BI India
Haryana has not been one to be short of investments. Areas like Gurugram are considered to be software technology hubs and sites of new-age entrepreneurship. Nonetheless, the industry has sought its human resources from outside the state.
Stakeholders have often pointed out that there is a lack of adequately skilled and locally available workforce, especially when it comes to tech-talent, which leaves them no choice but to hire from other parts of the country.
Hence, it’s no surprise that CMIE’s data shows that Haryana’s unemployment rate has been in excess of the national average since the past four years. In April 2020, around 40% of job seekers from the state returned empty-handed.
Instead of investing in skill development, Haryana — like some of the other Indian states when facing rising unemployment — has decided to go the route of job reservations in the private sector.