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Time of India
6 days ago
- Business
- Time of India
India created 17 cr jobs in last decade: Mansukh Mandaviya
New Delhi: Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Friday said India has created 17 crore job opportunities in the last one decade compared to 4.5 crore employment in the preceding decade. The BJP came to power in 2014, and the UPA regime was from 2004 to 2014. Speaking at the CII Annual Business Summit 2025 , Mandaviya said the unemployment rate in the country is 3.2 per cent, which is around the same level in the developed world. Play Video Pause Skip Backward Skip Forward Unmute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% 0:00 Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently behind live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Chapters Chapters Descriptions descriptions off , selected Captions captions settings , opens captions settings dialog captions off , selected Audio Track Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen This is a modal window. Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color White Black Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Text Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Opaque Semi-Transparent Transparent Caption Area Background Color Black White Red Green Blue Yellow Magenta Cyan Opacity Transparent Semi-Transparent Opaque Font Size 50% 75% 100% 125% 150% 175% 200% 300% 400% Text Edge Style None Raised Depressed Uniform Drop shadow Font Family Proportional Sans-Serif Monospace Sans-Serif Proportional Serif Monospace Serif Casual Script Small Caps Reset restore all settings to the default values Done Close Modal Dialog End of dialog window. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like The 18 Most Beautiful Hotel Swimming Pools You'll Wish You Could Dive Into! 12facts Click Here Undo It means employment is available because India has become an investment destination, he stated. "In the last decade, 17 crore job opportunities opened in India. Earlier in the previous decade, 4.5 crore jobs were created," he said. Live Events He further explained that India became an investment destination in the world because it is a transparent democracy and the judiciary is delivering justice based on merit. Besides, he stated that consumers' purchasing power is increasing in India and emerging as a big market. That is why global investors want to invest here in India, he pointed out. He said there would be an ' Education to Employment Lounge ' in every university in the country, which would be run by industry bodies, and logistics would be provided by the central government. "I will run the platform in collaboration with the government, industry bodies and universities. All youth will get job opportunities according to their qualification in this career lounge," he said. The minister stressed the need for skill development according to industry demand, saying that industry bodies like CII can help the government a lot in training people as well as share details about their requirements. He explained that according to the skill requirement of the industry, the universities or educational institutions will train the youth and certify them, which would eventually help them get jobs. The minister was of the view that job creation would help in reaping demographic dividends and achieving the ultimate goal of Viksit Bharat by 2047 when the nation will be celebrating 100 years of independence.
The Hindu
02-05-2025
- Health
- The Hindu
Divide workers into two groups in hot areas, give 1-2 hours' rest, says Revenue Minister amid heatwave conditions in Telangana
Amidst the sweltering heatwave conditions in Telangana, Revenue Minister Ponguleti Srinivasa Reddy directed Industries and Commerce department officials to instruct companies to adopt a rotation system by dividing workers — working in hot areas — into two units and giving them one or two hours of rest. The State Labour department was directed to focus on providing medical resources such as ORS, drinking water, shelter and rest to solid waste management workers. The instructions were given at a meeting held on Friday, May 2, 2025, chaired by the Revenue Minister with officials from 12 departments on the heatwave conditions in the State, preparations to be taken, Heatwave Action Plan (HAP)-2025, ex gratia for heatwave deaths and other aspects. Over a week ago, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said that the Ministry has written to Chief Secretaries and administrators on the need to issue directions to employers, construction companies, and industries to put in place necessary steps to mitigate the adverse effects of extreme heatwave conditions on workers. Besides, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday asked 11 States, including Telangana, to take immediate pre-emptive measures to protect vulnerable people, especially those from poorer communities. The Revenue Minister said that 588 of the 612 mandals in Telangana were classified as heatwave-affected mandals. The government has declared heatwaves, sunstrokes and sunburns as a 'State-Specific Disaster'. It has also enhanced the ex gratia provided to families of heatwave victims from ₹50,000 to ₹4 lakh. Officials from the Health department were asked to focus on conducting fire safety audit at hospitals, providing ORS packets at health facilities, disseminating information among people about precautions to be taken when experiencing high temperatures and other aspects.
