Govt: 2.22 Crore Jobs Created at 18,000 Job Fairs in Past Year

• Minister Mansukh Mandaviya announced 2.22 crore jobs were provided at 18,000 job fairs nationwide in the last year.
• The unemployment rate in India has decreased to 3.2%, which is lower than many developed countries.
• The National Career Service (NCS) portal, a unified platform for employment services, has 55 lakh companies linked and over 6 crore registered job-seeking youth.
• Central government job melas alone resulted in 11.49 lakh jobs in the government sector.
• The NCS portal is integrated with e-migrate, Yuva-Bharat, and skill development platforms, and aims to connect jobseekers with local employers.

Why It Matters: Government reports significant job creation through 18,000 job fairs and the NCS portal, with unemployment at 3.2%.