Union minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday highlighted the need for policy measures to create jobs in rural areas and check migration to cities for employment.
The minister also called for a detailed study to find out ways to skill people in tribal, agriculture and rural sectors, pointing out that skilled manpower was the biggest requirement in the country.
Gadkari, who handled portfolios of MSME, Roads, Highways and Transport, was speaking at an industry event here.
"Our country's biggest problem is unemployment...Another issue in front of us is migration. People are moving from villages to cities in search of jobs. Once (Mahatma) Gandhi said 85 per cent of the population is in villages. Now percentage wise it has come down to 60 per cent. We will have to find out ways to provide them job opportunities in their villages so they don't need to leave their homes. And keeping this in mind, making policy will be useful for the country," Gadkari said.
While suggesting some ideas that can ...
