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Yogi says 17 crore jobs created, UP added 83 medical colleges
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that India created 17 crore jobs and employment opportunities in the past 12 years, and that the country's youth are becoming job providers.…
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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath said on Sunday that India created 17 crore jobs and employment opportunities in the past 12 years, and that the country's youth are becoming job providers. Speaking in Siddharthnagar, he cited the increase in medical colleges from 431 in 2014 to 818 now, IITs from 16 to 23, and MBBS seats from about 51,000 to nearly 1.28 lakh. He also said 25 crore people had moved out of poverty, and that the central government runs 17,000 skill development centres and over 15,000 ITIs.
On Uttar Pradesh, Yogi said more than nine lakh government jobs had been given since 2017 and 83 medical colleges built in nine years. He announced fresh funds for damaged roads and a proposed industrial corridor in Siddharthnagar, along with Rs 59,000 crore in supplementary budget provisions for youth, women, farmers and workers. He criticised the Congress and Samajwadi Party for dividing society on caste lines, and urged people to join the 'Har Ghar Tiranga' campaign.
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The 17-crore jobs figure is pulled together from formal payroll, informal estimates, and self-employment schemes, making it hard to verify independently. Past governments also counted old programmes as new. The real test is not the headline number but the quality and durability of work: will these include mainly gig contracts and part-time posts, or full-time regular employment with benefits? The next quarterly Periodic Labour Force Survey data will settle the argument better than any rally speech.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, businesstoday.in
This story was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 2 sources.
