Jharkhand CM promises 1 lakh jobs to youth

New Delhi, May 29 (KNN) The Jharkhand government is committed to provide regular source of income to 1 lakh youth through skill development schemes, Chief Minister of Jharkhand Raghubar Das has said.

Claiming that 1.59 youths had already been trained by his government under various skill development schemes while 51,308 of them had already started earning, he has promised to provide a regular source of livelihood to one lakh youths either through direct recruitment or through self employment by January 1 next year,

Addressing a youth conclave, Das said that 49 per cent of the beneficiaries were women while 29 per cent SC and 12 per cent ST youths had been benefited by these schemes.

Further he said “let poverty not become a hurdle in the way of your growth. My government is committed to sharpen your hidden talents through skill development schemes.”

In support of this, he said “we have made Rs 700 crore budgetary provision for skill development schemes run by 15 state departments. Within three to four months another 25,000 trained youths will be getting employment.”

Speaking at the Conclave, Union textile minister Smriti Irani said that her ministry had so far facilitated employment to over 20,000 Jharkhand youths in the textile sector.

Supporting the state mission, she added that the foundation stone of National Institute of Fashion Technology would be laid in the state within a month.