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Govt to amend Apprenticeship Act to enhance opportunities for youth: FM

Govt on Monday proposed to amend the Apprenticeship Act and realign the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme

Budget for the victims: Some silent crises for Ms Sitharaman to address

A consumption boost through continued pay-outs for another year to those at the bottom of the pyramid, and still more money for the employee guarantee scheme should be in order, writes T N Ninan

Banking on Budget: Growth, job opportunities to be top priority for the FM

A liberal budget that cuts taxes and tries to improve ease of doing business will receive a good market response. A harsh Budget with higher taxes, new cesses, etc, will lead to a sell-off

In India's K-shaped economic recovery, keep a watch on middle-income groups

India's better-than-expected recovery story was scripted by households, and not government spending or private sector investments

Draft scheme to give jobs to youth in tribal villages: Gadkari to officials

Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Tuesday asked the Tribal Affairs Ministry to coordinate with the MSME Ministry and come up with a scheme to provide employment to 25 people in every tribal village in India. The minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) and Road Transport & Highways said five crore jobs should be created by the MSME sector this year. He observed that there are 6.5 crore MSME units in the country and 11 crore jobs have been created through the sector till now. Gadkari said the turnover of village industries at present is Rs 80,000 crore, which needs to be increased to Rs 5 lakh crore. "I request you to draft a scheme in coordination with us to provide jobs to 25 people in every tribal village in the country, which we will finance," Gadkari told the Secretary in the Ministry of Tribal Affairs. The minister said he has heard that his effigies were burnt in some parts of China to express displeasure after imposition of heavy import duty on bamboo sticks by

Govt notifies over 3,500 jobs for persons with benchmark disabilities

The government has notified 3,566 posts in the central government establishments as suitable for persons with benchmark disabilities.

From Tatas to RIL, India Inc goes into hiring mode as demand picks up

IT and auto lead the spurt in hiring so far; most of the jobs for junior or entry levels

Recovery on thin ice as India finds itself in a crater on employment front

Economic recovery either stopped in the third quarter or it stopped showing up in recovery in employment

Hiring set to bounce back in 2021 while key industries recover: Naukri.com

Hiring activities will bounce back in the coming year as major industries are recovering from the impact of Covid-19, according to a Naukri.com survey

Hiring, better appraisals back on India Inc agenda amid Covid-19 pandemic

The pandemic emerged the biggest inflection point for the Indian job landscape.

Female workforce shrinks in economic shocks

Given that men continue to be considered as the principal earning member of a household, women are unlikely to accept poor quality jobs

Govt approves Rs 22,810 crore outlay for 'Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana'

The scheme would entail an outgo of Rs 22,810 crore till 2023 and would benefit around 58.5 lakh employees

Five million potential workers may have left the labour force entirely

It appears that the recovery phase of employment is over and a decline is setting in again

Farms to factories and back

Usually, in the June quarter, the GDP shrinks by about 3-4 per cent compared to the previous quarter. This is because there is seasonality in the GDP series

Freelance earning in India back to pre-Covid-19 levels, says report

The freelance earnings in India increased in the ongoing quarter of this financial year and have returned to pre-COVID-19 levels, according to a report.

Reforms to unleash employment-led growth vs jobless expansion earlier: CEA

Krishnamurthy Subramanian says govt is converting Covid crisis into an opportunity by focusing on labour-intensive economic growth

Labour market failed to absorb enough workers this festive season

The labour participation rate and the employment rate have fallen in each of the past four weeks

4 million lost job amid Covid-19 crisis, eligible for EPF subsidy: Data

EPFO releases data for employee exits in formal sector

Govt targets 5-6 mn job creation through Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana

The government will soon seek the approval of the Union Cabinet before notifying the ABRY scheme.

Stimulus 3.0: Jobs in construction to get a boost, formal sector downbeat

The government increased the budget allocation towards the PMAY by over three times to Rs 26,000 crore, from the present Rs 8,000 crore in FY21