- MLA Jignesh Mevani also said that around five million people are unemployed in Gujarat.
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GANDHINAGAR, MARCH 9
Nearly 3.64 lakh educated and “semi-educated” youth are registered with various employment exchanges across Gujarat, the state government told the Legislative Assembly on Wednesday.
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While 3.46 lakh youth are in the ‘educated’ category 17,816 are in the ‘semi-educated’ category, Gujarat Labour, Skill Development and Employment Minister Brijesh Merja stated in written replies during Question Hour.
He was responding to a set of questions raised by Congress MLAs on the unemployment scenario in the state and also sought to know how many youths were given government jobs during the last two years, ending December 2021.
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As per the figures shared by the minister, the highest number of unemployed youths, 26,921, were registered in the Vadodara district, followed by Ahmedabad (26,628), Anand (22,515), and Rajkot (18,997). This figure for Kheda is 16,163.
Responding to sub-questions about jobs given during the last two years- 2020 and 2021, the minister stated that 1,278 persons got government jobs and 4.53 lakh persons private jobs through employment exchanges.
The minister added that the data did not reflect the government jobs which were taken up by youths without the help of employment exchanges.
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Govt presented copy-paste budget, says Hardik Patel
He also claimed that the state government does not work hard for creating employment opportunities.
“There was a hope for employment among youths when the budget was going to unveil today but once again, a copy-past budget has been introduced like previous years. There is no mention of employment opportunities in the budget. Gujarat government does not work hard for providing jobs,” Patel said while addressing a press conference today.
He said, “The state government has no preparation and policy on unemployment. Every year, around 75,000-80,000 young people graduate in the state.”
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Taking into notice the paper-leak issue, Patel said, “If the state government recruitment process takes place, then examination paper surfaces in the public domain. There should be proper legislation on the paper-leak issue. Youth will raise voices against these issues in the near future.”
Further, he demanded the state government introduce new laws on the unemployment issue and said that the party will agitate against the subject if it gets neglected in the assembly sessions.
Meanwhile, Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani also said that around five million people are unemployed in Gujarat.
