In a bid to fulfill his promise of providing jobs to the unemployed youth of the State, Chief Minister Hemant Soren directed Chief Secretary DK Tiwari to activate all employment exchanges across the State and start registration of youths above 16 years of age, who are unemployed and looking for jobs.

The Chief Minister said that soon after registration, necessary action will be taken to provide unemployment allowance to the unemployed youth and the proposed incentive amount to be given by the government and to provide them with available employment opportunities.

Soren has also said that if the building of the employment exchange is not in good condition, it should be shifted to another building. He asked to keep a good arrangement in the office. Arrangement for drinking water, toilets and seating etc. should be ensured, he added.

On the directions of the CM, Chief Secretary Dr. DK Tiwari directed Principal Secretary Labour , Employment and Training Rajiv Arun Ekka and all DCs to make the district employment exchange an important centre of the district.

For employment, the youth should know clearly where to go. The CS has also instructed all DCs to register unemployed youth by organizing camps at district and block levels through video conferencing.

The CS asked the Principal Secretary of Labour department to continuously supervise the action being taken in the districts. He also directed that along with registration, classification of youth based on education and skill information should also be done so that work can be done for the kind of employment and skill development that is required of them.

The CS has also instructed all DCs to make arrangements for seating, drinking water and toilets etc at the employment exchanges.