On days of high unemployment; can cheating be a job too?
Demonetisation left the job scenario in the country in a lurch. Unemployment hit an all time high, and it has been having its repercussions on every aspect of economic growth in the country. The number of youths without employment is increasing with every passing day. Police officers have said unemployment can be a major cause for increased crime rate.
Fanatic and communal forces have been preying on young men who are now without jobs. Hence the men get attracted to fake ‘gau rakshak’ bands as easily as flies that are attracted to the fire. Working under such banners helps people in many ways. They can be safeguarded under the name of ‘culture guards’. It would also enable them with fake power and prestige where people fear their presence.
Unemployed youths are the easy and primary victims of terrorism, joining the extremist forces since the rate of employment is very low in Jammu and Kashmir region. There are other groups that trust the promises made by the government, waiting for the jobs to come by only to realize they have been cheated at the end of this.
Main aspect is, they do not possess skills for a job. But they have degree certificates that they assume would get them some jobs. And they are in majority. It is also very easy to mislead and fool them. Some section of unemployed youth have made it their job to cheat such gullible job seekers.
In the last two months, Delhi police crime branch has busted six such fake job networks. Cops say this is an apt reflection of the illusions people nurse about the current job scenario and people’s understanding of government jobs. The ones who have set up this network are also jobless youths who tried misleading people like themselves.
All of them would like to do jobs that have security and would get them pension at the end of their career. In the racket that was busted, candidates were being fooled with getting them a job of a manager at ONGC, railways and army.
Since such jobs are being widely advertised, people immediately pick on them to find gullible victims who are seeking such jobs. Some networks were assuring candidates of jobs in railways. And since people were shown the corresponding advertisements, they would also believe such claims very easily, falling into the cheaters’ net.
Three fraudsters were held during May this year, taking huge amounts of money from the candidates. The network of fake jobs isn’t a secret operation anymore. It gets repeated often and happens more times than ever before. In the ONGC fake job racket, fraudsters had gotten access to victims inside high security Krishi Bhavan.
In some cases, candidates would be given appointment letter and some months’ salary too. Some of them would be trained before being taken on fake jobs which would go on for a few months before the network would go bust, said the cops.
Once the fraudsters were successful in misleading one candidate, that person would work as their agent to get more gullible candidates into the network. They get mouth-to-mouth publicity without any hassles. In most cases, the gullible candidates were highly educated and with great knowledge in computers and modern technology. They would also have some experience in public facing jobs.
Before we criticize the fraudsters, we need to remember the words of our beloved PM. He had assured to create more than two crore jobs a year. What was he able to do? He took away the good jobs that existed till then. People who were into dairy farming were left in deep lurch. If a PM can mislead and commit such a huge blunder that is seen as a fraud, why can’t the youths be allowed do it? Does the PM have answer in case they ask this question?
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Karnataka offers extensive incentives in its proposed IT policy
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka has proposed a new Information Technology Policy for 2025–2030, offering extensive financial and non-financial incentives aimed at accelerating investments, strengthening innovation and expanding the state's tech footprint beyond Bengaluru.
The Karnataka Cabinet gave its nod to the policy 2025–2030 with an outlay of Rs 445.50 crore on Thursday after the Finance Department accorded its approval.
The policy introduces 16 incentives across five enabler categories, nine of which are entirely new, with a distinctive push to support companies setting up or expanding in emerging cities.
Alongside financial support, the government is also offering labour-law relaxations, round-the-clock operational permissions and industry-ready human capital programmes to make Karnataka a globally competitive 'AI-native' destination.
According to the policy, units located outside Bengaluru will gain access to a wide suite of benefits, including research and development and IP creation incentives, internship reimbursements, talent relocation support and recruitment assistance.
The benefits also include EPF reimbursement, faculty development support, rental assistance, certification subsidies, electricity tariff rebates, property tax reimbursement, telecom infrastructure support, and assistance for events and conferences.
Bengaluru Urban will receive a focused set of six research and development and talent-oriented incentives, while Indian Global Capability Centres (GCCs) operating in the state will be brought under the incentive net.
Incentive caps and eligibility thresholds have been raised, and the policy prioritises growth-focused investments for both new and expanding units.
Beyond incentives, the government focuses on infrastructure and innovation interventions.
A flagship proposal in the policy is the creation of Techniverse -- integrated, technology-enabled enclaves developed through a public-private partnership model inside future Global Innovation Districts.
These campuses will offer plug-and-play facilities, artificial intelligence and machine learning and cybersecurity labs, advanced testbeds, experience centres, and disaster-resistant command centres.
There will also be a Statewide Digital Hub Grid and a Global Test Bed Infrastructure Network, linking public and private research and development, and innovation facilities across Karnataka.
The government has proposed a Women Global Tech Missions Fellowship for 1,000 mid-career women technologists, an IT Talent Return Programme to absorb experienced professionals returning from abroad, and broad-based skill and faculty development reimbursements.
Shared corporate transport routes in Bengaluru and tier-two cities will be designed with Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation and other transport entities to support worker mobility.
The government said the policy is the outcome of an extensive research and consultation process involving TCS, Infosys, Wipro, IBM, HCL, Tech Mahindra, Cognizant, HP, Google, Accenture and NASSCOM, along with sector experts and stakeholder groups.
It estimates an outlay of Rs 967.12 crore over five years, comprising Rs 754.62 crore for incentives and Rs 212.50 crore for interventions such as Techniverse campuses, digital grid development, global outreach missions and talent programmes.
