Contesting coalition government's claims of having created new avenues of employment during last five years of its rule, Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) today said unemployment rate in Jammu and Kashmir state is highest among north Indian states.
“Unemployment in J&K had increased over the last few years and the current unemployment rate per 1000 persons in general category in J&K is 100 which accounts for 10 %, thus being the highest among the North Indian states followed by Himachal Pradesh (69), Haryana (50), Punjab (48), Delhi (43) and UT Chandigarh (40)”, BJP National Executive Member and J&K Chief Spokesperson, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said in a statement. He cited latest official figures from the “Annual Employment and Unemployment Survey Report for 2012-13” released by Labour Bureau under Union Ministry of Labour and Employment.
“What is more appalling is that in the Scheduled Castes (SC) category, J&K had second highest unemployment rate in North India. As per the survey, the unemployment rate per 1000 persons, in age group of 15 years and above, among SC population was highest in UT Chandigarh at 151, followed by J&K (132), Delhi (82), Punjab (55), Haryana (42) and Himachal Pradesh (36)”, he elaborated.
According to Singh, in the northern region, the maximum overall unemployment rate per 1000 persons was also highest in Jammu and Kashmir at 88, followed by Himachal Pradesh (63), Delhi (57), UT Chandigarh (56) and Punjab and Haryana (48). “Not only this, unemployment among the youth in age group of 15 to 29 years in northern region is again highest in Jammu and Kashmir at 241, followed by HP (177), Delhi (159), UT Chandigarh (136), Punjab (135) and Haryana (123)”, he added.
Dr Jitendra Singh said the National Conference (NC)-Congress government is accountable to the people for lakhs and crores of rupees “ostensibly spent on much hyped fancy employment schemes including Sher-e-Kashmir Employment Scheme”.
“In an era of evidence based results and target oriented programmes, the rising expenditure on new employment schemes with corresponding rise in the rate of unemployment is bound to raise questions regarding disbursement of state funds as also the huge Central grants received on the pretext of militancy. This could also invite accusations of embezzlement and misappropriation of public exchequer in a state which has already gained notoriety for corruption”, he claimed.
“Unemployment in J&K had increased over the last few years and the current unemployment rate per 1000 persons in general category in J&K is 100 which accounts for 10 %, thus being the highest among the North Indian states followed by Himachal Pradesh (69), Haryana (50), Punjab (48), Delhi (43) and UT Chandigarh (40)”, BJP National Executive Member and J&K Chief Spokesperson, Dr. Jitendra Singh today said in a statement. He cited latest official figures from the “Annual Employment and Unemployment Survey Report for 2012-13” released by Labour Bureau under Union Ministry of Labour and Employment.
“What is more appalling is that in the Scheduled Castes (SC) category, J&K had second highest unemployment rate in North India. As per the survey, the unemployment rate per 1000 persons, in age group of 15 years and above, among SC population was highest in UT Chandigarh at 151, followed by J&K (132), Delhi (82), Punjab (55), Haryana (42) and Himachal Pradesh (36)”, he elaborated.
According to Singh, in the northern region, the maximum overall unemployment rate per 1000 persons was also highest in Jammu and Kashmir at 88, followed by Himachal Pradesh (63), Delhi (57), UT Chandigarh (56) and Punjab and Haryana (48). “Not only this, unemployment among the youth in age group of 15 to 29 years in northern region is again highest in Jammu and Kashmir at 241, followed by HP (177), Delhi (159), UT Chandigarh (136), Punjab (135) and Haryana (123)”, he added.
Dr Jitendra Singh said the National Conference (NC)-Congress government is accountable to the people for lakhs and crores of rupees “ostensibly spent on much hyped fancy employment schemes including Sher-e-Kashmir Employment Scheme”.
“In an era of evidence based results and target oriented programmes, the rising expenditure on new employment schemes with corresponding rise in the rate of unemployment is bound to raise questions regarding disbursement of state funds as also the huge Central grants received on the pretext of militancy. This could also invite accusations of embezzlement and misappropriation of public exchequer in a state which has already gained notoriety for corruption”, he claimed.
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