J&K’s unemployment bulge swells amid disengagements, snail-pace recruitment
The Hindu
Official joblessness rate of UT and Ladakh hit 17.8% in October-December of 2020
The J&K’s unemployment bulge is witnessing a major swell in the face of disengagements of employees, mergers of government departments and snail pace recruitments, which has resulted in the Union Territory (UT) figuring among the States facing the highest unemployment rates.
Working as a helper for around 20 years, Mehjabeen Akhtar, in her 50s, is among the 918 supervisors and helpers disengaged by the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) — which looks after pregnant ladies, lactating mothers and children from lower income groups — this month. The ICDS helpers would live off on the meagre salary of ₹ per month, but even that was stopped over three years ago.
“One of the reasons of my divorce with my husband was the ICDS job. I refused to accompany my husband to Bengaluru and preferred to be independent because of the job. Now I am left at the crossroads because of the government decision,” Ms. Akhtar, a resident of Anantnag, told The Hindu.
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