No government job through unemployment offices in five years in Rajasthan; 22 lakh candidates registered: RTI

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More than 22 lakh unemployed younker are presently registered with employment offices crossed Rajasthan, according to accusation obtained nether the RTI Act.

It was further revealed that nary campaigner was recruited successful the authorities assemblage done the employment offices successful the past 5 years.

The data, provided by the Directorate of Employment, shows that arsenic of January 14, a full of 22,21,317 candidates were registered arsenic occupation seekers successful territory employment offices crossed the State. Of these, implicit 13.08 lakh were male, 9.12 lakh female, and 989 fell nether the 'other' category.

Among districts, Jaipur recorded the highest fig of registered unemployed radical astatine 2.51 lakh, followed by Alwar (1.53 lakh), Nagaur (1.34 lakh), Jhunjhunu (1.22 lakh) and Jodhpur (86,320). In contrast, Jaisalmer (12,031) and Pratapgarh (14,047) reported the lowest fig of registered candidates.

The category-wise information indicates that candidates from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) signifier the largest stock among registered occupation seekers, followed by general, Scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) and different categories.

The information further revealed the constricted placements successful the backstage assemblage during the past 5 years. According to the accusation provided, 86 candidates were placed successful 2021, 825 successful 2022, 3 successful 2023, 23 successful 2024 and 71 successful 2025 done employment bureau initiatives, including occupation fairs and coordination with backstage companies.

"The backstage assemblage has seen precocious maturation successful the past 2 decades. Investment successful crores, but the jobs provided by the directorate are minuscule. Permanent and impermanent jobs successful the authorities assemblage done the directorate look to person wholly stopped. There is simply a request to activate unemployment offices and notation candidates," Right to Information (RTI) applicant Chandra Shekhar Gaur said.

The RTI exertion had besides sought details of employment generated done capitalist summits held successful the State implicit the past 2 years. However, the section clarified that specified accusation is not related to it.

It besides replied to a query saying that the unemployment offices did not supply jobs successful authorities assemblage successful the past 5 years.

The authoritative website of the Department of Skills, Employment and Entrepreneurship successful Rajasthan notes that the Department of Employment has been catering to the needs of the occupation seekers done assorted activities and schemes.

For amended coordination and speedily execution of programmes, the Department of Skills, Development and Entrepreneurship was established successful May 2015. Providing vocational guidance astir assorted courses and grooming facilities to occupation seekers, submission of occupation seekers' database to employers, registration of unemployed youth, organising Rozgar Melas, and assisting occupation seekers of weaker sections of the nine nether peculiar schemes are listed arsenic immoderate of the department's functions.

Published - March 17, 2026 03:52 p.m. IST

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