Page 20 - Employment In India

Recovery in youth employment continues to lag worldwide: ILO report

Although the number of unemployed young people worldwide fell from 75 million in 2021 to 73 million in 2022, it is six million more than pre-pandemic levels

A partial recovery in July

Labour statistics for July show that a recovery did indeed take place in rural India. But, this has turned out to be grossly inadequate

Consumer sentiments recovering in July

After having scaled up by 5% in February, the index of consumer sentiment's growth rate fell in March, April and May 2022. In May and June 2022, it was a meagre 1%

Will inclusion in labour code work or do gig workers need a special law?

7.7 million people employed in the sector need welfare measures hardcoded into the law, say some experts

Retreat of female labour participation

About 34 per cent of people in the age group 20-24 years sought employment during the January-April 2022 period

Monsoon Session from today: Govt lists 32 bills, Oppn seeks Agnipath debate

Union Minister Prahlad Joshi has listed the government's business for the monsoon session, which includes 14 pending bills and 24 new bills

The 'permanent' problem: Why is there a 'caste system' in govt employment?

One reason why the govt and associate entities are exploring contractual employment obviously is cost, and the other is productivity, notes T N Ninan

India Inc hiring intent up 7% in September quarter: TeamLease report

Indian firms top on this metric among major global markets; intent to hire at 64% in Sept quarter, up from 54% in previous three-month period; could touch 70% in next few quarters

Agniveers recruitment under Agnipath scheme to start in Sep in Tamil Nadu

The Agniveer recruitment rally will be held from September 20 to October 1 at Tiruppur for 11 districts of the state, officials said

10,000 women register for Indian Navy's Agnipath scheme till Sunday

Within days of the Navy opening registrations for the Agnipath recruitment scheme, around 10,000 females have registered themselves for the programme

LIVE: India achieves complete vaccination of 90% of its adults, says govt

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SC agrees to hear pleas challenging Centre's Agnipath scheme next week

The Supreme Court on Monday said that it would hear next week pleas challenging the Centre's 'Agnipath' scheme for recruitment in the armed forces

Top Headlines: GST e-invoicing for firms, corporate earnings in FY23 & more

The central government is planning to make GST e-invoicing mandatory for companies with a turnover of Rs 5 crore and above, a government official said. Read more on this in our top headlines

AAP likely to bring resolution against Agnipath in Delhi Assembly session

The AAP government is likely to bring a resolution against the Centre's Agnipath defence recruitment scheme in the upcoming session of the Delhi Assembly, party sources said

BJP national executive lauds Agnipath scheme panned by Opposition

The BJP national executive on Saturday lauded the Agnipath military recruitment scheme, which has been panned by the Opposition

India needs to fix its economy, generate employment to become a superpower

If the country wants to play a bigger role in its region and in the world, it will first need to fix its economy

Work sought under MGNREGS in June still higher than before Covid

According to economists and policymakers, this reflects the continued lure of MGNREGS among rural manual casual labour despite a near resumption of economic activity, both in rural and urban areas

Agnipath scheme: Recruitment for Agniveers in Indian Navy starts July 1

The Indian Navy will release a detailed notification for the recruitment process of Agniveers under the Agnipath scheme on July 9, 2022

Agnipath rocks Bihar assembly, as Oppn calls scheme 'a dictatorial step'

Bihar Assembly was adjourned till 2 pm, less than half an hour after commencement of proceedings on Monday, when the House plunged into turmoil over an adjournment motion against Agnipath

Delhi Congress holds protest against Centre's Agnipath recruitment scheme

The Delhi Congress on Monday held a protest at West Vinod Nagar against the Centre's Agnipath scheme