Employment exchanges to convert into career centres
Updated: Jun 27, 2014 12:59:39pm
New Delhi, Jun 27 (KNN) The Government is working on a scheme converting employment Exchanges into Career Promotion Centres while the Directorate of Employment and Training proposes to revise and upgrade ITI syllabus and courses for skill upgradation, Minister for Labour and Employment, Narendra Singh Tomar has said.
Addressing the Conference of State Ministers for Labour and Employment here yesterday, he said the Government is making an effort to promote relevant skill of the youth of the country along with employment. To achieve this, the Government is working on a scheme converting employment Exchanges into Career Promotion Centres, as per official data.
With regard to skill development, the Labour Minister said, the Directorate of Employment and Training proposes to revise and upgrade ITI syllabus and courses.
Tomar also informed the ministers that work has begun to strengthen social security measures for the unorganized sector by strengthening and expanding the national health insurance scheme. However, he pointed out that it is the collective responsibility of the state and central governments to identify and register 47 crore such workers and to reach them all entitled benefits as the subject is in the concurrent list of the constitution.
Likewise, to implement all the International Labour Laws, greater cooperation was needed among all the states and the centre.
Referring to the system of providing a universal account by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation of the Central Government, he said employees in the unorganized sector and Non-resident Indian employees can also take benefit of this.
The Conference was aimed at providing a platform for sharing views between the centre and states on several issues and challenges in the world of employment.
The State Governments presented their views on Labour Laws, issues of social security for the organized and unorganized labour skill development etc.
Those who participated in the event included Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Vishnu Dev Sai, Secretary, Gowri Kumar and secretaries of the labour departments of the state governments among other senior officials. (KNN/ES)
Addressing the Conference of State Ministers for Labour and Employment here yesterday, he said the Government is making an effort to promote relevant skill of the youth of the country along with employment. To achieve this, the Government is working on a scheme converting employment Exchanges into Career Promotion Centres, as per official data.
With regard to skill development, the Labour Minister said, the Directorate of Employment and Training proposes to revise and upgrade ITI syllabus and courses.
Tomar also informed the ministers that work has begun to strengthen social security measures for the unorganized sector by strengthening and expanding the national health insurance scheme. However, he pointed out that it is the collective responsibility of the state and central governments to identify and register 47 crore such workers and to reach them all entitled benefits as the subject is in the concurrent list of the constitution.
Likewise, to implement all the International Labour Laws, greater cooperation was needed among all the states and the centre.
Referring to the system of providing a universal account by the Employees Provident Fund Organisation of the Central Government, he said employees in the unorganized sector and Non-resident Indian employees can also take benefit of this.
The Conference was aimed at providing a platform for sharing views between the centre and states on several issues and challenges in the world of employment.
The State Governments presented their views on Labour Laws, issues of social security for the organized and unorganized labour skill development etc.
Those who participated in the event included Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Vishnu Dev Sai, Secretary, Gowri Kumar and secretaries of the labour departments of the state governments among other senior officials. (KNN/ES)
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