Haryana topped the chart with 26.7% unemployment. Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, and Jharkhand followed.
Chhattisgarh, an Indian state located in the east-central region, has the country’s lowest unemployment rate.
It is estimated to have a population of 32.19 million, according to government data, of which tribals such as Gond, Kanwar, and Uraon constitute 30.6%.
Over the past few years, the state government has launched several job schemes for its youth. This is in line with the central government’s Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), according to the Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy (CMIE), an independent think tank.
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