ways and suggestions for improving employment conditions in Nagaland.
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Today, unemployment is the gravest and greatest challenge our society faces. Unemployment is the heaviest obstacle that impedes the progress of any nation. They say that there is no country in the world where there is no unemployment. Every nation – big or small, rich or poor, developed or underdeveloped – is trapped in it. The problem of unemployment is even more crippling in a small state like Nagaland. With a population of only 20.63 lakhs, 30% of Nagaland’s population is comprised of youth. Out of theses, 78367 youngsters are unemployed at an alarming rate of 8.5%. We proudly proclaim our state as “Nagaland for Christ” where peace, prosperity, morality and integrity are expected to be found. But in reality, depravity, inequity, deceit and greed is everything we see. While our land continues to suffer from the problem of unemployment, there is not a single branch of administration that is free from bribery. Corruption and contamination kills the perseverance of deserving youth. The practice of begging at the door of ministers with degree certificates in hand has become the order of the day. While who are to be blamed for all these? Is it the fault of the government? The weakness of youth? Or the shortcoming of parents?
I consider Naga people to be civilized and polite. Our society gives utmost importance to education and citizens do not suffer from any lack on the grounds of education. But our ways of choosing a job and a career is very narrow. Youngsters can only think about a white-collar job as we as a society venerate only those employed in a “noble” profession. It always sounds better to say that one is preparing for IAS or MBBS competitive exams than to say that one is doing a clerical job. Hence, our collective abhorrence for the dignity of labour eventually leads to structural unemployment.
Nonetheless, numerous determining factors contribute to the growth of unemployment in the state. Factors like the lack of transparency in job allocations, an imbalance between education and employment, shortage of quality education, etc., are considerable aspects leading to this crisis. Economic factors like the lack of opportunities, deficiency of investment, deflation of economy and the dislocation of industries are the basic structural causes of unemployment. Moreover, underdevelopment in rural areas hinders young entrepreneurs from establishing start ups with fresh investment. Social factors like too much dependency on government jobs, neglecting employment in the private sector, also contribute to the meteoric rise of unemployment.
Dr Martin Luther King rightly said, “Massive unemployment in the white community generates depression.” Adding to that, unemployment creates disillusionment, frustration and dissatisfaction. This gives rise to cynicism and diverts the energy of the youth towards violence and destruction. Thus they resort to crime, violence, drug abuse, anti-social activities, etc., often leading to depression and suicide.
Till date, the government has come up with numerous potential schemes to control unemployment to a certain level. Employment generation programmes like the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana PMKVY (2015), Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act MGNREGA (2005), Udaan Project, Atal Pension scheme, Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana, etc., were introduced to curb unemployment through the generation of temporary employment. However, none of these programmes were fully implemented, realized and enjoyed by the citizens of Nagaland due to the lack of connectivity and backwardness. Hence all these efforts are not enough to satisfy the needs of the hour. More plans and programmes need to be initiated. To do away with the menace of unemployment, all social, economic and political factors need to go hand in hand. The state needs to take a serious look at the present scenario and think of serious remedial measures to meet the mammoth problem of unemployment. To combat these issues, one also needs to combat problems like disinvestment, underdevelopment, etc. Society has to change its mentality towards white-collar and blue-collar jobs. A significant change has to be brought about in the educational system, which needs to be restructured to train students to create more opportunities of self employment. Only then can we subdue the growing problem of unemployment in Nagaland
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