Source: The Sangai Express
Imphal, October 26 2008:
In Manipur, Tamenglong district has the least number of educated unemployed youths while Imphal West district tops the list with over two lakhs educated youths without employment.
In overall tally of the state, the number of educated unemployed youths in Manipur has reached a taunting figure of 6, 33,451 (over six lakh mark) till September 2008 as per the report of the Directorate of Employment Exchange, Lamphelpat in Imphal.
According to the report of the total number of educated unemployed youth 4,59,806 are males while 1, 73,645 are females of the State.
On district wise basis, the Imphal West district leads the flock with 2, 13,579 educated unemployed youths comprising of 1, 48,782 males and 64,797 females followed by Thoubal district with 75,272 males and 19,724 females.
Imphal East district comes in the third place with 64,519 males and 25,641 females followed by Churachandpur district lining up in the fourth place with 43,322 males and 13,975 females and the fifth place has been filled by Bishnupur district with 41,904 males and 15,093 females.
Senapati district comes in the sixth place with a total of 46,627 educated unemployed youths consisting of 34,155 males and 12,472 females followed by Ukhrul district with 25,075 educated unemployed youths comprising of 17,713 males and 7,382 females.
Chandel district comes in the eighth place with 21,391 consisting of 15,603 males and 5,788 females while Tamenglong district comes in the ninth place with 18,848 educated unemployed youths comprising of 14,458 and 4,390 females.