AGARTALA, Sep 8 (TIWN): CPI-M ruled Tripura’s ‘all-subject-matter-expert’ Chief Minister Manik Sarkar developed a penchant to lecture everyone in every forum but failed to understand basic economic concepts of relating education and employment for State’s development. Tripura ranked 4th highest unemployment in India with record 7 lakhs jobless youths under CPI-M rule in 23 yrs. World celebrating 50th International Literacy Day under the banner “Reading the Past, Writing the Future”. In Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan on Thrusday Manik Sarkar praised his Govt. for achieving 97.22% literacy rate but avoided any topics on employment generation and investments in State. LITERACY rate is a different topic than College EDUCATION , overall EMPLOYMENT rate of State’s 7 lakhs of unemployed youths. Tripura ranks 4th in India in unemployment even though crisp-dressed, posh attired Chief Minister painted rosy pictures for Tripura’s education on Thursday at Agartala.Literacy Day Event was first celebrated in 1966 when the UNESCO officially proclaimed September 8 as the International Literacy Day.Tripura’s massive unemployment times and times again witnessed, when thousands of candidates thronged for 4 or 5 govt posts anywhere in State.

Tripura’s massive unemployment developed as serious problem as 7 Lakhs unemployed youths have no place to search jobs other than enrolling names as CPI-M cadres in party offices. With the increase in number of passed out students, the number of unemployed is also spiked up as Tripura ranked 4th highest employment in country.

According to the recent Govt data released the total number of unemployed youths nearly 7 Lakhs. Tripura’s lameduck Chief Minister acting like a dictator due to 23 years CPI-M rule, as CM is least bothered about the fates of 7 Lakhs youths.

Even though comrade Manik Sarkar and his boot-licker Ministers, bureaucrats try to paint a rosy picture of Tripura’s so called ‘Golden Era’ but Tripura’s economy, unemployment further nose-dived to darkness.

As per National statistics of 2015,  the maximum unemployment was found per 1000 persons in Sikkim at 158 persons, followed by Arunachal Pradesh at 140, Kerala at 118, Tripura at 116 and Goa at 106, as per survey report.

Tripura’s total number of unemployed youths stand near 7 Lakhs approx  (691,396)

Total educated graduate unemployed  in the State = 375,601

Under-grad Job-seekers  = 315,795 

Un-employed  Metric level  =      206,386

Un-employed HS (+2) level  =    74,991

Un-employed HS (+2) level  =    74,991

Un-employed Post-Graduate (General) level   =   10,149

Un-employed Graduate(Engineer)  level     =       1,761

Un-employed Post-Graduate (Engineer) level  =  63

Un-employed Diploma & ITI  =   3,867

Un-employed Medical Students =  715

Un-employed BBA/MBA            =          630

Un-employed BCA/MCA            =          737

Un-employed Lawyers   =          205

Others Skilled/Semi-Skilled =     14,319

Un-employed others     =          12,468

Total unemployed in the State = 691,396

Meanwhile, the latest report of the Employment Exchange, Government of Tripura shows that till January 31st,2016,  691,396 persons were unemployed.

Due to CPI-M Govt’s visionless policies, lack of planning, lack of private sector industries, nepotism and rampant corruption in Government Departments, alarming rise of unemployment in Tripura, which shows the lack of progress in 23 years rule.

Manik Sarkar has chosen to appoint a retired tainted IAS officer S.K.Panda to head all important ‘National Skill Development Mission’.

Manik Sarkar quite successfully turned Modi Govt’s noble mission of ‘national skill development’ by appointing useless tainted officers so that Tripura’s unemployment problem spikes further high. As of 31st January 2016 data released by Tripura Govt, total number of unemployed youths remain at 7 lakhs approx.

Due to the increase of unemployed youth in the State, the progress of the State is at bottom level.

Every year thousands of graduates are passing out and with the passing days the demand for higher education is rising in state. But lake of industry, Nil progress in IT the unemployment toll is spiked up.

Tripura CM engaged corrupt ex-IAS officer S.K.Pandato head all important ‘National Skill Development Mission’ in state.

Manik Sarkar quite successfully turned Modi Govt’s noble mission of ‘national skill development’ by appointing useless tainted officers so that Tripura’s unemployment problem spikes further high. As of 31st January 2016 data released by Tripura Govt, total number of unemployed youths remain at 7 lakhs approx.

The Skill development project  however covers many sectors which was begun on May 15^th , 2015 by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the occasion of World Youth Skills Day.

Although funds are allocating from the centre, no guideline are followed in Tripura to bring real skill-development, unless it ends with few fund allocations. 

Tripura Govt has no interest to take hurry decision to achieve skilling at scale with speed and standards. That’s why from JICA to self-help groups  failed to cure unemployment..

Few instructions were suggested as guidelines by the centre for skill development :  (i) Institutional Training, (ii) Infrastructure, (iii) Convergence, (iv) Trainers, (v) Overseas Employment, (vi) Sustainable Livelihoods, (vii) Leveraging Public Infrastructure. 

But S.K.Panda’spost-retirement plum position as Vice-Chairman of State Skill Development mission is nothing but few 5 minutes seminars and looting central funds, without judging the background of unemployment in state. 

Its a shame that, CPI-M Govt’s23 years rule failed to address massive unemployment in state, but cunning Chief Minister left no platforms untouched  to fool public on International Literacy Day celebration at RabindraBhavan.