Notwithstanding a new State, Chhattisgarh achieved second position in the direction of increasing opportunities for employment. It has left behind comparably more developed States like Gujarat, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana, in this regard.
Jharkhand, which has been constituted along with Chhattisgarh 13 years ago, has been emerged number one in this direction. The achievement of both the States has been a matter of discussion at national-level.
According to an official press Statement issued here on Tuesday, through the new policies and schemes of the State Government, fast development and extension of new job opportunities were being made in both agriculture and industrial areas. In the social sector, Chhattisgarh continuously remains the news by making the nation’s first Food Security Act for the poor.
According to the State Government officers, in the census report of 2011, issued by the directorate of Census in New Delhi recently, Chhattisgarh has registered 25.8 per cent increase in the number of people received employment in different work sectors during the last 10 years, whereas, the average hike in the number of people got job at national-level during the same period is 19.8 per cent.
As per the report, in the top States, Jharkhand remained on the first position with 29.8 per cent, Rajasthan 25.8 per cent hike, Assam 25.5 per cent and Bihar 24.1 per cent.
Moreover, Chhattisgarh grabbed first position with 48 per cent numbers among the States having most peoples’ participation in the employment-oriented works, which is 46 per cent in Tamil Nadu, 44 in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, 41 in Gujarat, 40 in Jharkhand, 36 in Punjab, 35 in Haryana and 33 per cent in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar States.
According to the officers, the Chhattisgarh Government, along with new policies in the field of industry and agriculture, started several new schemes and implemented them in a better way. By connecting the youths in employment-oriented trainings, large number of ITIs and livelihood colleges were being operated in the State for providing them new avenues of employment, they added.