Congress govt to hold special job fair for women in Ludhiana

Chandigarh, November 1

Giving impetus to its ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar’ scheme, the Punjab Government has decided to conduct a job fair for women on Friday, where 3,400 jobs will be up for grabs.

The ‘Rozgar Mela’ for women, to be held at the District Industries Centre, Ludhiana, on November 3, will cater specifically to the employment needs of female students from the streams of textile designing, knitting, tailoring and others, a spokesperson for the chief minister’s office said here on Wednesday.

The fair, he said, aims at giving opportunity to qualified young girls, who have passed out from various educational institutions, to kick start their careers.

Many hosiery and apparel manufacturing companies are expected to attend the fair, the spokesperson added.

The state government launched it ambitious employment mission—‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar’—on September 5 in Mohali, where Chief Minister Amarinder Singh handed over appointment letters to 25 youths.

According to the spokesperson, the employment generation department, in collaboration with the industries department, also organised four job fairs in Mohali, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar last month, offering a total of 10,207 jobs to the unemployed youth till October 30. — PTI