"As Prime Minister recently said if Karnataka produced 51 lakh (jobs) and West Bengal generated 69 lakh jobs obviously these are state figures people cannot dispute. That means all over India in last four years the employment generated must be in crores " Parrikar said at a function held at the Secretariat to mark the launch of a digitally enabled state employment exchange.
"State government also deserves credit for pushing a lot of employment but it is also important that the central government also gives potential opportunities through various initiatives including giving states their due share " the former Defence Minister said.
--IANS maya/pgh/mr
