| 3 yrs on, coalition regime fails to tackle unemployment | | Teray waade pay jiye hum… | | Arun Jasrotia
Early Times Report
Jammu, June 2: The PDP-BJP coalition government in J&K, which is in its fourth year now, has badly failed to address the growing unemployment in the state.
In their pre-poll manifestos, and also in their so-called Agenda of Alliance, both the alliance partners had announced to take the issue of unemployment as a priority task.
Private companies take the advantage of unemployment and give jobs to the educated and unemployed youth against a paltry salary, hitting the morale of the educated youths. Ranjit, who works in a private company, lamented about the fact that there is little or no increment in the private sector even after breaking a sweat while on the job.
Ranjit said that youths like him who work in the private sector don't get the wages as per the Minimum Wages Act. He said recent protests in industrial area of Jammu against some private factories is an example of the arbitrariness of the private companies and state government as well as the district administrations who have failed to check the violation of the Minimum Wages Act.
"We work for around 12 hours but the private companies don't care about our health or welfare as if we are animals," said Ranjit.
"The government should constitute teams to check dabas, washing centres, shops, malls, restaurants, show rooms and other private outlets like private schools. These teams should ensure that the private establishments are following the Wages Act or not. It's the responsibility of the government to check the violations," said Ranjit.
He added that some youths work on commission bases in insurance and other sectors. Recently, he said, a telecom company stopped its operations in J&K and all the youth who were engaged with the company are now jobless. How will they survive, asked Ranjit.
He added that on one hand government claims that they fight against the unemployment but on other hand Graduate, Post Graduates, and other professional degree holders are running from the pillar to post in search of job.
He admitted that government has launched many schemes to adjust unemployment youths in multinational companies "but our parents do not allow us to go outside for work."
"The government must launch schemes for youths who live in far flung areas and the remotest corners of the state," he said.
As per the details given by former Finance Minister Haseeb Drabu in January 2018, 87,650 educated unemployed youths were registered with district employment and counselling centres in the state.
In a written reply in the state Assembly, Drabu, informed the Assembly House that of the total, 41,981 were registered with centres in the Kashmir division and 45,669 in the Jammu division.
The highest registration of 11,027 is in Jammu district and the lowest in Budgam at 1,188, the former minister said. Drabu said that 8,508 youths were registered with centres in Kathua district; 7,165 in Samba; 6,401 in Anantnag; 5,809 in Srinagar; 5,489 in Kulgam; 5,053 in Rajouri; 4,594 in Shopian; 3,546 in Kargil; 3,358 in Baramulla and 3,206 in Poonch.
Registrations in Ramban was 1,305; 1,847 in Kupwara; 2,017 in Bandipora; 2,033 in Kishtwar; 2,081 in Doda; 2,292 in Leh; 2,339 in Reasi; 2,453 in Ganderbal; 2,952 in Udhampur and 2987 in Pulwama, he said.
He said that of the total registered youths, 26,213 have completed 10+2; 17,351 are graduates; 6,586 post-graduates; 3,286 diploma holders; 2,877 degree holders and 2,104 ITI trained. |
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