The e-Nijukti online facility for unemployed youths to impart skill development training and provide jobs by the Odisha State Employment Mission (http://www.empmissionodisha.gov.in) developed by the National Informatics Centre, Odisha Unit, has bagged e-Maharashtra Award-2013 as Best Government to Citizen (G2C) Initiative of the year.
Commissioner-Cum-Secretary Chandrasekhar Kumar and Commissioner-cum-Director Hemant Sharma are keen in implementing this project in Odisha which has recently been appreciated as one of the unique models in the country for providing jobs to unemployed youths.
The award was received by NIC State Centre Deputy Director General SK Panda and Senior Technical Director Dr RN Behera at a ceremony in Mumbai.
The Government to Citizens (G2C) Initiative of the Year Award of e-Maharashtra recognises those Government departments which have used ICT tools to provide and improve Government services, transactions and interactions with citizens.
The Odisha Government’s e-Nijukti initiative aims at increasing the job opportunity and skill development through use of information and communication technology (ICT) which plays a pivotal role for instituting effective e-Governance and essentially bridges the gap between Government and citizens. lower qualified youths are selected online through this system and are imparted skill development training and suitably absorbed by job providers.
