Srinagar, Feb. 19 -- There are several reasons for this: one is that the government jobs are limited. In fact, the government can only recruit a few hundred unemployed youth annually when there are lakhs who need employment. In the first quarter of 2024 alone, 3.52 lakh youth registered with the J&K Directorate of Employment, with 1.09 lakh of them graduates and postgraduates. There are thousands of others who have not registered with the government and so aren't visible. The situation becomes challenging in the absence of alternative job options for the left-out youth. For one, the private sector in J&K, especially in Kashmir Valley, remains underdeveloped. And for another, rise of technology is also threatening to take over a substantia...