Tripura News Desk: Amid the celebration of Durga Puja, the BJP-led government in Tripura was left red-faced after the publication of the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) report, which stated that unemployment in Tripura increased to 17% in May-August against the drastic drop in the the national average to 6.43%.
The figure for unemployment in Tripura is appeared to be the highest among the northeastern states but below Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir and Haryana with 23.8%, 23.2%, and 22.9% respectively.
The unemployment rate was the lowest in Chhattisgarh at 0.1% in September, followed by Assam at 0.4%, Uttarakhand at 0.5%, Madhya Pradesh at 0.9%, Gujarat at 1.6%, Meghalaya at 2.3% and Odisha at 2.9%, the data showed. The opposition CPM and Congress blamed the state government of the steady rise in unemployment in Tripura and said the scope of employment in rural areas has been shrinking due to inadequate allocation of funds for rural development, including MGNREGS and scrapping of all state-sponsored schemes.
“The BJP government is doing everything on paper but in reality, its performance is zero. Before coming to power, BJP promised to give 50,000 jobs annually and now after four and a half years, only 12,000 have got jobs, including engagement in outsourcing agencies. The scope of local employment is practically nil as there are no development activities in the state,” alleged Congress president Birjit Sinha.
Criticising BJP, Sinha alleged that GST compliance and ‘other premature economic reforms’ brought about by the Narendra Mosi government have spelt doom from the unorganised sector and small business enterprise. As a result, every day, people are losing jobs and getting involved in smuggling and other anti-social activities, he added. Source:TNN
