Govt to hold fairs to provide jobs to ‘Saksham’ youths: CM

Nitish Sharma

Tribune News Service

Ambala, November 23

Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar today said that the government would organise job fairs across the state to provide regular employment to the “Saksham” youth. The Saksham-II scheme was also being implemented, under which all graduate and postgraduate applicants would be given skill training.

He was addressing youths attending the Chief Minister’s Dialogue programme under the Saksham Yuva Yojana at the Panchayat Bhawan in Ambala City on Thursday.

The Chief Minister said the scheme provides help for three years to youths who fail to get jobs soon after completing education. “It is not a permanent job,” he added.

He said that till now 49,995 youths had applied under the Saksham Yuva Yojana. Of these 43,246 applications were approved and 31,389 youths given work in different government departments, boards and corporations. “Young people have been given government jobs without discrimination and on the basis of merit. In the last three years, more than 13,000 government jobs have been given solely on merit,” he added. He said that to provide maximum job opportunities to the youth, the government was also focusing on industrial development. Several youths raised issues being faced by them under the scheme. Girls and women urged him to send them in groups instead of alone for the survey work within 15 km. The Chief Minister directed the officers concerned to take appropriate action. Later Khattar, while talking to mediapersons, said compared to large industries, employment opportunities were more in micro, small and medium industries and the government was making serious efforts to promote these units.