69 lakh seek jobs on govt portal, but only a fraction employed

Government jobs portal introduced by the Prime Minister on July 11 has seen registration of over 69 lakh individuals in just 40 days. But the number of individuals who got jobs is just a fraction of those who registered, showing that employment will be the biggest economic challenge for the government as it restarts economic activities while trying to contain the spread of the Covid-19.

Within a week, from August 14 and August 21, more than 7 lakh people registered. The number of people who took up jobs during the week, however, stood at just 691.

Telangana government to reserve majority of new jobs for local workers

Only 2 per cent of the 3.7 lakh candidates looking for jobs have actually got one via Aatmanirbhar Skilled Employee Employer Mapping. Of the 69 lakh migrant workers who registered, 1.49 lakh were offered jobs, but only 7,700 could join work.