New Delhi : The government on Tuesday said that job loss through automation in India should not be a matter of concern as the "growth momentum" of the economy will result in new job opportunities. A 2016 World Bank report titled "Digital Dividends" speculates that...
Lucknow : Short-staffed for very long, the Uttar Pradesh Police will soon be rolling out a major recruitment drive, an official said on Monday. Applications for eligible candidates would be invited some time next week, and the drive would cover vacancies of over...
New Delhi : The government on Thursday said a total of 1,62,586 candidates have been skilled and 84,900 placed after skill training under Deendayal Upadhayaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana (DDU-GKY) in 2016-17. Replying to a question in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for...
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Delhi High Court on Wednesday issued notice to Delhi government on a plea seeking implementation of revised minimum wage rates that will benefit over 60 lakh workers. A division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal sought the city...
New Delhi, (IANS) : Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday said that employment in the large unorganised sector can be improved if banks channelise funds through the self-help groups (SHGs). "So if the banking system, through various schemes, diverts loans to this...
New Delhi, (IANS) : The Common Service Centres (CSC) programme has given employment to 10 lakh people in India and, in the near future, one crore people will work in CSCs, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said here on Tuesday. "I have great expectation from CSC VLEs...
By Swagata Yadavar, (IANS) : After a decade-long legal battle, the Supreme Court ruled in April 2017 that permanent jobs be given to 2,700 contract workers of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), India's richest municipal corporation. These contract workers,...
Agartala, (IANS) : The Tripura government on Tuesday announced higher pay scales and allowances for its 2.45 lakh employees and pensioners in a bid to pacify those seeking central government pay scales. Elections are due in the state in February 2018. "Despite its...
Kolkata, (IANS) : West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Saturday said the state ranks No.1 in the country in the rural job guarantee scheme for financial year 2015-16, as per a central government announcement. "We are No.1 in the country in 100-days work on...
New Delhi, (IANS) : Denying the reports of a downturn in employment in the country's IT industry, Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Tuesday said in the coming four to five years, almost 20-25 lakh additional jobs will be created in...