The youth circuit has been abuzz with mixed reactions soon after Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented the Union Budget for FY 2018-19 in Parliament on Thursday. Majority of the students claimed that they felt left out as the Budget concentrates only on industrialists. They could not see any structured plan which will generate more employment.
“The Budget has disappointed me. There is nothing that could speed up development in the country. It is not going to help the aam aadmi and the youth,” said Manish Goswami, an IAS aspirant.
“There is no proper path defined in the Budget based on which we can expect any job creations. Focus has been given certainly to boost the education sector but measures should have been announced to provide job opportunities in social sectors,” he said.
“The Prime Minister had promised us ten million jobs annually in his election campaign four years ago. Given that India is home to over 18 million unemployed people, this electoral promise played a big role in getting him into the Prime Minister's Office in May 2014. But only about few thousand jobs had been created in the country until October last year and according to the 'International labour Organisation, most of it classified as vulnerable employment,” said Amit Yadav, who is working in a multinational company in Gurugram.
However, a section of students welcomed the push for the education sector. “There are many good measures taken in the education sector. I think Union Budget will enhance the scope of education sector by using digital technology in school's classrooms and skill development,” said lovely, a student of Delhi University.
Arpita Tyagi, a resident of Burari, who is preparing for competitive examinations, said Jaitley announced various benefits for students and education sector in his Budget.