The Union territory of Ladakh registered a jump of over 16% in the number of unemployed graduates between 2021-22 and 2022-23, according to the government. Apart from Ladakh, other regions such as Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan also experienced a rise in graduate unemployment. The question of joblessness among graduate youths in India was raised in Parliament.