On completing 100 days of his second term as chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath said that the state had achieved the lowest unemployment rate of 2.9 per cent.
Addressing a press conference on completion of 100 days of his government 2.0 on Monday, Yogi said, "The unemployment rate in Uttar Pradesh under the Bharatiya Janata Party government has reduced to 2.9 per cent in April 2022.”
According to the monthly data of CMIE, the unemployment rate in Uttar Pradesh reduced to 2.9 per cent in April 2022, from 4.4 per cent in March this year. Notably, the Uttar Pradesh government, in its previous rule between 2017 and 2022, had set a record of providing over five lakh government jobs to the youth of the state.
The state has surpassed states like Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Kerala and Tamil Nadu to become the state with the lowest unemployment rate.
Uttar Pradesh is followed by Tamil Nadu with an unemployment rate of 3.2 per cent, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh with 5.8 per cent each, West Bengal with 6.2 per cent and Punjab with 7.2 per cent.
The Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), the organisation monitoring unemployment and business activities in the country, has revealed that Rajasthan (28.8 per cent), Jharkhand (14.2 per cent) and Delhi (11.2 per cent) are the worst-hit states in terms of unemployment.
“Due to the ever-increasing industry and trade in Uttar Pradesh, the state has reached the lowest level in terms of unemployment. Even after COVID-19, the state government has left no stone unturned in providing employment to the youth,” the chief minister said.
While addressing the event, the chief minister also spoke on various issues including welfare of the poor and farmers, law and order, health and medical facilities, education, infrastructure, investment, employment and self-employment, electricity, rural development, Jal Jeevan Mission and rural water supply.
He said, “The second term (of the government) has been given to us by the people of Uttar Pradesh, and taking their trust forward, we have started our journey with a new flight.”