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HKRN hub of exploitation, employment figures false: Haryana Congress chief
In Haryana, a state in India, some politicians are very upset about jobs for young people.
The government set up a special agency called HKRN to help young people find work.
The opposition Congress party says the agency is not doing its job properly.
More than 14 lakh young people signed up with HKRN, but Congress says only about 1 lakh got jobs.
Most of those people were already working before.
That means very few brand-new jobs were actually created.
Congress leaders also say workers are not getting permanent job letters or real job security.
They want the government to explain where money collected from workers went.
The party has planned a peaceful protest on August 19 to demand better jobs for the youth.
Haryana Congress president Rao Narender Singh accused the BJP government of turning the Haryana Kaushal Rozgam Nigam (HKRN) into a means of insecurity and exploitation of youth and employees.
Congress claimed the government's employment figures were false, noting that of around 14.63 lakh youth registered by February 2026, only 1.13 lakh were deployed, of whom 97,051 were already working employees.
The party said new employment was only 7,367 in 2024, 1,034 in 2025 and 66 so far in 2026, alleging the BJP failed to fulfil its promise of around 1.20 lakh jobs.
Congress MLA Aditya Surjewala questioned the 1 per cent service charge collected from employees since 2022, demanded a department-wise white paper, and said not a single HKRN employee had received job security benefits by May 2026.
Congress announced a dharna and protest on August 19 outside the HKRN office under the 'Yuvaon Ki Goonj' campaign, convened by MLA Ashok Arora, and separately alleged a deteriorating law-and-order situation in Haryana.
- Who
- Haryana Congress president Rao Narender Singh, Congress MLAs Aditya Surjewala and Ashok Arora, and other Congress leaders, targeting the BJP-led Haryana government.
- What
- Congress launched a scathing attack alleging the Haryana Kaushal Rozgam Nigam (HKRN) has become a hub of exploitation of youth and employees, that employment figures are false, and announced a protest on August 19.
- Where
- Chandigarh and Haryana; the dharna is planned outside the HKRN office.
- When
- August 13, 2026; the planned protest is on August 19.
- Why
- Congress says the government failed to fulfil its promise of around 1.20 lakh jobs and to provide job security despite 14.63 lakh youth registering with HKRN.
Congress (Opposition)
BJP-led Haryana Government
Employment figures
Congress (Opposition)
Government employment figures are false: of 14.63 lakh registered youth only 1.13 lakh were deployed, 97,051 already worked, and new jobs were just 7,367 in 2024, 1,034 in 2025 and 66 in 2026.
BJP-led Haryana Government
The government presents its deployments across departments such as Public Health, Education and Health as large-scale employment generation and projects these figures officially.
Recruitment and job security
Congress (Opposition)
HKRN employees receive only 'deployment letters' instead of permanent appointment letters, and by May 2026 no employee had received job security benefits despite a law being enacted; Congress demands regularisation and permanent posts.
BJP-led Haryana Government
The government promised 'equal pay for equal work' and better facilities for employees, created HKRN to end the contract system, and enacted a law to provide job security.
Key facts
- Haryana Congress President
- Rao Narender Singh
- HKRN established
- 2021; functioning since 2022
- Youth registered (by Feb 2026)
- Around 14.63 lakh
- Youth deployed
- 1.13 lakh, of whom 97,051 were already working
- New jobs created
- 7,367 in 2024; 1,034 in 2025; 66 in 2026 so far
- 2024 election manifesto promise
- Around 1.20 lakh jobs
- Service charge
- 1 per cent charged from employees since 2022
- Protest
- Dharna on August 19 outside HKRN office under 'Yuvaon Ki Goonj', convened by MLA Ashok Arora
Quotes
Rao Narender Singh
President of Haryana Congress Party
“By February 2026, around 14.63 lakh youth had registered with HKRN, while only 1.13 lakh people had been deployed. Of these, 97,051 were employees who were already working. Therefore, the actual number of new jobs being created is extremely low compared with the employment figures being projected by the government.”
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“Later, the government created a portal, but its condition is such that the server is down in some places, login does not work in others, and OTPs are not being received elsewhere.”
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