Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad has informed that the data related to unemployment of NSSO (National Sample Survey Office) is absolutely wrong. He made this statement during a conversation with reporters in Mumbai on Saturday.
|| Anjan K Samal
Ravi Shankar Prasad linked the economic recession of India with film world when asked about the sluggishness in the Indian economy.
He smilingly said, “Three films were released on October 2: War, Joker and Saira. According to Komal Nahata, an expert on box office business, these films grossed more than Rs 120 crore on the very 1st day of releases.That means, the country’s economy is absolutely fine. That is why films are doing so well. “
Ravi Shankar Prasad also urged that he was also the information broadcasting minister in the government of Atal Bihari Vajpayee, so he has an attachment to films.
Social media feedback
A lot of reaction is being seen in the social media on this statement of Ravi Shankar Prasad. People are also making jokes and memes on his statement.
A Twitter user named ‘The Lying Lama wrote,’ Sir, let’s make Komal Nahata the finance minister. What do you say? “
Twitter handle named Soul of India, today these people are citing box office figures. Afterward they may give examples of persons who do black out side the theater , may be termed as employed Youths of India.
Another Twitter user wrote, “E Gola Ma is no more.”
According to Leaked Data of NSSO in February this year , the unemployment rate in 2017-18 was 6.1%, the highest in the last 45 years.
