Srinagar, Oct. 28 -- The Jammu and Kashmir government on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that over 3.61 lakh educated unemployed youth are registered across the Union Territory as of September 2025.

According to the data placed before the House, 2.08 lakh registrations are from Kashmir Division, while 1.52 lakh are from Jammu Division.

Srinagar district tops the list with 23,826 unemployed youth, followed by Anantnag, Pulwama, Kathua, and Kulgam. The lowest numbers were recorded in Kishtwar (8,870) and Reasi (12,376).

The figures reveal that among the total unemployed, 2,33,845 are male and 1,27,301 are female.

The government said that the Employment Department, under Mission Youth/Mission YUVA, aims to create 4.25 lakh job ...