New Delhi, July 20 -- The latest reply by the Union Ministry of Labour and Employment in Parliament has exposed the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) coalition government's claims of creating large-scale employment in Andhra Pradesh.

According to a press release, the official data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) shows that unemployment has not come down under the present government despite repeated announcements of massive investments and job creation.

According to the Union Government, the unemployment rate in Andhra Pradesh stood at 4.1 per cent in 2023-24, the final year of the YSRCP government. After the TDP coalition came to power, the first Annual PLFS report for 2025 showed the unemployment rate had increased to 4.2 per cent....