A first: 113 PwDs get jobs during special fair

Our Correspondent

Hoshiarpur, December 19

In a first of its kind initiative to provide better employment opportunities to the people with disabilities (PwDs) in the district, a special employment fair was organised by the District Bureau of Employment and Enterprises (DBEE) Hoshiarpur under district administration’s ‘Udaan’ project as a part of the ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karobar Mission’ of the state government. During this job fair, 40 different companies of the district offered jobs to 113 PwDs.

It was inaugurated by Additional Deputy Commissioner (Development) Harbir Singh. Singh said that the objective of this special fair organised under ‘Udaan’ project was to provide better employment opportunities to the PwDs and through this fair, employment opportunities have been provided to many needy diwyangjans (PwDs).

As many as 250 PwDs participated in the fair and after interviews by the industrial units 113 were selected for various posts out of which 100 were given offer letters from different units while 13 were shortlisted. In this fair, the PwDs having different educational qualification ranging from the least educated to the Classes VII, X, XII passed, besides those having knowledge of computer and having qualifications up to B Pharmacy and M Pharmacy, etc participated. Orthopaedically, hearing and speech impaired were selected for the posts of helper, cleaner, computer operator, packer, tele caller, chemist supervisor in accordance with their qualifications. Also, those tech-savvy PwDs who wanted to start their own Gram Suwidha Center (CSC) in their own village have also been selected after being interviewed in this job fair.

Karam Singh, district employment officer, said for employment related information the youths visit the Facebook page of the DBEE Hoshiarpur. He said under the leadership of the Deputy Commissioner, the entire team of the District Employment Office was working day and night to provide maximum employment to the unemployed candidates and make ‘Ghar Ghar Rozgar te Karobar Mission’ a success. Placement Officer Mangesh Sood, Career Counselor Aditya Rana besides the entire team of the Bureau and representatives of various industrial units were also present on the occasion.