Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana

Scheme for formal employment generation falls short of target

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Scheme for formal employment generation falls short of target

The government has fallen short of its target for employment generation in the formal sector under the Aatmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana (ABRY), launched in 2020 at the time of the pandemic. As per latest government data, enrolments under ABRY stood at 6.04 million as on July 22, 2023, well short of the revised target of … Read more

Unemployment rate stood at 4.8% in FY20: Rameswar Teli

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Unemployment rate stood at 4.8% in FY20: Rameswar Teli

The rate of unemployment in India for persons 15 years and above stood at 6%, 5.8% and 4.8% respectively for 2017-18, 2018-19 and 2019-20, minister of state for labour and employment Rameswar Teli said. “The government of India has taken a number of initiatives for promoting employment generation in the country,” the minister said in … Read more