Morung Express News
Dimapur | October 3
There are 70422 educated unemployed youth registered in the Life Register of the Department of Labour & Employment in the state.
Parliamentary Secretary for Labour, Employment, Skill Development & Entrepreneurship and Border Affairs, Mmhonlumo Kikon revealed this data on Monday during the 7th Foundation cum Parents’ Day at Cornerstone School and College, Dimapur. He said the huge number of educated unemployed youth was a result of lack of government jobs and not because there was no avenue in the private sector. He said the increasing number of educated unemployed was a huge concern for the government and appealed private institutions to share the burden in providing skill development courses to students so that they become employable after studies.
Mmholumo said that the employability of graduates in the state was found wanting since many of the vocational courses imparted in the state had encountered problem of placements and urged upon such institutions to look in the issue.
He disclosed that the central government under the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana would initially be training 60 lakh youth in the country and encouraged the youth to avail such opportunities. He also encouraged youth to start looking for opportunities around them.
