Jobs/Employment Creation in India - Philosophy, Plans, Programmes

2018


More joblessness: ILO sees India's unemployment rate rising to 3.5% in 2018
According to ILO's latest report, the number of jobless in the country will increase to 18.6 million in 2018 and 18.9 million in 2019, against 18.3 million in 2017
http://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/more-joblessness-ilo-sees-india-s-unemployment-rate-rising-to-3-5-in-2018-118012300389_1.html


https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/jobs/indias-job-market-set-to-turn-the-corner-in-2018-as-campus-placements-show-spurt/articleshow/62001845.cms

https://qrius.com/informal-formal-understanding-job-segmentation-indian-economy/  - interesting article

Crystal gazing: Core sectors likely to see bounce back in jobs in 2018
GST implementation may also lead to new jobs in manufacturing in near future
M Saraswathy @maamitalks
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/economy/crystal-gazing-core-sectors-likely-to-see-bounce-back-in-jobs-in-2018-2467693.html


2017

Plan to Provide Employment to 2 Crore Persons Per Year in Micro Units Using Mudra Finance Scheme

http://guide-india.blogspot.com/2017/08/plan-to-provide-employment-to-2-crore.html

Small and micro businesses are very important for providing employment in all countries of the world.

Role of Small and Micro Business Units in Various Countries

http://guide-india.blogspot.com/2017/08/role-of-small-and-micro-business-units.html




Jobs market eyes 8.75 lakh hiring in formal sector
Jan 1, 2017
https://www.deccanchronicle.com/business/in-other-news/010117/jobs-market-eyes-875-lakh-hiring-in-formal-sector.html



A peek into SME vision of Giriraj Singh, the man now in overall command at the MSME Ministry
http://smepost.com/top-news/a-peek-into-sme-vision-of-giriraj-singh-the-man-now-in-overall-command-at-the-msme-ministry/25870

Cabinet reshuffle puts focus on job creation
Sep 04 2017.
It remains to be seen whether skills minister Dharmendra Pradhan, with his junior Anant Kumar Hegde, Santosh Gangwar as labour minister, and Giriraj Singh as MoS (independent charge) of MSME can deliver on employment generation
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/SKZs42P3yBkz9VkFnkxXRK/Cabinet-reshuffle-puts-focus-on-job-creation.html

http://www.thehindu.com/business/Economy/india-facing-problem-of-severe-under-employment-says-niti/article19570289.ece


Nitin Gadkari

We have a work order worth Rs 6 lakh crore — Rs 1.5 lakh crore work in the shipping sector and Rs 4-4.5 lakh crore in the road and transport sector. When there is an investment of Rs 1 lakh crore, 10 lakh people will get direct employment. So, if we have done work worth Rs 6 lakh crore, then we will give jobs to 60 lakh people.
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/my-target-is-to-create-5-crore-jobs-in-the-future-and-add-3-per-cent-to-the-nations-gdp-nitin-gadkari-4687742/


On Government's Claims Giving 7 Crore Mudra Loans, A Fact Check
The government's reliance on the MUDRA scheme of lending to small businesses to create jobs has not had the kind of result being advertised.
Sreenivasan Jain and Manas Pratap Singh | Updated: July 22, 2017
http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/on-governments-claims-of-creating-7-crore-jobs-a-fact-check-1728057


http://dfp.nic.in/chandigarh/RTI/Success%20Story%20on%20MUDRA.pdf


http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/india-big-data-niti-ayog-economic-growth-employment-periodic-labour-force-survey/1/1017590.html

MSME Ministry Press Release on Achievement during 2014-2017
http://www.dcmsme.gov.in/Press%20Release.pdf

India's NEET very high

NEET  - Percentage Not in Education, Employment or Training in Youth aged 15 to 29 is a new concept
http://www.livemint.com/Money/JYalqNRTOtaQCIU4EuXGRO/More-than-30-of-Indias-youth-not-in-employment-shows-OECD.html


Can Modi govt create 50 million jobs by 2020?
Union labour minister Bandaru Dattatreya’s claims of generating 10.25 million jobs every year inspire little confidence
http://www.livemint.com/Opinion/dOWQEhRVxawARhpYKoqJXI/Can-Modi-govt-create-5-crore-jobs-by-2020.html

Updated 2018 - 28 January,  3 Janaury 2018, 
2 September 2017