Page 10 - Employment In India

Job growth to good kharif crop, a new equilibrium seems to be setting in

Labour participation picked up smartly in the week ended July 19. At 41.7% it was heads and shoulders above the 40.4% recorded during the preceding two weeks

India, US employment surveys show Covid-19 can skew gender parity

McKinsey report puts women job losses twice as high as men

Govt aims to embrace 32 mn construction hands not yet covered under PMGKY

Only 18 million workers out of 50 million got cash transfer in their bank accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana

Happy National Statistics Day: How do we square jobs data with reality

The experience of the past three months provides proof that Indians do not protest loss of jobs. They just drop their rates and continue with their lives

India's hiring activities holding up better than many economies: Report

As of mid-June, job postings on Indeed India declined by 51 per cent than in 2019, the report stated

After initial row, govt may expand list of districts under rural job scheme

Officials try to put to rest controversy over exclusion of West Bengal, other states from the list

PM unveils job scheme to promote entrepreneurship, provide employment in UP

At the virtual launch, Modi interacted with villagers from six districts of Uttar Pradesh

PM Modi launches 'Atma Nirbhar UP Rojgar Abhiyan', over 12.5 mn to benefit

The PM launched the scheme through video conferencing in the presence of UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath

Happy monsoon season: Unemployment rate falls to pre-lockdown level of 8.5%

The big gain in employment is happening in rural India and it might see bigger gains in the months to come or at least sustain the momentum

EPFO records 133,000 new enrolments in April amid Covid-19 lockdown

The government had imposed lockdown from March 25 to fight Covid-19 in the country.

Covid-19: PM Modi launches 'Garib Kalyan Rojgar' scheme for migrant workers

Prime Minister launched the Rs 50,000 crore programme that brings together 25 different govt schemes under one umbrella via video-conferencing

PM to launch Garib Kalyan Rojgar Abhiyaan today to boost rural employment

The Prime Minister will flag off the Abhiyan from village Telihar in Bihar's Khagaria district via video-conferencing

Govt to provide jobs to 6.7 mn migrant workers by pooling official projects

Will frontload expenditure of Rs 50,000 crore in next 125 days towards 25 areas of work in 116 districts spread across six states

India's contract labour laws are riddled with incentives for corruption

The migrant workers' crisis is also the tra­gedy of contract workers, who have been growing in numbers over the years

Unemployment rate falls sharply in June as people return to work

The fall in the unemployment rate is doubly appealing as it is accompanied by an increase in the labour participation rate

RSMSSB recruitment 2020 notification: Apply for 2,177 posts; know details

Eligible candidates can apply through the official website, rsmssb.rajasthan.gov.in

MNREGA jobs are short-term, only lasting solution is projects: L&T chief

In a Q&A, S N Subrahmanyan, MD and CEO of the engineering group says he expects govt and public sector capex to be lower by Rs 3-4 trillion this year

Demand v reality: A sorry state of affairs under MGNREGA in a Covid-19 year

Instead of the promised 100 days of work, average work provided stood just shy of one-fifth of it in this financial year till June 9

Delhi govt plans to generate jobs amid Covid-19 crisis, says official

The official said that the portal is expected to be launched later this week

1 in 10 Indian jobseekers lost job, most think layoff imminent: Survey

Jobseekers from the IT, pharma, medical or healthcare and BFSI industries were less impacted by layoffs and salary cuts as compared to their counterparts from other industries.