Haryana Chief Minister Manohar lal on Tuesday said that the State Government has initiated the process to provide employment opportunities to about 1.50 lakh youth through investment in the state.
“The work is underway to implement 160 of the 550 MoUs signed with various companies to encourage industrial investment in the state,” said the Chief Minister, while laying the foundation stone of Panasonic Refrigerator Plant at Panasonic Technopark at village Dadri Toy in district Jhajjar.
He said that a new industrial era has dawned in the state as a result of the consistent efforts made by the Haryana Government.
Manohar lal said that the State Government would provide an incentive of `3,000 per youth of Haryana employed by entrepreneurs through portal of ‘Saksham Yuva Yojana’. Placements were provided to 220 youth in district Faridabad during employment melas being organised all districts through Saksham portal, he said.
The State Government is also establishing the first-of-its-kind Skill Development University in district Palwal so that youth may be able to get employment in private sector, said he.
The Chief Minister aid that with a view to ensure ease of doing business, the present Haryana Government had, for the first time in the state, made such provision in the industrial policy under which entrepreneurs would get all kinds of clearances within 45 days.
Urging the office-bearers of Panasonic India to provide maximum employment to local persons in the new refrigerator plant, Manohar lal said that as per the officers of Panasonic India, the company would give priority to local persons in 70 per cent of the jobs. The plant would provide opportunities for direct and indirect employment to local persons, he added.
Speaking on the occasion, Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Minister, OP Dhankar, said that while some persons had misled the youth of the area, the present State Government is working towards fulfilling the dreams of the people of the area.
Work would be carried out to connect the area directly with Gurugram. The new manufacturing unit would provide employment opportunities to 1,000 youth, including 700 from the surrounding areas, he added.