CM: All youth of Haryana should be skilled by 2030
Chandigarh, February 14
Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar urged the youth to fulfil their duties with honesty and dedication without coming under any pressure. He was interacting with recently selected youth for government jobs through online Samvad here today.
He extended greetings on the occasion of ‘Basant Panchami’ and ‘Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Jayanti’ to residents of the state, especially to the selected youth, stating that they represent the new generation which readily embraces information technology. Therefore, they will also easily adapt to the e-governance processes. The Chief Minister said, “Our goal is to ensure that by 2030, every youth in the state is skilled and financially prosperous. Achieving this goal will enable Haryana to achieve the sustainable development goals of the United Nations by 2030.”
He said when the responsibility of public service was entrusted to him by people of the state in 2014, his first commitment was to bring transparency in government job recruitments. Therefore, he feels immense satisfaction when recruitment lists are released without any ‘Kharchi-Parchi’ or nepotism. The CM stated that they had set an example of transparency in jobs by starting “Mission Merit” which had become a topic of discussion in other states as well. Citing an example of transparent recruitment, he said that the employment of 35 youth from Risalia khera, a village in Sirsa district, itself spoke of the intention and policy of the government.
He stated that during the tenure of previous governments, when the government job lists were released, newspapers would print stories about which politicians’ relatives were included in the list.
He said during the current government’s nine-year tenure, more than 1.20 lakh youth had been provided government jobs based on merit without any favouritism or corruption. Even children from poor families are becoming HCS officers, a dream they couldn’t even imagine before. He stated that our target this year was to provide 60,000 jobs.
Apart from this, recently 1,149 youth have been recruited in the police and the recruitment process are underway for more than 41,000 positions.
He further stated that through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam, about 18,000 youth had been provided jobs on a contract basis. Through this corporation, assistance is also being provided to get jobs abroad. Applications were invited for more than 13,000 jobs in seven countries recently, and the selection process is underway.
He said currently, the number of youth looking for jobs abroad is quite high. However, these youths often fall into the trap of fraudulent agents promising jobs abroad. Therefore, a “Foreign Cooperation Department” has been established to provide education and employment opportunities abroad. Free passports are being made for youths seeking job opportunities abroad through colleges. So far, passports for more than 28,000 youths have been made.
Jobs given to 18,000 youth
Through the Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam, nearly 18,000 youth have been provided jobs on a contract basis. — Manohar Lal Khattar, CM
