Madhya Pradesh: MLA Questions Minister Over Unemployment Data

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): Congress MLA Pratap Grewal on Monday raised questions in the Assembly over the unemployment data presented by the skill development and employment minister between 2018 and 2025. He expressed surprise over the sharp decline in the number of registered unemployed youth in June this year. 

According to the data shared by the minister, the number of registered unemployed youth in Madhya Pradesh stood at 26.82 lakh in 2018 and rose to 33.13 lakh in 2023. However, the number reportedly dropped to 25.68 lakh by June 2025 - a figure on which Grewal cast his doubt.

The MLA also questioned the minister over giving a hefty amount to a Maharashtra-based firm tasked with providing jobs to youths even when it failed to achieve the target of ensuring jobs to 25,000 candidates.

The company claimed to have placed 11,680 youths, however, only 4,433 placements could be verified, Grewal said. Despite the discrepancies, the state government paid the firm ₹4.17 crore, the MLA alleged.

Instead of penalising the company, the government released the payment, Grewal said, demanding action against the officials responsible.

Year    Registered aspirants

2018     26.81 lakh

2019    31.54 lakh

2020    24.72 lakh

2021    30.23 lakh

2022     30.64 lakh

2023    33.13 lakh

2024    26.18 lakh

Till June 25     25.68 lakh

Job seekers who got offer letter for private sector

2018-19           1.76 lakh

2019-20           4,219

2020-21           80,717

2021-22           1,21,178

2022-23           68,098

2023 -24          52,846

2024-25           78,868

Till June 30      26,082