Unemployment rate in Haryana is lower than neighbouring States: CM Manohar Lal

Manohar Lal says CMIE’s claims not based on facts

Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Saturday said according to the latest report of the ‘National Statistical Organisation’, the unemployment rate of Haryana is 9.9% against country’s unemployment rate of 13.3%. “Haryana’s unemployment rate is much lower than the neighbouring States of Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab,” he said, adding as per NSO data, the unemployment rate is 12% in Delhi, 15.1% in Rajasthan, 13.4% in Uttar Pradesh and 10.8% in Punjab. Hitting out at Opposition parties and Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), Mr. Lal said their claims that unemployment rate in Haryana has increased were not based on facts. “The CMIE has shown one third of the people of Haryana to be unemployed. Those specialising in the field of employment believe that the data displayed by CMIE can’t be called fair and transparent. Its survey has many flaws related to design, size, data, questionnaire, etc. Employability, workforce and manpower have not been made the basis in this. It covers only 0.028% of the total households. Also, during the lockdown in April 2020, CMIE data had put the unemployment rate in the State at 26.7%. This rate should have ideally declined after the lockdown restrictions were lifted and factories started working. However, even after that, CMIE is showing the unemployment rate to be increasing and in the latest report, this rate was further increased to 35.7% in Haryana,” said Mr. Lal in a statement.