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Joblessness rises to 5-year high
According to the latest annual household survey on employment conducted by Labour Bureau, jobless economic growth continues to haunt India’s youth, with the country’s unemployment rate rising to a five-year high of five per cent in 2015-16.
Highlights of the report:
India’s unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in 2013-14, 4.7% in 2012-13 and 3.8% in 2011-12.
Female job seekers were the worst hit as the pace of unemployment rose sharply to 8.7% in 2015-16 compared to 7.7% in 2013-14.
While unemployment rate in rural areas rose to 5.1% in 2015-16 from 4.7% in 2013-14, it declined to 4.9% from 5.5% in urban areas during the same period.
The annual survey also showed that 47.8% of the surveyed population was reported to be employed in 2015-16 compared with 49.9% (also known as worker population ratio) two years earlier when the previous survey was conducted by the
Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The survey also shows that fewer households benefited from various employment schemes of the government in 2015-16. For instance, the benefits of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme were availed by 21.9% households compared to 24.1% households in 2013-14.
The survey showed a decline in the proportion of self-employed and salaried workers and a rise in contractual employment.
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Joblessness rises to 5-year high
According to the latest annual household survey on employment conducted by Labour Bureau, jobless economic growth continues to haunt India’s youth, with the country’s unemployment rate rising to a five-year high of five per cent in 2015-16.
Highlights of the report:
India’s unemployment rate stood at 4.9% in 2013-14, 4.7% in 2012-13 and 3.8% in 2011-12.
Female job seekers were the worst hit as the pace of unemployment rose sharply to 8.7% in 2015-16 compared to 7.7% in 2013-14.
While unemployment rate in rural areas rose to 5.1% in 2015-16 from 4.7% in 2013-14, it declined to 4.9% from 5.5% in urban areas during the same period.
The annual survey also showed that 47.8% of the surveyed population was reported to be employed in 2015-16 compared with 49.9% (also known as worker population ratio) two years earlier when the previous survey was conducted by the
Labour Bureau, under the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The survey also shows that fewer households benefited from various employment schemes of the government in 2015-16. For instance, the benefits of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act scheme were availed by 21.9% households compared to 24.1% households in 2013-14.
The survey showed a decline in the proportion of self-employed and salaried workers and a rise in contractual employment.
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Chabahar port?
It is located on the Makran coast, Chabahar in southeastern Iran.
Its location lies in the Gulf of Oman. This coast is a relatively underdeveloped free trade and industrial zone, especially when compared to the sprawling port of Bandar Abbas further west. Also, it is the only Iranian port with direct access to the ocean.
For India, Chabahar is of strategic importance for the following reasons:
It is the nearest port to India on the Iranian coast, which provides access to the resources and markets of Afghanistan and Central Asia.
It is located 76 nautical miles (less than 150km) west of the Pakistani port of Gwadar, being developed by China.
This makes it ideal for keeping track of Chinese or Pakistani military activity based out of Gwadar.
Also, Chabahar port is suitably located to serve India’s outreach in the region to Afghanistan and beyond as well as link with International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to which India is one of the initial signatories.
The port will cut transport costs/time for Indian goods by a third.
From Chabahar, the existing Iranian road network can link up to Zaranj in Afghanistan, about 883 kms from the port.
The Zaranj-Delaram road constructed by India in 2009 can give access to Afghanistan’s Garland Highway, setting up road access to four major cities in Afghanistan — Herat, Kandahar, Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.
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Chabahar port?
It is located on the Makran coast, Chabahar in southeastern Iran.
Its location lies in the Gulf of Oman. This coast is a relatively underdeveloped free trade and industrial zone, especially when compared to the sprawling port of Bandar Abbas further west. Also, it is the only Iranian port with direct access to the ocean.
For India, Chabahar is of strategic importance for the following reasons:
It is the nearest port to India on the Iranian coast, which provides access to the resources and markets of Afghanistan and Central Asia.
It is located 76 nautical miles (less than 150km) west of the Pakistani port of Gwadar, being developed by China.
This makes it ideal for keeping track of Chinese or Pakistani military activity based out of Gwadar.
Also, Chabahar port is suitably located to serve India’s outreach in the region to Afghanistan and beyond as well as link with International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) to which India is one of the initial signatories.
The port will cut transport costs/time for Indian goods by a third.
From Chabahar, the existing Iranian road network can link up to Zaranj in Afghanistan, about 883 kms from the port.
The Zaranj-Delaram road constructed by India in 2009 can give access to Afghanistan’s Garland Highway, setting up road access to four major cities in Afghanistan — Herat, Kandahar, Kabul and Mazar-e-Sharif.
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