30 student organisations, others to deliberate upon draft of National Employment Policy on Sunday

New Delhi, Dec 15 (PTI) Thirty student organisations, RWAs and teachers' bodies will gar at Jantar Mantar on Sunday to participate in a "Rojgaar Sansad" to deliberate upon a draft of a 'National Employment Policy' prepared by a think tank to press for employment opportunities for citizens.

According to representatives of "Desh Ki Baat" foundation, Delhi minister and organisation founder Gopal Rai will also speak at "Rojgaar Sansad" on December 19 and raise issue of pervasive unemployment across country.

"We all will discuss draft policy on December 19 at Jantar Mantar and it will be handed over to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. People connected with this movement will give a memorandum on same to district magistrates in ir respective districts on December 20," Krishna Yadav, central coordinator, Desh Ki Baat foundation said on Wednesday.

Yadav said student organisations which will participate in Rojgaar Sansad include All India Student Association (AISA), Student Federation of India (SFI), Chatra Yuva Sangharsh Samiti (CYSS) - AAP's student wing.

Similarly, traders and labour associations such as Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU), Hind Mazdoor Sabha along with All India Women Congress Conference, Delhi Teachers' Association will be among 30 organisations that will be participating in "Rojgaar Sansad".

"One representative each of 30 participating organisations will present ir views during sansad. y have also given a slogan --- 'Nafrat Nahi Rojgar Chaiye, Jine ka Adhikar Chaiye'," Yadav said.

He claimed that currently, re is proper policy to address problem of unemployment in country so "Desh Ki Baat" foundation has prepared a draft policy which says that employment as an issue is concerned with people's participation in nation building.

"If employment can be provided, India's large youth population could be considered a dividend for country. If we want to take our country forward, n we have to develop path of nation building by consolidating all our energy, which will be manifested in form of National Employment Policy," draft policy said.

draft also said politicians argue that India's unemployment problem is unsolvable due to its huge population.

"With appropriate ecomic policies, population can be boon rar than bane. For example, China's population is around 143 crore but it's ecomy is five times bigger than that of ours," draft said.

Yadav said takeaways from "Rojgaar Sansad" will be communicated to masses along with authorities as well.

"We want to make it a movement on lines of farmers' movement as employment is a basic necessity of every individual and it is duty of government to deliver on it. y should solve unemployment problem by creating job opportunities and bringing a proper policy on employment,” he added. PTI AKM SNE SNE