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Current Scenario and steps taken by the government to prevent
Unemployment in India

Considering the increasing rates of unemployment in India, government has taken
some steps and initiatives to decrease unemployment through some policies. One
of the famous acts is the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee
Act. This is a scheme which provides 100 days employment to an unemployed
person in the year.

This act has been implemented in around 200 districts and is expected to expand
over 600 more districts gradually. India is a country of villages and thus, development
of villages can contribute in the development of the nation. This scheme was
launched keeping in mind the empowerment of rural areas of India.

Every person working under this scheme will be paid the daily wages of Rs 150.
Apart from this scheme, Indian government has launched a special newspaper
segment in which, ample job openings are posted everyday to help the jobseekers
find employment in an easy way. Along with the job opening posts, this newspaper
also posts various government exam schedules and recruitment processes.

Another important step is a web portal (www.nsc.gov.in) launched by ministry of
Labor and Employment to avail common platform for jobseekers where they can
search and apply for jobs. This portal consists of the job openings for government,
private and contractual jobs. Also, several steps are taken to provide employment
to disguised unemployed people in IT, manufacturing, biotechnology and such
sectors.

Quick facts about BPO in India

• Around 58% of graduates and 62% post graduates stated that the reason
behind their unemployment was unavailability of jobs matching their skills.
• More than 50% families in India families do not have any regular income
source.
• According to the India skills report, out of 100,000 candidates, 96%
candidates are unemployable.

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