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Unemployment turns out to be key promise in most manifestos
The rise in unemployment level among youth has become a major political plank for parties in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. In a bid to tackle the problem, they have come out with various promises in their manifestos ranging from monthly financial assistance to skill development initiatives.
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The AIADMK, in its manifesto, has promised to urge the Centre to give special importance to primary sectors, including agriculture and MSMEs, which has a significant potential to provide more job opportunities to the unemployed youth, besides seeking to increase the number of working days under MGNREGA to 200 days. It also proposes the MGR National Skill Upgradation Scheme to mobilise the skilled workforce and facilitate their employment abroad, a measure which would help the country improve its foreign exchange earnings.
Not wanting to be left behind, the DMK promises to provide a stipend to unemployed graduates across the country, a scheme which was introduced by its late patriarch M Karunanidhi. It also said that preferences would be given to first-generation graduates in government appointments, besides appointing 1 crore youth who have studied up to Class 10 as road workers for maintaining the roads.
Other parties too have taken up the issue. The PMK, an ally of the AIADMK, promises to provide Rs 4,000 per month as financial assistance for those who remain unemployed even after registering in the employment exchange for five years. The TTV-Dhinakaran-led AMMK has taken a cue from Madhya Pradesh by promising to reserve 80 per cent of employment opportunities in the public sector units for locals, while promising to provide priority to Tamils in the State and the Central service jobs in Tamil Nadu.
However, K Sampath Kumar, an engineering graduate, said political parties never implement their promises to create new employment opportunities after the elections. He said that the political parties should refrain from making impractical assurances like unemployment doles.
NSSO data behind the parties’ job cry
According to a leaked report of the National Sample Survey Organisation, the unemployment rate in India stood at a 45-year-high of 6.1 per cent in 2017-18. However, the Centre promptly denied the report stating that it was unauthorised. Another recent report by the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy said that the unemployment rate among those who completed graduation or higher education has been rising and touched 13.2 per cent during September-December 2018, as compared to 12.1 per cent a year ago.
Parties & promises
AIADMK
The party will urge the Central government to give special importance to the primary sector like agriculture and MSMEs, which has significant potential to provide more employment opportunities to the unemployed youth. Besides, it will urge the Centre to increase considerably the number of individuals under self-employment programme and increase the quantum of amount provided under Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana National Urban Livelihood Mission.
DMK
DMK promises to provide a stipend to unemployed graduates all over India as introduced by its late patriarch M Karunanidhi. It also assured to provide preferences to first-generation graduates in government appointments besides appointing one crore youth who have studied up to 10th standard as road workers for maintaining roads.
AMMK
AMMK has promised to reserve 80 per cent of employment opportunities for locals in the public sector units, while giving priority to Tamils in the State and the Central service jobs in Tamil Nadu.
PMK
PMK promises to provide Rs 4,000 per month as financial assistance for those who remain unemployed even after registering in the employment exchange for five years.Â
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