Govt manipulating statistics to cover up unemployment scenario: Cong

New Delhi: The Congress on Monday accused the government of "manipulating statistics" to cover up the country's unemployment scenario and claimed that its policies have pushed the youth into despair.

Party general secretary, communications, Jairam Ramesh cited a report to claim that the government has adopted a "Ninja technique" to include those working for even an hour per week as employed.

"Modi government's new 'ninja technique' to reduce unemployment! If you work even just one hour a week, the government might consider you employed! The Modi government's Ministry of Statistics prepared its recent survey report based on this very criterion.

"The most embarrassing thing for the government is that, despite loosening the definition of unemployment so much, only 51.7 per cent of people were found to be employed," he said in a post in Hindi on X.

बेरोजगारी कम करने के लिए मोदी सरकार का नया निंजा टेक्नीक!

अगर आप हफ्ते में सिर्फ एक घंटा भी काम करते हैं, तो सरकार आपको कामकाजी मान सकती है!

मोदी सरकार के सांख्यिकी मंत्रालय ने अपनी हालिया सर्वेक्षण रिपोर्ट इसी पैमाने पर तैयार की है।

सरकार के लिए सबसे शर्मनाक बात यह है कि… pic.twitter.com/hlcW6a5Vmj

— Jairam Ramesh (@Jairam_Ramesh) July 7, 2025

Ramesh claimed the government survey also revealed that women's participation in economic activities is extremely low, with only 23 per cent of women in urban areas involved in any economic activity compared to 70.5 per cent of men.

"This picture shows how serious the situation is. Expensive education, declining job opportunities. Over the past 11 years, the Modi government's policies have pushed the country's youth into nothing but a pit of despair.

"And now, with complete shamelessness, attempts are being made to cover up this growing problem by manipulating statistics," the Congress leader alleged in his post.