Assam's Unemployment Crisis: Youth as Volatile Vote Bank Amid APSC Scam

• Assam faces a complex unemployment crisis, driven by educated job-seekers, economic issues, and the APSC cash-for-jobs scam.
• Youth voters, especially 18-29 age group (over 72 lakh), are a critical and volatile vote bank in the upcoming assembly elections.
• Despite a reported decline in overall unemployment, 21.16 lakh educated job-seekers were registered in 2024, highlighting a gap.
• The 2016-17 APSC scam, involving 'cash-for-job' system, shattered trust; around 70 people, including officials, arrested.
• CM Himanta Biswa Sarma introduced initiatives like Atmanirbhar Asom Abhijan to support applicants with financial assistance.