SRINAGAR : National Conference legislator Bashir Ahmad Veeri on Wednesday raised concern in the Jammu Kashmir Assembly over the region’s growing unemployment, urging the government to fast-track recruitment to fill thousands of vacant posts. Follow Us On G -N e w s | Whatsapp

Veeri said unemployment in the Union Territory stood at around six per cent — nearly double the national average — making Jammu Kashmir the highest unemployed region in India. “Our topography limits industrial growth. We are largely dependent on agriculture and horticulture, and government employment has always been the backbone of our economy, especially during unrests in the 1990s, 2008, 2016, and 2019,” he said.

He also cautioned against potential social unrest, urging the government to re

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