One of the core issues that fires up in Rajasthan is employment generation in the state
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One of the core issues that fires up in Rajasthan is employment generation in the state. With a population of 75 Million citizens, Rajasthan ranks 11 in Unemployment Rate as per 5th Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey by Ministry of Labour & Employment. Also, Rajasthan contributes nearly 4.5% to India’s GDP through mineral, agriculture & textile based industries along with Tourism sector and growing IT/ITeS sector in pockets. Govt. is taking innovative steps to curb this problem. Technology is indeed playing a major role in changing the face of skill sourcing in the state, and the statistics of Youth4work.com, a fast growing youth platform justify the new wave of career exploration by youth.
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Over 40000 youth from 33 cities & towns of Rajasthan have self-assessed and showcasing their skills. Most of them are from Jaipur, followed by Jodhpur, Udaipur, Kota and all of them are ranked on various industry required skills through open skill-tests. Employers have also started attracting ready-to-deploy skilled youth through this platform. The rankings are making it easier for employers from anywhere in India to find skilled job aspirants as per their distinctive skill sets.
The insights also reveal that experts in software development and allied services are being roped in like hot potatoes in Jaipur. BE/B.Tech, MCA and MBA graduates are enjoying an upper hand whereas the Commerce and Arts counterparts are picking up. This is primarily because of non-utilization of skill-based search technology by companies looking for Commerce & Arts graduates. However, there are other indicators of the tough competition in the job market in the state. The average annual salary offered to Fresher/Entry level people (0–3 years) in Jaipur is nearly Rs 2 Lakh, for Mid-Level level (4–7 years) is Rs 3.3 Lakh. Skills demanded by employers in the state are Software Development, Sales & Marketing, Communication Skills and Customer Support. Technology jobs are highly concentrated in Jaipur, but there are tremendous opportunities for companies to find talents in other cities & smaller towns.
Rachit Jain, CEO and founder, Youth4work says, “The economic growth of a state would significantly dependent on the gainful employment acquired by its active labor force. Rajasthan has an extraordinary pool of talented graduates vying for desired roles and jobs. We have materialized on digital intelligence to produce metrics of the real skills and interests of job seekers via self assessment tests. It would be great to showcase upcoming roles like Java Developers, Digital Marketing and Data Analysts from different parts of Rajasthan. There are over 14000 companies using Youth4work and 7% of people on the platform who have been contacted by companies get hired. Our technology is targeting to ease the employment scenario for youth in all the sectors.”
What is required in these dire times is maximum utilisation of human capital and technology resources already available in the state- both by youth and companies to boost employability and employment.
