Prime
Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP-led NDA government is all set to come out soon with
an employment generation strategy to counter the criticism of jobless growth in
the country.
The
government’s premier think-tank, NITI Aayog, has been tasked with the role of
formulating a comprehensive start that can create enough jobs in the country to
absorb the 10 million youth that enter the workforce every year.
On
Tuesday, Arvind Pangariya, who serves as the vice-chairman of NITI chaired the
first meeting with trade union and employers to discuss the employment strategy
prevailing elsewhere and what needs to be done in India to create more
jobs. A senior NITI Aayog official, who was part of the meeting said,
that the government is considering various options to boost employment in the
country. “These include, extending special package for employment
generation in labour intensive sectors like leather, gems and jewellery and
electronics,” the official said.
The
other proposal includes setting up of coastal economic zones that would enable
labour intensive sectors to set shops in the most hassle free manner. “This in
turn will help to create millions of jobs,” the official added.
The
five trade unions representatives at the meeting included the RSS-affiliate
Bhartiya Mazdoor Sangh, the Centre of Indian Trade Unions, the Indian National
Trade Union Congress, the All India Trade Union Congress and the Hind Mazdoor
Sabha.
DL Sachdev of AITUC said, “We are open
to the idea of creating coastal zones for labour intensive sectors, but all
labour laws should be adhered to in these zones.”
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