Feeling the impact of slowdown in the Indian economy and the global economic crisis, Ahmedabad has fallen way behind in the generation of new jobs.
The job creation in city fell over 30% in the first quarter (April-June) of 2012-13 compared to fourth quarter (January-March) of 2011-12.
Ahmedabad created only 3,900 jobs during the first quarter of 2012-13, a survey conducted by Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) on job trends reveals.
"Job generation in Ahmedabad has fallen by over 30% as against over 20% fall across the country. It clearly illustrates a clear slowdown in employment," national secretary general of Assocham, DS Rawat said. Besides, Ahmedabad's share in the total job generation across India is a paltry 3.1% compared to Delhi-NCR which accounts for over 23%, according to the survey conducted by tracking information in 32 sectors.
The survey also highlights the failure of other parts of Gujarat in job creation, an indicator of slowdown. Vadodara and Surat offered between 1000 and 1500 jobs. However, the growth has been negative, Assocham data showed.
There has also been a dip ranging between14-33% across rest of the seven metros –Bangalore, Chennai, Delhi-NCR, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai and Pune, the data tracked from two main sources namely online and print media showed.
“This basically reinforces the picture the belief that employers in India are getting cautious in the wake of global slowdown which has led to a sharp decline in attrition levels in Indian corporate sector,” Rawat added.
