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Rajasthan s unemployment index touches record high
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Archana Sharma ( IANS) |
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Wed, Jan 20 2021 18:27 IST |
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Unemployment.. Image Source: IANS News
Jaipur, Jan 20 : The unemployment index of Rajasthan, as per the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE) data, touched the highest ever rate of 28.2 per cent in January 2021, same as December 2020, which is four times higher than the country s average national unemployment rate of 7.3 per cent.
The desert state is placed second in the unemployment index behind Haryana at 32.5 per cent.
The national unemployment index touched its highest mark in April 2020 following the imposition of nationwide lockdown to check the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. However, in Rajasthan, the unemployment rate touched a peak of 28.2 per cent in December 2020, nearly 10 months after the imposition of lockdown.
R sthan tourism sector in doldrums during COVID, courtesy govt s inaction
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Archana Sharma ( IANS) |
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Wed, Jan 13 2021 20:21 IST |
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Pushkar Fair unlikely to be held this year, courtesy Covid. (Credit - Rajasthan Tourism). Image Source: IANS News
Jaipur, Jan 13 : Call it an irony or bad luck for Rajasthan that despite earning huge revenues as a leading tourist state of India, it is operating without a tourism minister since the last seven months. The bureaucrats are also being shunted at regular intervals, leaving this significant sector in a fix.
The tourism industry in Rajasthan, before the COVID crisis, was attracting tourists from across the world, earning foreign exchange and boosting the revenues of the state. However, amid the pandemic times, the industry has come to a standstill as there has been no push from the government to revive the industry, rather it has been embroiled in political controversies making it headless amid t