Foreign retailers may have to reserve at least half of their jobs in superstores for rural youth and source more than the mandated 30% from micro and small industries as the government tries to salvage the big ticket but controversial economic reform. An official said the government is likely to have a relook at a proposal that seeks to reserve at least 50% of jobs in foreign-owned superstores for those who...
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Saranda’s new beginning by Animesh Bisoee
Union rural development minister Jairam Ramesh admitted lapses of the past but spoke of a new beginning today in Saranda while unveiling an action plan for the forest region that was under the shadow of Maoist terror for over a decade. Armed with goodies like bicycles and transistor radios for residents of Chotanagra panchayat, about 120km from district headquarters of Chaibasa, Ramesh made it clear that the implementation of the development...
More »Retail, manufacturing largest employment avenues in Bihar: Report
-PTI The retail and manufacturing sectors have emerged as the largest job providers in Bihar, together employing more than 14 lakh people. According to a recent report containing a summary of the Fifth Economic Census, 2005, around 9.77 lakh people are employed in the retail sector, while more than 4.58 lakh people work in the manufacturing sector in Bihar. The two sectors account for 65 per cent of total employment generated by all...
More »Wadhwani foundation, NASSCOM join hands to place disabled
-PTI An "Accessiblility Initiative" to employ over 2000 people with disabilities in IT-BPO industry was launched here today as part of helping the IT sector take forward the thrust on inclusion and diversity. Collaborating for the two year advocacy and job placement campaign with a grant of Rs 48 lakh, the Washwani Foundation and NASSCOM Foundation aim at enabling IT-BPO companies to recruit and place the maximum number of young adults with...
More »NHRC questions AFSPA, finds fault with UPA schemes
-Express News Service In what could strengthen the case of those seeking lifting of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from parts of J&K and insurgency-hit North-East, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has said the AFSPA “remains in force in Jammu & Kashmir and the North-Eastern States, conferring an impunity that often leads to the violation of human rights”. This (continuation of AFSPA), a report prepared by the NHRC...
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