managerial employees in 2022, up from 17 per cent in 2001

India's gig economy may add 90 million jobs, contribute 1.25% to GDP

Forum for Progressive Gig Workers' report says this market is expected to expand at 17% CAGR to reach a gross volume of $455 bn by year-end

India's cooperative sector may create 55-56 mn self-employment jobs by 2030

Maintaining growth rate at 5-6 per cent must to achieve goal, says report

'No sick leaves': Company restricts employees from taking offs, viral photo

Netizens were not pleased with a boss's notice about vacation limits, which included 'not taking any sick days.' People are disappointed by the sad conditions that employees usually face at work

India's electronics sector threatened by 10 million skill shortage: Report

The electronics value chain is advancing rapidly, but bridging skill gaps is crucial to unlocking its full potential, a report has stated

Clean energy job growth outpaces fossil fuel sector in India: Report

Energy jobs in India accounted for 1.5% of total employment in India at 8.5 million in 2023

Give priority to 'absolute blindness' over 'low vision' in jobs: K'taka HC

Candidates with 'absolute blindness' would be prioritised over 'low vision' for specific employment opportunities, provided the disability does not affect their job performance

AI could create 2.73 million jobs in India by 2028: ServiceNow study

Retail alone is projected to add 6.96 million roles, presenting opportunities for reskilling in fields such as software application development, and data engineering

Govt to open e-Shram portal for registration of self-employed workers

New facility aims to add millions of unorganised workers to social security benefits

The betrayal of a social revolution: Rohin Bhatt explores marriage equality

Rohin Bhatt writes from the vantage point of a queer, non-binary lawyer in the courtroom during the landmark marriage equality hearing

Rising Rajasthan Summit to get a push from local trade association

The business summit will be organised in Jaipur from December 9 to 11

Delhi LG approves relaxation in job eligibility for 1984 riots victims

Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday approved relaxation in qualifications for recruitment of victims of the 1984 Sikh riots to the post of multi tasking staff (MTS), Raj Niwas said in a statement. With the LG's approval, the minimum educational qualification for the post of MTS has been relaxed from Class X to Class VIII, making a larger number of candidates eligible for job, it said. According to the officials, this decision, pending for decades, will enable a larger pool of candidates to secure employment, by becoming eligible for the post. Saxena has also directed the concerned departments to explore the possibility of providing employment to the children of deceased or aged applicants on humanitarian grounds, it stated. The LG directed full relaxation in required education qualification to the post of MTS for the remaining applicants who were identified by the Revenue Department. In cases where the applicants have passed away or have crossed the age limit for employ