New Delhi, Sept 26: Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday criticized the Opposition-ruled states over their failure to arrest rising unemployment, particularly among the youth.
Pradhan also gave a low-down on how the BJP-ruled states were being proactive in addressing the matter related to job opportunities.
“Youth are being robbed of their future, especially young women, who have been shockingly abandoned by their own governments. These states are collapsing under the weight of their own mismanagement and corruption,” said Dharmendra Pradhan.
The Union Minister slammed the states led by Opposition parties for failing to create job opportunities citing data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) for the July 2023 to June 2024 period,
According to the survey, with an overall joblessness rate of 29.9 per cent in the 15-29 age group Kerala recorded highest youth unemployment rate in the country.
Gender disparity has emerged as one of the major concerning issues, with 47.1 per cent of females and 17.8 per cent of males without jobs in the state.
