NEW DELHI: ‘Tughlakian demonetisation, rapidly applied GST, unplanned Covid-19 lockdown, and rising imports from China,’ had been a number of the causes listed by Congress in its assault on Narendra Modi-led authorities over its incapability to deal with “mass” unemployment because it marks 100 days at Centre.
Citing “failing Modi economic system” as the rationale, the grand previous get together identified that solely 21% of India’s labour power had salaried jobs, which was decrease than the pre-Covid period.
The assertion got here solely hours after Union residence minister Amit Shah listed out the success tales of the Modi 3.0.
“Yesterday marked 100 days of this unstable, crisis-ridden Authorities – an anniversary characterised by yet one more failure to behave on India’s mass unemployment disaster. Our assertion on the need for the Authorities to acknowledge the gravity of the disaster going through India’s youth,” Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a submit on X.
Terming it a disaster of the federal government’s “personal making,” Ramesh cited varied experiences together with Worldwide Labour Organisation (ILO’s) India Employment Report, 2024, which factors out that there have been zero progress in employment between 2012 and 2019.
“The non-biological PM and his drumbeating economists have constantly attacked the thought of jobless progress. The truth of what now we have seen since 2014 is maybe much more stark – job-loss progress,” Ramesh mentioned.
Citing “failing Modi economic system” as the rationale, the grand previous get together identified that solely 21% of India’s labour power had salaried jobs, which was decrease than the pre-Covid period.
The assertion got here solely hours after Union residence minister Amit Shah listed out the success tales of the Modi 3.0.
“Yesterday marked 100 days of this unstable, crisis-ridden Authorities – an anniversary characterised by yet one more failure to behave on India’s mass unemployment disaster. Our assertion on the need for the Authorities to acknowledge the gravity of the disaster going through India’s youth,” Congress spokesperson Jairam Ramesh mentioned in a submit on X.
Terming it a disaster of the federal government’s “personal making,” Ramesh cited varied experiences together with Worldwide Labour Organisation (ILO’s) India Employment Report, 2024, which factors out that there have been zero progress in employment between 2012 and 2019.
“The non-biological PM and his drumbeating economists have constantly attacked the thought of jobless progress. The truth of what now we have seen since 2014 is maybe much more stark – job-loss progress,” Ramesh mentioned.
Persevering with with the “non-biological” rhetoric, Ramesh mentioned, “The misfortune of India is that the non-biological PM and his authorities are refusing to just accept this actuality and are as an alternative claiming a booming job market. The self-appointed divinity himself has chimed in with the declare that the economic system created 80 million jobs, utilizing RBI KLEMS information.”
Earlier right this moment, Amit Shah had applauded his authorities on the Centre for beginning tasks price Rs 15 lakh crore after within the first 100 days of assuming energy.
