Over 2K secure jobs under govt scheme

Tribune News Service

Solan, October 8

More than 2,000 youth have availed jobs under the Mukhya Mantri Shahri Ajeevika Guarantee Yojana (MMSAGY), providing assured 120-day employment to the urban households since its notification in May, officials informed.

The scheme caters to unskilled youth. It is being implemented in all 54 ULBs and cantonment boards till March 31, 2021, and was specially conceived in view of the job losses faced due to Covid. All adult members of a household, till the age of 65, are eligible to secure work under the scheme.

3,545 got registered

As many as 3,545 people have registered under the scheme in various urban local bodies and 2,447 have been issued job cards across the state while 2,099 were assigned jobs.

In Nahan, 252 youth were employed while in Paonta Sahib and Rajgarh, none availed its benefit. In Solan district, out of the five ULBs, only five youth were employed in Solan and Arki, while none opted for it in Nalagarh, Parwanoo and Baddi.

In Mandi district, 350 youth availed the jobs in ULB at Sarkaghat while none availed its benefits in six other ULBs. In Hamipur district, no youth has availed its benefit out of the four ULBs, though 50 youth had registered themselves.

Urban Development Minister Suresh Bhardwaj said: “Directions have been issued to publicise the scheme so that more people can avail its benefits.”