Employment Policy ? Committed to a Committee ?

 

Context :

Committee for National Employment Policy soon   /  Eco  Times  /  25 Oct 2021

Extract :

The government will soon set up a committee to frame India's first National Employment Policy with an aim to significantly push up employment generation in the country.

My Take :

[ A ]

Fast Backwards 4 years :

National employment policy on the cards in budget 2018   /  Money Control / 15 Dec 2017

Extract :

The government in the next budget might introduce a national employment policy outlining a comprehensive blueprint to generate quality jobs in every industry.

[ B ]

 And 4 days ago :

Ø  Birth of a David ? ………………………………………[ 27 Oct 2021 ]

 

[ C ]

 

Over the past few years, I have sent following e-mail to our Policy Makers :

National Jobs Policy : Treasure Hunt ……………………….[ 15 Dec 2017 ]

-       Where I listed my following e-mails :

-       1)      Budget Suggest - 2017

-       2)      In A State Of Denial ?

-       3)      Taxing Times For Robots ?

-       4)      Discovering The Obvious ?

-       5)      Employment : Measuring Vs Creating

-       6)      Here Is A Clue : Get Out Of Their Way !

-       7)      Ideas To Create Jobs

-       8)      Who Will Obsolete Whom ?

-       9)      Automation Is Inescapable

-       10)     In Wonderland Of Start-Ups

-       11)     Shop Open 24 / 7 ? Can Be A Game Changer !

-       12)     Progress : Of A Doubtful Kind ?

-       13)     Easier Said Than Done !

-       14)     Will Holograms Beat H1bVisa Ban ?

-       15)     Incentivizing Employment?

-       16)     Create Wealth To Create Jobs

-       17)     Fiscal Deficit  & Indian Economy ?

-       18)     Create    Self - Employment

-       19)     Baby Steps Won’t Do !

-       20)     A Ticking Time-Bomb ?

-       21)     Re-Skilling ? Can You Be Specific ?

-       22)     Quarterly Labour Survey :A Still-Born Child ?

-       23)     How About Virtual Call Centers ?

-       24)     A Freebie That Cannot Be Faulted ?

-       25)     Advantage , Incumbent ?

-       26)     How Much Capital To Create One Job ?

-       27)     Credible Data On Job Creation ? Here Is How

-       28)     Tomorrow's Headlines Today ?

-       29)     Everything Else Being Equal

-       30)     Missing The Woods For The Tree ?

-       31)     The Next Simplification :Arm ?

-       32)    Universal Basic Income

-       33)    Who  Will create  Jobs  ?

-       34)     How To Break The Vicious Circle ?

-       35)     Annual Employment Survey?

-       36)     Prioritising Is  Not  Easy  !

-       37)     Monitoring Is Even More Difficult  !

-       38)     From Bad To Mad

-       39)     Ready To Be Ridiculed

-       40)    Who Is Clueless ?

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[ D ]

 

Dear Ministers for :

Ø  Social Justice and Empowerment

Ø  Human Resources

Ø  Labour

The proposal to bring in a dedicated National Employment Policy ( NEP ), was first mooted in 2008, when UPA was in power

One lesson that we have learned ( or, should have learned ) over the past 13 years , is :

No policy can provide “ paid jobs in private or public sector “ to 12 / 15 million youth entering our work force each year

Having learnt this lesson, proposed NEP should simply consist of one sentence, viz :

“ Self Employment is a FUNDAMENTAL right of the citizen and anything ( rule – regulation – process – permission – law etc ) that stops an individual from becoming SELF EMPLOYED , will be treated as UNCONSTITUTIONAL “

With regards,

Hemen Parekh / 01 Nov 2021 / hcp@RecruitGuru.com