Page 16 - Employment In India

Smart pickup in good jobs

The estimated 0.7 million additional jobs created by listed companies may easily more than offset the recent layoffs seen in tech companies

Centre to review spending pattern of rural job scheme ahead of Budget

The October work demand under the scheme, according to the MGNREGS website, is the lowest in a month so far in this financial year

One who wants to serve country will never become Agniveer: Akhilesh Yadav

Raking up the Agnipath scheme once again, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav claimed that the one who wants to serve the country will "never want to become Agniveer"

1.6 mn jobs being generated by Centre every month: Ashwini Vaishnaw

Highlighting the Centre's efforts in creating employment opportunities, Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said that about 16 lakh jobs are being generated every month by the central government

PM Modi launches Rozgar Mela, releases 71,000 job-offer letters to freshers

This is the second Rojgar Mela within a month; In the October Mela, PM handed over 75,000 appointment letters

About 160,000 jobs being generated every month: Railway minister Vaishnaw

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Tuesday claimed that about 16 lakh jobs are being generated every month by the Central government. Vaishnaw was addressing a 'Rozgar Mela' (employment fair) programme organized in Ajmer by the Central Reserve Police Force. He said that about 16 lakh jobs are being created every month under this Central government and transparency is the key of the Narendra Modi government, according to an official statement. The railway minister said, "India has emerged as a source of energy with full of opportunities even in the situation of global economic crisis." He said that today the life of every class of society has become easier due to the Centre's schemes. Calling upon the youth to adopt the mantra of 'Nation First, Always First', he said that only those people achieved success in life who always put the nation first in their duty. Referring to the challenges faced by the youth, Vaishnaw said, "If they remember only one thing, only one mantra, then t

Rozgar Mela: 186 recruits get appointment letters in Chhattisgarh

A total of 186 candidates, including 33 women, from Chhattisgarh on Tuesday received appointment letters for various positions in the Central government as part of the "Rozgar Mela" (employment fair) held in Raipur district, an official said. Union Minister of State for Tribal Affairs Renuka Singh Saruta and Raipur BJP MP Sunil Kumar Soni handed over the appointment orders to the recruits at the Group Centre of CRPF in Bhilai village, around 45 km away from the state capital. As part of the employment fair, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday distributed more than 71,000 appointment letters to recruits via video conferencing from New Delhi. Physical copies of appointment letters were handed over at 45 locations across the country. Of the 186 candidates, 44 were recruited in Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB), 35 in Border Security Force (BSF), 26 in Railways, 17 in Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and 14 in AIIMS, Raipur, said a statement issued by CRPF's Deputy Inspector General

Rozgar Melas in NDA-ruled states benefit of double engine governments: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday handed out job appointment letters to more than 71,000 youngsters, saying similar campaigns have been held in NDA-ruled states and union territories in the past one month. "This is the double benefit of double engine governments. The campaign to hand over appointment letters to the youth shall continue in a sustained manner," Modi said addressing the second 'Rozgar Mela' (employment fair) organised by the central government. Double engine government has been a campaign issue for the BJP in several assembly elections, including the recently concluded in Himachal and the upcoming polls in Gujarat. The prime minister distributed a total of 71,056 appointment letters to new recruits via video conferencing. Physical copies of appointment letters were handed over at 45 locations across the country, except Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh where the Model Code of Conduct is in force. Modi said in the past one month alone union territories and NDA-ruled

PM Modi to distribute 71K appointment letters to newly-inducted recruits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute about 71,000 appointment letters to newly inducted recruits under Rozgar Mela

PM Modi to hand over job-offer letters to 71,000 freshers in Rozgar Mela

Hand-over will be via video-conference and is part of job generation drive; hard copies to be given at 45 locations, save Gujarat and Himachal, where model code of conduct is in place

New formal job creation fell again in September, shows payroll data

The number of fresh formal jobs created fell for the second consecutive month in September, declining 9 per cent sequentially to 930,000

Indian IT industry to hire 200,000 people in near term: Kris Gopalakrishnan

'Ups and downs' in global economy will not impact Indian industry for long, he says

Belt-tightening measures key to surviving pink slip, say experts

Cautious spending, reduced debt burden, and opting for gig work can help

Why are we getting mixed signals from India's job market?

After Twitter, Meta Platform too has announced massive job cuts. The Indian job market is also facing some heat, especially in IT services. How does the IT piece fit in the larger job market puzzle?

Background checks and more: How IT companies are detecting moonlighting

IT firms are increasingly resorting to background verification firms for additional checks on employees for moonlighting, says report

Hiring activity declines 6 pc in October: Monster Employment Index

Hiring activity declined 6 per cent year-on-year in October as recruiters adopted a cautious approach in adding new workforce, a report said on Tuesday. Sequentially, the hiring activity has dropped by 5 per cent following the changing patterns in the startup ecosystem, funding winter and fears of an upcoming recession, according to the Monster Employment Index (MEI). However, with companies ramping up internal initiatives to facilitate growth and government interventions in promising sectors, hiring projections for the coming months are expected to pick up, it added. The Monster Employment Index is a broad and comprehensive monthly analysis of online job posting activity conducted by Monster India. The report further revealed that even as there has been a noticeable slowdown in hiring among industries following months of robust job demand, key sectors like automation, banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) are expected to show an increased intent to hire. However, hirin

Salaried jobs recover

Salaried jobs declined from 86 million in September 2022 to 84.7 million in October

PM handing over some thousand letters when millions search for jobs: Kharge

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the issue of unemployment, saying the PM is handing over some thousand appointment letters when "millions of youth search for jobs". Kharge said Modi came to power with a promise of two crore new jobs every year, but forget creating two crore new well-paying jobs, it took eight years for the BJP-led Centre to even think of filling 10 lakh existing central government vacancies. Prime Minister Modi is holding 'Rozgar Melas', handing out appointment letters, and has addressed the melas giving 75,000 letters in Delhi, 13,000 in Gujarat, and 3,000 in Jammu and Kashmir, Kharge said. "Today, when millions of youth search for jobs, PM is handing over some thousand appointment letters!" the Congress president said in a series of tweets. Kharge said rural India is facing the unprecedented challenge of unemployment. The average rural inemployment in the past 6 years is 7.02 per c

Rural pain pushes India's unemployment rate up to 7.7% in October: CMIE

The report said the decline in employment was mostly in rural India and mainly in non-agricultural rural India and the daily wage labourer segment was the most hit as it shrunk by nearly 15 million

Development and aastha: The new temples of modern India

It is a myth that high-profile religious and political projects have little to do with development