( ) ?'#8 *+@ +@@ !$ 4!5+0/ +./.+/0 *+,- ! 1+2 3 ;& B ;A '5B' ;';&& ! " # ""#$!#% %#%#% ,'!!D BC% ; !&B 4)2 8;B #&#%%# %(2E!!3 F1 G& # * 1 1 6 1 +6),+78 +0- $ ! # ! ! # in the age group of 15-29 years jumped more than three ndia is facing a massive folds to 17.4 per cent in 2017- !"# Iunemployment crisis with 18 versus 5 per cent in 2011- joblessness at the highest in 12. In case of female youth in $% nearly five decades. According rural areas, unemployment to the survey findings report- rate stood at 13.6 per cent in & ed by a business newspaper, the 2017-18 as compared to 4.8 per country is facing unprece- cent in 2011-12,” the report dented unemployment of 6.1 said. per cent in 2017-18 the high- Countering the media est since 1972-73. The assess- report, Niti Aayog has cited ment survey by the National McKinsey Global Institute’s Sample Survey Office (NSSO) report on “India’s Labour he interim Budget to be was conducted between July Market --- A new emphasis on Tpresented by the Narendra 2017 and June 2018. Gainful Employment’ (2017)” Modi Government on Friday is A war of words between which estimates that a combi- likely to announce a big pack- the Congress and the BJP nation of increased age for farmers. The sops, like- " # $ !%! # && ' erupted over the leaked job cre- Government spending, addi- ly to involve direct benefit &(! ( !% ation report card on Friday. In tional IT hiring, the rise of transfer or transfer of cash of ) )! ( ! a scathing attack on the independent work and an 12,000 per year (6,000 each Narendra Modi Government, increase in entrepreneurship for the winter and summer cent of farmers take loans from ensure minimum premium and Congress president Rahul created gainful employment crops) to small and marginal institutional sources. maximum benefit to farmers. Gandhi said the data revealed ! between 20 million and 26 farmers to ease their burden to “It is not clear whether the Sources in the Government a “National Disaster”. In reac- million people between 2014 carry out farming activities, Centre alone will foot the Bill said the interest subvention tion, the BJP quickly respond- who had previously mounted a employment. females, it was 27.2 per cent in and 2017. instead of offering subsidies. or it expects the states to share for agricultural credit will be ed and termed it as defence of lowering of UPA-era Niti Aayog CEO Amitabh 2017-18; it was 13.1 per cent in Similarly, Surjit Bhalla & The Ministry of the burden,” sources added. enhanced by 1-2 percentage “#FakeNews!” GDP growth rates, claimed Kant, who too was present at 2011-12. The unemployment Tirtha Das (2018) in their Agriculture’s Budget is expect- The other step being consid- points from the current 3 per The report has not been the report cited by the news- the conference, said India is rate among youth reached a report estimates net job cre- ed to increase from 47,800 ered is doubling collateral-free cent for those who repay the made public with two members paper “is not finalised. It is a creating adequate number of record high level in 2017-18 as ation as 22.1 million for the crore (revised Budget esti- loans under Kisan Credit Cards loans in time. of the National Statistical draft report”. jobs for new entrants, but compared to previous year and 2013-2017 period --- a pace mates) in the 2018-19 to (KCCs) to 2 lakh and changes According to sources, the Commission alleging the The Aayog claimed that “probably we are not creating “much higher compared to considerably higher than the 11 54585.21 crore in 2019-20. in the PM crop insurance Ministry is reported to have Government was delaying the estimating employment gener- high quality jobs”. The NSSO that in the overall population”, million jobs created between “As per the plan, the scheme to enhance coverage proposed 14008 crore in the data. The NSSO report on job ated in the recent years is edu- job report was previously highlighted the report. 2004-5 and 2011-12. Government may combine all and ensure faster settlement of Budget this year as compared data has been at the centre of cation enrollment that planned to be released in “For educated rural Mohandas Pai & Baid farm subsidies, including fer- claims and schemes. to 12983 crore in 2018-19 in much controversy after two increased from 101 million in December 2018. females, the unemployment (September 2018) pointed out tiliser costs, in the DBT. Given Besides, the Government is the Prime Minsiter Fasal Bima non-governmental members 2011-12 to 112 million in 2017. The draft of the NSSO rate ranged from 9.7 per cent that cumulatively, from the that there are 14 crore small and also likely to announce setting Yojna (PMFBY); 3500 crore of the National Statistical Refusing to comment on the survey reportedly shows that at to 15.2 per cent between 2004- formal and informal sectors, marginal farmer households up Commission for Cows in the for Prime Minister Krishi Commission (NSC), PC content of the news report, the 7.8 per cent, joblessness is 05 and 2011-12, which rose to India generates over 1 crore in the country, the cost of the Budget proposals. The Ministry Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) as Mohanan and JV Meenakshi, Niti Aayog chief said the higher in the urban areas of the 17.3 per cent in 2017-18,” the jobs each year. scheme could be as high as of Agriculture’s Budget is against 2954 crore in 2018-19; stepped down on Monday Government will release its country than in rural parts, report said. In case of rural As per NITI Aayog, as 1.33-1.44 lakh crore. The expected to increase from 6544 crore for Integrated amid “disagreements” with the employment report by March where it was 5.3 per cent. educated males, the joblessness many as16,970 new chartered proposal is to be open-ended to 47,800 crore (revised Budget scheme on agriculture mar- Government over the func- after collating quarter-on-quar- “Among urban males aged rate surged to 10.5 per cent in accountants were added to the include all farmers or restrict- estimates) in the 2018-19 to keting as against 5507 crore in tioning of the commission ear- ter data. He also debunked between 15 and 29, unem- 2017-18 from 3.5-4.4 per cent workforce in 2017 with around ed to small, marginal and medi- 54585.21 crore in 2019-20. 2018-19 and 1350 crore for lier this week. claims of jobless growth, saying ployment stood at 18.7 per cent between 2004-05 and 2011-12. 5,624 new practices setting up um farmers, is to be announced The Government may propose Integrated scheme on agricul- Meanwhile, Niti Aayog how a country can grow at an as opposed to 8.1 per cent in For instance, the rate of shop, which would have creat- on Friday,” said sources. As per tweak the guidelines of Prime ture cooperation in the pro- Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar, average of 7 per cent without 2011-12. Among urban joblessness among rural males ed further additional jobs. a Nabard survey, only 36 per Minister Fasal Bima Yojna to posed Budget 2019-20. % &&' ! ) ( )* ! # $ # & %& '# ( # O # ( # % ) ,&; * + P P uling BJP on Thursday won he cold wave condition P # $P the high-stakes Jind bypoll R Twould continue in the State !& while Congress won the during the next 48 hours, said P Ramgarh Assembly seat in !"#$%" ,& ,&; the Regional Office of the Rajasthan, taking its tally in the # Indian Metrological 200-member House to 100. # K # am Aadmi Party (AAP) Department (IMD) here on ! At Jind, BJP nominee # Apresident and Delhi Chief Thursday. ! ) Krishan Middha (48) wrested K # Minister Arvind Kejriwal here ' the seat from the main # ,&; # on Thursday said the BJD has # $% Opposition Indian National done nothing for the develop- Lok Dal, forcing it to the fifth ,& + ment of Odisha during its 19 &&& n another development in the *+ place. The Jannayak Janata years of rule. Iongoing probe into the ,' Party, which broke away from & Addressing a meeting of & multi-crore chit fund scam in && the INLD just weeks ago fol- &'()* the Samajika Nyaya Abhijan, he ' the State, the Central Bureau of -. ! lowing a feud in the Chautala '#! said that even after 70 years of Investigation (CBI) on family, put up a spirited fight '# # Independence, crores and & Thursday said it would issue !! and finished second. # /+0 crores of people are still poor fresh summons to ruling BJD ! The BJP candidate defeat- 012/)23 #4+/ in the country and most are MLAs and former Ministers !& ed JJP’s Digvijay Singh + +, from Odisha. Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak and Chautala by 12,935 votes, Jind Odisha should not lag Arun Sahu to appear before it of such allegations and counter- Deputy Commissioner-cum- - & & behind as it has better schools are performing better now. opposition party in Odisha as ! personally. allegations. Returning Officer Amit Khatri & and hospitals like ones in New Electricity is being provided for everything is rigged. Only peo- The CBI’s response report- However, Congress leader said. Prime Minister Narendra # . '# Delhi, but the problem here is Re 1 per unit. Results of ple of Odisha can change this,” ! edly came after the duo’s fail- Suresh Routray said the CBI Modi thanked the people of # # that the State Government is Government schools are wit- said Kejriwal. ure to appear before the Central notice is the effect of AICC Jind for voting for the BJP.