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The assess- McKinsey Global Institute’s ment survey by the National report on “India’s Labour he interim Budget to be Sample Survey Office (NSSO) Market --- A new emphasis on Tpresented by the Narendra was conducted between July Gainful Employment’ (2017)” Modi Government on Friday is 2017 and June 2018. which estimates that a combi- likely to announce a big pack- A war of words between nation of increased age for farmers. The sops, like- the Congress and the BJP Government spending, addi- ly to involve direct benefit 2 & - & erupted over the leaked job cre- tional IT hiring, the rise of transfer or transfer of cash of ! " ! - ation report card on Friday. In independent work and an 12,000 per year (6,000 each 0 ! 0 ' # # a scathing attack on the increase in entrepreneurship for the winter and summer Narendra Modi Government, created gainful employment crops) to small and marginal institutional sources. ensure minimum premium and Congress president Rahul between 20 million and 26 farmers to ease their burden to “It is not clear whether the maximum benefit to farmers. Gandhi said the data revealed 0# / " 1 . 0 ' # # million people between 2014 carry out farming activities, Centre alone will foot the Bill Sources in the Government a “National Disaster”. In reac- and 2017. instead of offering subsidies. or it expects the states to share said the interest subvention tion, the BJP quickly respond- who had previously mounted a employment. females, it was 27.2 per cent in Similarly, Surjit Bhalla & The Ministry of the burden,” sources added. 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 Tirtha Das (2018) in their Agriculture’s Budget is expect- The other step being consid- enhanced by 1-2 percentage “#FakeNews!” GDP growth rates, claimed Kant, who too was present at 2011-12. The unemployment report estimates net job cre- ed to increase from 47,800 ered is doubling collateral-free 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 ation as 22.1 million for the crore (revised Budget esti- loans under Kisan Credit Cards 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 2013-2017 period --- a pace mates) in the 2018-19 to (KCCs) to 2 lakh and changes loans in time. of the National Statistical draft report”. jobs for new entrants, but compared to previous year and considerably higher than the 11 54585.21 crore in 2019-20. in the PM crop insurance According to sources, the Commission alleging the The Aayog claimed that “probably we are not creating “much higher compared to million jobs created between “As per the plan, the scheme to enhance coverage Ministry is reported to have Government was delaying the estimating employment gener- high quality jobs”. The NSSO that in the overall population”, 2004-5 and 2011-12. Government may combine all and ensure faster settlement of 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. Mohandas Pai & Baid farm subsidies, including fer- claims and schemes. Budget this year as compared data has been at the centre of cation enrollment that planned to be released in “For educated rural (September 2018) pointed out tiliser costs, in the DBT. Given Besides, the Government is to 12983 crore in 2018-19 in much controversy after two increased from 101 million in December 2018. females, the unemployment that cumulatively, from the that there are 14 crore small and also likely to announce setting 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 formal and informal sectors, marginal farmer households up Commission for Cows in the 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- India generates over 1 crore in the country, the cost of the Budget proposals. 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 jobs each year. scheme could be as high as The Ministry of 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 As per NITI Aayog, as 1.33-1.44 lakh crore. The Agriculture’s Budget is expect- 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 many as16,970 new chartered proposal is to be open-ended to ed to increase from 47,800 6544 crore for Integrated amid “disagreements” with the employment report by March where it was 5.3 per cent. educated males, the joblessness accountants were added to the include all farmers or restrict- crore (revised Budget estimates) 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 workforce in 2017 with around ed to small, marginal and medi- in the 2018-19 to 54585.21 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 5,624 new practices um farmers, is to be announced crore in 2019-20. The 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. setting up shop, which would on Friday,” said sources. As per 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 have created further addition- a Nabard survey, only 36 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 al jobs. cent of farmers take loans from Minister Fasal Bima Yojna to posed Budget 2019-20. 0% ) The Minister also stated ! that as the company was select- " # $ % he Government has decid- ed by the Central Government, % Ted to replace smartphones the State Government has no & distributed under its ‘free of role in registering complaint ' ( cost smartphones scheme’ to against the company. Aaganwadi Sewikas amid com- The issue rocked the plaints of sub-standard quali- Assembly Session as ty of the handsets. Opposition members backed !"#$! )# The social welfare depart- the demand of Pardeep Yadav, * ment around two years back stating that the matter is very K distributed smartphones serious and it smells of big among Aaganwadi Sewikas scam. Intervening on the issue, K with an attempt to increase the Chief Minister Raghubar Das efficiency of the sewikas, how- stated that Union Government ever, there were reports of dis- has been informed about the )# ( tribution of sub-standard hand- issue and we have demanded sets. The Government for replacement of all mobile % announced its plan to replace handsets from the concerned % &'() handsets, after the matter was company. $ raised by Jharkhand Vikas The Chief Minister added, $ Morcha (Prajatantrik) MLA, “The Government has also -(. Pradeep Yadav at the question decided to purchase the next lot ./0-&01 2(- hour of the Assembly Session. of mobile handsets from ( *+ Yadav, raising the Government eMarketplace. matter pointed out that the & " ' " There will be transparency in ,% % social welfare department # " $ entire process.” GeM is one stop % had distributed 5,400 smart- Government e-Market place "- $ phones handsets among case is clear cut example of mis- social welfare department min- where common user goods Aaganwadi Sewikas. use of public money. The State ister, Louis Marandi said, “The and services can be procured. The Government incurred Government should lodge an company, which had distributed The social welfare depart- 3 % an expenditure of 3 crore, but FIR against the company which the mobile handsets was select- ment distributed smartphones $ ( majority of handsets, which had distributed the smart- ed by Union Government and among Aaganwadi Sewikas for were distributed were of poor phones. The Government the State Government has no better monitoring of the cen- % .+ % quality and of no use. Yadav should initiate the process for role over the selection process.
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