India's unemployment rate is likely to decline by as much as 97 basis points by 2028 as the country's economy hits the USD 5 trillion mark, fuelling a rise in employment, a new report said. Unemployment rate -- the percentage of people in the labour force who are without jobs …
The uneven economic recovery and successive downward revisions in economic growth projections have had an impact on the global employment situation. Almost 202 million people were unemployed in 2013 around the world, an increase of almost 5 million compared with the year before. This reflects the fact that unemployment is …
The Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development has launched the second phase of the Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP) to reform governance restructures, improve service delivery and implement government projects at the local level. The ministry on Monday said the programme will be implemented in collaboration with …
Since the total closure of iron ore mining dealt a huge blow to the economy rendering thousands jobless, the mining villages are witnessing a change in terms of quality improvement in the environment. Residents from villages around the mines at Netravali, Sanguem, Goa, have indicated positive results due to the …
A Book of Charts on the NCT Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. This "Book of Charts" on the "State of Cities and Towns", produced by ORF Urban Policy Research Initiative, paints a descriptive picture of the current state and developments in employment, education and public infrastructure provision, among …
Mitra said there would also be smaller 20-seater buses for which license would be given to unemployed youths A total of 1000 new buses under the JNNURM scheme would be on the roads in Kolkata by March next year, Transport Minister Madan Mitra said today. "Within March you will see …
More than 2,500 farmers have committed suicide in Andhra Pradesh last year due to various reasons, including bankruptcy, unemployment and poverty. Asked whether it is a fact that as per the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), the farm suicides in Andhra Pradesh have gone up from 2,206 in 2011 to …
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Pakistan Wednesday signed a $430 million agreement to strengthen Pakistan’s Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP). ADB Country Director for Pakistan Werner E Liepach and BISP Secretary Haseeb Athar signed the project agreements in the presence of BISP Chairman Enver Baig. “The …
A pilot project, "Kaam Maango Abhiyan', under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) will be implemented in the district from Friday wherein demand for work will be noted in advance and better schemes will be planned to give employment during the specified period. According to deputy collector, …
The Government of India has been implementing many social sector programmes like Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gurantee Act (MGNREGA), National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM)/ Swarnajanyanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY), National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA), Mid-Day Meal (MDM) Scheme, Nirmal Bharat Abhiyan (NBA) etc. to address …
Structural change is the core of sustainable development. Continuous upgrading of manufacturing industries offers opportunities for growth, productive employment and the efficient use of resources. UNIDO’s Industrial Development Report 2013 provides ample evidence of how and why structural change works and presents sustainable paths to industrialization. It is an extremely …
In the face of social unrest, economic crises, and more frequent natural disasters, preparation and recovery efforts by governments, communities, and individuals have become increasingly essential. Effective risk management can provide both resilience to withstand adverse events and the ability to take advantage of development opportunities. It is, therefore, a …
Newly released census data shows families living in slums have a far better child sex ratio than the urban Indian average. Over a third of India’s slum dwellers live in unrecognised slums. Over 65 million people live in slums, up from 52 million in 2001, but slum populations have grown …
Presidents of 21 coastal village panchayats submit petition to DRO A team of 21 village panchayat presidents from the coastal areas of the district and the office-bearers of sand mining workers’ associations have appealed to Chief Minister Jayalalithaa to withdraw the recent ban imposed on coastal sand mining in the …
The level of development of a state is likely to be the consequence of a complex set of historical, cultural, and sociological factors. An explicit government objective was to have a more egalitarian society, coupled with balanced development of different regions. Despite taking a number of steps to reduce the …
Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Ninong Ering has called for preservation of wildlife and forest resources in Arunachal Pradesh to help develop tourism and create employment opportunities in the sector. Addressing a meeting at Pasighat in East Siang district yesterday organized by the Daying Ering Wild Life Foundation …
About 13.3 per cent of youth in the country are unemployed according to the third annual employment and unemployment survey report conducted by the Labour Bureau of the Union Ministry of Labour and Unemployment. Interestingly, the highest unemployment percentage is among graduates, which is around 14 per cent, while there …
Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh has hit out at state-run miner NMDC for allegedly “ignoring” the needs of the tribals in the state’s naxal-hit Bastar district by denying them promised employment and spending paltry money for their welfare. In a letter to steel minister Beni Prasad Verma late last month, …
An all-India survey on the situation of employment and unemployment in India was carried out as a part of the 66th round of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO) during the period July 2009 - June 2010. This nation-wide enquiry was conducted to provide estimates on various characteristics pertaining to …
The Delhi Human Development Report, 2013, has been structured around the theme ‘Improving Lives, Promoting Inclusion’. This theme encompasses all the fundamental concerns of human development, that is, improving people’s capabilities; augmenting the choices available to them; assuring the progress of all segments of society in terms of income, education …
Most governments of South Asian countries claim to be stern upholders of democracy. They claim to have maintained high levels of transparency and accountability and to have respected the rule of law necessary for the promotion of the interests of their citizens. These are nothing but political dogmas preached by …
