BJP attacks Oppn-ruled states over unemployment

Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday attacked Opposition-ruled states for their failure to address unemployment.

Citing data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) from July 2023 to June 2024, Pradhan highlighted the glaring disparities in job creation in states led by Opposition parties.

According to the survey, Kerala, ruled by the Opposition, recorded one of the highest youth unemployment rates in the country with an overall unemployment rate of 29.9 per cent in the 15-29 age group. Particularly concerning is the gender disparity with 47.1 per cent of women and 17.8 per cent men without jobs in the state. “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 Pradhan.