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Young voters set to shape India's political future in 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

The rising power of young voters in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections: How new demographics are shaping India's political future

LS polls: Vote for love not hate, against unemployment, appeals Kharge

As polling began in 49 constituencies for the fifth phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday urged people to vote for love and not hatred and cast their ballot against unemployment and inflation. Voting is being held in 49 constituencies in six states and two union territories in the fifth phase, which will decide the electoral fate of several prominent leaders like former Congress president Rahul Gandhi, Union ministers Rajnath Singh and Smriti Irani and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah. In a post in Hindi on X, Kharge said, "If we want to protect democracy and the Constitution, we must vote. Before pressing the button on EVM, remember that we should vote for love and brotherhood, not for hatred." "We have to vote against unemployment and inflation, not to make a few capitalists richer. We have to vote for the protection of our fundamental rights, not for those who snatch our rights," the Congress president said. He urg

Unemployment among Indian youth is transient, says RBI MPC member Goyal

Unemployment is highest for younger age brackets, but it is 'transient' as Indian youths spend more time acquiring skills and trying hands at entrepreneurship, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Ashima Goyal has said. There is steady improvement in job creation in the country with the strong growth recovery, Goyal added. "Youth unemployment is higher for the more qualified, but they also earn higher wages. "Therefore, youths are spending more time acquiring skills and in job search," she told PTI. Goyal was responding to a question on the International Labour Organization (ILO) report -- which showed that in 2022, the share of unemployed youths in India's total unemployed population was nearly 83 per cent. "Unemployment is highest for younger age brackets but it is transient...While they wait, they do informal work or take risks at entrepreneurship, where a few do very well," she added. Goyal pointed out that the ILO report also shows that youth unemployment has been fal

Unemployment rate highest in country under Modi govt: Priyanka Gandhi

Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Saturday hit out at the Narendra Modi government over jobs and inflation, saying the unemployment rate is the highest in the country. Addressing a campaign rally at Udgir in Latur district for the Congress candidate, she said 30 lakh posts are lying vacant in the Central government which have not been filled in the last ten years. "Hardships (of the people) and unemployment have risen in the last ten years. 70 crore people, youth are unemployed," Gandhi said. The AICC general secretary also said GST (Goods and Services Tax) has been imposed on every (piece of) agricultural equipment and promised to abolish it after Congress comes to power. Gandhi alleged democracy was being weakened while in Maharashtra, legislators were bought, governments toppled, and parties were being split. "There is no bigger crime than what is happening to democracy," she added. Congress has fielded eye surgeon Shivaji Kalge in Latur (SC) Lok Sabha constituency agai

Jobs listed on govt's NCS portal surge threefold to 10.9 million in FY24

In FY24, the number of job seekers selected via the portal surged by 53 per cent to reach 8.72 million, compared to 5.72 million in FY23

Lok Sabha polls: Unemployment key issue for Assam's first-time voters

Unemployment is the primary concern for Assam's first-time voters in addition to other national and state issues including inflation, GDP, infrastructure development, foreigners' problem, and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Talking to PTI, youths flagged a host of issues from local college and university matters to broader national concerns, emphasising their intention to vote based on candidates' manifestos. "We have seen that the ruling parties are carrying out development works. But I want to say that development is an ongoing process and it should continue forever. I believe that the most important issue is the foreigners problem," said Arunav Dutta, the general secretary of Jagannath Barooah College Students' Union. The related issue of Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 is also very important nowadays and first-time voters are aware of the "consequences" of this law, he added. "Moreover, the unemployment issue is very important for us. Price rise of various essential item

Economic management: The one thing Biden could learn from PM Modi

While India's economy might be posting impressive growth numbers, employment and wages haven't kept up

Raghuram Rajan flags employment concerns amid India's growth momentum

Raghuram Rajan's remarks come at a time when unemployment remains a major issue in India, with a survey by Lokniti-CSDS revealing that 27% of voters consider it their top concern

The right to first job: Why apprenticeship hasn't taken off in India

Apprenticeship in India has failed to take off majorly due to the lack of awareness among the firms especially in the services sector, believe industry observers

Lok Sabha polls: CSDS survey reveals unemployment a key issue for voters

The CSDS-Lokniti 2024 pre-poll survey showed that 62 per cent of respondents across various demographics perceived a greater difficulty in securing employment in the past five years

Unemployment hurting Indian youth, most jobs informal, says ILO Report

The International Labour Organisation's report revealed that while the wages of casual labourers maintained a modest upward trend during 2012-22, real wages of regular workers either remained stagnant

Unemployment, inflation, 'bhagidari' crucial issues for country: Rahul

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said unemployment, inflation and "bhagidari" were crucial issues that the country was facing, and accused the Centre of diverting the attention of people from the real problems. Interacting with people at Dondaicha village in Dhule district of Maharashtra during his Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, Gandhi said conducting a caste census will be a historic and revolutionary step. Gandhi and the Congress have been repeatedly assuring that if his party forms a government at the Centre, it would carry out a caste census. "Economic and financial survey will be the next step and I will do it. Dalits, poor people from the general category, minorities and tribals will know where they stand. Unemployment, inflation and 'bhagidari' (share) are crucial issues that the country is facing," he said. Gandhi claimed that media, the Election Commission, bureaucracy, private hospitals, educational institutions have no representation from the poor from general ...

Will unemployment be an issue for young voters?

Youth unemployment is set to be a major issue in the Congress' campaign for the general election, but a lot will also depend on how effectively the party can take its campaign to the young

India's unemployment rate in 2023 dropped to 3.1%, shows NSO data

Since the quarterly samples are drawn independently, estimates of labour force indicators for a calendar year have been obtained by combining the data from the four quarters of the calendar year

Double engine govt means double blow to unemployed: Rahul Gandhi slams BJP

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday attacked the BJP over the issue of unemployment in Uttar Pradesh, saying double engine government means "double blow" to the unemployed. In a post in Hindi on X, Gandhi claimed that today every third youth of Uttar Pradesh is suffering from the "disease of unemployment". "Where more than 1.5 lakh government posts are vacant, graduates, post graduates and PhD holders are standing in line even for the posts that require minimum qualification," the former Congress chief said. "Double engine government means double blow to the unemployed!" he said. "First of all, the coming out of recruitment possibilities is a dream and even if the recruitment is being done then the paper gets leaked, if the paper happens then the result is not known and even when the result comes after a long wait, one often has to go to the court for ensuring joining," he said. Lakhs of students have become overage after waiting for years for recruitments from the Army to Rail

India's urban jobless rate eases to 6.5% in Q3FY24, shows PLFS data

The jobless rate in urban areas has been steadily declining since the high of 12.6 per cent recorded in the COVID-affected April-June quarter of FY22

PM to give appointment letters in Port Blair 'Rozgar Mela' on Feb 12

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will distribute appointment letters through video conferencing to newly recruited individuals of Andaman and Nicobar Islands at a 'Rozgar Mela' (employment fair) to be held here on February 12, an official said. All the selected candidates have been informed that offer of appointment orders will be issued during the 'Rozgar Mela' scheduled to be held on February 12 and they were requested to be present at the Netaji Stadium, the official said. "A Rozgar Mela (employment fair) is scheduled to be held on February 12 at Netaji Stadium in Port Blair. All selected candidates to various Group C posts (lists issued by the local administration on January 24 and February 6, 2024) will be given their appointment letters", he said. A total of 2,721 people will be given appointment letters in the mela, the official said. Union Minister of State (Commerce and Industry) Som Prakash will be the chief guest and the Lieutenant Governor and Vice Chairman of Islands ...

Women's unemployment rate at 16-month low; labour participation declines

The unemployment rate measures the number of people who are unemployed and actively looking for a job, among those in the labour force

AAP to 'gherao' Haryana CM's residence on Feb 7 over unemployment issue

The Aam Aadmi Party on Monday targeted the BJP-JJP coalition in Haryana over the unemployment issue and said it will 'gherao' Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar's residence in Karnal for allegedly "failing" to give jobs to the state youth. Addressing the media here, AAP's Haryana unit president Sushil Gupta claimed that more than two lakh jobs were lying vacant in various government departments and accused the Khattar government of not filling these posts. Gupta said out of two lakh vacant posts, 71,000 are in the education department, 21,000 in the police department and 10,000 in the transport department. "But the government is not filling these posts," he alleged. Gupta said that because of the lack of employment opportunities in the state, many youths are becoming victims of depression and drugs. Several youths were resorting to adopting illegal methods in order to migrate to other countries because of not getting jobs, he said. He slammed the state government over the issues

Cong to raise issues of unemployment, inflation, Manipur in Budget Session

The Congress on Wednesday asserted that it would raise the issues of inflation, unemployment and Manipur unrest during the Budget Session of Parliament. The party's strategy for the Budget Session was discussed in a meeting of the Congress parliamentary strategy group chaired by the party's parliamentary party chief Sonia Gandhi. Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and other party leaders attended the meeting. After the meeting, Congress' deputy leader in Rajya Sabha Pramod Tiwari said, "In the presence of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and party president Mallikarjun Kharge, a meeting was held." "The President of India's address (at the joint sitting of both the Houses ahead of the Budget Session) is usually about the steps that the government will undertake in future; there was no mention of inflation, unemployment, doubling farmer's income and the Manipur issue. We want these issues to be raised," the Congress leader said. Congress' chief whip in Lok Sabha K Suresh said there w