Srinagar, March 20 -- Responding to a query by MLA Tanvir Sadiq, the government also informed that 3,70,811 unemployed youth have voluntarily registered on the employment portal by the end of January 2025.

The concerned minister said that the government has implemented several self-employment schemes under initiatives like Mumkin, Tejaswani, Mission Youth, PMEGP, and REGP, reported news agency KNO.

He said that these schemes have facilitated the generation of approximately 9.58 lakh self-employment opportunities since 2021. In the current fiscal year (2024-25), 1.36 lakh opportunities have been created.

"Additionally, under the MG NREGA program, the government has generated 3.01 crore person-days of employment, benefiting 8.07 lakh hou...