Govt can't address unemployment problem: Chief Economic Advisor
New Delhi: During the launch of the "India Employment Report 2024: Youth Employment, Education, and Skills," Chief Economic Advisor V. Anantha Nageswaran asserted on Tuesday that it is misguided to expect the government to single-handedly address all social and economic challenges, including unemployment. Ironically, his remarks came while introducing the report co-authored by the International Labour Organisation and The Institute for Human Development.
Nageswaran, as reported by The Hindu, questioned the extent to which the government could intervene in employment matters "short of hiring more itself."
"In the normal world, it is the commercial sector that needs to take the lead in hiring," he argued, while also highlighting government initiatives such as the Skill India Mission.
To emphasize his point, the Chief Economic Advisor referred to the protagonist of the satirical film from the 1970s, Mohammed bin Tughlaq, stating, "For unemployment, he simply says, 'Look, all I will do is I’ll keep talking on every dais and stage that we have to solve the unemployment problem, and that is my contribution to solving the unemployment problem. Because this is not something I can address.'"
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The report unveiled by Nageswaran highlighted that "Employment is dominated by poor-quality employment in the informal sector and informal employment," with "Wages and earnings stagnant or declining."
In an analysis for The Wire, economist Santosh Mehrotra criticized the Narendra Modi government and associated economists for allegedly misleading the public about India's job market instead of addressing the underlying issues.
Despite Nageswaran's perspective, concerns persist regarding the Modi government's ability to fulfill its pre-election promise of creating one crore jobs for the youth. This pledge was made by Modi before assuming office as the Prime Ministerial candidate for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2014.
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Mumbai cops reach Kamra's Mahim 'home'; haven't stayed there for 10 years, says comedian
Mumbai (PTI): Stand-up comedian Kunal Kamra on Monday failed to appear before Khar police in connection with the case registered for his "traitor" jibe at Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, while a team went to his Mahim "home" to "check" his availability.
The comedian later took a jibe at the police saying the visit was a waste of time and public resources as he had not been living there for the past 10 years.
Kamra was supposed to appear before Khar police during the day, an official said, adding it was the second time he was summoned.
"A Khar police team went to his house in Mahim, where his family stays, to check whether he would appear in connection with the case or not. Since he did not, further course of action will be decided soon," the official said.
In a post on X, Kamra said, "Going to an address where I haven't lived for the last 10 years is a waste of your time & public resources."
The first notice seeking his appearance was issued last week, and the comedian's request for seven days' time was denied by police.
The Madras High Court on March 28 granted interim anticipatory bail to Kamra on the condition that he execute a bond to the satisfaction of the judicial magistrate at Vanur in Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu.
Kamra had submitted he moved to Tamil Nadu from Mumbai in 2021 and has been "ordinarily a resident of this State (Tamil Nadu) since then" and that he feared arrest by Mumbai police.
Last week, three FIRs against him at Nashik Rural, Jalgaon and Nashik (Nandgaon) were transferred to Khar police station, where a case has already been registered on the complaint of Shiv Sena MLA Murji Patel.
The studio where Kamra shot his video lampooning Shinde over the split in the Shiv Sena is located in Khar in the western part of the metropolis. Shiv Sainiks had ransacked the studio and the hotel in which it is located on the night of March 23.
Going to an address where I haven’t lived for the last 10 Years is a waste of your time & public resources… pic.twitter.com/GtZ6wbcwZn
— Kunal Kamra (@kunalkamra88) March 31, 2025
