Srinagar, July 1 -- The youth unemployment rate is soaring at 17.4 percent in J&K, far above the national average of 10.2 percent.

Same is the case with the overall unemployment - in J&K it is 6.7 percent, nearly double the national average of 3.5 percent, according to the Baseline Survey Report 2024-25 under Mission YUVA (Yuva Udyami Vikas Abhiyan), which cited the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24, 'The Tribune' reported.

The report was released by Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday during the launch of the much-anticipated Mission YUVA at the Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC). The mission aims to create 1.37 lakh enterprises and generate 4.25 lakh jobs over the next five years.

The report states ...